Eric Braeden
30 movies · 47 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 3, 1941 (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
Eric Braeden: movies and TV shows
Acting (77)
- 2018 Den of Thieves
as Ziggy Zerhusen
- 2008 The Man Who Came Back
as Reese Paxton
- 2005
- 2003
- 1999 The Titanic Chronicles
as (voice)
- 1998 Meet the Deedles
as Elton Deedle
- 1997 Titanic
as John Jacob Astor
- 1996
- 1993 Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives
as David Morrison
- 1993
- 1993
- 1990
- 1990 The Ambulance
as The Doctor
- 1984
- 1980 The Aliens Are Coming
as Leonard Nero
- 1979 The Power Within
as Stephens
- 1978
- 1978
- 1978 Happily Ever After
as Ross Ford
- 1978 Piranha
as Dr. Robert Hoak (swimming double) (uncredited)
- 1977
- 1977 Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
as Bruno Von Stickle
- 1977 Code Name: Diamond Head
as Ernest Graeber
- 1977
- 1976
- 1975
- 1975 Death Scream
as Kosinsky
- 1975
- 1975
- 1975
- 1975
- 1974 The Ultimate Thrill
as Roland Parlay
- 1974
- 1974
- 1974
- 1973 Death Race
as Stoeffer
- 1973
- 1973 The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
as Arlen Findletter
- 1973
- 1973 Lady Ice
as Peter Brinker
- 1973 Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John
as Col. Gunter Kroll
- 1973
- 1973 Intertect
as Emhardt
- 1973
- 1973 The Adulteress
as Hank Baron
- 1972 The Judge and Jake Wyler
as Anton Granicek
- 1972
- 1972
- 1971
- 1971
- 1971 Escape from the Planet of the Apes
as Dr. Otto Hasslein
- 1970
- 1970 Colossus: The Forbin Project
as Dr Charles Forbin
- 1970 The Mask of Sheba
as Dr. Roan Morgan
- 1970
- 1969 Honeymoon with a Stranger
as Frederico Caprio
- 1969
- 1969
- 1969 100 Rifles
as Lt. Franz Von Klemme
- 1968 Dayton's Devils
as Max Eikhart
- 1967
- 1967
- 1966
- 1966
- 1966
- 1966
- 1965
- 1965
- 1965 Morituri
as Radio Officer (uncredited)
- 1964
- 1963
- 1962
- 1962 Combat! · TV
as Drunken German soldier (uncredited) / Ecktmann / German Vehicle Commander / Hans Gruber · 4 episodes
- 1962
- 1961 Operation Eichmann
as Klaus
- 1958
- 1955
Behind the camera (1)
- 2008 The Man Who Came Back
Executive Producer
Talk shows and appearances (5)
- 2017
- 2010 The Talk
1 episode
- 2007
- 2002
- 1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
2 episodes