Eric Braeden

AKA:
Hans Gudegast
Nationality:
German
Birthdate:
04/03/1943
Birthplace:
Kiel, Germany
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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
Bruno Von Stickle
Doctor
Von Klemme
Peter Brinker
Max Eckhart
milestones
Year
Milestone
 
Raised in Bredenbek, Germany
1959 
Moved to the USA
1961 
Film debut with bit in "Operation Eichmann", billed as Hans Gudegast
1963 
As Hans Gudegast, played German soldiers on episodes of "Combat" (ABC)
1966 
Was a regular on the ABC series "The Rat Patrol", credited as Hans Gudegast
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