Personal Info
Birth date
1958-10-19 (66 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Munich, Germany
Also known as
Alexander G.Held
Gerald Alexander Held
Alexander Held
Biography
Gerald Alexander Held (born 19 October 1958) is a German actor. He is 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 look after his opponents in the "Bavarian Unity Party". In 2007, he starred alongside Iris Berben as the greedy villain Heinrich von Strahlberg in the two-part TV film Afrika, mon amour. In 2008, he played Alois Kugler, the opponent of Brandner Kaspar, in the film of the same name, directed by Joseph Vilsmaier. In 2009, he played the politically tactical abbot Kuno in the Margarethe von Trottas film Vision alongside Barbara Sukowa, Heino Ferch, and Hannah Herzsprung, and in the same year, he was seen in Sönke Wortmann's Pope Joan as the Frankish Emperor Lothar I. In 2010, he played the Attorney General Dr. Sasse alongside Ulrich Tukur in Dieter Wedel's two-part TV film Greed. Since 2010, he has starred in the crime series Stralsund as the head commissioner Karl Hidde. Since 2014, he has played the lead role of head commissioner Ludwig Schaller in the crime series München Mord. Held's father was actor José Held, who died in 1974. From December 2005, Held was married to German actress Patricia Gräfin Fugger von Babenhausen (1961–2014). Source: Article "Alexander Held" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmography
Die Rosenheim-Cops
6.5
Overview:
A team of inspectors investigates murders in and around the small Upper Bavarian town of Rosenheim, and they still have plenty of time to see idyllic landscapes and luxurious pre-alpine villas and enjoy sumptuous Bavarian fare with beer.Markus Lanz
5.5
Overview:
TV presenter Markus Lanz invites prominent guests and experts from all areas of public life to his colourful talk show. As a rule, there are four guests, introduced individually to contribute their personal experiences to the topics.SOKO Kitzbühel
4.4
Overview:
SOKO Kitzbühel is an Austrian television series produced by ORF and ZDF. It is a spin-off of the German crime series SOKO 5113. It is set in the renowned Tyrolean tourist centre of Kitzbühel. The production company "beo-Film" has produced the show since 2001. The German abbreviation SOKO stands for Sonderkommission, "special commission", a task force with specific duties.Der Alte
6
Overview:
A police department, lead by an older, experienced detective solve crimes together.Ein starkes Team
5.7
Overview:
The unlikely police pair Verena Berthold and Otto Garber are part of a special task force investigating organized crime in Berlin. He comes from the east, she from the west of Berlin. He's a redneck, she's from a better background. This causes conflict. Over time, things start to sizzle between the two. Their team includes the agile German-Turkish Yücsel and the sluggish Georg, who, like Verena and Otto, are constantly bickering. The department manager is Lothar Reddemann. Sputnik is a former colleague of Otto's from the People's Police and is constantly coming up with new business ideas for stores and pubs where the team meets.SOKO Leipzig
6.188
Overview:
SOKO Leipzig is a German police procedural television programme, a spin-off of the earlier German police programme SOKO 5113. It was first broadcast on 31 January 2001, on German television channel ZDF. On 12 November 2008, the first part of a two-part crossover between SOKO Leipzig and British police procedural The Bill was aired, with the same version being shown on both ZDF and British television channel ITV1.Scene of the Crime
6.092
Overview:
Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss, crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland.Polizeiruf 110
6.4
Overview:
Polizeiruf 110 is a long-running German language detective television series. The first episode was broadcast 27 June 1971 in the German Democratic Republic, and after the dissolution of Fernsehen der DDR the series was picked up by ARD. It was originally created as a counterpart to the West German series Tatort, and quickly became a public favorite.Derrick
6
Overview:
Derrick was a German TV series produced by Telenova Film und Fernsehproduktion in association with ZDF, ORF and SRG between 1974 and 1998 about Detective Chief Inspector Stephan Derrick and his loyal assistant Inspector Harry Klein, who solve murder cases in Munich and surroundings.A Case For Two
5.2
Overview:
Ein Fall für zwei is a German television series, which premiered on September 11, 1981 on ZDF. The series, located in Frankfurt am Main, features two main characters who solve crimes: a defense attorney and a private investigator. Josef Matula, a former German police officer, has gone into private business. His method of investigation is very effective and direct, and he sometimes even resorts to dirty tricks. Claus Theo Gärtner has portrayed the role since the start of the series.Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police
6.521
Overview:
A long-running German television series about a two-man team of highway police, originally set in Berlin and later in North Rhine-Westphalia.Das Traumschiff
4.3
Overview:
The series is about a cruise ship that travels to places around the world.SOKO München
5.5
Overview:
SOKO 5113 is a long-running German police procedural television series. It was first aired in 1978 on 2 January. SOKO is an abbreviation of the term "Sonderkommission" in German.Cologne P.D.
