Carl Held

Carl Held (born September 19, 1931),[1] sometimes credited as Karl Held and Christopher Held, is an American actor who has worked extensively in both American and British television.

Carl Held
Born (1931-09-19) September 19, 1931
Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1960–present
Spouse(s)Sarah Marshall
(m. 1964–2014; her death)

Career

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.[2]

During the fourth season (1960–1961) 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 (1961–1962) in a "legal eagle" aspiring law student role, assisting Perry in uncovering evidence to aid Mason's clients accused of murder.[3]

Five months after the final space launch of Project Mercury in 1963, Held played a solo astronaut in "The Man Who Was Never Born", the sixth episode of The Outer Limits.

Other TV credits include 77 Sunset Strip, 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, Thriller (1975), The Incredible Hulk, Charlie's Angels, Taxi, St. Elsewhere, MacGyver, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, Riptide, The Rebel and L.A. Law.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1961 The Outsider U.S. Marine Uncredited
1964 Youngblood Hawke Nephew
1964 36 Hours Corporal Kenter
1965 That Darn Cat! Kelly
1967 The Gnome-Mobile Paul Uncredited
1971 Diamonds Are Forever Agent
1972 Embassy Ryland
1977 Madame Claude Stanfield
1979 The Bitch American Newsreader Uncredited
2012 Bad Blood Capt. Willis

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1960 The Law and Mr. Jones Donald McGowan Episode: "The Baby"
1961 Sea Hunt USCG Radarman Episode: "The Destroyers"
1961 The Barbara Stanwyck Show Detective Jones Episode: "Along the Barbary Coast"
1961 The Rebel Danny Heathers Episode: "The Found"
1961–1962 Perry Mason David Gideon / Bruce Nesbitt 10 episodes
1962 Cain's Hundred Emil Brower Episode: "The Manipulator: Raymond Cruz"
1962, 1963 GE True Patrolman John Egan / Capt. Hertzmann Episodes: "V-Victor 5" / "Commando"
1963 The Gallant Men Maj. Woelfel Episode: "To Hold Up a Mirror"
1963 77 Sunset Strip Gordon Vancott Episode: "Nine to Five"
1963 The Dakotas Emil Lang Episode: "Justice at Eagle's Nest"
1963 Hawaiian Eye Mr. Stanford Episode: "Passport"
1963 The Outer Limits Capt. Joseph Reardon Episode: "The Man Who Was Never Born"
1964 Kraft Suspense Theatre German Captain Episode: "Operation Greif"
1964 Ready for the People Dave Ryan Television film
1965 Flipper Alan Bentley Episode: "Junior Ranger"
1965–1972 The F.B.I. Various roles 3 episodes
1965 The Big Valley Matt Cooper Episode: "The Murdered Party"
1966 The Fugitive Buddy Episode: "The Chinese Sunset"
1966 Daktari Holland Episode: "The Hostages"
1966 Jericho German Lieutenant Episode: "Dutch and Go"
1967 The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. Prince Efram Episode: "The Drublegratz Affair"
1967 Star Trek: The Original Series Lindstrom Episode: "The Return of the Archons"
1967 The Magical World of Disney Mr. Oppenheim Episode: "Atta Girl, Kelly!: Love Is Blind"
1967 Cimarron Strip Cox Houston Episode: "The Beast That Walks Like a Man"
1967 The Invaders Lieutenant Episode: "The Ransom"
1968 Garrison's Gorillas Major Reinhardt Episode: "The Frame-Up"
1969 The Ugliest Girl in Town Percy Episode: "The Ugliest Boy in Town"
1969 Armchair Theatre Eddy Episode: "On Vacation"
1969 Strange Report Drake Episode: "Racist – A Most Dangerous Proposal"
1971 Brett Tony Powers Episode: "The Hollow Men"
1971 The Case of the Midwife Toad G.K. Noble Television film
1972 The Lotus Eaters Philip Mervish 5 episodes
1972 Medical Center Arthur Campbell Episode: "Condemned"
1972 The Adventurer Major Episode: "Action!"
1975 You're on Your Own Price Episode: "Value for Money"
1975 Thriller Security Guard Episode: "Mirror of Deception"
1977 Space: 1999 Jerry Travis Episode: "The Immunity Syndrome"
1978 The Incredible Hulk Jonathan Episode: "Terror in Times Square"
1978 A Family Upside Down Al Television film
1979 The Aphrodite Inheritance Travis 8 episodes
1979 Robin's Nest Fernando Episode: "Lost Weekend"
1979 Return of the Saint Shriber Episode: "The Diplomat's Daughter"
1979 Charlie's Angels Paul Kohler Episode: "The Prince and the Angel"
1980 Eight Is Enough Jerry Episode: "Roll Over Bradford"
1981 The Bunker Hans Baur Television film
1982 The Jeffersons Fred Episode: "Lesson in Love"
1982 St. Elsewhere Dr. Borovay Episode: "Legionnaires: Part 2"
1984 Riptide Brock Billings Episode: "Beat the Box"
1984 Finder of Lost Loves Henry Episode: "Old Friends"
1985 Santa Barbara Dr. Renfro Episode #1.155
1986 MacGyver Buyer #2 / Man #2 2 episodes
1986, 1987 Scarecrow and Mrs. King Kleiner / Gunther Moss
1986–1989 Falcon Crest Garth 46 episodes
1991 L.A. Law West Episode: "Good to the Last Drop"
2017 Me and My Grandma Elderly Actor Episode: "Elderboo"
2017 Spades John 2 episodes

References
  1. "Karl Held". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  2. Pucher, Thomas (April 15, 1998). ""Would You Like to Play Garth Again?": Eight Years after the End of Falcon Crest, Carl Held Talks about the Vintage Soap..." (PDF). Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  3. MeTV Staff (March 23, 2018). "Perry Mason never explained the case of his disappearing legal aide David Gideon". MeTV. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
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