soccer club Maccabi Los Angeles, scoring the winning goal in the semifinal game and a penalty kick in the championship game against Chicago Croatian. In the 1970s/80s he could often be seen boxing at the Hoover Street and Broadway gyms in L.A. He is a tennis player and has participated in many celebrity events. He married his college sweetheart Dale Russell in 1966. His son, Christian, is a director who created the film Den of Thieves, starring Gerard Butler. Filmography Awards and nominations See also Victor Newman and Nikki Reed Supercouple Distinguished German-American of the Year References External links Interview with Eric Braeden. Accessed February 11, 2017 1941 births 20th-century German male actors 21st-century German male actors 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 Daytime Emmy Award winners German emigrants to the United States German male film actors German male soap opera actors German male television actors Living people People from Rendsburg-Eckernförde People from the Province of Schleswig-Holstein Shipwreck survivors University of Montana alumni Western (genre) television actors American soccer players