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{{Infobox person
| name = Carl Held
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| birth_place = [[Jersey City]], [[New Jersey]], U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| spouse = [[Sarah Marshall (British actress)|Sarah Marshall]]<br />(m. 1964-20141964–2014; her death)
| years_active = 1960-present1960–present
}}
 
'''Carl Held''' (born September 19, 1931),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/karl_held|title=Karl Held|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=April 16, 2022}}</ref> sometimes credited as '''Karl Held''' and '''Christopher 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.falconcrest.org/english/show/interviews/cast/held-1998.pdf|title="Would You Like to Play Garth Again?": Eight Years after the End of Falcon Crest, Carl Held Talks about the Vintage Soap...|first=Thomas|last=Pucher|date=April 15, 1998|access-date=June 17, 2015}}</ref>
 
During the fourth season (1960–1961) of ''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metv.com/stories/perry-mason-never-explained-the-case-of-the-casts-disappearing-legal-aide-david-gideon|title=Perry Mason never explained the case of his disappearing legal aide David Gideon|work=[[MeTV]]|author=MeTV Staff|date=March 23, 2018|access-date=April 16, 2022}}</ref>
 
Five months after the final space launch of [[Project Mercury]] in 1963, Held played a solo astronaut in "[[The Man Who Was Never Born]]", the sixth episode of ''[[The Outer Limits (1963 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]''.
Other TV credits include: ''[[77 Sunset Strip]]'', ''[[The Outer Limits (1963 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]'', ''[[The Big Valley]]'', ''[[The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.]]'', ''[[Flipper (1964 TV series)|Flipper]]'', ''[[The Fugitive (1963 TV series)|The Fugitive]]'', ''[[Daktari]]'', ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'', ''[[The Invaders]]'', ''[[Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)|Mission: Impossible]]'', ''[[The Lotus Eaters (television)|The Lotus Eaters]]'', ''[[Space: 1999]]'', ''[[Return of the Saint]]'', ''[[The Aphrodite Inheritance]]'', ''[[Thriller (UK TV series)|Thriller]]'' (1975), ''[[The Incredible Hulk (1977 TV series)|The Incredible Hulk]]'', ''[[Charlie's Angels]]'', ''[[Taxi (TV series)|Taxi]]'', ''[[St. Elsewhere]]'', ''[[MacGyver (1985 TV series)|MacGyver]]'', ''[[Scarecrow and Mrs. King]]'', ''[[Riptide (American TV series)|Riptide]]'', ''[[The Rebel (American TV series)|The Rebel]]'' and ''[[L.A. Law]]''.
 
Other TV credits include ''[[77 Sunset Strip]]'', ''[[The Big Valley]]'', ''[[The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.]]'', ''[[Flipper (1964 TV series)|Flipper]]'', ''[[The Fugitive (1963 TV series)|The Fugitive]]'', ''[[Daktari]]'', ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'', ''[[The Invaders]]'', ''[[Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)|Mission: Impossible]]'', ''[[The Lotus Eaters (television)|The Lotus Eaters]]'', ''[[Space: 1999]]'', ''[[Return of the Saint]]'', ''[[The Aphrodite Inheritance]]'', ''[[Thriller (British TV series)|Thriller]]'' (1975), ''[[The Incredible Hulk (1977 TV series)|The Incredible Hulk]]'', ''[[Charlie's Angels]]'', ''[[Taxi (TV series)|Taxi]]'', ''[[St. Elsewhere]]'', ''[[MacGyver (1985 TV series)|MacGyver]]'', ''[[Scarecrow and Mrs. King]]'', ''[[Riptide (American TV series)|Riptide]]'', ''[[The Rebel (American TV series)|The Rebel]]'' and ''[[L.A. Law]]''.
 
