Eric Braeden
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
ActingBirthday
April 3, 1941Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
33Place of birth
Bredenbek, GermanyAlso known as
Hans-Jörg Gudegast![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/3EYWKMIcXJLAYZODY20Z6DpkNUp.jpg)
Cast credits
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/9xjZS2rlVxm8SFx8kPC3aIGCOYQ.jpg)
Titanic
John Astor![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/uDrXQr6mVEfcW4yAWZIHvOlV31g.jpg)
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Dr. Otto Hasslein![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/oaz0Le3fT3R8jzlkXkNV7JAsd7x.jpg)
Piranha
Dr. Robert Hoak (swimming double) (uncredited)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/fJw73MvTkSdYloesTQSS1zi3IsL.jpg)
Meet the Deedles
Elton Deedle![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/kmVDlTzERxSvBrqtQurjKf1zEy1.jpg)
Colossus: The Forbin Project
Dr Charles Forbin![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/slmaFStLZ0RMaWopC1xMT125cXy.jpg)
100 Rifles
Lt. Franz Von Klemme![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ppntJ8TD3eDk0ID7vbK31ycI8G3.jpg)
The Man Who Came Back
Reese Paxton![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/nq9zbzTY93Hg8nhi2axGqobw1sc.jpg)
The Ambulance
The Doctor![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/nqC46YCqsUfJIn07TXJ6c6dicSZ.jpg)
Code Name: Diamond Head
Ernest Graeber![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/r6xrCo8R5KnIJBv5z9soLXIQrCc.jpg)
The Aliens Are Coming
Leonard Nero![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/eybJfogVyfWBALFN4FrhbZyuRTI.jpg)
3055 Jean Leon
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/wK0KWbduINGO1yQS2929aSKEYES.jpg)
Honeymoon with a Stranger
Frederico Caprio![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/riCNTYeoc8bySYXEqqhTTozIYCX.jpg)
Death Race
Stoeffer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/mE0XezLGyY5xgYvHiYH1EjwLob9.jpg)
The Ultimate Thrill
Roland Parlay![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/hmhoF4bIprFRwpyyGV2OOsy8pDP.jpg)
The Judge and Jake Wyler
Anton Granicek![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/fGJwNRD7GWOKmmkI4ev9N2AFDru.jpg)
Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John
Col. Gunter Kroll![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/mcTgvQbJZPE7U18HBlG9AkBeD3A.jpg)
And the Winner Isn't
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/AfybH6GbGFw1F9bcETe2yu25mIE.jpg)
Den of Thieves
Ziggy Zerhusen![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/t6rzY3AP9rXZKi3kyKXdIvLXen6.jpg)
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
Bruno Von Stickle![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/9DyCugvdrkghHRRN8SEJXliehGt.jpg)
Lady Ice
Peter Brinker![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/yw4YoyxIAvJFU4zc0AqrotBbqBF.jpg)
The Power Within
Stephens