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Eric Braeden is an award-winning actor and producer best known for his role as Victor Newman on the long-running soap opera The Young and the Restless. He has also appeared in films such as Escape from the Planet of the Apes, Colossus: The Forbin Project, and The Rat Patrol.
Braeden was born Hans Jörg Gudegast in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, on April 3, 1941. He moved to the United States in 1959 and changed his name to Eric Braeden. He attended Montana State University and the University of Montana, where he studied history and business.
Braeden began his acting career in the 1960s, appearing in television series such as The Rat Patrol, The Big Valley, and Bonanza. He made his film debut in Escape from the Planet of the Apes in 1971.
In 1973, Braeden was cast as Victor Newman on The Young and the Restless, a role he has played for over 40 years. He has won three Daytime Emmy Awards for his performance.
Braeden has also appeared in films such as Colossus: The Forbin Project, The Ultimate Warrior, and The Man Who Came Back. He has also produced films such as The Man Who Came Back and The Young and the Restless.
Braeden is married to Dale Russell Gudegast and has two children. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
Popular As |
Hans Jörg Gudegast |
Occupation |
actor,producer |
Age |
82 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Aries |
Born |
3 April, 1941 |
Birthday |
3 April |
Birthplace |
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
Nationality |
Germany |
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He is a member of famous Actor with the age 82 years old group.
Eric Braeden Height, Weight & Measurements
At 82 years old, Eric Braeden height is 6' 1" (1.85 m) .
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6' 1" (1.85 m) |
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Who Is Eric Braeden's Wife?
His wife is Dale Russell (8 October 1966 - present) ( 1 child)
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Dale Russell (8 October 1966 - present) ( 1 child) |
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Eric Braeden Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Eric Braeden worth at the age of 82 years old? Eric Braeden’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from Germany. We have estimated
Eric Braeden's net worth
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Net Worth in 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Under Review |
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Actor |
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Timeline
Interviewed in Tom Weaver's book, "I Talked with a Zombie" (McFarland & Co., 2008).
Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on July 20, 2007. Many of his The Young and the Restless (1973) co-stars were present for the occasion.
A five-time Emmy nominee for his "The Young and the Restless" role (he won in 1998), he was also nominated eleven times for the Soap Opera Digest Outstanding Leading Actor Award, winning three times.
His infrequent film work during his nearly quarter century on "The Young and the Restless" included a prominent role as John Jacob Astor in Titanic (1997).
In 1987, he was appointed, along with Henry Kissinger, Paul Volker, Steffi Graf, Alexander Haig, and Katherine Graham, to the German-American Advisory Board, and in 1991 received the Federal Medal of Honor from the president of his native land, Germany.
In 1980, he reluctantly accepted a role in a daytime drama, The Young and the Restless (1973), and gained a stardom in this medium that had just eluded him in film and prime time television. As lead Victor Newman, Braeden brought a gravity and a strong center to the program. Amazingly handsome and athletic into his sixties, Braeden maintained the charisma that first brought him notice in "The Rat Patrol".
His character Victor Newman from The Young and the Restless (1973), over the years, has been known as the Black Knight by soap opera fans.
He appeared in a few movies and television films thereafter in supporting roles, then was given the lead in Universal's science-fiction computer thriller Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970). His delight at this huge career boost was muted by the studio's insistence that he change his name. With extreme reluctance, he agreed and became known subsequently as Eric Braeden. Braeden worked continuously in television movies for the next decade. He also worked on Broadway and in Los Angeles area theatre.
Eric Braeden is a German actor in America who began his career playing Nazis and eventually became a star of daytime soap operas. Born Hans Gudegast in Kiel, Germany, during the Second World War, he was a superb athlete who excelled in track-and-field events. As a teenager, he immigrated to the United States and worked in Texas and Montana as a translator, a cowhand, and a lumber millhand. His athleticism won him a scholarship to Montana State University. While attending college, he and friend Bob McKinnon made a film, The Riverbusters, about their successful attempt to be the first men to take a boat from the source to the mouth of the Salmon river and back again. He traveled to Los Angeles in hopes of finding a distributor for the documentary, but instead found that his handsome visage and accented English made him a valuable commodity as an actor. He appeared in small parts under his real name before landing the leading role of the antagonist, Captain Hans Dietrich, on the World War II television series The Rat Patrol (1966). The series was a hit, and Gudegast's sympathetic German officer was very popular.