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Birthday: born Hans Jörg Gudegast on April 3, 1941 (66) Birthplace: Bredenbek, Germany Where he grew up: emigrated to the USA in 1959 Where he lives now: --- Nickname: The Black Knight Year he joined Y&R: 1980

Family/relationships: ---Great with his daughter and son! Could either use a stronger wife or respect the one he has.

Memorable quotes (on/off the set): "Ya got that!" I loved when he punched Brad for cheating on his daughter! You go Boy!

When he's not acting: Plays soccer with several teams, including the Maccabees, with whom he won the 1972-73 National Soccer Championship.

Fascinating facts: He first took the stage name of "Eric Braeden" from the movie Colossus: The Forbin Project Eric is a very good tennis player. Actor Clarence Williams III is one of his best friends. Braeden has a wife, Dale Gudegast. Braeden and Dale were witnesses at the wedding for Bob Crane and Sigrid Valdis while on the set of Hogan's Heroes . In the early 90's Eric and Melody Thomas Scott did several television commercials for the Canadian Department store Zellers.

Acting bio (tv, movies, stage, awards, etc):

• Braeden won a Daytime Emmy for his work in 1998.
• On July 20, 2007, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
• Braeden received the Gilmore Award from the Pacific Pioneers, a radio and television industry group, in 2007.
  

• Daytime Emmys -Winner, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (1998)
• Daytime Emmys Nomination, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (1987, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004)
• Daytime Emmys Pre-Nomination, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (2004, 2005)
• 18th Annual People's Choice Award for Most Popular Daytime Actor

Television:
During his first two decades in America Braeden acquired many film and televisions credits. Noted more so for his role on the TV series The Rat Patrol (1966-1968)
In the early 1970s Eric did a variety of guest starring roles in The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Wonder Woman.

Movies:
Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970), , and a supporting role in the 1971 film Escape from the Planet of the Apes.

Eric Braden played a rich tycoon in Titanic - small part, but perfectly cast!

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Roles
The Young and the Restless 1980 - Present Victor Newman
The Bold and the Beautiful 1999 Victor Newman
Meet the Deedles 1998
Titanic 1997 John Jacob Astor
Diagnosis Murder 1995 Himself
The Nanny 1994 Frank Bradley
Jackie Collins' Lucky/Chances 1990 Dimitri Stanislopolous
CHiPs 1979 Senator Lerwin
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo 1977 Bruno von Stickle
Kojak 1977 Kenneth Krug
Escape from the Planet of the Apes 1971 Dr. Otto Hasslein
Colossus: The Forbin Project 1970 Dr. Charles A. Forbin
Hawaii Five-O 1969 Dr. Paul Farrar
The Rat Patrol 1966-1968 Hauptmann (Captain) Hans Dietrich
Mission: Impossible 1966-1967 Andrei Fetyakov
Wonder Woman 1975
Combat! 1965? Ecktmann
The Hostages 1963-1964