Karl Held

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.

Known For

MacGyver 1985 ★ 7.7
Crazy like a Fox 1984 ★ 7.2
Finder of Lost Loves 1984 ★ 6.8
St. Elsewhere 1982 ★ 5.7
Falcon Crest 1981 ★ 5.6
Return of the Saint 1978 ★ 7.0
The Incredible Hulk 1977 ★ 7.2
Madame Claude 1977 ★ 4.9
Space: 1999 1975 ★ 7.1
Thriller 1973 ★ 7.0
The Lotus Eaters 1972 ★ 7.5
Diamonds Are Forever 1971 ★ 6.4
Medical Center 1969 ★ 6.4
Strange Report 1969 ★ 7.7
The Invaders 1967 ★ 6.9
Star Trek 1966 ★ 8.0
The F.B.I. 1965 ★ 5.6
That Darn Cat! 1965 ★ 6.6
The Fugitive 1963 ★ 7.4
The Outer Limits 1963 ★ 7.8
The Barbara Stanwyck Show 1960 ★ 6.4
Hawaiian Eye 1959 ★ 5.6
77 Sunset Strip 1958 ★ 7.2
Perry Mason 1957 ★ 7.7