# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/herb-edelman
# Generated: 2026-08-13T07:18:01.954Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/herb-edelman"
name: "Herb Edelman"
slug: "herb-edelman"
description: "Herbert \"Herb\" Edelman was an American comedian, and actor of stage, film and television. He was twice nominated for an Emmy Award for his television work. His best-known role was as Stanley Zbornak, the ex-husband of Dorothy Zbornak on The Golden Girls. He also had a recurring role on the 1980s medical drama St. Elsewhere."
tagline: "American actor (1933-1996)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Herb_Edelman_The_Good_Guys_1969.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1933-11-05"
deathDate: "1996-07-21"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0.3450725066587748
  historical:           14.829208
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0248983"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump