Eric Braeden - wikipedia Eric Braeden Eric Braeden Braeden at the 2013 Monte - Carlo Television Festival Hans - Jörg Gudegast ( 1941 - 04 - 03 ) April 3, 1941 ( age 77 ) Bredenbek, Germany Occupation Actor Years active 1962 -- present Spouse ( s ) Dale Russell Gudegast ( m. 1966 ; 1 child ) Website www.ericbraeden.com Eric Braeden ( born Hans - Jörg Gudegast ; April 3, 1941 ) is a German - American film and television actor, known for his roles as Victor Newman on the soap opera The Young and the Restless, as Hans Dietrich in the 1960s TV series The Rat Patrol, Dr. Charles Forbin in Colossus : The Forbin Project, and as John Jacob Astor IV in the 1997 film Titanic. He won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1998 for Lead Actor in a Drama Series for the role of Victor Newman. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Awards, honors and nominations 5 TV and filmography 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Early life Braeden was born Hans - Jörg Gudegast in Bredenbek, Germany ( near Kiel ), where his father was once mayor. He emigrated to the USA in 1959. In the United States, Braeden attended the University of Montana, Missoula. Career Braeden accumulated many TV and film credits during his first two decades in America, and guest starred in 120 roles. His earliest credits were all under his birth name, Hans Gudegast. During the 1960s he appeared in several episodes of TV 's longest - running World War II drama ( 1962 -- 67 ) Combat !, always playing a German soldier. In 1965 he appeared in a film called Morituri starring Marlon Brando and Yul Brynner, and guest - starred in The Man From U.N.C.L.E. as T.H.R.U.S.H. agent Mr. Oakes in `` The Discotheque Affair '' ; episode 5, season two. Braeden in The Rat Patrol In 1966 he guest - starred as Luftwaffe Major Bentz in episode 28, `` Day of Reckoning '', of season two of the TV series Twelve O'Clock High ( a series which was very loosely based on the classic 1949 war film with the same name ) and also appeared in an episode of the 1966 espionage drama series Blue Light. His main character for the next two years was his regular starring role playing German Hauptmann ( Captain ) Hans Dietrich on the TV series The Rat Patrol ( 1966 -- 1968 ), He starred in the 1969 western 100 Rifles with Raquel Welch, Burt Reynolds and Jim Brown ( noted for the first big screen `` interracial love scene between Welch & Brown ), once again playing a villainous German military officer opposite Fernando Lamas. This was his last credit under his birth name. His starring role in the movie Colossus : The Forbin Project ( 1970 ), was when he first took the stage name of Eric Braeden. Lew Wasserman of Universal Pictures told him that no one would be allowed to star in an American film if they had a German name. After much thought he took the name Braeden from his hometown of Bredenbek. Other movie appearances in the 1970s included the role of Dr. Otto Hasslein in Escape from the Planet of the Apes ( 1971 ), and that of the arrogant but formidable race car driver, Bruno von Stickle in Walt Disney 's 1977 Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo. Throughout the 1970s, he also guest - starred in a variety of television shows including The Six Million Dollar Man, Wonder Woman, and The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and also appeared in several episodes of the long - running CBS western series Gunsmoke. In 1980, he was offered the role of self - made business magnate Victor Newman on the daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless for a 26 - week run. His character imprisoned his wife 's lover, and became so popular the character became a love - to - hate villain, and his contract was renewed. Braeden announced on October 18, 2009 that after almost 30 years on The Young and the Restless, he was leaving the show. `` We reached an impasse in the negotiations '', Braeden said in an exclusive interview with celebrity news website EW.com. Braeden 's last airdate was scheduled to be November 2, 2009 ; however, on October 23, CBS announced that Braeden had inked a new three - year deal and would remain with the soap, even agreeing to take a pay cut, which was the original issue. In February 2017, Braeden