Eric Braeden
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 3, 1941
- Birthplace
- Bredenbek, Germany
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
Den of Thieves 2018
as Ziggy Zerhusen
And the Winner Isn't 2017
as Self
The Man Who Came Back 2008
as Reese Paxton, Executive Producer
3055 Jean Leon 2007
as Self
WWE Unforgiven 2002 2002
as Self
The Titanic Chronicles 1999
as (voice)
Meet the Deedles 1998
as Elton Deedle
Titanic 1997
as John Jacob Astor
Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives 1993
as David Morrison
The Ambulance 1990
as The Doctor
The Aliens Are Coming 1980
as Leonard Nero
The Power Within 1979
as Stephens
Happily Ever After 1978
as Ross Ford
Piranha 1978
as Dr. Robert Hoak (swimming double) (uncredited)
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo 1977
as Bruno Von Stickle
Code Name: Diamond Head 1977
as Ernest Graeber
Death Scream 1975
as Kosinsky
The Ultimate Thrill 1974
as Roland Parlay
Death Race 1973
as Stoeffer
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War 1973
as Arlen Findletter
Lady Ice 1973
as Peter Brinker
Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John 1973
as Col. Gunter Kroll
Intertect 1973
as Emhardt
The Adulteress 1973
as Hank Baron
The Judge and Jake Wyler 1972
as Anton Granicek
Escape from the Planet of the Apes 1971
as Dr. Otto Hasslein
Colossus: The Forbin Project 1970
as Dr Charles Forbin
The Mask of Sheba 1970
as Dr. Roan Morgan
Honeymoon with a Stranger 1969
as Frederico Caprio
100 Rifles 1969
as Lt. Franz Von Klemme
Dayton's Devils 1968
as Max Eikhart
Morituri 1965
as Radio Officer (uncredited)
Operation Eichmann 1961
as Klaus
Credits from TMDB.