Karl Held
Known For
Acting
Born
1931-09-19 in 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.
Most Known For
Star Trek
as Lindstrom
Perry Mason
as David Gideon
MacGyver
as Buyer #2
MacGyver
as Man #2
Falcon Crest
as Garth
The Incredible Hulk
as Jonathan
The Fugitive
as Buddy
St. Elsewhere
as Dr. Borovay
Space: 1999
as Jerry Travis
The Outer Limits
as Capt. Joseph Reardon
77 Sunset Strip
as Gordon Vancott
The Invaders
as Lieutenant
The F.B.I.
as Second Special Agent
The F.B.I.
as Davis Turner
Medical Center
as Arthur Campbell
Hawaiian Eye
as Mr. Stanford
Crazy like a Fox
Diamonds Are Forever
as Agent (uncredited)
Return of the Saint
as Shriber
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
as Det. Jones