6.7
Overview:
The SOKO Köln investigates the cathedral city with humor and often with hard work. Their cases take them into a variety of environments, from the Cologne clique to the terraced housing estates on the outskirts of the city.Medicopter 117 – Jedes Leben zählt
6.036
Overview:
Medicopter 117 – Jedes Leben zählt is a German television series.Anwalt Abel
NYR
Overview:
Anwalt Abel is a German television film series, broadcast on ZDF between 1988 and 2002. 20 television films were produced, based on the detective novels of Fred Breinersdorfer.For Heaven's Sake
6.5
Overview:
Sister Hanna is a spirited, witty, resolute, warm-hearted, and - attractive nun. With her wit and street cred, she takes charge of Kaltenthal Cloister, transforming it into a popular refuge for all those seeking help of one kind or another. She also brings new life to the sleepy provincial community, proving herself quite a match for her great rival and opponent, the mayor Wolfgang Wöller.Acting
2023Geheimkommando Familie as Klaus Gremme
2021Der Masuren-Krimi - Fangschuss as Tadeusz von Breska
2020Genial oder Daneben? (1 Episode) as Self
2020Unterleuten: The Torn Village (3 Episodes) as Meiler
2018Attempted Murder (2 Episodes) as Thomas Rautenbach
2017Maria Mafiosi as Jürgen Moosandl
2017My Blind Date with Life as Fried
2016A Minute’s Silence as Rektor Block
2015Wer weiß denn sowas? (2 Episodes) as Self
2015Sanctuary as Hausvater Brockmann
2015Storno: Todsicher versichert as Bruno
2015Engel der Gerechtigkeit: Geld oder Leben as Janis Kortschak
2015Unverschämtes Glück as Harry Hindenach
2015Line of Separation (6 Episodes) as Franz Schober
2014Burning Souls as Weihbischof Förner
2014Public Enemies as Siegfried Buback
2014München Mord (20 Episodes) as Ludwig Schaller
2014Der Prediger as Anwalt Dieter Dorn
2013Lena Fauch - Gefährliches Schweigen as Christian Fenn
2013Alaska Johansson as E. L. Johansson
2013Schon wieder Henriette as Hartmut Ille
2013Im Netz as Brinkmann
2013The Girl with Nine Wigs as Dr. Friedrich Leonhard
2013Der große Schwindel as Dr. Blamberger
2013Die Kronzeugin - Mord in den Bergen as Tom Brandauer
2012Trau niemals deiner Frau as Arnold Ettmayr
2012Letzte Spur Berlin (1 Episode) as Brigadegeneral Werner Opitz
2012Die Chefin (1, 1 Episode) as Karl-Walter von Stetten, Wilfried Koch
2012Alleingang as Josef Zuckmaier
2012Dora Heldt: Kein Wort zu Papa as Mr. Truckenbrot
2011Das Ende einer Maus ist der Anfang einer Katze as Nodger 'Nod' Kern
20114 Days in May as Oberstleutnant
2010Eine Sennerin zum Verlieben as Georg Ametsrieder
2010Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire as Valerius (age 75)
2010Gier (2 Episodes) as Oberstaatsanwalt Dr. Sasse
2010Nanga Parbat as Dr. Franz Burda
2009Flemming (1 Episode) as Dr. Arnulf Rand
2009Pope Joan as King Lothar
2009Vision – From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen as Abt Kuno
