Martin Held
Martin Held (1908–1992) was a German television and film actor.
Martin Held
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- Name
- Martin Held
- Born
- 11 November 1908
- Birthplace
- Berlin-Wedding Germany
- Died
- 31 January 1992
- Place of death
- Berlin Germany
- Occupation
- Film actor
- Nationality
- Germany and West Germany.
- Honours
- Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Ernst Reuter Medal, German Film Award for Best Supporting Actor, German Film Honorary Award and Berliner Kunstpreis.
- Languages
- German.
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Biography
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The recorded working language is German. Distinctions recorded are Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Ernst Reuter Medal, German Film Award for Best Supporting Actor and German Film Honorary Award.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Martin Held • Born — 11 November 1908 • Birthplace — Berlin-Wedding Germany • Died — 31 January 1992 • Place of death — Berlin Germany • Occupation — Film actor • Years Active — 1951–1987 Martin Held (1908–1992) was a German television and film actor.
Documentary record
Martin Held lived from 11 November 1908 to 31 January 1992 and is documented in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. The birth of Martin Held is recorded on 11 November 1908, and the death on 31 January 1992.
Partial filmography
Partial filmography
• Dark Eyes (1951) - Alexander Grabner • Homesick for You (1952) - Direktor Petermann • Canaris Master Spy (1954) - Obergruppenfuehrer Heydrich • Alibi (1955) - Dr. Kurt Overbeck • Before Sundown (1956) - Erich Klamroth • The Captain from Köpenick (1956) - Dr. Obermüller • Friederike von Barring (1956) - Falkenstein • Spy for Germany (1956) - Erich Gimpel • Banktresor 713 (1957) - Herbert Burkhardt • The Fox of Paris (1957) - Gen. Quade • Nasser Asphalt (Wet Asphalt) (1958) - Cesar Boyd • My Daughter Patricia (1959) - Heinz Roland, Apotheker • Roses for the Prosecutor (1959) - Oberstaatsanwalt Dr. Wilhelm Schramm • Boomerang (1960) - Hauptkommissar Stern • The Last Witness (1960) - Direktor Werner Rameil • The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi (1961) - Frédéric René Saint-Claude • The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1961) - Charles • The Dream of Lieschen Mueller (1961) - Dr. Schmidt • Terror After Midnight (1962) - Charles Elgin • Black-White-Red Four Poster (1962) - Friedrich de Wehrt • Love Has to Be Learned (1963) - Christoph Mylius • A Nearly Decent Girl (1963) - Robert Steckler • And So to Bed (1963) - Rektor • Condemned to Sin (1964) - Hugo Starosta • Long Legs, Long Fingers (1966) - Baron Holberg • The Oldest Profession (1967) - Edouard (segment "Belle époque, La") • Fast ein Held (1967) - Karl Küppes • Dr. Fabian: Laughing Is the Best Medicine (1969) - Professor Dr. Dr. Felix Spalke • Gentlemen in White Vests (1970) - Oberlandesgerichtsrat a. D. Herbert Zänker • Hauptsache Ferien (1972) - Professor Hebbel • Night Flight from Moscow (1973) - Lepke • Disorder and Early Torment (1977) - Prof. Abel Cornelius • The Pentecost Outing (1978) - Heinrich Johannsen • The Abduction of the Sabine Women (1983 film) (1983, TV film) - Prof. Martin Gollwitz • Was zu beweisen war (1986, TV film) - Wilhelm Kaiser
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Life and career
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1908
Martin Held born at Berlin.
1992
Martin Held died at Berlin.
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