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Eric Braeden

Acting 84 years old Bredenbek, Germany ★ 1.7
Born: April 3, 1941

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.

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Known For

Hope & Faith
Hope & Faith Lance Taylor 2003
The Nanny
The Nanny Frank Bradley 1993
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man Victor Cheraskin 1974
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible Col. Markus von Frank 1966
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible Andrei Fetyakov 1966

Jimmy's Seen (1)

Den of Thieves
Den of Thieves Ziggy Zerhusen 2018

Filmography

Acting Credits (94)

Den of Thieves
Den of Thieves Ziggy Zerhusen 2018
And the Winner Isn't
And the Winner Isn't Self 2017
The Man Who Came Back
The Man Who Came Back Reese Paxton 2008
3055 Jean Leon
3055 Jean Leon Self 2007
How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother Robin Scherbatsky Sr. 2005
Hope & Faith
Hope & Faith Lance Taylor 2003
WWE Unforgiven 2002
WWE Unforgiven 2002 Self 2002
The Titanic Chronicles
The Titanic Chronicles (voice) 1999
Meet the Deedles
Meet the Deedles Elton Deedle 1998
Titanic
Titanic John Jacob Astor 1997
E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story 1996
Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives
Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives David Morrison 1993
The Nanny
The Nanny Frank Bradley 1993
Diagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: Murder Eric Braeden 1993
Lucky Chances
Lucky Chances Dimitri Stanislopolous 1990
The Ambulance
The Ambulance The Doctor 1990
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote Col. Gerhardt Brunner 1984
The Aliens Are Coming
The Aliens Are Coming Leonard Nero 1980
The Power Within
The Power Within Stephens 1979
Vega$
Vega$ Arthur Rollins 1978
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
The Eddie Capra Mysteries 1978
Happily Ever After
Happily Ever After Ross Ford 1978
Piranha
Piranha Dr. Robert Hoak (swimming double) (uncredited) 1978
CHiPs
CHiPs 1977
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo Bruno Von Stickle 1977
Code Name: Diamond Head
Code Name: Diamond Head Ernest Graeber 1977
How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won Francis Britten 1977
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels John Reardon 1976
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman Donalsen 1975
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman Captain Drangel 1975
Death Scream
Death Scream Kosinsky 1975
Matt Helm
Matt Helm Forbes 1975
Switch
Switch Mike Jenkins 1975
Switch
Switch Franz Hausner 1975
Barbary Coast
Barbary Coast Bristol 1975
Bronk
Bronk 1975
The Ultimate Thrill
The Ultimate Thrill Roland Parlay 1974
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Kolchak: The Night Stalker Bernhardt Stieglitz 1974
The Daytime Emmy Awards
The Daytime Emmy Awards 1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man Victor Cheraskin 1974
Death Race
Death Race Stoeffer 1973
Kojak
Kojak Kenneth Krug 1973
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War Arlen Findletter 1973
The Magician
The Magician Nelson Paradine 1973
Lady Ice
Lady Ice Peter Brinker 1973
Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John
Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John Col. Gunter Kroll 1973
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless Victor Newman 1973
Intertect
Intertect Emhardt 1973
Barnaby Jones
Barnaby Jones Steven Kingston 1973
The Adulteress
The Adulteress Hank Baron 1973
The Judge and Jake Wyler
The Judge and Jake Wyler Anton Granicek 1972
Banacek
Banacek Paul Bolitho 1972
The Rookies
The Rookies 1972
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law Mike Benson 1971
Cannon
Cannon 1971
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Escape from the Planet of the Apes Dr. Otto Hasslein 1971
The Young Rebels
The Young Rebels 1970
Colossus: The Forbin Project
Colossus: The Forbin Project Dr Charles Forbin 1970
The Mask of Sheba
The Mask of Sheba Dr. Roan Morgan 1970
McCloud
McCloud Ravik 1970
Honeymoon with a Stranger
Honeymoon with a Stranger Frederico Caprio 1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Marcus Welby, M.D. Pastor Goodleigh 1969
100 Rifles
100 Rifles Lt. Franz Von Klemme 1969
Dayton's Devils
Dayton's Devils Max Eikhart 1968
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O Dr. Paul Farrar 1968
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O Klaus Marburg 1968
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O Djebara 1968
Mannix
Mannix 1967
Garrison's Gorillas
Garrison's Gorillas 1967
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible Col. Markus von Frank 1966
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible Andrei Fetyakov 1966
Jericho
Jericho 1966
The Rat Patrol
The Rat Patrol Capt. Hans Dietrich 1966
Blue Light
Blue Light 1966
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. Nicholas Blok 1965
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. Becker 1965
Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life Eric Horst 1965
Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life Janos Takacs 1965
Morituri
Morituri Radio Officer (uncredited) 1965
12 O'Clock High
12 O'Clock High Maj. Gerhard Bentz 1964
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Kraft Suspense Theatre Gerd Hoffman 1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Manfred Scharff 1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Kurt Krug 1963
The Gallant Men
The Gallant Men 1962
Combat!
Combat! Drunken German soldier (uncredited) 1962
Combat!
Combat! Hans Gruber 1962
Combat!
Combat! Ecktmann 1962
Combat!
Combat! German Vehicle Commander 1962
The Virginian
The Virginian Augustin 1962
Operation Eichmann
Operation Eichmann Klaus 1961
77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip German Soldier (uncredited) 1958
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Carl Jaekel 1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Jack Sinclair 1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke William E. Talley 1955

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