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Eric Braeden
Actor, ProducerBorn April 3, 1941 (83 years)
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.
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
Filmography
| 2018 | Den of Thieves · as Ziggy Zerhusen |
| 2008 | The Man Who Came Back · as Reese Paxton |
| 2005 | In the Cutz (TV Series) · as Guest |
| 2005 | How I Met Your Mother (TV Series) · as Robin Scherbatsky Sr. |
| 2003 | Hope & Faith (TV Series) · as Lance Taylor |
| 2002 | The Wayne Brady Show (TV Series) · as Guest |
| 1999 | The Titanic Chronicles · as (voice) |
| 1998 | Meet the Deedles · as Elton Deedle |
| 1997 | Titanic · as John Astor |
| 1996 | Early Edition (TV Series) · as Soap Opera Actor |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series) |
| 1993 | A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Wicked Wives · as David Morrison |
| 1993 | The Nanny (TV Series) · as Frank Bradley |
| 1990 | Lucky Chances (TV Series) · as Dimitri Stanislopolous |
| 1990 | The Ambulance · as The Doctor |
| 1987 | The Bold and the Beautiful (TV Series) · as Victor Newman |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Col. Gerhardt Brunner |
| 1984 | Jeopardy! (TV Series) · as Victor Newman |
| 1984 | Airwolf (TV Series) · as Nick Kincaid |
| 1983 | Mr. Mom · as Victor |
| 1981 | Strike Force (TV Series) · as Dr. Van Keuran |
| 1980 | The Aliens Are Coming · as Leonard Nero |
| 1979 | A Man Called Sloane (TV Series) · as Jefferson Crane |
| 1979 | The Power Within · as Stephens |
| 1978 | The Eddie Capra Mysteries (TV Series) |
| 1978 | |
| 1978 | Vega$ (TV Series) · as Arthur Rollins |
| 1978 | Project UFO (TV Series) · as Paul Gerard |
| 1977 | CHiPs (TV Series) |
| 1977 | Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo · as Bruno Von Stickle |
| 1977 | Code Name: Diamond Head · as Ernest Graeber |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels (TV Series) · as John Reardon |
| 1976 | Most Wanted (TV Series) · as Cain |
| 1976 | How the West Was Won (TV Series) · as Francis Britten |
| 1975 | Wonder Woman (TV Series) · as Donalsen |
| 1975 | The New Original Wonder Woman · as Captain Drangel |
| 1975 | Streetkill · as Kosinsky |
| 1975 | Matt Helm (TV Series) · as Forbes |
| 1975 | Barbary Coast (TV Series) · as Bristol |
| 1975 | Bronk (TV Series) |
| 1975 | Switch (TV Series) · as Mike Jenkins |
| 1975 | Caribe (TV Series) · as Captain Slater |
| 1974 | The Ultimate Thrill · as Roland Parlay |
| 1974 | Kolchak: The Night Stalker (TV Series) · as Bernhardt Stieglitz |
| 1974 | Get Christie Love (TV Series) · as Fred White |
| 1974 | The Six Million Dollar Man (TV Series) · as Victor Cheraskin |
| 1973 | Death Race · as Stoeffer |
| 1973 | Kojak (TV Series) · as Kenneth Krug |
| 1973 | The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War · as Arlen Findletter |
| 1973 | |
| 1973 | Battle for the Planet of the Apes · as Dr. Otto Hasslein |
| 1973 | Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John · as Col. Gunter Kroll |
| 1973 | The Young and the Restless (TV Series) · as Victor Newman |
| 1973 | The Magician (TV Series) · as Nelson Paradine |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones (TV Series) · as Steven Kingston |
| 1973 | The Adulteress · as Hank Baron |
| 1972 | The Judge and Jake Wyler · as Anton Granicek |
| 1972 | Banacek (TV Series) · as Paul Bolitho |
| 1972 | The Rookies (TV Series) |
| 1971 | Cade's County (TV Series) · as Karl Verboeck |
| 1971 | Cannon (TV Series) |
| 1971 | Owen Marshall, Counselor At Law (TV Series) · as Mike Benson |
| 1971 | Escape from the Planet of the Apes · as Dr. Otto Hasslein |
| 1971 | Bearcats (TV Series) · as Col. Gustav Reinert |
| 1971 | O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (TV Series) · as Leonard Gerber |
| 1970 | The Young Rebels (TV Series) |
| 1970 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show (TV Series) · as Karl Heller |
| 1970 | Colossus: The Forbin Project · as Dr Charles Forbin |
| 1970 | McCloud (TV Series) |
| 1969 | Honeymoon with a Stranger · as Frederico Caprio |
| 1969 | 100 Rifles · as Lt. Franz Von Klemme |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) · as Pastor Goodleigh |
| 1968 | Dayton's Devils · as Max Eikhart |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) · as Klaus Marburg |
| 1967 | Mannix (TV Series) |
| 1967 | Garrison's Gorillas (TV Series) |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible (TV Series) · as Col. Markus Von Frank |
| 1966 | Jericho (TV Series) |
| 1966 | The Rat Patrol (TV Series) · as Capt. Hans Dietrich |
| 1966 | Blue Light (TV Series) |
| 1965 | The Wackiest Ship in the Army (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. (TV Series) · as Nicholas Blok |
| 1965 | Run for Your Life (TV Series) · as Eric Horst |
| 1965 | Morituri · as Radio Officer (uncredited) |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series) · as Mr. Oakes |
| 1964 | Twelve O'Clock High (TV Series) · as Captain Zoller |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV Series) · as Gerd Hoffman |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre (TV Series) · as Kurt Krug |
| 1963 | Temple Houston (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1962 | The Gallant Men (TV Series) |
| 1962 | Combat! (TV Series) · as Hans Gruber |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Augustin |
| 1961 | Operation Eichmann · as Klaus |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) · as German Soldier (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Jack Sinclair |