Biography
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 turned to factory worker to support her four sons. At age 19, Braeden, then known by his birth name of Hans …
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Career Milestones
2007 | Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (July) |
1998 | Played the rich father of the title characters in Disney's "Meet the Deedles" |
1997 | Portrayed John Jacob Astor IV in the James Cameron blockbuster, "Titanic" |
1990 | Cast as Dimitri Stanislopolous in "Jackie Collins' Lucky/Chances" (CBS) |
1980 | Joined the cast of "The Young and the Restless" as Victor Newman; earned several Daytime Emmy nominations for Lead Actor in a Drama Series (1987, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004) |
1970 | Starred in "Colossus: The Forbin Project" |
1969 | Made TV-movie debut in "Honeymoon With a Stranger" (ABC) |
1969 | Changed billing to Eric Braeden |
1966 | Was a regular on the ABC series "The Rat Patrol" (billed as Hans Gudegast) |
1963 | Played a German soldier on episodes of ABC's "Combat" (billed as Hans Gudegast) |
1961 | Made film debut in "Operation Eichmann" (billed as Hans Gudegast) |
1959 | Emigrated to the United States |
Awards
2003 | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in The Young and the Restless |
1999 | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in The Young and the Restless |
1998 | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in The Young and the Restless |
1997 | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in The Young and the Restless |
1996 | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in The Young and the Restless |
1995 | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in The Young and the Restless |
1989 | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor In a Daytime Drama Series in The Young and the Restless |
1986 | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor In a Daytime Drama Series in The Young and the Restless |