2009Crash Point: Berlin as Zimmer, Leitung CESA
2009Genug ist nicht genug as Landrat Wieshuber
2009Between Today and Tomorrow as Zimmerkellner / room waiter
2009Schnell ermittelt (1 Episode) as Roland Anwatter
2009Stralsund (25 Episodes) as Karl Hidde
2009Vom Reich zur Republik (10 Episodes) as Kurt von Schleicher
2008Liesl Karlstadt und Karl Valentin as Josef Kolb
2008Die Geschichte vom Brandner Kaspar as Alois Kugler
2008The Baader Meinhof Complex as Siegfried Buback
2008Markus Lanz (1 Episode) as Self
2008Ihr Auftrag, Pater Castell (1 Episode) as Viktor Toller
2008Zur Sache, Lena! as Staber
2008The Wave as Tim's Vater
2008M/S Gustloff as Ortsgruppenleiter Escher
2008Die Anwälte (8 Episodes) as Lothar Franzen
2008Der zweite Frühling - Im Tal des Schweigens 4 as Stadlhuber
2007Ich wollte nicht töten as Martin Kehl
2007Grüß Gott, Herr Anwalt as Hubertus Müller
2007Bezaubernde Marie as Dr. Hans Weber
2007Life Actually as Vater Krüger
2007Mord in bester Gesellschaft (1, 1 Episode) as Bernd Zeisinger, Johann Mantler
2007Afrika, mon amour (3 Episodes) as Heinrich von Strahlberg
2006Franziskas Gespür für Männer as Niklas Rüders
2006Kommissar Stolberg (1, 1 Episode) as Dr. Uwe Falk, Dr. Klaus Reinhardt
2006Wholetrain as Polizist Steinbauer
2006Mozart - Ich hätte München Ehre gemacht as Leopold Mozart
2005Vienna Crime Squad (1, 1 Episode) as Jakob Bauer, Anton Bahr
2005Emilia – Familienbande as Hubert Seilinger
2005Sophie Scholl: The Final Days as Robert Mohr
2005In einem anderen Leben as Hauptfeldwebel
2005Der Staatsanwalt (1 Episode) as Kai Middeldorf
2004SOKO Wismar (1 Episode) as Prof. Dr. Nick Kahlow
2004Downfall as Walter Hewel
2004Ich will laufen! Der Fall Dieter Baumann as Dr. Lehner
2004Before the Fall as Friedrich's Father
2004Zwei am großen See (5 Episodes) as Rupert Vorreiter
2004Der Elefant: Mord verjährt nie (1 Episode) as Lothar Frick
2004Im Tal des Schweigens as Stadlhuber
2003Cologne P.D. (1 Episode) as Harald Pützer
2003Getting a Life as Unknown
2003Treibjagd as Schreinereibesitzer
2003Pfarrer Braun (1 Episode) as Joseph Köpplinger
2003Strange Gardens as SS officer
2003Nachtschicht (1, 1 Episode) as Justizvollzugsbeamter Vierlande, Boris Quante
2003Die Sitte (1 Episode) as Werner Jacobi
2003Kommissarin Lucas (1, 1 Episode) as Joseph Kürten, Richter Huber
2002Das Geheimnis des Lebens as Roderick van Hof
2002Bibi Blocksberg as Dr. Buttcock
2002Under Suspicion (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Robert Mertens, Dr. Robert Mertens, Dr. Mertens
2002Friends of Friends as Frankfurter Geschäftsmann
2002Leo & Claire as Gauleiter
2002Das Duo (1 Episode) as Pathologe Holzmann
2002Die Rosenheim-Cops (1 Episode) as Sebastian Huter
2002For Heaven's Sake (1 Episode) as Philipp Diebold
2001SOKO Kitzbühel (1, 1, 1, 1 Episode) as Bernd Stuchlik, Jakob Zech, Franz Wegener, Dr. Robert Simma
2001Der Tanz mit dem Teufel - Die Entführung des Richard Oetker as Unknown
