Martin Held (1908–1992) was a German

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Partial filmography

* '' Dark Eyes'' (1951) - Alexander Grabner * ''

Homesick for You ''Homesick for You'' () is a 1952 West German musical film directed by Robert A. Stemmle and starring Margot Hielscher, Peter Pasetti and Josefin Kipper.Parish p.260 It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in West Berlin. The film's sets were desi ...

'' (1952) - Direktor Petermann * '' Canaris Master Spy'' (1954) - Obergruppenfuehrer Heydrich * ''

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'' (1955) - Dr. Kurt Overbeck * ''

Before Sundown ''Before Sundown'' () is a 1956 West German drama film directed by Gottfried Reinhardt and starring Hans Albers, Annemarie Düringer and Martin Held. At the 6th Berlin International Film Festival, it won the Golden Bear, Golden Bear (Audience aw ...

'' (1956) - Erich Klamroth * '' The Captain from Köpenick'' (1956) - Dr. Obermüller * ' (1956) - Falkenstein * '' Spy for Germany'' (1956) - Erich Gimpel * ' (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 ''Roses for the Prosecutor'' () is a 1959 West German comedy film with tragical and critical elements, directed by Wolfgang Staudte and starring Martin Held, Walter Giller and Ingrid van Bergen. It was one of the few German movies of the 1950s w ...

'' (1959) - Oberstaatsanwalt Dr. Wilhelm Schramm * ''

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'' (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 ''Terror After Midnight'' () is a 1962 Cinema of Germany, German drama film directed by Jürgen Goslar and starring Christine Kaufmann, Martin Held, and Hilde Krahl. It is based on the novel ''The Hours After Midnight'' by Joseph Hayes (author), ...

'' (1962) - Charles Elgin * ' (1962) - Friedrich de Wehrt * '' Love Has to Be Learned'' (1963) - Christoph Mylius * ''

A Nearly Decent Girl ''A Nearly Decent Girl'' (, ) is a 1963 West German-Spanish comedy film directed by Ladislao Vajda and starring Liselotte Pulver, Alberto de Mendoza and Martin Held.Bock & Bergfelder p.11 Synopsis The secretary of a German CEO accompanies him o ...

'' (1963) - Robert Steckler * ' (1963) - Rektor * '' Condemned to Sin'' (1964) - Hugo Starosta * '' Long Legs, Long Fingers'' (1966) - Baron Holberg * ''

The Oldest Profession ''The Oldest Profession'' () is a 1967 internationally co-produced comedy film. It features contributions from six different film directors, each one doing a segment on prostitution through the ages. Plot *''The Prehistoric Era'' – The cavew ...

'' (1967) - Edouard (segment "Belle époque, La") * ' (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 * ' (1972) - Professor Hebbel * '' Night Flight from Moscow'' (1973) - Lepke * ' (1977) - Prof. Abel Cornelius * ' (1978) - Heinrich Johannsen * ' (1983, TV film) - Prof. Martin Gollwitz * ''Was zu beweisen war'' (1986, TV film) - Wilhelm Kaiser

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* 1908 births 1992 deaths German male film actors German male television actors Male actors from Berlin Grand Crosses with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 20th-century German male actors Burials at the Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf {{Germany-screen-actor-stub