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 ac…
Movies & TV Shows
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Titanic (1997) — John Jacob Astor
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How I Met Your Mother (2005) — Robin Scherbatsky Sr.
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Den of Thieves (2018) — Ziggy Zerhusen
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The Nanny (1993) — Frank Bradley
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Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) — Dr. Otto Hasslein
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Piranha (1978) — Dr. Robert Hoak (swimming double) (uncredited)
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Wonder Woman (1975) — Donalsen
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Murder, She Wrote (1984) — Col. Gerhardt Brunner
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The Six Million Dollar Man (1974) — Victor Cheraskin
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Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977) — Bruno Von Stickle
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Mission: Impossible (1966) — Col. Markus von Frank
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Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970) — Dr Charles Forbin
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Charlie's Angels (1976) — John Reardon
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The Young and the Restless (1973) — Victor Newman
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Hawaii Five-O (1968) — Dr. Paul Farrar
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CHiPs (1977)
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Kojak (1973) — Kenneth Krug
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The Ambulance (1990) — The Doctor
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Diagnosis: Murder (1993) — Eric Braeden
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Combat! (1962) — Drunken German soldier (uncredited)
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Gunsmoke (1955) — Carl Jaekel
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100 Rifles (1969) — Lt. Franz Von Klemme
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Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974) — Bernhardt Stieglitz
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Morituri (1965) — Radio Officer (uncredited)
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Meet the Deedles (1998) — Elton Deedle
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E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
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Mannix (1967)
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McCloud (1970) — Ravik
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Cannon (1971)
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Hope & Faith (2003) — Lance Taylor
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The Virginian (1962) — Augustin
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How the West Was Won (1977) — Francis Britten
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Barnaby Jones (1973) — Steven Kingston
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77 Sunset Strip (1958) — German Soldier (uncredited)
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The F.B.I. (1965) — Nicholas Blok
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Vega$ (1978) — Arthur Rollins
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Lady Ice (1973) — Peter Brinker
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The Rookies (1972)
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The Rat Patrol (1966) — Capt. Hans Dietrich
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12 O'Clock High (1964) — Maj. Gerhard Bentz