celebrated his 37th anniversary with the show. In addition to this long - running character, in 1997 he played Colonel John Jacob Astor IV in the blockbuster film Titanic, cast because he strongly resembled the powerful millionaire. Braeden told Cindy Elavsky that the scene in which his character drowned `` was one of the scariest moments in this business for me. '' Braeden won a Daytime Emmy for his work in 1998. Personal life In 1958 Braeden, then known as Hans Gudegast, won the German National Team Championship in Track and Field ( discus, shot - put and javelin with the Rendsburger TSV ). Braeden later went on to win the 1973 National Challenge Cup as a fullback with the Jewish American soccer club Maccabi Los Angeles, scoring the winning goal in the semifinal and a penalty kick in the final against Cleveland Inter. In the 1970s / 80s he could often be seen boxing at the Hoover Street and Broadway gyms in L.A. His son, Christian, is a screenwriter who wrote the film A Man Apart, starring Vin Diesel. Eric Braeden 's autobiography, titled I 'll Be Damned, was published by Harper Collins in 2017. Awards, honors and nominations This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately. Find sources : `` Eric Braeden '' -- news newspapers books scholar JSTOR ( November 2015 ) Won Distinguished German - American of the Year in 1990. Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on July 20, 2007. Received the Gilmore Award from the Pacific Pioneers, a radio and television industry group, in 2007. Received the 2009 Friend of German Award from the American Association of Teachers of German. Awarded 2 Bundesverdienstkreuze ( the German Medal of Honor ) from the German Federal Government. Awarded a Humanitarian Award from the Government of Israel by Ambassador Yuval Rotem. Year Award Work Result 14th Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated 1990 17th Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated 18th People 's Choice Awards Favorite Male Performer In A Daytime Serial The Young and the Restless Won 23rd Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated 1997 24th Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated 1998 25th Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Won 1999 26th Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated 2000 27th Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated 31st Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated TV and filmography See also Victor Newman and Nikki Reed Supercouple Distinguished German - American of the Year References ^ Jump up to : `` SOAP STAR STATS : Eric Braeden ( Victor, Y&R ) ''. SoapOperaDigest.com. Retrieved January 13, 2009. ^ Jump up to : `` Daytime Emmy Winners & Nominees : 1998 ''. SoapOperaDigest.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2009. Retrieved July 10, 2009. ^ Jump up to : Eric Braeden on IMDb Jump up ^ Weaver, Tom Eric Braeden Interview in I Talked with a Zombie : Interviews with 23 veterans of Horror and Sci - fi Films and Television, McFarland, 2009, pp. 11 - 12 Jump up ^ Kate Stanhope. `` Eric Braeden Returning to Young and the Restless ''. TVGuide.com. Jump up ^ http://thesudshub.com/ill-be-damned-eric-braedens-life-story-is-soon-to-hit-shelves/ Jump up ^ Elavsky, Cindy ( 2012 - 03 - 16 ). `` Celebrity Extra ''. Downriver Sunday Times. Retrieved 2012 - 03 - 23. Jump up ^ Zeller, Johnathan ( June 29, 2015 ). `` Los Angeles ' Forgotten Jewish Soccer Dynasty ''. VICE Sports. Retrieved June 30, 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` Victor, Victorious ''. Soap Opera Weekly. 2007 - 02 - 13. p. 32. External links Year Title Role 1963 Combat ! Cpl. Hans Gruber 1965 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Mr. Oakes 1965 12 O'Clock High Capt. Zoller 1965 Combat ! Sgt. Ecktmann 1965 Morituri Radio Officer 1966 -- 1967 Mission : Impossible Andrei Fetyakov, Marcus von Frank 1966 -- 1968 The Rat Patrol Hauptmann ( Captain ) Hans Dietrich 1968 Dayton 's Devils Max Eikhart 1969 Hawaii Five - O Dr. Paul Farrar 100 Rifles Lt. Franz Von Klemme 1970 Hawaii Five - O Klaus Marburg Colossus : The Forbin Project Dr. Charles A. Forbin The Mask of Sheba Dr. Morgan 1970 The Young Rebels Major Zanker 1971 Escape from the Planet of the