==Filmography==
 
* ''[[Sea Hunt]]'' (1961), "The Destroyers", Season 4, Episode 3
=== Film ===
*''[[Falcon Crest]]'' (1981-1990) - Garth
{| class="wikitable sortable"
*''[[Diamonds Are Forever (film)|Diamonds Are Forever]]'' (1971) - Agent (uncredited)
|+
* “[[36 Hours (1965 film)|36 Hours]]” (1964), CPL Kenter
!Year
* ''[[Embassy (film)|Embassy]]'' (1972)
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1961
|[[The Outsider (1961 film)|''The Outsider'']]
|U.S. Marine
| rowspan="2" |Uncredited
|-
|1964
|[[Youngblood Hawke (film)|''Youngblood Hawke'']]
|Nephew
|-
|1964
|[[36 Hours (1965 film)|''36 Hours'']]
|Corporal Kenter
|
|-
|1965
|''[[That Darn Cat!]]''
|Kelly
|
|-
|1967
|''[[The Gnome-Mobile]]''
|Paul
| rowspan="2" |Uncredited
|-
|1971
|[[Diamonds Are Forever (film)|''Diamonds Are Forever'']]
|Agent
|-
|1972
|[[Embassy (film)|''Embassy'']]
|Ryland
|
|-
|1977
|''Madame Claude''
|Stanfield
|
|-
|1979
|[[The Bitch (film)|''The Bitch'']]
|American Newsreader
|Uncredited
|-
|2012
|''Bad Blood''
|Capt. Willis
|
|}
 
