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Eric Braeden

1941-04-03 (83 years old) in 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 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.

Movies

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Den of Thieves
68 %|Jan 18, 2018
Action, Crime, Thriller
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And the Winner Isn't
57 %|Dec 8, 2017
Documentary
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The Man Who Came Back
50 %|Feb 8, 2008
Action, Drama, Western
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3055 Jean Leon
73 %|Apr 27, 2007
Documentary
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WWE Unforgiven 2002
62 %|Sep 22, 2002
Action, Drama
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The Titanic Chronicles
70 %|Jan 1, 1999
Documentary, TV Movie
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Meet the Deedles
45 %|Mar 27, 1998
Comedy, Family
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Titanic
79.07 %|Nov 18, 1997
Drama, Romance
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives
68 %|Dec 17, 1993
Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Crime, TV Movie
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The Ambulance
58.53 %|Mar 22, 1990
Action, Thriller, Comedy
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The Aliens Are Coming
39 %|Mar 2, 1980
Science Fiction, TV Movie
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The Power Within
0 %|May 11, 1979
Science Fiction, TV Movie
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Happily Ever After
0 %|Sep 5, 1978
Romance, Comedy, TV Movie
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Piranha
60 %|Aug 3, 1978
Horror, Science Fiction
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Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
59 %|Jun 24, 1977
Romance, Comedy, Family, Action, Adventure
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Code Name: Diamond Head
30 %|May 3, 1977
Crime, Drama, TV Movie
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Death Scream
66 %|Sep 26, 1975
Crime, Drama, TV Movie, History
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The Ultimate Thrill
45 %|Oct 1, 1974
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Death Race
44 %|Nov 10, 1973
War, TV Movie
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The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
65 %|Oct 20, 1973
Science Fiction, Action, Drama, TV Movie
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Lady Ice
48 %|Jul 13, 1973
Drama, Crime, Thriller
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Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John
0 %|Apr 21, 1973
Drama, TV Movie
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Intertect
0 %|Mar 11, 1973
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The Adulteress
10 %|Jan 1, 1973
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The Judge and Jake Wyler
30 %|Dec 2, 1972
Mystery, Crime, Comedy, TV Movie
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Escape from the Planet of the Apes
63.72 %|May 20, 1971
Action, Science Fiction
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Colossus: The Forbin Project
69 %|Apr 8, 1970
Science Fiction, Thriller
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The Mask of Sheba
0 %|Mar 9, 1970
Adventure, TV Movie
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Honeymoon with a Stranger
65 %|Dec 23, 1969
Thriller, Mystery, TV Movie
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100 Rifles
59 %|Mar 26, 1969
Adventure, Action, Western, War
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Dayton's Devils
0 %|Oct 1, 1968
Crime
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Morituri
68 %|Aug 24, 1965
Action, Drama, Thriller, War
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Operation Eichmann
60 %|Mar 15, 1961
Drama

Series

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How I Met Your Mother
82 %|Sep 19, 2005
Comedy
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Hope & Faith
53 %|Sep 23, 2003
Comedy
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E! True Hollywood Story
80.41 %|Aug 21, 1996
Documentary
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The Nanny
81 %|Nov 3, 1993
Comedy
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Diagnosis: Murder
71 %|Oct 29, 1993
Drama, Family
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Lucky Chances
63 %|Oct 7, 1990
Drama
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Murder, She Wrote
75 %|Sep 30, 1984
Mystery, Crime, Drama
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Vega$
70 %|Sep 20, 1978
Drama, Crime
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The Eddie Capra Mysteries
50 %|Sep 8, 1978
Mystery
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CHiPs
68 %|Sep 15, 1977
Drama, Action & Adventure
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How the West Was Won
70 %|Feb 6, 1977
Western, Drama
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Charlie's Angels
67 %|Sep 22, 1976
Action & Adventure
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Wonder Woman
70 %|Nov 7, 1975
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama
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Wonder Woman
70 %|Nov 7, 1975
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama
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Matt Helm
74 %|Sep 20, 1975
Drama, Action & Adventure, Crime
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Switch
67 %|Sep 9, 1975
Action & Adventure, Drama
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Switch
67 %|Sep 9, 1975
Action & Adventure, Drama
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Barbary Coast
50 %|Sep 8, 1975
Western
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Bronk
62 %|Apr 17, 1975
Drama, Crime
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Kolchak: The Night Stalker
76 %|Sep 13, 1974
Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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The Daytime Emmy Awards
100 %|May 28, 1974
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The Six Million Dollar Man
72.38000000000001 %|Jan 18, 1974
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama
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Kojak
69.42 %|Oct 24, 1973
Crime, Action & Adventure, Drama, Mystery
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The Magician
67 %|Oct 2, 1973
Drama, Action & Adventure
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The Young and the Restless
68 %|Mar 26, 1973
Soap, Drama
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Barnaby Jones
69 %|Jan 28, 1973
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Banacek
86 %|Sep 13, 1972
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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The Rookies
69 %|Sep 11, 1972
Drama, Crime
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Cannon
65 %|Sep 14, 1971
Drama, Action & Adventure
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The Young Rebels
45 %|Sep 20, 1970
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McCloud
71 %|Feb 17, 1970
Crime, Drama
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Marcus Welby, M.D.
65 %|Sep 23, 1969
Drama
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Hawaii Five-O
71 %|Sep 20, 1968
Action & Adventure, Drama
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Hawaii Five-O
71 %|Sep 20, 1968
Action & Adventure, Drama
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Hawaii Five-O
71 %|Sep 20, 1968
Action & Adventure, Drama
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Mannix
67 %|Sep 16, 1967
Action & Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Drama
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Garrison's Gorillas
75 %|Sep 6, 1967
War & Politics
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Mission: Impossible
75.97 %|Sep 17, 1966
Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Mission: Impossible
75.97 %|Sep 17, 1966
Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Jericho
65 %|Sep 15, 1966
War & Politics, Drama
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The Rat Patrol
72 %|Sep 12, 1966
Action & Adventure, War & Politics
actor
Blue Light
50 %|Jan 12, 1966
Drama
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The F.B.I.
54 %|Sep 19, 1965
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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The F.B.I.
54 %|Sep 19, 1965
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Run for Your Life
71.67 %|Sep 13, 1965
Drama
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Run for Your Life
71.67 %|Sep 13, 1965
Drama
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Kraft Suspense Theatre
53 %|Oct 10, 1963
Mystery, Drama
actor
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
55 %|Oct 4, 1963
Drama, Comedy, Talk
actor
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
55 %|Oct 4, 1963
Drama, Comedy, Talk
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The Gallant Men
60 %|Oct 5, 1962
War & Politics
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Combat!
76 %|Oct 2, 1962
War & Politics, Drama
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Combat!
76 %|Oct 2, 1962
War & Politics, Drama
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Combat!
76 %|Oct 2, 1962
War & Politics, Drama
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Combat!
76 %|Oct 2, 1962
War & Politics, Drama
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The Virginian
64 %|Sep 19, 1962
Western, Drama
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77 Sunset Strip
67 %|Oct 10, 1958
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Gunsmoke
65 %|Sep 10, 1955
Western, Action & Adventure, Drama
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Gunsmoke
65 %|Sep 10, 1955
Western, Action & Adventure, Drama
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Gunsmoke
65 %|Sep 10, 1955
Western, Action & Adventure, Drama