About
Gerald Alexander Held (born 19 October 1958) was a German actor. He was internationally best known for his historical depictions, as Walther Hewel in the 2004 film Der Untergang, Robert Mohr in the 2005 film Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage and as state prosecutor Siegfried Buback in the 2008 film Der Baader Meinhof Komplex. During his school years, Held was a solo singer of the Regensburger Domspatzen, and played football for TSV 1860 München, winning five youth championships. He finished his acting training at the Otto Falckenberg School of the Performing Arts in Munich, and then joined the Munich Kammerspiele. Further engagements at the Staatsschauspiel Hannover, the Freien Volksbühne Berlin, the Theater Basel, and the Salzburg Festival followed. In 1993, Held was cast by director Klaus Emmerich in Morlock in his first television film role. Since then he has appeared in numerous...
Known for
Scene of the CrimeSeries • 1970
The Old FoxSeries • 1977
Die Rosenheim-CopsSeries • 2002
Polizeiruf 110Series • 1971
SOKO MünchenSeries • 1978
Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway PoliceSeries • 1996
SOKO KölnSeries • 2003
DerrickSeries • 1974
Leipzig HomicideSeries • 2001
SOKO WismarSeries • 2004
A Case For TwoSeries • 1981
Murder in the MountainsSeries • 2001
Das TraumschiffSeries • 1981
Schindler's ListMovie • 1993
Vienna Crime SquadSeries • 2005
Wolffs RevierSeries • 1992
Ein starkes TeamSeries • 1994
Der FahnderSeries • 1984
Letzte Spur BerlinSeries • 2012
Der StaatsanwaltSeries • 2005
For Heaven's SakeSeries • 2002
Die ChefinSeries • 2012
SK KölschSeries • 1999
Stubbe – Von Fall zu FallSeries • 1995