=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1960
|''[[The Law and Mr. Jones]]''
|Donald McGowan
|Episode: "The Baby"
|-
|1961
|''[[Sea Hunt]]''
|USCG Radarman
|Episode: "The Destroyers"
|-
|1961
|''[[The Barbara Stanwyck Show]]''
|Detective Jones
|Episode: "Along the Barbary Coast"
|-
|1961
|[[The Rebel (American TV series)|''The Rebel'']]
|Danny Heathers
|Episode: "The Found"
|-
|1961–1962
|[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|''Perry Mason'']]
|David Gideon / Bruce Nesbitt
|10 episodes
|-
|1962
|''[[Cain's Hundred]]''
|Emil Brower
|Episode: "The Manipulator: Raymond Cruz"
|-
|1962, 1963
|''[[GE True]]''
|Patrolman John Egan / Capt. Hertzmann
|Episodes: "V-Victor 5" / "Commando"
|-
|1963
|''[[The Gallant Men]]''
|Maj. Woelfel
|Episode: "To Hold Up a Mirror"
|-
|1963
|''[[77 Sunset Strip]]''
|Gordon Vancott
|Episode: "Nine to Five"
|-
|1963
|[[The Dakotas (TV series)|''The Dakotas'']]
|Emil Lang
|Episode: "Justice at Eagle's Nest"
|-
|1963
|''[[Hawaiian Eye]]''
|Mr. Stanford
|Episode: "Passport"
|-
|1963
|[[The Outer Limits (1963 TV series)|''The Outer Limits'']]
|Capt. Joseph Reardon
|Episode: "The Man Who Was Never Born"
|-
|1964
|''[[Kraft Suspense Theatre]]''
|German Captain
|Episode: "Operation Greif"
|-
|1964
|''Ready for the People''
|Dave Ryan
|Television film
|-
|1965
|[[Flipper (1964 TV series)|''Flipper'']]
|Alan Bentley
|Episode: "Junior Ranger"
|-
|1965–1972
|[[The F.B.I. (TV series)|''The F.B.I.'']]
|Various roles
|3 episodes
|-
|1965
|''[[The Big Valley]]''
|Matt Cooper
|Episode: "The Murdered Party"
|-
|1966
|[[The Fugitive (1963 TV series)|''The Fugitive'']]
|Buddy
|Episode: "The Chinese Sunset"
|-
|1966
|''[[Daktari]]''
|Holland
|Episode: "The Hostages"
|-
|1966
|[[Jericho (1966 TV series)|''Jericho'']]
|German Lieutenant
|Episode: "Dutch and Go"
|-
|1967
|''[[The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.]]''
|Prince Efram
|Episode: "The Drublegratz Affair"
|-
|1967
|''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]''
|Lindstrom
|Episode: "[[The Return of the Archons]]"
|-
|1967
|''[[The Magical World of Disney]]''
|Mr. Oppenheim
|Episode: "Atta Girl, Kelly!: Love Is Blind"
|-
|1967
|''[[Cimarron Strip]]''
|Cox Houston
|Episode: "The Beast That Walks Like a Man"
|-
|1967
|''[[The Invaders]]''
|Lieutenant
|Episode: "The Ransom"
|-
|1968
|''[[Garrison's Gorillas]]''
|Major Reinhardt
|Episode: "The Frame-Up"
|-
|1969
|''[[The Ugliest Girl in Town]]''
|Percy
|Episode: "The Ugliest Boy in Town"
|-
|1969
|''[[Armchair Theatre]]''
|Eddy
|Episode: "On Vacation"
|-
|1969
|''[[Strange Report]]''
|Drake
|Episode: "Racist – A Most Dangerous Proposal"
|-
|1971
|''Brett''
|Tony Powers
|Episode: "The Hollow Men"
|-
|1971
|''The Case of the Midwife Toad''
|G.K. Noble
|Television film
|-
|1972
|[[The Lotus Eaters (TV series)|''The Lotus Eaters'']]
|Philip Mervish
|5 episodes
|-
|1972
|[[Medical Center (TV series)|''Medical Center'']]
|Arthur Campbell
|Episode: "Condemned"
|-
|1972
|[[The Adventurer (TV series)|''The Adventurer'']]
|Major
|Episode: "Action!"
|-
|1975
|''You're on Your Own''
|Price
|Episode: "Value for Money"
|-
|1975
|[[Thriller (American TV series)|''Thriller'']]
|Security Guard
|Episode: "Mirror of Deception"
|-
|1977
|''[[Space: 1999]]''
|Jerry Travis
|Episode: "The Immunity Syndrome"
|-
|1978
|[[The Incredible Hulk (1978 TV series)|''The Incredible Hulk'']]
|Jonathan
|Episode: "Terror in Times Square"
|-
|1978
|''[[A Family Upside Down]]''
|Al
|Television film
|-
|1979
|''[[The Aphrodite Inheritance]]''
|Travis
|8 episodes
|-
|1979
|[[Robin's Nest (TV series)|''Robin's Nest'']]
|Fernando
|Episode: "Lost Weekend"
|-
|1979
|''[[Return of the Saint]]''
|Shriber
|Episode: "The Diplomat's Daughter"
|-
|1979
|''[[Charlie's Angels]]''
|Paul Kohler
|Episode: "The Prince and the Angel"
|-
|1980
|''[[Eight Is Enough]]''
|Jerry
|Episode: "Roll Over Bradford"
|-
|1981
|[[The Bunker (1981 film)|''The Bunker'']]
|[[Hans Baur]]
|Television film
|-
|1982
|''[[The Jeffersons]]''
|Fred
|Episode: "Lesson in Love"
|-
|1982
|''[[St. Elsewhere]]''
|Dr. Borovay
|Episode: "Legionnaires: Part 2"
|-
|1984
|[[Riptide (American TV series)|''Riptide'']]
|Brock Billings
|Episode: "Beat the Box"
|-
|1984
|''[[Finder of Lost Loves]]''
|Henry
|Episode: "Old Friends"
|-
|1985
|[[Santa Barbara (TV series)|''Santa Barbara'']]
|Dr. Renfro
|Episode #1.155
|-
|1986
|[[MacGyver (1985 TV series)|''MacGyver'']]
|Buyer #2 / Man #2
| rowspan="2" |2 episodes
|-
|1986, 1987
|''[[Scarecrow and Mrs. King]]''
|Kleiner / Gunther Moss
|-
|1986–1989
|''[[Falcon Crest]]''
|Garth
|46 episodes
|-
|1991
|''[[L.A. Law]]''
|West
|Episode: "Good to the Last Drop"
|-
|2017
|''[[Me and My Grandma]]''
|Elderly Actor
|Episode: "Elderboo"
|-
|2017
|''Spades''
|John
|2 episodes
|}
 
==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0125998}}
 
 
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[[Category:American male soap opera actors]]
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[[Category:Male actors from Jersey City, New Jersey]]
 
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