History Creator / EricBraeden

* ''Series/{{Vegas}}'' (one episode as Arthur Rollins, 1979)

* ''Series/Combat1962''
* ''Series/KraftSuspenseTheatre''
* ''Series/TheManFromUNCLE''
* ''Series/TheVirginian''
* ''Series/MissionImpossible''
* ''Series/Jericho1966''

* ''Series/HawaiiFiveO''

* ''Series/{{Bearcats}}''
* ''Series/{{Gunsmoke}}''
* ''Series/{{Mannix}}'' (one episode as Victor Grunyev, 1971)
* ''Series/McCloud''
* ''Series/BarnabyJones''
* ''Series/MarcusWelbyMD''
* ''Series/TheSixMillionDollarMan''
* ''Series/{{Banacek}}''
* ''Series/TheMagician''
* ''Series/KolchakTheNightStalker''

* ''Series/BarbaryCoast''

* ''Series/TheMaryTylerMooreShow''
* ''Series/{{Kojak}}''
* ''Series/{{Switch}}''
* ''Series/WonderWoman''
* ''Series/{{CHiPs}}''
* ''Series/{{Vegas}}''
* ''Series/CharliesAngels''
* ''Series/TheYoungAndTheRestless''
* ''Series/{{Airwolf}}''
* ''Series/MurderSheWrote''
* ''Series/TheBoldAndTheBeautiful''
* ''Series/TheNanny''

* ''Series/EarlyEdition''
* ''Series/HopeAndFaith''
* ''Series/HowIMetYourMother''

* ''Film/OneHundredRifles''
* ''Film/EscapeFromThePlanetOfTheApes''
* ''Film/CodeNameDiamondHead''
* ''Film/{{Piranha}}''

* LoveableJock: He has a passion and fondness for sports over acting which is also why he's still in relatively great shape for his current age next to being a GentlemanAndAScholar.

* {{Typecasting}}: Early on in his career, Braeden was often cast as German soldiers in war series like ''Series/Combat1962'', ''Twelve O'Clock High'', and of course ''Series/TheRatPatrol''.

For the first few years of his career, Hans discovered that the combination of his name, along with his looks and accent, mainly got him cast as spies or German soldiers in series such as ''Series/{{Combat}}'', ''Series/TheManFromUNCLE'' and ''Series/MissionImpossible''. Eventually, he landed a regular role on ''Series/TheRatPatrol'' as Hauptmann (German for Captain) Hans Dietrich. Hans played the character as an intelligent, reasonable NobleDemon who just happened to be working the wrong side and respected the titular heroes, and they in turn respected him. Off-camera, the cast became very close and often attended Gudegast's soccer games.

For the first few years of his career, Hans discovered that the combination of his name, along with his looks and accent, mainly got him cast as spies or German soldiers in series such as ''Series/{{Combat}}'', ''Series/TheManFromUNCLE'' and ''Series/MissionImpossible''. Eventually, he landed a regular role on ''Series/TheRatPatrol'' as Hauptmann (German for Captain) Hans Dietrich. Hans played the character as an intelligent, reasonable soldier who just happened to be doing his job for the wrong side, a NobleDemon who respected the titular heroes, and they in turn respected him. Off-camera, the cast became very close and often attended Gudegast's soccer games.

For the first few years of his career, Hans discovered that the combination of his name, along with his looks and accent, mainly got him cast as spies or German soldiers in series such as ''Series/{{Combat}}'', ''Series/TheManFromUNCLE'' and ''Series/MissionImpossible''. Eventually, he landed a regular role on ''Series/TheRatPatrol'' as Hauptmann (German for Captain) Hans Dietrich. Hans played the character as a soldier doing his job for the German Army, a NobleDemon who had respect for the American soldiers who opposed him, and they in turn respected him. Off-camera, the cast became very close and often attended Gudegast's soccer games.

