Alexander Held

Actor

October 19, 1958 (67 years)

† May 12, 2026

Munich, Germany

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 …

Filmography

6.2

Scene of the Crime

Leo Biller

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.

5.5

Markus Lanz

Self

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.

6.3

The Old Fox

Hans Litz

A police department, lead by an older, experienced detective solve crimes together.

6.2

Polizeiruf 110

Palm

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.

4.3

Abendschau

self

The Berliner Abendschau is the news magazine for Berlin.

6.1

Derrick

Georg

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.

6.6

Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police

Alexander 'Zar' Millberg

A long-running German television series about a two-man team of highway police, originally set in Berlin and later in North Rhine-Westphalia.

6.4

Die Rosenheim-Cops

Sebastian Huter

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.

4.7

DAS!

Self

Every evening at 6:45 p.m. sharp, a prominent guest takes a seat on the red sofa—and DAS! provides daily updates on what's hot in the north.

6.8

Kölner Treff

Self

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6.4

SOKO Wismar

Prof. Dr. Nick Kahlow

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8.6

Schindler's List

SS Bureaucrat

The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.

5.9

SOKO München

Alfons Küfner

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.

6.2

SOKO Leipzig

Ferdinand Hauser

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.

7.1

SOKO Köln

Harald Pützer

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.

5.6

A Case For Two

Arndt von Mayenberg

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.

5.0

Das Traumschiff

Stefan Arndt

The series is about a cruise ship that travels to places around the world.

5.1

Vienna Crime Squad

Jakob Bauer

SOKO Donau is an Austrian television series.

4.6

SOKO Kitzbühel

Bernd Stuchlik

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.

7.6

Wer weiß denn sowas?

Self

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