Portrait of Martin Held

Acting

Martin Held

Career

Active from 1951 to 1986, busiest in 1956 and 1962 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
44
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Gentlemen in White Vests
Gentlemen in White Vests
GoodWatch score73/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Martin Held Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.5, average 5.4
  • Wonder
    1.5, average 3.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.4, average 3.0
  • Violence
    2.8, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • German Cinema 3
  • Bittersweet Drama 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Melancholic 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

52
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Der Sturm
Der Sturm

as Prospero

1980s

3 titles
Was zu beweisen war
Was zu beweisen war (1986)

as Wilhelm Kaiser

Berlin zur Kaiserzeit - Glanz und Schatten einer Epoche
Berlin zur Kaiserzeit - Glanz und Schatten einer Epoche (1986)

as voice

Einmal Moskau und zurück
Einmal Moskau und zurück (1983)

as N.M. Tschmutin

1970s

13 titles · average score 64
Der Pfingstausflug
Der Pfingstausflug (1978)

as Heinrich Johannsen

Der große Karpfen Ferdinand
Der große Karpfen Ferdinand (1978)

as Dr. Mannhaus

Niemandsland
Niemandsland (1978)

as Hirst

The Old Fox
The Old Fox (1977)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Werner Martius

Unordnung und frühes Leid
Unordnung und frühes Leid (1977)

as Prof. Abel Cornelius

Heinrich Zille
Heinrich Zille (1977)

as Heinrich Zille

Derrick
Derrick (1974)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Konsul Goos

The Serpent
The Serpent (1973)
GoodWatch score 58

as Lepke

Hauptsache Ferien
Hauptsache Ferien (1972)

as Professor Hebbel

Frohe Ostern
Frohe Ostern (1972)

as Beno von Stürler

Yvonne, Prinzessin von Burgund
Yvonne, Prinzessin von Burgund (1971)

as König Ignaz

Gentlemen in White Vests
Gentlemen in White Vests (1970)
GoodWatch score 73

as Oberlandesgerichtsrat a. D. Herbert Zänker

1960s

21 titles · average score 66
Dr. med. Fabian - Lachen ist die beste Medizin
Dr. med. Fabian - Lachen ist die beste Medizin (1969)

as Prof. Dr. Dr. Felix Spalke

Spätsommer
Spätsommer (1966)

as Röbbe Klingenbarg

Long Legs, Long Fingers
Long Legs, Long Fingers (1966)

as Baron Holberg

Gespenster
Gespenster (1966)

as Pastor Manders

Michael Kramer
Michael Kramer (1965)

as Michael Kramer

Condemned to Sin
Condemned to Sin (1964)

as Hugo Starosta

Liebe will gelernt sein
Liebe will gelernt sein (1963)

as Christoph Mylius

An Almost Decent Girl
An Almost Decent Girl (1963)

as Generaldirektor Steckler

Black-White-Red Four Poster
Black-White-Red Four Poster (1962)

as Friedrich de Wehrt

The Dream of Lieschen Müller
The Dream of Lieschen Müller (1961)

as Dr.Schmidt

The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi
The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi (1961)

as Frédéric René Saint-Claude

The Last Witness
The Last Witness (1960)
GoodWatch score 66

as Direktor Werner Rameil

1950s

14 titles · average score 66
Roses for the Prosecutor
Roses for the Prosecutor (1959)
GoodWatch score 72

as Oberstaatsanwalt Dr. Wilhelm Schramm

Meine Tochter Patricia
Meine Tochter Patricia (1959)

as Heinz Roland, Apotheker

Wet Asphalt
Wet Asphalt (1958)
GoodWatch score 55

as Cesar Boyd

Bank Vault 713
Bank Vault 713 (1958)

as Herbert Burkhardt

The Fox of Paris
The Fox of Paris (1957)

as Gen. Quade

The Captain from Kopenick
The Captain from Kopenick (1956)
GoodWatch score 72

as Dr. Obermüller

Spy for Germany
Spy for Germany (1956)

as Erich Gimpel

Before Sundown
Before Sundown (1956)

as Erich Klamroth

Friederike von Barring
Friederike von Barring (1956)

as Falkenstein

Alibi
Alibi (1955)

as Dr.Overbeck

Canaris
Canaris (1954)
GoodWatch score 66

as Obergruppenführer Heydrich

Dark Eyes
Dark Eyes (1951)

as Alexander Grabner