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Karl Held

Sep 19, 1931 (93 years old) in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

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

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Star Trek
Lindstrom
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MacGyver
Buyer #2
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The Invaders
Lieutenant
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Hawaiian Eye
Mr. Stanford
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Space: 1999
Jerry Travis
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Medical Center
Arthur Campbell
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The F.B.I.
Second Special Agent
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The Incredible Hulk
Jonathan
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Perry Mason
David Gideon
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The Outer Limits
Capt. Joseph Reardon

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