Played: Helga Brandt in You Only Live Twice. Horror Filmography: The Invisible Dr Mabuse (1962), The Carpet Of Horror (1962), The Face Of Fu Manchu (1965), The Torture Chamber Of Dr Sadism (1967), Assignment Terror (1970). Outside of Bond, Karin Dor is best known for Topaz (1969), Alfred Hitchcocks adaptation of Leon Uriss bestseller. She enjoyed the experience and claimed working with The Master was one of the best moments in her career, not surprising when you consider the horror roles she was given. In the brilliantly titled Torture Chamber Of Dr Sadism, she plays a Baroness haunted by who else? Christopher Lee, who murders virgins in an attempt to find immortality. The fact that she was married to the director before the start of shooting, and divorced soon after filming wrapped, tells you all you need to know about the picture.
Ian Watson is the author of 'Midnight Movie Madness', a 600+ page guide to "bad" movies from 'Reefer Madness' to 'Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead.'
