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Eric Braeden

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1941-04-03 (83 years old)

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.

Filmography

all 77

TV Shows 45

Movies 32

Eric Braeden

Biography

Filmography

all 77

TV Shows 45

Movies 32

self 3

Den of Thieves (2018)

And the Winner Isn't (2017)

The Man Who Came Back (2008)

3055 Jean Leon (2007)

How I Met Your Mother (2005)

Hope & Faith (2003)

WWE Unforgiven 2002 (2002)

Meet the Deedles (1998)

Titanic (1997)

E! True Hollywood Story (1996)

Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives (1993)

The Nanny (1993)

Diagnosis: Murder (1993)

Jackie Collins' Lucky/Chances (1990)

The Ambulance (1990)

Murder, She Wrote (1984)

The Aliens Are Coming (1980)

A Man Called Sloane (1979)

The Power Within (1979)

Vega$ (1978)

The Eddie Capra Mysteries (1978)

Happily Ever After (1978)

Piranha (1978)

CHiPs (1977)

Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977)

Code Name: Diamond Head (1977)

Charlie's Angels (1976)

Wonder Woman (1975)

Death Scream (1975)

Matt Helm (1975)

Switch (1975)

Barbary Coast (1975)

Bronk (1975)

The Ultimate Thrill (1974)

Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)

The Daytime Emmy Awards (1974)

The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)

Death Race (1973)

Kojak (1973)

The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War (1973)

The Magician (1973)

Lady Ice (1973)

Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John (1973)

The Young and the Restless (1973)

Intertect (1973)

Barnaby Jones (1973)

The Adulteress (1973)

The Judge and Jake Wyler (1972)

The Rookies (1972)

Bearcats! (1971)

Cannon (1971)

Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)

The Young Rebels (1970)

Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)

The Mask of Sheba (1970)

McCloud (1970)

Honeymoon with a Stranger (1969)

100 Rifles (1969)

Dayton's Devils (1968)

Hawaii Five-O (1968)

Mannix (1967)

Garrison's Gorillas (1967)

Mission: Impossible (1966)

Jericho (1966)

The Rat Patrol (1966)

Blue Light (1966)

The F.B.I. (1965)

Run for Your Life (1965)

Morituri (1965)

Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)

The Gallant Men (1962)

Combat! (1962)

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1941-04-03 (83 years old)

Birth Name
Hans Jörg Gudegast

Birth Place
Bredenbek, Germany

Citizenships
Germany, United States of America

Also Known As
Hans-Jörg Gudegast

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany