Biography
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 cinema and TV productions, including Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List, Marc Rothemund's Sophie Scholl - The Last Days, and Oliver Hirschbiegel's Downfall. In the Sat.1 series Der Bulle von Tölz with Ottfried Fischer, he played a Social Democratic Party of Germany Bundestag member, who mostly has to …
Movies & TV Shows
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Schindler's List (1993) — SS Bureaucrat
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Downfall (2004) — Walter Hewel
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The Wave (2008) — Tim's Vater
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The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008) — Siegfried Buback
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Manitou's Shoe (2001) — Karl May
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Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005) — Robert Mohr
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Before the Fall (2004) — Friedrich's Father
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Pope Joan (2009) — King Lothar
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Anatomy (2000) — Polizist
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My Blind Date with Life (2017) — Fried
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Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police (1996) — Alexander 'Zar' Millberg
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Strange Gardens (2003) — SS officer
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Scene of the Crime (1970) — Leo Biller
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Sanctuary (2015) — Hausvater Brockmann
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Bibi Blocksberg (2002) — Dr. Buttcock
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Nanga Parbat (2010) — Dr. Franz Burda
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The Girl with Nine Wigs (2013) — Dr. Friedrich Leonhard
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Derrick (1974) — Georg
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Die Geschichte vom Brandner Kaspar (2008) — Alois Kugler
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Crash Point: Berlin (2009) — Zimmer, Leitung CESA
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Die Rosenheim-Cops (2002) — Sebastian Huter
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Polizeiruf 110 (1971) — Palm
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Wholetrain (2006) — Polizist Steinbauer
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Vision - From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen (2009) — Abt Kuno
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Line of Separation (2015) — Franz Schober
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4 Days in May (2011) — Oberstleutnant
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Die Musterknaben (1997) — Wempe
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A Minute’s Silence (2016) — Rektor Block
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The Old Fox (1977) — Hans Litz
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SOKO Leipzig (2001) — Ferdinand Hauser
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A Case For Two (1981) — Arndt von Mayenberg
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Medicopter 117 – Jedes Leben zählt (1998) — Hans Breitner
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Life Actually (2007) — Vater Krüger
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Das Traumschiff (1981) — Stefan Arndt
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Friends of Friends (2002) — Frankfurter Geschäftsmann
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Restless Heart: The Confessions of Augustine (2010) — Valerius (age 75)
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Public Enemies (2014) — Siegfried Buback
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Schnell ermittelt (2009) — Roland Anwatter
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Markus Lanz (2008) — Self
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Maria Mafiosi (2017) — Jürgen Moosandl