Eric Braeden

Eric Braeden

1941-04-03

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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Den of Thieves

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Titanic

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Piranha

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Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

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100 Rifles

100 Rifles

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Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo

Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo

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The Ambulance

The Ambulance

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Morituri

Morituri

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Colossus: The Forbin Project

Colossus: The Forbin Project

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Meet the Deedles

Meet the Deedles

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Lady Ice

Lady Ice

4.8

Death Scream

Death Scream

6.6

The Man Who Came Back

The Man Who Came Back

5.0

And the Winner Isn’t

And the Winner Isn’t

5.7

Death Race

Death Race

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The Power Within

The Power Within

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Code Name: Diamond Head

Code Name: Diamond Head

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The Ultimate Thrill

The Ultimate Thrill

4.5

The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War

The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War

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The Judge and Jake Wyler

The Judge and Jake Wyler

3.0