Actor
Eric Braeden
Born April 3, 1941 in Bredenbek, Germany29 films
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.
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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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First watchTitanic19977.9as John Jacob Astor101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
29 films as actor- 2018Den of ThievesZiggy Zerhusen
- 2008The Man Who Came BackReese Paxton
- 1998Meet the DeedlesElton Deedle
- 1997TitanicJohn Jacob Astor
- 1993Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked WivesDavid Morrison
- 1990The AmbulanceThe Doctor
- 1980The Aliens Are ComingLeonard Nero
- 1979The Power WithinStephens
- 1978Happily Ever AfterRoss Ford
- 1978PiranhaDr. Robert Hoak (swimming double) (uncredited)
- 1977Herbie Goes to Monte CarloBruno Von Stickle
- 1977Code Name: Diamond HeadErnest Graeber
- 1975Death ScreamKosinsky
- 1974The Ultimate ThrillRoland Parlay
- 1973Death RaceStoeffer
- 1973The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and WarArlen Findletter
- 1973Lady IcePeter Brinker
- 1973Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was JohnCol. Gunter Kroll
- 1973IntertectEmhardt
- 1973The AdulteressHank Baron
- 1972The Judge and Jake WylerAnton Granicek
- 1971Escape from the Planet of the ApesDr. Otto Hasslein
- 1970Colossus: The Forbin ProjectDr Charles Forbin
- 1970The Mask of ShebaDr. Roan Morgan
- 1969Honeymoon with a StrangerFrederico Caprio
- 1969100 RiflesLt. Franz Von Klemme
- 1968Dayton's DevilsMax Eikhart
- 1965MorituriRadio Officer (uncredited)
- 1961Operation EichmannKlaus