Boston-born Herbert Strock's introduction to the movie business was as director of the Fox Newsreel crew, visiting Hollywood stars in their homes. After serving with the Ordnance Motion Picture Division, he found employment as an editor at MGM and later moved into the infant medium of TV, producing and directing _"The Cases of Eddie Drake" . Today he operates his own post-production facilities.
Died at the Riverside County Regional Medical Center following a car accident.
He is best remembered for his drive-in movie fare which included Blood of Dracula and Gog shot in 3-D.
Talks about directing Blood of Dracula in the book "A Sci-Fi Swarm and Horror Horde" (McFarland, 2010) by Tom Weaver.
[about the troubled production Monster (1980) , which he took over,from another director] A terrible movie we made in New Mexico . . .
