Herbert L. Strock Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Herbert L. Strock (January 13, 1918 - November 30, 2005) was an American television producer and director, and a B-movie director of titles such as I Was a Teenage Frankenstein (1957), How to Make a Monster (1958) and The Crawling Hand (1963).Strock was born in Boston, and moved with his family to Los Angeles when he was 13. By 17, while a student at Beverly Hills High School, Strock was director of gossip columnist Jimmy Fidler's Hollywood segments for Fox Movietone News. Strock graduated in 1941 from USC, where he studied journalism and film. During World War II, he served in the Army's Ordnance Motion Picture Division. He was assistant editor on the 1944 film Gaslight for MGM.In a "pioneering" television career that began in the 1940s, Strock was involved with many television series including The Cases of Eddie Drake. Highway Patrol, Sky King, Sea Hunt, and Maverick.Other directorial efforts included Blood of Dracula (a 1957 film in which a disturbed teenage girl at a boarding school becomes a vampire through hypnosis) and Ivan Tors' "Office of Scientific Investigation" trilogy, which included The Magnetic Monster, Riders to the Stars and Gog, shot in 3-D.In 2000, Strock published a memoir, Picture Perfect.
[about The Crawling Hand (1963)] I could have had Burt Reynolds, who read for a part, but I didn't think Burt was good enough; at that time, he was a stuntman. So we wound up with Kent Taylor, who was a bit of a problem. He was never on time and he never knew his lines.
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[about Whit Bissell] He was a very capable actor, always on time, always knew his lines--he was "Old Mr. Reliable", and he could play almost anything you wanted him to.
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[about the string of low-budget sci-fi movies he made in the 1950s and 1960s] I remember when I was doing these pictures, my kids were ashamed of me, they felt I was pandering. I said, "Look, we've got to eat--they're fun to do and I don't mind". Now they're clamoring for me to collect the posters of these films, which I've been able to do.
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[about the troubled production Monster (1980), which he took over from another director] A terrible movie we made in New Mexico . . . John [John Carradine] and Tony [Anthony Eisley] were the only bright spots in the production.
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Fact
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Talks about directing Blood of Dracula (1957) in the book "A Sci-Fi Swarm and Horror Horde" (McFarland, 2010) by Tom Weaver.
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He is best remembered for his drive-in movie fare which included Blood of Dracula (1957) and Gog (1954) shot in 3-D.
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Died at the Riverside County Regional Medical Center following a car accident.
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Witches' Brew
1985
additional sequences
Monster
1980
uncredited
Brother on the Run
1973
Bonanza
1965
TV Series 1 episode
The Crawling Hand
1963
Rider on a Dead Horse
1962
The Devil's Messenger
1961
Sugarfoot
1961
TV Series 1 episode
Bronco
1960-1961
TV Series 6 episodes
Maverick
1960
TV Series 1 episode
Colt .45
1959-1960
TV Series 6 episodes
77 Sunset Strip
1960
TV Series 1 episode
Cheyenne
1960
TV Series 1 episode
The Alaskans
1959
TV Series
The Veil
1958
TV Movie
How to Make a Monster
1958
Sky King
1958
TV Series 2 episodes
Destination Nightmare
1958
TV Movie uncredited
Sea Hunt
1958
TV Series 1 episode
Highway Patrol
1955-1958
TV Series 17 episodes
Mann of Action
1958
TV Movie
Men of Annapolis
1958
TV Series 3 episodes
The Veil
1958
TV Mini-Series 4 episodes
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein
1957
Blood of Dracula
1957
Harbor Command
1957
TV Series 2 episodes
Dr. Christian
1956-1957
TV Series 4 episodes
Science Fiction Theatre
1955-1956
TV Series 19 episodes
The Man Called X
1956
TV Series 1 episode
I Led 3 Lives
1953-1956
TV Series 26 episodes
Battle Taxi
1955
Your Favorite Story
1953-1954
TV Series 2 episodes
Gog
1954
Riders to the Stars
1954
uncredited
Meet Corliss Archer
1954
TV Series 3 episodes
The Magnetic Monster
1953
uncredited
The Cases of Eddie Drake
1952
TV Series 11 episodes
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
UFO Syndrome
1980
Documentary producer
UFO Journals
1978
Documentary producer
The Small Miracle
1974
TV Movie producer
Decisions! Decisions!
1971
TV Movie producer
Sea Hunt
1958
TV Series producer - 1 episode
Men of Annapolis
1957
TV Series producer - 1 episode
The Man Called X
1956
TV Series producer - 1 episode
Highway Patrol
1955
TV Series producer - 1 episode
Riders to the Stars
1954
associate producer
Meet Corliss Archer
1954
TV Series producer - 3 episodes
Mr. District Attorney
1954
TV Series producer - 3 episodes
I Led 3 Lives
1953
TV Series producer - 1 episode
Donovan's Brain
1953
associate producer - uncredited
Your Favorite Story
1953
TV Series producer - 1953
Dragnet
1951-1952
TV Series associate producer - 3 episodes
The Cases of Eddie Drake
1952
TV Series producer - 13 episodes
The Cisco Kid
1950
TV Series producer - 1 episode
Editor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Distance
2003
Statues of Limitations
1999
Short
You Snooze You Lose
1995
Summer Seductions
1988
Night Screams
1987
Appointment with Fear
1985
Witches' Brew
1985
The Lost City of Atlantis
1978
Documentary
So Evil, My Sister
1974
The Crawling Hand
1963
The Silent Witness
1962
Carnival of Souls
1962
uncredited
Gog
1954
Donovan's Brain
1953
The Glass Wall
1953
The Cases of Eddie Drake
1952
TV Series 1 episode
Dragnet
1951
TV Series 1 episode
Fireside Theatre
1951
TV Series 1 episode
Editorial Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Infinity
1991
additional editor
The Dog Ate It
1991
Short negative cutter
Beetle Bailey
1989
TV Movie negative cutter - as Herb Strock
King Kung Fu
1976
post-production executive
Riders to the Stars
1954
editorial supervisor
The Magnetic Monster
1953
editorial supervisor
Dragnet
1952
TV Series supervising editor - 1 episode
Gallant Bess
1946
assistant editor - uncredited
Song of Russia
1944
assistant editor - uncredited
Diamond Men
2000
negative cutter
Movin' to Montana
1998
negative cutter - as Herbert Strock
Spark
1996
Short negative cutter - as Herbert Strock
Detour
1992
post-production
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
UFO Syndrome
1980
Documentary
Monster
1980
Brother on the Run
1973
writer
The Crawling Hand
1963
screenplay
Harbor Command
TV Series written by - 2 episodes, 1958 story - 1 episode, 1958