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| Eric Braeden | |
| Biographical information | |
| Full name: | Hans-Jörg Gudegast |
| Birthdate: | April 3, 1941 |
| Birthplace: | Bredenbek, Germany |
| Age: | 73 |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years active: | 1963–present |
| Marital status: | Dale Russell Gudegast (1966–present) |
Eric Braeden (born Hans Jörg Gudegast; April 3, 1941) is a German-American film and television actor, best known for his role as Victor Newman on the soap opera The Young and the Restless, as Hans Dietrich in the 1960s TV series The Rat Patrol, and as John Jacob Astor IV in James Cameron's 1997 film Titanic. Braeden won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1998 for Lead Actor in a Drama Series for the role of Victor Newman.
Early Life[]
Braeden was born Hans Jörg Gudegast in Bredenbek, Germany (near Kiel), where his father was once mayor. He immigrated to the USA in 1959. In the United States, Braeden attended The University of Montana in Missoula.
Personal Life[]
Braeden is regarded as a very good tennis player. He and his wife, Dale Gudegast, were witnesses at the wedding of Bob Crane and Sigrid Valdis while on the set of Hogan's Heroes. Their son, Christian Gudegast, is a screenwriter who co-wrote the film A Man Apart, which starred Vin Diesel and was nominated for a Teen Choice Award in 2003.
Actor Clarence Williams III and former boxer Ken Norton are two of his best friends.
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Combat! | Hans Gruber |
| 1965 | Combat! | Ecktmann |
| 1966–1967 | Mission: Impossible | Andrei Fetyakov , Marcus von Frank |
| 1966–1968 | The Rat Patrol | Hauptmann (Captain) Hans Dietrich |
| 1969 | Hawaii Five-O | Dr. Paul Farrar |
| 100 Rifles | Lt. Franz Von Klemme | |
| 1970 | Hawaii Five-O | Klaus Marburg |
| Colossus: The Forbin Project | Dr. Charles A. Forbin | |
| The Mask of Sheba | Dr. Morgan | |
| 1970 | The Young Rebels | Major Zanker |
| 1971 | Escape from the Planet of the Apes | Dr. Otto Hasslein |
| 1971 | Gunsmoke's episode Jaekel | Carl Jaekel |
| 1971 | Bearcats! | Col. Reinert |
| 1972 | The Judge and Jake Wyler | Anton Granicek |
| 1972 | Hawaii Five-O | Djebara |
| 1973 | The Adulteress | Hank Baron |
| The Six Million Dollar Man | Findletter | |
| 1974 | Kolchak: The Night Stalker | Bernhardt Stieglitz |
| Banacek | Paul Bolitho | |
| The Ultimate Thrill | Roland | |
| 1975 | Wonder Woman | Evan Donaldson |
| 1977 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Karl Heller |
| Kojak | Kenneth Krug | |
| Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo | Bruno von Stickle | |
| 1979 | CHiPs | Senator Lerwin |
| 1980–present | The Young and the Restless | Victor Newman |
| 1981 | Charlie's Angels | John Reardon |
| 1990 | Lucky/Chances | Dimitri Stanislopolous |
| 1990 | The Ambulance | The Doctor |
| 1994 | The Nanny | Frank Bradley, Sr. |
| 1995 | Diagnosis: Murder | Himself |
| 1997 | Titanic | John Jacob Astor |
| 1998 | Meet the Deedles | Elton Deedle |
| 1999 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Victor Newman |
| 2008 | The Man Who Came Back | Reese Paxton |
| 2008 | How I Met Your Mother | Robin Scherbatsky, Sr. |
Gallery[]
External links[]
Eric Braeden on Wikipedia- Eric Braeden at the Internet Movie Database
- Eric Braeden on Twitter
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