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 81
TV Shows 48
Movies 33
self 3
Producer 1
Den of Thieves (2018)
The Man Who Came Back (2008)
How I Met Your Mother (2005)
Hope & Faith (2003)
The Titanic Chronicles (1999)
Meet the Deedles (1998)
Titanic (1997)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives (1993)
The Nanny (1993)
Diagnosis: Murder (1993)
Lucky Chances (1990)
The Ambulance (1990)
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
The Aliens Are Coming (1980)
The Power Within (1979)
Vega$ (1978)
Happily Ever After (1978)
Piranha (1978)
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977)
Code Name: Diamond Head (1977)
How the West Was Won (1977)
Charlie's Angels (1976)
Wonder Woman (1975)
Death Scream (1975)
Matt Helm (1975)
Switch (1975)
Barbary Coast (1975)
The Ultimate Thrill (1974)
Kolchak: The Night Stalker (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)
Banacek (1972)
Bearcats! (1971)
Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)
The Mask of Sheba (1970)
Honeymoon with a Stranger (1969)
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
100 Rifles (1969)
Dayton's Devils (1968)
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
Mission: Impossible (1966)
Jericho (1966)
The Rat Patrol (1966)
The F.B.I. (1965)
Run for Your Life (1965)
Morituri (1965)
Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
Combat! (1962)
The Virginian (1962)
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
Gunsmoke (1955)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1941-04-03 (83 years old)
Birth NameHans Jörg Gudegast
Birth PlaceBredenbek, Germany
CitizenshipsUnited States, Germany
Also Known AsHans-Jörg Gudegast
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
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