2001Manitou's Shoe as Karl May
2001Die Bergwacht - Duell am Abgrund as Max Loibl
2001Der Ermittler (1 Episode) as Edmund Strehle
2001Sommer und Bolten: Gute Ärzte, keine Engel (1 Episode) as Nischke
2001SOKO Leipzig (1 Episode) as Ferdinand Hauser
2001Romeo as Robert
2000Die Rückkehr des schwarzen Buddha as Schlutz
2000Donna Leon (1 Episode) as Marcello Filippi
2000Abendschau (1 Episode) as self
2000Der Nebelmörder - Schatten über der Stadt as Kommissar Falkowski
2000Anatomy as Polizist
1999Wilder Kaiser (1 Episode) as Hans Lindemair
1999Heimlicher Tanz as Frank Baumann
1999Volle Kanne (3 Episodes) as Self
1999OA jagt Oberärztin as Unknown
1999Schwarzes Blut as BKA-Mann Hinspeter
1999Todesengel as Dr. Henning
1999Liebe und weitere Katastrophen as Unknown
1999SK Kölsch (1 Episode) as Jürgen Honig
1999Die Spesenritter as Unknown
1998HeliCops - Einsatz über Berlin (1 Episode) as Bert Nitschke
1998Medicopter 117 – Jedes Leben zählt (1 Episode) as Hans Breitner
1998Die Verbrechen des Professor Capellari (1 Episode) as Franz
1997Die Musterknaben as Wempe
1997It Happened in Broad Daylight as 2. Jungbauer
1997Mali as Simmerl
1996Alle haben geschwiegen as Staatsanwalt
1996Deathline as Inspector
1996Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police (1 Episode) as Alexander 'Zar' Millberg
1996Inzest - Ein Fall für Sina Teufel as Philipp Spieker
1995Sau sticht as Unknown
1995Stubbe – Von Fall zu Fall (1 Episode) as Werner Hofstetter
1994Zwei Brüder (1 Episode) as Unknown
1994Rosa Roth (1 Episode) as Dr. Jakob Robran
1994Doppelter Einsatz (1 Episode) as Wolfgang Hartmann
1994Im Namen des Gesetzes (1 Episode) as Kurt Rückert
1994Ein starkes Team (1 Episode) as Hans Zoche
1994Ärzte (1 Episode) as Unknown
1994Faust (1 Episode) as Lothar Kruse
1994Weißblaue Wintergeschichten (1 Episode) as Waldemar Schickinger
1993Bella Block (1 Episode) as Dr. Klaus Rückert
1993Schindler's List as SS Bureaucrat
1993Morlock (1 Episode) as Dr. Hagenberg
1992Wolffs Revier (1 Episode) as Alfred Hammer
1991DAS! (3 Episodes) as Self
1989Blauer Panther (1 Episode) as Self
1988Anwalt Abel (1 Episode) as Trost
1984Weißblaue Geschichten (1 Episode) as Unknown
1984Der Fahnder (1 Episode) as Mackenrath
1984Goldene Kamera Verleihung (1 Episode) as Self
1981Das Traumschiff (1 Episode) as Stefan Arndt
1981A Case For Two (1, 1 Episode) as Arndt von Mayenberg, Jürgen Engel
1978SOKO München (1, 1 Episode) as Alfons Küfner, Max Lüdersdorf
1977Der Alte (1, 1, 1, 1 Episode) as Hans Litz, Ralf Lenhard, Herbert Stiegl, Oswald Stengele
1976Kölner Treff (2 Episodes) as Self
1974Derrick (1, 1 Episode) as Georg, Unknown
1971Polizeiruf 110 (1, 1 Episode) as Direktor Palm, Melzer
1970Scene of the Crime (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 Episode) as Leo Biller, Brandner, Alexander Bosco, Maurer, Carsten Geyer, Winfried Poller, Heinz Schneider, Frieder Lott, Jochen Reuter, Peter Bachinger