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Karl Held

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.


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Born:
Sep 19, 1931 In Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
26
First Appeared:
In the series Perry Mason 1957-09-21
Latest Project:
Series MacGyver 1985-09-29
Known For
Poster of A Family Upside Down
Poster of Madame Claude
Poster of Good Salary, Prospects, Free Coffin
Poster of Strange Report
Filmography
Series MacGyver Man #2 1985-09-29
Series Finder of Lost Loves Henry 1984-09-22
Series Crazy like a Fox Unknown 1984-12-30
Movie The Bunker Hans Baur 1981-04-15
Series The Aphrodite Inheritance Travis 1979-01-03
Movie A Family Upside Down Al 1978-04-08
Series Return of the Saint Shriber 1978-09-10
Series The Incredible Hulk Jonathan 1977-11-04
Movie Madame Claude Stanfield 1977-05-11
Movie Good Salary, Prospects, Free Coffin Security Guard 1975-05-10
Series Space: 1999 Jerry Travis 1975-09-04
Movie Embassy Rylands 1972-03-02
Movie Diamonds Are Forever Agent (uncredited) 1971-12-14
Series Strange Report Drake 1969-09-21
Series The Invaders Lieutenant 1967-01-10
Series Star Trek Lindstrom 1966-09-08
Series The F.B.I. Second Special Agent 1965-09-19
Movie That Darn Cat! Kelly 1965-12-02
Movie Ready for the People Dave Ryan 1964-10-01
Movie 36 Hours Cpl. Kenter 1964-11-26
Series The Outer Limits Capt. Joseph Reardon 1963-09-16
Series The Fugitive Buddy 1963-09-17
Series The Barbara Stanwyck Show Det. Jones 1960-09-19
Series Hawaiian Eye Mr. Stanford 1959-10-07
Series 77 Sunset Strip Gordon Vancott 1958-10-10
Series Perry Mason David Gideon 1957-09-21