About
Eric Braeden
Overview
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
Acting |
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| 2018 | Den of Thieves | Actor | Ziggy Zerhusen | 66 Fair |
| 2017 | And the Winner Isn't | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
| 2008 | The Man Who Came Back | Actor | Reese Paxton | 58 Average |
| 2007 | 3055 Jean Leon | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2002 | WWE Unforgiven 2002 | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1999 | The Titanic Chronicles | Actor | (voice) | 59 Average |
| 1998 | Meet the Deedles | Actor | Elton Deedle | 57 Average |
| 1997 | Titanic | Actor | John Astor | 78 Good |
| 1993 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives | Actor | David Morrison | 59 Average |
| 1990 | Lucky Chances | Actor | Dimitri Stanislopolous | 69 Fair |
| 1990 | The Ambulance | Actor | The Doctor | 58 Average |
| 1980 | The Aliens Are Coming | Actor | Leonard Nero | 58 Average |
| 1979 | The Power Within | Actor | Stephens | N/A N/A |
| 1978 | Happily Ever After | Actor | Ross Ford | N/A N/A |
| 1978 | Piranha | Actor | Dr. Robert Hoak (swimming double) (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1977 | Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo | Actor | Bruno Von Stickle | 59 Average |
| 1977 | Code Name: Diamond Head | Actor | Ernest Graeber | 58 Average |
| 1975 | Death Scream | Actor | Kosinsky | 59 Average |
| 1974 | The Ultimate Thrill | Actor | Roland Parlay | 59 Average |
| 1973 | Death Race | Actor | Stoeffer | 58 Average |
| 1973 | The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War | Actor | Arlen Findletter | 59 Average |
| 1973 | Lady Ice | Actor | Peter Brinker | 58 Average |
| 1973 | Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John | Actor | Col. Gunter Kroll | N/A N/A |
| 1973 | Intertect | Actor | Emhardt | N/A N/A |
| 1973 | The Adulteress | Actor | Hank Baron | 58 Average |
| 1972 | The Judge and Jake Wyler | Actor | Anton Granicek | 58 Average |
| 1971 | Escape from the Planet of the Apes | Actor | Dr. Otto Hasslein | 62 Fair |
| 1970 | Colossus: The Forbin Project | Actor | Dr Charles Forbin | 61 Fair |
| 1970 | The Mask of Sheba | Actor | Dr. Roan Morgan | N/A N/A |
| 1969 | Honeymoon with a Stranger | Actor | Frederico Caprio | 59 Average |
| 1969 | 100 Rifles | Actor | Lt. Franz Von Klemme | 58 Average |
| 1968 | Dayton's Devils | Actor | Max Eikhart | N/A N/A |
| 1966 | The Rat Patrol | Actor | Capt. Hans Dietrich | 70 Good |
| 1965 | Morituri | Actor | Radio Officer (uncredited) | 60 Fair |
| 1961 | Operation Eichmann | Actor | Klaus | 58 Average |
Production |
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| 2008 | The Man Who Came Back | Production | Executive Producer | 58 Average |