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Karl Held

Karl Held

Acting1931Jersey 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.

Acting History

1986
Falcon Crest
TVas Garth46 eps
MacGyver
TVas Man #2 / Buyer #21 eps
1984
1982
St. Elsewhere
TVas Dr. Borovay1 eps
1981
The Bunker
as Hans Baur
1979
Return of the Saint
TVas Shriber1 eps
1978
The Incredible Hulk
TVas Jonathan1 eps
1977
Madame Claude
as Stanfield
Space: 1999
TVas Jerry Travis1 eps
1972
Embassy
as Rylands
The Lotus Eaters
TVas Philip Mervish
Medical Center
TVas Arthur Campbell1 eps
1971
Diamonds Are Forever
as Agent (uncredited)
1969
Strange Report
TVas Drake
1967
Star Trek
TVas Lindstrom1 eps
The Invaders
TVas Lieutenant1 eps
1966
The F.B.I.
TVas Davis Turner1 eps
The Fugitive
TVas Buddy1 eps
1965
1964
36 Hours
as Cpl. Kenter
Youngblood Hawke
as Nephew (uncredited)
1963
The Outer Limits
TVas Capt. Joseph Reardon1 eps
Hawaiian Eye
TVas Mr. Stanford1 eps
77 Sunset Strip
TVas Gordon Vancott1 eps
1961
Perry Mason
TVas David Gideon7 eps
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
TVas Det. Jones1 eps

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
9/19/1931(94 years old)
Place of Birth
Jersey City, New Jersey, USA