* ''Series/{{Vega$}}''

For the first few years of his career, Hans discovered that the combination of his name, along with his looks and accent, mainly got him cast as spies or German soldiers in series such as ''Series/{{Combat}}'', ''Series/TheManFromUNCLE'' and ''Series/MissionImpossible''. Eventually, he landed a regular role on ''Series/TheRatPatrol'' as Hauptmann (German for Captain) Hans Dietrich. Hans played the character as a soldier doing his job for the German Army, an intelligent man who had respect for the American soldiers who opposed him, and they in turn respected him. Off-camera, the cast became very close and often attended Gudegast's soccer games.

For the first few years of his career, Hans discovered that the combination of his name, along with his looks and accent, mainly got him cast as spies or German soldiers in series such as ''Series/{{Combat}}'', ''Series/TheManFromUNCLE'' and ''Series/MissionImpossible''. Eventually, he landed a regular role on ''Series/TheRatPatrol'' as Hauptmann (German for Captain) Hans Dietrich. Hans played the character as a soldier doing his job for the German Army, a man who had respect for the American soldiers who opposed him, and they in turn respected him. Off-camera, the cast became very close and often attended Gudegast's soccer games.

'''Hans-Jörg Gudegast''' (born April 5, 1941 in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany), better known as '''Eric Braeden''', is a popular actor, mainly in the television medium, though he has appeared in a few well-known movies.

Hans emigrated to the States as a teenager and worked a variety of jobs in Texas and Montana. His athleticism led to a track-and-field scholarship to Montana State University. (He's also an excellent soccer player and amateur boxer; in his autobiography ''I'll Be Damned'', he said that given the choice between being in a roomful of athletes or a roomful of actors, he'd choose athletes every time). While a student at Montana State, he and a friend made a documentary about a rafting trip they'd taken, called ''The Riverboaters''. Gudegast went to UsefulNotes/LosAngeles to try and sell the film, but was told that his Germanic good looks would play well in Hollywood, so he took up acting.

Braeden continued to do occasional work in prime-time TV (''Series/MurderSheWrote'', ''Series/TheNanny'', ''Series/DiagnosisMurder'', ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'') and in movies (''Film/{{Titanic1997}}'', where he played John Jacob Astor). In 1998, on the fifth try, he finally won the Daytime Emmy for Best Actor.

After spending the 1970's largely as a guest actor, Eric decided to take a part in the soap opera ''Series/TheYoungAndTheRestless''. What was supposed to be a three-week role proved to be extremely popular, blossoming into a role that has lasted over forty years, and he and his character of Victor Newman have reached iconic status. Eric was surprised, and a little saddened, when (he admitted this in an interview) he went to the White House, visitors were more excited to see him than President Clinton!

Hans emigrated to the States as a teenager and worked a variety of jobs in Texas and Montana. His athleticism led to a track-and-field scholarship to Montana State University (he's also an excellent soccer player and amateur boxer, and according to his autobiography, I'll Be Damned, said that, given the choice between being in a roomful of athletes or a roomful of actors, he'd choose athletes every time). While a student at Montana State, he and a friend made a documentary about a rafting trip they'd taken, called ''The Riverboaters''. Gudegast went to Los Angeles to try and sell the film, but was told that his Germanic good looks would play well in Hollywood, so he took up acting.

For the first few years of his career, Hans discovered that the combination of his name, along with his looks and accent, mainly got him cast as spies or German soldiers in series such as ''Series/{{Combat}}'', ''Series/TheManFromUNCLE'' and ''Series/MissionImpossible''. Eventually, he landed a regular role on ''Series/TheRatPatrol'' as Hauptmann (German for Captain) Hans Dietrich. Hans played the character as a man doing his job for the German Army, a man who had respect for the American soldiers who opposed him, and they in turn respected him. Off-camera, the cast became very close and often attended Gudegast's soccer games.

