Karl Held
Acting

Karl Held

Born 1931-09-19 · Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

Carl Held, 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

Diamonds Are Forever★ 6.4
Diamonds Are Forever
1971
That Darn Cat!★ 6.6
That Darn Cat!
1965
36 Hours★ 7
36 Hours
1964
Madame Claude★ 4.9
Madame Claude
1977
The Bunker★ 6.1
The Bunker
1981
A Family Upside Down★ 7
A Family Upside Down
1978
Embassy
Embassy
1972
Ready for the People
Ready for the People
1964
Good Salary, Prospects, Free Coffin
Good Salary, Prospects, Free Coffin
1975
Assassins: A Conversationpiece
Assassins: A Conversationpiece
1991