Karl Held
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 19, 1931 (age 95)
- Birthplace
- Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Biography
Carl Held (born 19 September 1931), sometimes credited as Karl Held, is an American actor who has worked extensively in both American and British television. Held is best known for his role as Garth in the 1980s soap opera Falcon Crest, which he played for three seasons from 1987 to 1989. During the fourth season of Perry Mason, Held appeared as Bruce Nesbitt in the episode "The Case of the Angry Dead Man". Later that season, he appeared as the defendant David Gideon in "The Case of the Grumbling Grandfather." He appeared as Gideon in eight more episodes in the fifth season in a "legal eagle" aspiring law student role, assisting Perry in uncovering evidence to aid Mason's clients accused of murder. Other TV credits include: 77 Sunset Strip, The Outer Limits, The Big Valley, The Girl from U.N.C.L.E., Flipper, The Fugitive, Daktari, Star Trek, The Invaders, Mission: Impossible, The Lotus Eaters, Space: 1999, Return of the Saint, The Aphrodite Inheritance, The Incredible Hulk, Charlie's Angels, Taxi, St. Elsewhere, MacGyver, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, Riptide, The Rebel and L.A. Law.
Known For
Filmography
Bad Blood... the Hunger
Movie · as Capt. Willis
MacGyver
TV · as Buyer #2, Man #2 · 1 ep
Crazy like a Fox
TV · 1 ep
Finder of Lost Loves
TV · as Henry · 1 ep
St. Elsewhere
TV · as Dr. Borovay · 1 ep
The Bunker
Movie · as Hans Baur
Falcon Crest
TV · as Garth · 46 eps
The Aphrodite Inheritance
TV · as Travis · 8 eps
A Family Upside Down
Movie · as Al
Return of the Saint
TV · as Shriber · 1 ep
Madame Claude
Movie · as Stanfield
The Incredible Hulk
TV · as Jonathan · 1 ep
Good Salary, Prospects, Free Coffin
Movie · as Security Guard
Space: 1999
TV · as Jerry Travis · 1 ep
Thriller
TV · as Security Guard · 1 ep
Embassy
Movie · as Rylands
The Lotus Eaters
TV · as Philip Mervish · 5 eps
Diamonds Are Forever
Movie · as Agent (uncredited)
Medical Center
TV · as Arthur Campbell · 1 ep
Strange Report
TV · as Drake · 1 ep
The Invaders
TV · as Lieutenant · 1 ep
Star Trek
TV · as Lindstrom · 1 ep
That Darn Cat!
Movie · as Kelly
The F.B.I.
TV · as Second Special Agent, Davis Turner · 1 ep
36 Hours
Movie · as Cpl. Kenter
Ready for the People
Movie · as Dave Ryan
Youngblood Hawke
Movie · as Nephew (uncredited)
The Fugitive
TV · as Buddy · 1 ep
The Outer Limits
TV · as Capt. Joseph Reardon · 1 ep
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
TV · as Det. Jones · 1 ep
Hawaiian Eye
TV · as Mr. Stanford · 1 ep
77 Sunset Strip
TV · as Gordon Vancott · 1 ep
Perry Mason
TV · as David Gideon · 7 eps