* Series/SeventySevenSunsetStrip (one episode, uncredited, as German Soldier, 1963)
* Series/{{Combat}}
* Series/KraftSuspenseTheatre
* Series/TheManFromUNCLE
* Series/TheVirginian
* Series/MissionImpossible
* Series/TheRatPatrol (58 episodes as Hauptmann Hans Dietrich, 1966-68)
* Series/HawaiiFiveO
* Series/TheFBI (two episodes as Nicholas Blok/Gustave Becker, 1970-74)
* Series/{{Bearcats}}
* Series/{{Gunsmoke}}
* Series/{{Mannix}} (one episode as Victor Grunyev, 1971)
* Series/{{McCloud}}
* Series/BarnabyJones
* Series/MarcusWelbyMD
* Series/TheSixMillionDollarMan
* Series/{{Banacek}}
* Series/TheMagician
* Series/KolchakTheNightStalker
* Series/TheRookies (one episode as Anton Jurczyk, 1974)
* Series/BarbaryCoast
* Series/{{Cannon}} (one episode as Karl Bruckner, 1976)
* Series/TheMaryTylerMooreShow
* Series/{{Kojak}}
* Series/{{Switch}}
* Series/WonderWoman
* Series/{{CHiPs}}
* Series/{{Vega$}}
* Series/CharliesAngels
* Series/TheYoungAndTheRestless
* Series/{{Airwolf}}
* Series/MurderSheWrote
* Series/TheBoldAndTheBeautiful
* Series/TheNanny
* Series/DiagnosisMurder (one episode as himself, 1994)
* Series/EarlyEdition
* Series/HopeAndFaith
* Series/HowIMetYourMother

* Film/OneHundredRifles
* Film/EscapeFromThePlanetOfTheApes
* Film/CodeNameDiamondHead
* Film/{{Piranha}}
* Film/TheAmbulance (as The Doctor, 1990)
* Film/{{Titanic1997}} (as John Jacob Astor, 1997)

* {{Typecasting}}: Early on in his career, Braeden was often cast as German soldiers in war series like Series/{{Combat}} and 12 O'Clock High.

Hans Jörg Gudegast (born April 5, 1941 in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany), better known as Eric Braeden, is a popular actor, mainly in the television medium, though he has appeared in a few well-known movies.

Hans emigrated to the States as a teenager and worked a variety of jobs in Texas and Montana. His athleticism led to a track-and-field scholarship to Montana State University (he's also an excellent soccer player and amateur boxer, and according to his autobiography, I'll Be Damned, said that, given the choice between being in a roomful of athletes or a roomful of actors, he'd choose athletes every time). While a student at Montana State, he and a friend made a documentary about a rafting trip they'd taken, called The Riverboaters. Gudegast went to Los Angeles to try and sell the film, but was told that his Germanic good looks would play well in Hollywood, so he took up acting.

For the first few years of his career, Hans discovered that the combination of his name, along with his looks and accent, mainly got him cast as spies or German soldiers in series such as Series/{{Combat}}, Series/TheManFromUNCLE and Series/MissionImpossible. Eventually, he landed a regular role on Series/TheRatPatrol as Hauptmann (German for Captain) Hans Dietrich. Hans played the character as a man doing his job for the German Army, a man who had respect for the American soldiers who opposed him, and they in turn respected him. Off-camera, the cast became very close and often attended Gudegast's soccer games.

After two seasons, Rat Patrol ended in 1968. A year later, Creator/{{Universal}} wanted to cast Hans in the lead in the movie, Film/ColossusTheForbinProject, but wanted him to change his name. He reluctantly took the stage name of Eric Braeden (in an interview, he claimed that the second part of his stage name was the name of a town in Germany, but he altered the spelling so it wouldn't be mispronounced as breedin'), and the film was released with his new stage name.

