Eric Braeden
Known for Acting · 81 credits
- Born
- 1941-04-03 (age 85)
- Place of birth
- Bredenbek, Germany
- Also known as
- Hans-Jörg Gudegast
Biography
Eric Braeden (born Hans-Jörg Gudegast; April 3, 1941) is a German-born film and television actor. The internationally-acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning and People’s Choice Award-winning film and television actor ERIC BRAEDEN is a television icon and arguably the most popular character in daytime history. For over 37 plus years, he has portrayed “Victor Newman” on the #1 rated daytime drama series The Young and the Restless, which has over 120,000,000 daily viewers around the world. The show is syndicated in over 30 foreign countries including Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Greece, India, Israel, Italy, the Middle East, New Zealand, Romania, Slovenia, South Africa, Switzerland and Turkey.
Braeden recently wrote his critically acclaimed autobiography I’ll Be Damned: How My Young and Restless Life Led Me to America’s #1 Daytime Drama from HarperCollins, which appeared on the Publishers Weekly and Canadian bestseller list. Additionally, according to A.C. Nielsen, Braeden has one of the highest TVQ’s on television, and is one of the most recognized actors in the world. On July 20 2007, he was the recipient of a star on The Hollywood Walk Of Fame and become the first German born actor since Marlene Dietrich to receive such an honor.
Known For
TV Shows (48)
How I Met Your Mother
2005
as Robin Scherbatsky Sr.
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Col. Gerhardt Brunner
Mannix
1967
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Eric Braeden
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Dr. Paul Farrar / Klaus Marburg / Djebara
The Nanny
1993
as Frank Bradley
Charlie's Angels
1976
as John Reardon
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Col. Markus von Frank / Andrei Fetyakov
The Virginian
1962
as Augustin
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Manfred Scharff / Kurt Krug
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Victor Cheraskin
Cannon
1971
Run for Your Life
1965
as Eric Horst / Janos Takacs
The F.B.I.
1965
as Nicholas Blok / Becker
Combat!
1962
as Drunken German soldier (uncredited) / Hans Gruber / German Vehicle Commander / Ecktmann
Barnaby Jones
1973
as Steven Kingston
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Pastor Goodleigh
The Rookies
1972
Gunsmoke
1955
as Carl Jaekel / Jack Sinclair / William E. Talley
Kojak
1973
as Kenneth Krug
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as German Soldier (uncredited)
McCloud
1970
as Ravik
The Young and the Restless
1973
as Victor Newman
Vega$
1978
as Arthur Rollins
CHiPs
1977
Switch
1975
as Mike Jenkins / Franz Hausner
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Gerd Hoffman
Hope & Faith
2003
as Lance Taylor
12 O'Clock High
1964
as Maj. Gerhard Bentz
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
as Mike Benson
Wonder Woman
1975
as Donalsen / Captain Drangel
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
as Bernhardt Stieglitz
Banacek
1972
as Paul Bolitho
How the West Was Won
1977
as Francis Britten
The Rat Patrol
1966
as Capt. Hans Dietrich
Bronk
1975
The Magician
1973
as Nelson Paradine
Garrison's Gorillas
1967
The Gallant Men
1962
Matt Helm
1975
as Forbes
Barbary Coast
1975
as Bristol
Jericho
1966
Blue Light
1966
The Daytime Emmy Awards
1974
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
1978
The Young Rebels
1970
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Lucky Chances
1990
as Dimitri Stanislopolous
Movies (33)
Titanic
1997
as John Jacob Astor
Den of Thieves
2018
as Ziggy Zerhusen
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971
as Dr. Otto Hasslein
Piranha
1978
as Dr. Robert Hoak (swimming double) (uncredited)
100 Rifles
1969
as Lt. Franz Von Klemme
The Ambulance
1990
as The Doctor
Colossus: The Forbin Project
1970
as Dr Charles Forbin
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
1977
as Bruno Von Stickle
And the Winner Isn't
2017
as Self
Morituri
1965
as Radio Officer (uncredited)
Death Scream
1975
as Kosinsky
Meet the Deedles
1998
as Elton Deedle
The Man Who Came Back
2008
as Reese Paxton
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
1973
as Arlen Findletter
Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives
1993
as David Morrison
Lady Ice
1973
as Peter Brinker
WWE Unforgiven 2002
2002
as Self
The Judge and Jake Wyler
1972
as Anton Granicek
The Aliens Are Coming
1980
as Leonard Nero
Happily Ever After
1978
as Ross Ford
Operation Eichmann
1961
as Klaus
Death Race
1973
as Stoeffer
Intertect
1973
as Emhardt
Code Name: Diamond Head
1977
as Ernest Graeber
The Power Within
1979
as Stephens
The Mask of Sheba
1970
as Dr. Roan Morgan
3055 Jean Leon
2007
as Self
Dayton's Devils
1968
as Max Eikhart
Honeymoon with a Stranger
1969
as Frederico Caprio
Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John
1973
as Col. Gunter Kroll
The Ultimate Thrill
1974
as Roland Parlay
The Titanic Chronicles
1999
as (voice)
The Adulteress
1973
as Hank Baron
About Eric Braeden
Eric Braeden (born Hans-Jörg Gudegast; April 3, 1941) is a German-born film and television actor. The internationally-acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning and People’s Choice Award-winning film and television actor ERIC BRAEDEN is a television icon and arguably the most popular character in daytime history. For over 37 plus years, he has portrayed “Victor Newman” on the #1 rated daytime drama series The Young and the Restless, which has over 120,000,000 daily viewers around the world. The show is syndicated in over 30 foreign countries including Aust… With 81 credits spanning from 1955 to 2018, Eric Braeden has appeared in 33 films and 48 TV shows.
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Most Popular Eric Braeden Movies
- Titanic (1997) — as John Jacob Astor
- Den of Thieves (2018) — as Ziggy Zerhusen
- Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) — as Dr. Otto Hasslein
- Piranha (1978) — as Dr. Robert Hoak (swimming double) (uncredited)
- 100 Rifles (1969) — as Lt. Franz Von Klemme
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