The decision was painful for Gudegast, but he knew anglicizing his professional name was what was best for his acting career. Hans Gudegast eventually landed on the name of Eric Braeden.

Eric Braeden, whose real name is Hans-Jörg Gudegast, has played powerful patriarch Victor Newman on The Young and the Restless for over 40 years. While Victor has romanced plenty of women in ...

Eric Braeden has been married to his wife Dale Russell Gudegast since 1966. Here’s everything to know about Eric Braeden’s wife.

Before Victor Newman, before Eric Braeden, there was Hans-Jörg Gudegast. That is Braeden’s given name when he was born in 1941 in the northern German city of Bredenbek, where his dad was once ...

Eric Braeden, who was born in Germany in 1941 and moved to the United States in 1959, went by Hans-Jörg Gudegast throughout his early career. However, Braeden was forced to change his name after ...

Dayton is the tough-guy military leader who recruits Mike (Rory Calhoun), ex-Nazi Max (Hans Gudegast), sadistic killer Barney Barry (Barry Sadler), and failed French artist Claude (Pat Renella) in ...

Braeden, born Hans-Jörg Gudegast, has starred on the soap as Victor Newman for the majority of his marriage, having joined the cast in 1980. Through it all, the Emmy Award winner has remained grateful ...