Name
Eddie Bracken
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1915-02-07
Deathday
2002-11-14 (87 years old)
Place of Birth
Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Edward Vincent "Eddie" Bracken (February 7, 1915 - November 14, 2002) was an American actor. Bracken became a Hollywood comedy legend with lead performances in the films Hail the Conquering Hero and The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (both released in 1944), both of which have been preserved by the National Film Registry. During this era, he also had success on Broadway, with performances in plays like Too Many Girls. Bracken's later movie roles include National Lampoon's Vacation, Oscar, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, and Rookie of the Year.
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- 1992 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York as Mr. Duncan
- 1983 National Lampoon's Vacation as Roy Walley
- 1993 Rookie of the Year as Bob Carson
- 1952 We're Not Married! as Willie Fisher
- 1944 Hail the Conquering Hero as Woodrow Truesmith
- 1944 The Miracle of Morgan's Creek as Norval Jones
- 1950 Summer Stock as Orville Wingait
- 1952 About Face as Biff Roberts
- 1942 The Fleet's In as Barney Waters
- 1983 The Wind in the Willows as Moley (voice)
- 1940 Too Many Girls as Jojo Jordan
- 1943 Young and Willing as George Bodell
- 1941 Caught in the Draft as Bert Sparks
- 1942 Star Spangled Rhythm as Johnny Webster
- 1951 Two Tickets to Broadway as Lew Conway
- 1949 The Girl from Jones Beach as Chuck Donovan
- 1943 Happy Go Lucky as Wally Case
- 1953 A Slight Case of Larceny as Frederick Winthrop Clopp
- 1947 Fun on a Weekend as Pete Porter
- 1942 Sweater Girl as Jack Mitchell
- 1941 Life with Henry as Basil 'Dizzy' Stevens
- 1944 Rainbow Island as Toby Smith
- 1942 Safeguarding Military Information as Soldier (uncredited)
- 1941 Reaching for the Sun as Benny Hogan
- 1945 Out of This World as Herbie Fenton
- 1945 Bring on the Girls as J. Newport Bates
- 1945 Hold That Blonde! as Ogden Spencer Trulow III
- 1994 Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker as Maj. Charles T. Alexander
- 1970 Shinbone Alley as Archy (voice)
- 1939 Pacific Liner as Junior officer (uncredited)
- 1965 Wild Wild World as Narrator
- 1991 Oscar as « Five Spot » Charlie
- 1945 Duffy's Tavern as Eddie Bracken
- 1947 Ladies' Man as Henry Haskell
- 1990 Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer as Self
- 1993 The American Clock as Grandpa
- 1944 A Message of Importance
- 1939 The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Soldier at Festival of Fools (uncredited)
- 1994 Baby's Day Out as Old Timer
- 1997 The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue as Sebastian (voice)
- 1989 Show Boat as Captain Andy
- 1991 Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II as Self
- 1962 Always on Sunday as Armando
- 2006 Summer Stock: Get Happy! as Orville (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1957 The Star Wagon as Stephen Minch
- 1944 The Fighting Generation as Self / Soldier in Audience
- 1984 Tales from the Darkside ( 1 episode ) as Grandpa Titus Tolliver
- 1963 Burke's Law ( 1 episode ) as 'Evil Eye' Hatton
- 1950 The Colgate Comedy Hour ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1985 The Golden Girls ( 1 episode ) as Buzz
- 2000 Ed ( 1 episode ) as Stuckeyville Stan
- 1962 The Merv Griffin Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1948 Studio One ( 1 episode ) as Billy Cascade
- 1948 The Ed Sullivan Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1987 Wiseguy ( 2 episodes )
- 1962 Going My Way ( 1 episode )
- 1959 Rawhide ( 1 episode ) as Morris G. Stevens
- 1950 Lux Video Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Larry
- 1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars ( 1 episode ) as Peter Ward
- 1954 Climax! ( 1 episode ) as Ira
- 1955 The 20th Century Fox Hour ( 1 episode )
- 1956 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1975 Ellery Queen ( 1 episode )
- 1986 Blacke's Magic ( 1 episode )
- 1960 The Roaring 20's ( 1 episode )
- 1985 Amazing Stories ( 1 episode ) as Nelson Chumsky
- 1959 Rawhide ( 1 episode ) as Edgar Allan Smithers
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars ( 1 episode ) as Gunner's Mate
- 1963 Burke's Law ( 1 episode ) as Simeon Quatraine
- 1948 Studio One ( 1 episode ) as Herbert (voice)
- 1948 Studio One ( 1 episode ) as George Short
- 1994 Winnetka Road ( 1 episode ) as Father Burke
- 1950 What's My Line? ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1971 Great Performances ( 1 episode ) as Cap'n Andy Hawks
- 1984 Murder, She Wrote ( 1 episode ) as Barney Ogden
- 1996 Remember WENN ( 1 episode ) as Pepper Canarsie
- 1971 The New Dick Van Dyke Show ( 1 episode ) as Jake
- 1988 Monsters ( 1 episode ) as J.J. 'Freddy' Fredericks
