Carl Held

Carl Held
Born	(1931-09-19) September 19, 1931 Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1960-present
Spouse	Sarah Marshall ​ ​ (m. 1964; died 2014)​

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

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.

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.

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.

Filmography

• Sea Hunt (1961), "The Destroyers", Season 4, Episode 3
• Falcon Crest (1981-1990) - Garth
• Diamonds Are Forever (1971) - Agent (uncredited)
• “36 Hours” (1964), CPL Kenter

External links

• Carl Held at IMDb