---
name: "Herman F. Zimmerman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/herman-f-zimmerman"
fi1m_id: "herman-f-zimmerman"
imdb_id: "nm0956717"
tmdb_id: 2083
wikidata_id: "Q5739694"
roles: ["Production designer"]
born: "19 April 1935"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 63
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-09-18T12:28:33.175544+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Herman F. Zimmerman

## Identity

Herman F. Zimmerman

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/herman-f-zimmerman
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** herman-f-zimmerman
- **IMDb ID:** nm0956717
- **TMDB ID:** 2083
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5739694
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_F._Zimmerman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5739694, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0956717/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2083

Production designer. Born 19 April 1935 in Springfield.

## Details

- **Work:** Production designer
- **Born:** 19 April 1935, Springfield
- **Active:** 1989–2002
- **Frequently works with:** [Jonathan Frakes](https://film.one/person/jonathan-frakes.md), [Michael Dorn](https://film.one/person/michael-dorn.md), [Brent Spiner](https://film.one/person/brent-spiner.md), [LeVar Burton](https://film.one/person/levar-burton.md), [Patrick Stewart](https://film.one/person/patrick-stewart.md), [Peter Lauritson](https://film.one/person/peter-lauritson.md), [Rick Berman](https://film.one/person/rick-berman.md), [Ronald D. Moore](https://film.one/person/ronald-d-moore.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 45 (1), 1990s 69 (5), 2000s 50 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 63 to 61 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 4 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 6, Adventure 6, Science Fiction 6, Thriller 6, Action & Adventure 1, Drama 1
- **Screen time:** 11 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $604m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_F._Zimmerman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5739694, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0956717/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2083

## Streaming the US now

- **Hulu:** [*Star Trek: First Contact*](https://film.one/film/star-trek-first-contact.md) (82), [*Star Trek: Insurrection*](https://film.one/film/star-trek-insurrection.md) (58), [*Star Trek: Generations*](https://film.one/film/star-trek-generations.md) (48)
- **Apple TV:** [*Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country*](https://film.one/film/star-trek-vi-the-undiscovered-country.md) (74), [*Star Trek: Nemesis*](https://film.one/film/star-trek-nemesis.md) (50), [*Star Trek V: The Final Frontier*](https://film.one/film/star-trek-v-the-final-frontier.md) (45)
- **Paramount+:** [*Star Trek: Deep Space Nine*](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-deep-space-nine.md) (85)

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## Biography

Herman F. Zimmerman (born 19 April 1935) is an American art director and production designer. He studied acting and directing at Northwestern University before changing to theatre production, later serving as associate professor of drama and technical director there. He began his professional career in 1965 as an assistant art director at NBC on Days of Our Lives.

Zimmerman worked extensively on the Star Trek franchise. He served as production designer on the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1988), all of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999) and Star Trek: Enterprise (2001–2005), and six feature films: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989), Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), Star Trek: Generations (1994), Star Trek: First Contact (1996), Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) and Star Trek: Nemesis (2002). Other credits include Better Off Dead... (1985) and Black Rain (1989).

He received four Emmy nominations for his work on Deep Space Nine and won an Art Directors Guild Excellence in Production Design Award for the series in 1997. He was later honoured with the guild's Lifetime Achievement Award.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, encyclopedia.com.*

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Star Trek: Nemesis* (2002), Fi1m 50, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-nemesis.md)
- *Star Trek: Insurrection* (1998), Fi1m 58, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-insurrection.md)
- *Star Trek: First Contact* (1996), Fi1m 82, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-first-contact.md)
- *Star Trek: Generations* (1994), Fi1m 48, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-generations.md)
- *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine* (1993), Fi1m 85, Production design — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-deep-space-nine.md)
- *Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country* (1991), Fi1m 74, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-vi-the-undiscovered-country.md)
- *Star Trek V: The Final Frontier* (1989), Fi1m 45, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-v-the-final-frontier.md)

## Complete filmography (41)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Star Trek: Enterprise - In a Mirror, Darkly* (2014), Production Design
- *Star Trek: Nemesis* (2002), Production Design — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-nemesis.md)
- *Star Trek: Enterprise* (2001), series, Production Design
- *Star Trek: Insurrection* (1998), Production Design — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-insurrection.md)
- *Star Trek: First Contact* (1996), Production Design — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-first-contact.md)
- *Star Trek: Generations* (1994), Production Design — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-generations.md)
- *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Emissary* (1993), Production Designer
- *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine* (1993), series, Production Design — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-deep-space-nine.md)
- *Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country* (1991), Production Design — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-vi-the-undiscovered-country.md)
- *All I Want For Christmas* (1991), Production Design
- *Black Rain* (1989), as Art Direction — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/black-rain.md)
- *Star Trek V: The Final Frontier* (1989), Production Design — Fi1m 45, [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-v-the-final-frontier.md)
- *One Crazy Summer* (1986), Production Design
- *All Is Forgiven* (1986), series, as Art Direction
- *Better Off Dead...* (1985), Production Design
- *The Comedy Factory* (1985), series, as Art Direction
- *Silence of the Heart* (1984), as Art Direction
- *The Burning Bed* (1984), as Art Direction
- *The Awakening of Candra* (1983), as Art Direction
- *Through Naked Eyes* (1983), as Art Direction
- *The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair* (1983), as Art Direction
- *Twirl* (1981), as Art Direction
- *The Star Maker* (1981), as Art Direction
- *A Gun in the House* (1981), as Art Direction
- *The Promise of Love* (1980), as Art Direction
- *A Cry for Love* (1980), as Art Direction
- *Men Who Rate a 10* (1980), as Art Direction
- *For the Love of It* (1980), as Art Direction
- *A Rumor of War* (1980), series, as Art Direction
- *The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway* (1980), as Art Direction
- *Before and After* (1979), as Art Direction
- *Lawman Without a Gun* (1979), as Art Direction
- *The Word* (1978), series, as Art Direction
- *Deathmoon* (1978), as Art Direction
- *The Initiation of Sarah* (1978), as Art Direction
- *Deadman's Curve* (1978), as Art Direction
- *A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story* (1978), as Art Direction
- *Forever* (1978), as Art Direction
- *The Girl Called Hatter Fox* (1977), as Art Direction
- *The City* (1977), as Art Direction
- *The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler* (1971), as Art Direction

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