American television executive who, as Desilu's head of production, oversaw the development and sale of Star Trek to NBC.
Herbert F. Solow (1930–2020) was an American television and film executive. As executive in charge of production at Desilu Studios he oversaw the development, sale and production of Star Trek alongside Mission: Impossible and Mannix, working with Gene Roddenberry to bring the series to NBC. He is credited with suggesting devices such as the captain's log.
Solow later held senior positions at MGM and worked as a producer and writer. With Robert Justman he wrote Inside Star Trek: The Real Story (1996), an account of the original series' production that was well received as a history of the show. He died in 2020.