Braeden's career took off from there. Although he didn't do a lot in the way of film work, he was a popular television guest, turning up on countless series where a dark, villainous type was needed, in crime dramas like Series/HawaiiFiveO, Westerns like Series/{{Gunsmoke}} and other action series like Series/WonderWoman.

After spending the 1970's largely as a guest actor, Eric decided to take a part in the soap opera Series/TheYoungAndTheRestless. What was supposed to be a three-week role proved to be extremely popular, blossoming into a role that has lasted over forty years, and he and his character of Victor Newman have reached iconic status. Eric was surprised, and a little saddened, when (he admitted this in an interview) he went to the White House, visitors were more excited to see him than President Clinton!

Braeden continued to do occasional work in prime-time TV (Series/MurderSheWrote, Series/TheNanny, Series/DiagnosisMurder, Series/HowIMetYourMother) and in movies (Film/{{Titanic1997}}, where he played John Jacob Astor). In 1998, on the fifth try, he finally won the Daytime Emmy for Best Actor.

* Typecasting: Early on in his career, Braeden was often cast as German soldiers in war series like Series/{{Combat}} and 12 O'Clock High.

* Series/SeventySevenSunsetStrip

* Series/TheFBI

* Series/{{Mannix}}

* Series/TheRookies

* Series/{{Cannon}}

Braeden continued to do occasional work in prime-time TV (Series/MurderSheWrote, Series/TheNanny, Series/DiagnosisMurder, Series/HowIMetYourMother) and in movies (Film/{{Titanic (1997)}}, where he played John Jacob Astor). In 1998, on the fifth try, he finally won the Daytime Emmy for Best Actor.

* Film/{{Titanic (1997)}} (as John Jacob Astor, 1997)

* Series/TheRatPatrol

Braeden continued to do occasional work in prime-time TV (Series/MurderSheWrote, Series/TheNanny, Series/DiagnosisMurder, Series/HowIMetYourMother) and in movies (Film/{{Titanic}}, where he played John Jacob Astor). In 1998, on the fifth try, he finally won the Daytime Emmy for Best Actor.

* Series/KraftSuspenseTheater

* Film/{{Titanic}} (as John Jacob Astor, 1997)

For the first few years of his career, Hans discovered that the combination of his name, along with his looks and accent, mainly got him cast as spies or German soldiers in series such as Series/Combat!, Series/TheManFromUNCLE and Series/MissionImpossible. Eventually, he landed a regular role on Series/TheRatPatrol as Hauptmann (German for Captain) Hans Dietrich. Hans played the character as a man doing his job for the German Army, a man who had respect for the American soldiers who opposed him, and they in turn respected him. Off-camera, the cast became very close and often attended Gudegast's soccer games.

After two seasons, Rat Patrol ended in 1968. A year later, Creator/Universal wanted to cast Hans in the lead in the movie, Film/ColossusTheForbinProject, but wanted him to change his name. He reluctantly took the stage name of Eric Braeden (in an interview, he claimed that the second part of his stage name was the name of a town in Germany, but he altered the spelling so it wouldn't be mispronounced as breedin'), and the film was released with his new stage name.

Braeden's career took off from there. Although he didn't do a lot in the way of film work, he was a popular television guest, turning up on countless series where a dark, villainous type was needed, in crime dramas like Series/HawaiiFiveO, Westerns like Series/Gunsmoke and other action series like Series/WonderWoman.

Braeden continued to do occasional work in prime-time TV (Series/MurderSheWrote, Series/TheNanny, Series/DiagnosisMurder, Series/HowIMetYourMother) and in movies (Film/Titanic, where he played John Jacob Astor). In 1998, on the fifth try, he finally won the Daytime Emmy for Best Actor.

* Series/77SunsetStrip
* Series/{{Combat!}}

* Series/{{Bearcats!}}

* Film/100Rifles

* Typecasting: Early on in his career, Braeden was often cast as German soldiers in war series like Series/{{Combat!}} and 12 O'Clock High.