Herman F. Zimmerman Biography (1935-)

Born April 19, 1935, in Springfield, IL; married Sandra J. Simmet, January 3,1976; children: Herman Frederick, Buffee Jeanine. Addresses: Contact:c/o Art Directors Guild, 2345 Hercules Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90046-1631; c/oParamount Pictures Corp., 5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038-3112.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Art director, production designer
Birth Details: April 19, 1935; Springfield, Illinois, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Work
Art director, The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler, Vidtronics, 1971
Production designer, Better Off Dead ... (also known as BetterOff Dead), Warner Bros., 1985
Production designer, One Crazy Summer, 1986
(As Herman Zimmerman) Production designer, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Paramount, 1989
Art director, Black Rain, Paramount, 1989
Production designer, All I Want for Christmas, Paramount, 1991
(As Herman Zimmerman) Production designer, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Paramount, 1991
(As Herman Zimmerman) Production designer, Star Trek: Generations(also known as Star Trek 7), Paramount, 1994
(As Herman Zimmerman) Production designer, Star Trek: First Contact (also known as Star Trek 8), Paramount, 1996
(As Herman Zimmerman) Production designer, Star Trek: Insurrection(also known as Star Trek 9), Paramount, 1998
Design consultant, Star Trek: The Experience, 1998
Production designer, Star Trek World Tour, 1998
(As Herman Zimmerman) Production designer, Star Trek: Nemesis, Paramount, 2002
Film Appearances
Himself, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine--Behind the Scenes, Paramount,1993
(As Herman Zimmerman) Journey's End--The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Paramount, 1995
Television Art Director
Series
Queen for a Day, syndicated, 1970
Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, NBC, 1973
Land of the Lost, NBC, 1974
Far Out Space Nuts, CBS, 1975
The Lost Saucer, ABC, 1975
Dr. Shrinker, ABC, 1976
(As Herman Zimmerman) Tales of the Unexpected (also known as Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected and A Twist in the Tale), NBC, 1977
The Stanley Siegel Show, syndicated, 1981
The People's Court, syndicated, 1981
The Powers of Matthew Star, NBC, 1982
Webster, ABC, 1983
Guilty or Innocence, syndicated, 1984
Brothers, Showtime, 1984
The Judge, syndicated, 1986
Gung Ho, ABC, 1986
All Is Forgiven, NBC, 1986
The Tortellis, NBC, 1987
Harry, ABC, 1987
Hard Knocks, Showtime, 1987
Television Production Designer
Series
(As Herman Zimmerman) The Ellen Burstyn Show, ABC, 1986
Superior Court, syndicated, 1986
(As Herman Zimmerman) Star Trek: The Next Generation (also known as Star Trek: TNG), syndicated, 1987-
Ferris Bueller, NBC, 1990
A Family for Joe, NBC, 1990

Bob, CBS, 1992
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (also known as DS9, Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek: DS9), syndicated, 1993-
Legend, UPN, 1995
(As Herman Zimmerman) Enterprise (also known as Star Trek: Enterprise), UPN, 2001
Television Work
Series
Set designer, The Barbour Report, ABC, 1986
Original sets designer, Bob, CBS, 1992
Visual consultant, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, syndicated, 1993
Set designer, Enterprise (also known as Star Trek: Enterprise), UPN, 2001
Television Art Director
Miniseries
The Word, CBS, 1978
A Rumor of War, CBS, 1980
The Star Maker, NBC, 1981
Movies
The Girl Called Hatter Fox (also known as Lost Legacy), CBS, 1977
Forever, CBS, 1978
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story, NBC, 1978
Deadman's Curve, CBS, 1978
The Initiation of Sarah, ABC, 1978
Death Moon, CBS, 1978
And Your Name Is Jonah, CBS, 1979
This Man Stands Alone, NBC, 1979
Before and After, ABC, 1979
The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway, NBC, 1980
For the Love of It, ABC, 1980
A Cry for Love, NBC, 1980
The Promise of Love, CBS, 1980
(As Herman Zimmerman) Twirl, NBC, 1981
A Gun in the House, CBS, 1981
(As Herman Zimmerman) Through Naked Eyes, ABC, 1983
Memorial Day, CBS, 1983
The Awakening of Cassandra, CBS, 1983
Silence of the Heart, CBS, 1984
The Burning Bed, NBC, 1984
Television Production Designer
Movies
The Burning Bed, NBC, 1984
(As Herman Zimmerman) Star Trek: The Next Generation--Encounter at Farpoint, 1987
So Proudly We Hail, CBS, 1990
Television Art Director
Pilots
The City, NBC, 1977
The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E. (also known as The Fifteen Years Later Affair), CBS, 1983
Herndon and Me, ABC, 1983
At Your Service, NBC, 1984
No Complaints!, NBC, 1985
Joanna, ABC, 1985
Chameleon, ABC, 1986
Slickers, NBC, 1987
Television Production Designer
Pilots
(As Herman Zimmerman) Star Trek: Deep Space Nine--Emissary, syndicated, 1993
(As Herman Zimmerman) Enterprise: Broken Bow (also known as Star Trek Enterprise: Broken Bow), UPN, 2001
Television Art Director
Specials
The Donny and Marie Osmond Show, ABC, 1975
The Funniest Joke I Ever Heard, ABC, 1984
Television Appearances
Specials
(As Herman Zimmerman) Himself, Star Trek 25th Anniversary Special(documentary), 1991
The Science of Star Trek, PBS, 1995
WRITINGS
Nonfiction
(Introduction only) The Art of Star Trek: Thirty Years of Creating theFuture, Pocket Star, 1995
(With others) Star Trek Deep Space Nine Technical Manual: Technical Manual, Star Trek, 1998

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