Eric Braeden

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AKA: Hans Jörg Gudegast
Nationality: German
Birthdate: 04/03/1941
Birthplace: Bredenbek, Germany

biography

An aloof, craggy-faced leading man best known as business wizard Victor Newman on the CBS daytime drama "The Young and the Restless", Eric Braeden has parlayed a ruddy complexion, stiff European demeanor and German accent into a long-running TV career in America. Born in Germany during World War II, he was the son of the mayor of Bredenback, a small town near the port city of Kiel. After World War II, his father, who had been a Nazi party member, was imprisoned by the British for a year (although there is no evidence he participated in any atrocities). When his father died in 1953, his mother Continued

Credits

(TV Show)
2004-2004
Lance Taylor
2004
Elton Deedle
1998
Dr Otto Hasslein
1971
Doctor
Bruno Von Stickle
Von Klemme
Peter Brinker
Max Eckhart

milestones

Year
Milestone
1959 
Emigrated to the United States
1961 
Made film debut in "Operation Eichmann" (billed as Hans Gudegast)
1963 
Played a German soldier on episodes of ABC's "Combat" (billed as Hans Gudegast)
1966 
Was a regular on the ABC series "The Rat Patrol" (billed as Hans Gudegast)
1969 
Changed billing to Eric Braeden
Continued

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