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 ac…
Acting
- 2010The TalkSelf1 ep.
- 2003Hope & FaithLance Taylor2 ep.
- 1993The NannyFrank Bradley1 ep.
- 1990Lucky ChancesDimitri Stanislopolous3 ep.
- 1978Vega$Arthur Rollins1 ep.
- 1978The Eddie Capra Mysteries1 ep.
- 1977How the West Was WonFrancis Britten3 ep.
- 1975Wonder WomanCaptain Drangel2 ep.
- 1975Matt HelmForbes1 ep.
- 1975SwitchFranz Hausner2 ep.
- 1975Barbary CoastBristol1 ep.
- 1975Bronk1 ep.
- 1974Kolchak: The Night StalkerBernhardt Stieglitz1 ep.
- 1974The Daytime Emmy Awards1 ep.
- 1973The MagicianNelson Paradine1 ep.
- 1973The Young and the RestlessVictor Newman257 ep.
- 1973Barnaby JonesSteven Kingston1 ep.
- 1972BanacekPaul Bolitho1 ep.
- 1972The Rookies1 ep.
- 1971Owen Marshall: Counselor at LawMike Benson1 ep.
- 1970The Young Rebels1 ep.
- 1967Garrison's Gorillas1 ep.
- 1966Mission: ImpossibleCol. Markus von Frank2 ep.
- 1966Jericho2 ep.
- 1966The Rat PatrolCapt. Hans Dietrich58 ep.
- 1966Blue Light1 ep.
- 1965Run for Your LifeEric Horst3 ep.
- 196412 O'Clock HighMaj. Gerhard Bentz1 ep.
- 1963Kraft Suspense TheatreGerd Hoffman1 ep.
- 1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreManfred Scharff2 ep.
- 1962The Gallant Men1 ep.
- 1962Combat!Hans Gruber4 ep.
- 1955GunsmokeJack Sinclair5 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2021The Young and the RestlessVictor Newman197 ep.
- 2011The TalkSelf1 ep.
- 2008How I Met Your MotherRobin Scherbatsky Sr.1 ep.
- 2004Hope & FaithLance Taylor2 ep.
- 2001E! True Hollywood Story1 ep.
- 1996The Daytime Emmy Awards1 ep.
- 1995Diagnosis: MurderEric Braeden1 ep.
- 1994The NannyFrank Bradley1 ep.
- 1986Murder, She WroteCol. Gerhardt Brunner1 ep.
- 1981Charlie's AngelsJohn Reardon1 ep.
- 1979Vega$Arthur Rollins1 ep.
- 1979CHiPs1 ep.
- 1975Wonder WomanCaptain Drangel, Donalsen2 ep.
- 1978The Eddie Capra Mysteries1 ep.
- 1978How the West Was WonFrancis Britten3 ep.
- 1978The Six Million Dollar ManVictor Cheraskin1 ep.
- 1977SwitchFranz Hausner, Mike Jenkins2 ep.
- 1977KojakKenneth Krug1 ep.
- 1976Cannon1 ep.
- 1976Bronk1 ep.
- 1975Matt HelmForbes1 ep.
- 1975Barbary CoastBristol1 ep.
- 1974The Rookies1 ep.
- 1974Kolchak: The Night StalkerBernhardt Stieglitz1 ep.
- 1974Marcus Welby, M.D.Pastor Goodleigh1 ep.
- 1970The F.B.I.Becker, Nicholas Blok2 ep.
- 1971GunsmokeCarl Jaekel, Jack Sinclair, William E. Talley5 ep.
- 1974The MagicianNelson Paradine1 ep.
- 1974BanacekPaul Bolitho1 ep.
- 1973Owen Marshall: Counselor at LawMike Benson1 ep.
- 1973Barnaby JonesSteven Kingston1 ep.
- 1969Hawaii Five-ODjebara, Dr. Paul Farrar, Klaus Marburg3 ep.
- 1973McCloudRavik1 ep.
- 1971Mannix1 ep.
- 1970The Young Rebels1 ep.
- 1968Garrison's Gorillas1 ep.
- 1965Run for Your LifeEric Horst, Janos Takacs3 ep.
- 1966Mission: ImpossibleAndrei Fetyakov, Col. Markus von Frank2 ep.
- 1966Jericho2 ep.
- 1966Blue Light1 ep.
- 1966The VirginianAugustin1 ep.
- 196612 O'Clock HighMaj. Gerhard Bentz1 ep.
- 1965Kraft Suspense TheatreGerd Hoffman1 ep.
- 1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreKurt Krug, Manfred Scharff2 ep.
- 1963Combat!Drunken German soldier (uncredited), Ecktmann, German Vehicle Commander, Hans Gruber4 ep.
- 196377 Sunset StripGerman Soldier (uncredited)1 ep.
- 1962The Gallant Men1 ep.
Also known as: Hans-Jörg Gudegast