Karl Held
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.
Acting
Movie
Diamonds Are Forever
as Agent (uncredited)
1971
TV
Star Trek
as Lindstrom
1966
TV
MacGyver
as Buyer #2
1985
TV
MacGyver
as Man #2
1985
TV
The Incredible Hulk
as Jonathan
1977
Movie
That Darn Cat!
as Kelly
1965
TV
The Outer Limits
as Capt. Joseph Reardon
1963
TV
Space: 1999
as Jerry Travis
1975
TV
Perry Mason
as David Gideon
1957
TV
St. Elsewhere
as Dr. Borovay
1982
Movie
36 Hours
as Cpl. Kenter
1964
TV
The Fugitive
as Buddy
1963
TV
The Invaders
as Lieutenant
1967
TV
Falcon Crest
as Garth
1981
Movie
The Bunker
as Hans Baur
1981
TV
The F.B.I.
as Second Special Agent
1965
TV
77 Sunset Strip
as Gordon Vancott
1958
TV
The F.B.I.
as Davis Turner
1965
Movie
Madame Claude
as Stanfield
1977
TV
Medical Center
as Arthur Campbell
1969
Movie
Youngblood Hawke
as Nephew (uncredited)
1964
TV
Hawaiian Eye
as Mr. Stanford
1959
TV
Return of the Saint
as Shriber
1978
TV
Crazy like a Fox
1984