Appropriately enough for the original Mr. Barlow, Reggie Nalder was a man with an uncertain past: not only the origins of those distinctive facial scars – which destined him for myriad villainous roles – but even Nalder’s date of birth remains a matter of conjecture. A cabaret performer in his native Austria during the 1920s, his film breakthrough came when Alfred Hitchcock cast him as hitman Rien in The Man Who Knew Too Much, followed by memorable roles in Dario Argento’s The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, and the controversial Mark of the Devil, before channelling Count Orlok in Tobe Hooper’s Salem’s Lot. Unfortunately, the actor’s fortunes had already declined considerably by the time of his iconic vampire gig, a bright point between lending his talents (but not his name) to less prestigious fare – he is credited as “Detlef van Berg/Deltas Van Burg” in the pornos Dracula Sucks (1978) and Blue Ice (1985). Nalder died in Santa Monica, California, in 1991.