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Eric Braeden

Eric Braeden

Acting

April 3, 1941 (85 years old)
Bredenbek, Germany
Male
34 Movies
61 TV Shows

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.

Colossus: The Forbin Project
Colossus: The Forbin Project

Colossus: The Forbin Project

1970 7.0

as Dr Charles Forbin

Age 29 (now 85)
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless

The Young and the Restless

1973 7.0

as Victor Newman

Age 31 (now 85)
257 eps
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

1971 6.4

as Dr. Otto Hasslein

Age 30 (now 85)
Den of Thieves
Den of Thieves

Den of Thieves

2018 6.9

as Ziggy Zerhusen

Age 76 (now 85)
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo

Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo

1977 5.9

as Bruno Von Stickle

Age 36 (now 85)
Titanic
Titanic

Titanic

1997 7.9

as John Jacob Astor

Age 56 (now 85)
The Ambulance
The Ambulance

The Ambulance

1990 5.9

as The Doctor

Age 48 (now 85)
The Rat Patrol
The Rat Patrol

The Rat Patrol

1966 7.2

as Capt. Hans Dietrich

Age 25 (now 85)
58 eps
Meet the Deedles
Meet the Deedles

Meet the Deedles

1998 4.6

as Elton Deedle

Age 56 (now 85)
100 Rifles
100 Rifles

100 Rifles

1969 5.9

as Lt. Franz Von Klemme

Age 27 (now 85)
The Man Who Came Back
The Man Who Came Back

The Man Who Came Back

2008 4.3

as Reese Paxton

Age 66 (now 85)
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War

The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War

1973 6.7

as Arlen Findletter

Age 32 (now 85)
Lady Ice
Lady Ice

Lady Ice

1973 5.0

as Peter Brinker

Age 32 (now 85)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives
Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives

Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives

1993 6.8

as David Morrison

Age 52 (now 85)
Death Race
Death Race

Death Race

1973 5.1

as Stoeffer

Age 32 (now 85)
Piranha
Piranha

Piranha

1978 6.0

as Dr. Robert Hoak (swimming double) (uncredited)

Age 37 (now 85)