Apes Dr. Otto Hasslein 1971 Gunsmoke Carl Jaekel ( in episode `` Jaekel '' ) 1971 Gunsmoke Jack Sinclair ( in 3 - part episode `` The Bullet '' ) 1971 Bearcats ! Colonel Reinert 1972 The Judge and Jake Wyler Anton Granicek 1972 Hawaii Five - O Djebara 1973 The Adulteress Hank Baron Death Race Stoeffer The Six Million Dollar Man Findletter Barnaby Jones Steven Kingston ( episode `` Perchance to Kill '' ) McCloud Ravik ( episode `` The Million Dollar Round Up '' ) Kolchak : The Night Stalker Bernhardt Stieglitz Banacek Paul Bolitho The Ultimate Thrill Roland Gunsmoke William E. Talley Episode ( `` The Iron Blood of Courage '' ) Death Scream Kosinsky Wonder Woman Captain Drangel 1977 The Mary Tyler Moore Show Karl Heller ( episode `` The Critic '' ) Kojak Kenneth Krug Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo Bruno von Stickle Code Name : Diamond Head Ernest Graeber 1978 The Eddie Capra Mysteries Leo ( episode `` Murder ! Murder ! '' ) 1978 Wonder Woman Donalsen ( episode `` Skateboard Whiz '' ) 1979 CHiPs Senator Bob Larwin ( episode `` MAIT Team '' ) 1980 The Aliens Are Coming Leonard Nero 1980 -- present The Young and the Restless Victor Newman 1981 Charlie 's Angels John Reardon ( episode `` Attack Angels '' ) 1986 Airwolf Nick Kincaid ( episode `` Birds of Paradise '' ) 1990 Lucky / Chances Dimitri Stanislopolous 1990 The Ambulance The Doctor The Nanny Frank Bradley, Sr. 1995 Diagnosis : Murder Himself 1997 Titanic John Jacob Astor IV 1998 Meet the Deedles Elton Deedle 1999 The Bold and the Beautiful Victor Newman 2008 The Man Who Came Back Reese Paxton 2008 How I Met Your Mother Robin Scherbatsky, Sr. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eric Braeden. Official website Eric Braeden on IMDb Eric Braeden at AllMovie Eric Braeden interview video at the Archive of American Television Interview with Eric Braeden. Accessed February 11, 2017. Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Macdonald Carey ( 1974 ) Macdonald Carey ( 1975 ) Larry Haines ( 1976 ) Val Dufour ( 1977 ) James Pritchett ( 1978 ) Al Freeman Jr. ( 1979 ) Douglass Watson ( 1980 ) Douglass Watson ( 1981 ) Anthony Geary ( 1982 ) Robert S. Woods ( 1983 ) Larry Bryggman ( 1984 ) Darnell Williams ( 1985 ) David Canary ( 1986 ) Larry Bryggman ( 1987 ) David Canary ( 1988 ) David Canary ( 1989 ) A Martinez ( 1990 ) Peter Bergman ( 1991 ) Peter Bergman ( 1992 ) David Canary ( 1993 ) Michael Zaslow ( 1994 ) Justin Deas ( 1995 ) Charles Keating ( 1996 ) Justin Deas ( 1997 ) Eric Braeden ( 1998 ) Anthony Geary ( 1999 ) Anthony Geary ( 2000 ) David Canary ( 2001 ) Peter Bergman ( 2002 ) Maurice Benard ( 2003 ) Anthony Geary ( 2004 ) Christian LeBlanc ( 2005 ) Anthony Geary ( 2006 ) Christian LeBlanc ( 2007 ) Anthony Geary ( 2008 ) Christian LeBlanc ( 2009 ) Michael Park ( 2010 ) Michael Park ( 2011 ) Anthony Geary ( 2012 ) Doug Davidson ( 2013 ) Billy Miller ( 2014 ) Anthony Geary ( 2015 ) Tyler Christopher ( 2016 ) Scott Clifton ( 2017 ) James Reynolds ( 2018 ) BNF : cb14158580q ( data ) GND : 1108323065 ISNI : 0000 0000 5938 0942 LCCN : no98054290 VIAF : 54355941 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eric_Braeden&oldid=843350012 '' Categories : 1941 births Living people German male film actors German male soap opera actors German male television actors Shipwreck survivors German emigrants to the United States People from the Province of Schleswig - Holstein People from Rendsburg - Eckernförde University of Montana alumni Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series winners 20th - century German male actors 21st - century German male actors Western ( genre ) television actors Hidden categories : Articles with hCards All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from March 2012 BLP articles lacking sources from November 2015 All BLP articles lacking sources Articles using Template : EmmyTVLegends name Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano Latina Magyar Nederlands Norsk Polski Română Русский Simple English Suomi Svenska Türkçe Українська 9 more Edit links This page was last edited on 28 May 2018, at 15 : 34. 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Question: who plays victor in young and the restless
Answer: Eric Braeden (born Hans-Jörg Gudegast