Celebrity Biographies
Eric Braden Biography
| Date of Birth: | 1941, April 3 |
|---|---|
| Years: | 79 years |
| Nation of birth: | Germany |
| Height: | 6 feet 1 inch |
| Name | Eric Braden |
| birth name | Hans-Jörg Gudegast |
| Dad | Wilhelm Gudehgast |
| Nationality | German-American |
| Place of birth / city | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein |
| ethnicity | White |
| Profession | Actor |
| Working for | movies and television series |
| Net worth | $25 million |
| Married | Yes |
| Married to | Dale Russell Gudegast |
| Kids | One |
| Education | University of Montana, Missoula |
| Awards | Daytime Emmy Award |
| online presence | |
| Films | Titanic, Colossus: The Forbin Project, Den of Thieves, |
| tv show | The young and the restless, combat!, the rat patrol |
Eric Braeden is a well-known German-American actor famous for his role as Victor Newman on the television soap opera, The Young and the Restless . He also played John Jacob Astor in the epic romantic disaster film. Titanic . Braeden’s other notable television series and films include The Rat Patrol, Colossus: The Forbin Project, and Escape from the Planet of the Apes .
German-born American actor
Eric Braeden was born Hans-Jorg Gudegast on April 3, 1941 in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. He is a dual German-American national and is of white ethnicity.
Braeden’s father, Wilhelm Gudegast was mayor. In 1959, her family moved to the United States, where she attended the University of Montana, Missoula.
Rose to fame since ‘ The Young and the Restless’
Eric Braeden made his acting debut with a supporting role in the 1961 film Operation Eichman . The following year, he appeared on the ABC show. Combat! , where he worked until 1964.
From 1966 to 1967, he was cast in the Mission Impossible television series . He played Hauptmann Hans Dietrich in the action-adventure series The Rat Patrol from 1966 to 1968.Eric Braeden with his wife, Dale Russell
They welcomed their infant son Christian Gudegast on February 9, 1970. Today, he is a writer and filmmaker who wrote action and crime films. Den of Robbers , featuring Gerard Butler .
Established net worth of $25 million
Eric Braeden has an estimated net worth of $25 million as of July 2020. He mostly amassed hundreds of thousands of fortunes/salaries from his acting career.
It was part of the biggest hit 1997 James Cameron director film Titanic , which grossed a whopping $1.194 billion at the box office against the budget of $200 million.