Born 1941 (age 85) · Bredenbek, Germany
Appears in 81 titles

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.

Filmography

Titanic
7.9
Titanic
1997
as John Jacob Astor
Den of Thieves
6.9
Den of Thieves
2018
as Ziggy Zerhusen
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
6.4
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971
as Dr. Otto Hasslein
Piranha
6.0
Piranha
1978
as Dr. Robert Hoak (swimming double) (uncredited)
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
5.9
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
1977
as Bruno Von Stickle
Colossus: The Forbin Project
6.9
Colossus: The Forbin Project
1970
as Dr Charles Forbin
The Ambulance
5.9
The Ambulance
1990
as The Doctor
100 Rifles
5.9
100 Rifles
1969
as Lt. Franz Von Klemme
Meet the Deedles
4.6
Meet the Deedles
1998
as Elton Deedle
Morituri
6.8
Morituri
1965
as Radio Officer (uncredited)
Lady Ice
5.0
Lady Ice
1973
as Peter Brinker
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
The Man Who Came Back
4.3
The Man Who Came Back
2008
as Reese Paxton
Code Name: Diamond Head
3.3
Code Name: Diamond Head
1977
as Ernest Graeber
Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives
6.8
Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives
1993
as David Morrison
Death Race
4.9
Death Race
1973
as Stoeffer
The Aliens Are Coming
4.4
The Aliens Are Coming
1980
as Leonard Nero
Honeymoon with a Stranger
7.0
Honeymoon with a Stranger
1969
as Frederico Caprio
Death Scream
6.6
Death Scream
1975
as Kosinsky
WWE Unforgiven 2002
6.8
WWE Unforgiven 2002
2002
as Self