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Eric Braeden, born Hans Jörg Gudegast on 3 April 1941 in Bredenbek, is an actor, film actor, film producer and television actor holding citizenship of both the United States and Germany. He was educated at the University of Montana and Santa Monica College, and his career began in 1960, working in the Western genre. He speaks German and English, and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and is recognised in the Hollywood Walk of Fame collection.
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Film & TV
Bredenbek, Germany
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…
Known for
- Den of Thieves — Ziggy Zerhusen2018
- And the Winner Isn't — Self2017
- The Man Who Came Back — Reese Paxton2008
- 3055 Jean Leon — Self2007
- How I Met Your Mother — Robin Scherbatsky Sr.2005
- Hope & Faith — Lance Taylor2003
- WWE Unforgiven 2002 — Self2002
- The Titanic Chronicles — (voice)1999
- Meet the Deedles — Elton Deedle1998
- Titanic — John Jacob Astor1997
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Key facts
- Born
- Hans-Jörg Gudegast , ( 1941-04-03 ) April 3, 1941 (age 85) , Bredenbek , Free State of Prussia , Germany , (present-day Schleswig-Holstein , Germany)
- Education
- University of Montana
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1960–present
- Spouse
- Dale Russell ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1966 )
- Children
- Christian Gudegast
- Website
- ericbraeden .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Eric
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Bredenbek
- Occupation
- television actor
- Educated at
- Santa Monica College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- Western
- Country for sport
- Germany
- Official website
- www.ericbraeden.com
- Image
- Eric Braeden - Monte-Carlo Television Festival.jpg
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- Commons category
- Eric Braeden
- date of birth
- 1941-04-03
- Commons gallery
- Eric Braeden
- name in native language
- Eric Braeden
- start of work period
- 1960-00-00
- birth name
- Hans Jörg Gudegast
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Eric Braeden (born Hans-Jörg Gudegast; April 3, 1941) is a German-American film and television actor, known for his roles as Victor Newman (from 1980) on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, as Hans Dietrich in the 1960s TV series The Rat Patrol, Dr. Charles Forbin in 1970's Colossus: The Forbin Project, as Dr. Otto Hasslein in 1971's Escape from the Planet of the Apes, and as John Jacob Astor IV in the 1997 film Titanic. He won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1998 for Lead Actor in a Drama Series for the role of Victor Newman on The Young and the Restless.
Early life
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