Eric Braeden
Eric Braeden
Eric Braeden is a German 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth3 April 1941
CityBredenbek, Germany
CountryUnited States of America
There are some directors I hear about in nighttime or some I used to work with who walk around like gods.
There's no one more willing to do something than an actor when it comes to perfecting a scene.
Writing for a soap - writing for 25 characters day in, day out - is one of the most difficult jobs in Hollywood.
I think 'Y&R's future is contingent upon the ratings. Obviously, none of the soaps are kept alive for the sake of loyalty. It's all about ratings. It's show business. Period.