- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- February 7, 1915
- Place of Birth
- Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- November 14, 2002
Eddie Bracken
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eddie Bracken, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
movieSummer Stock: Get Happy!
2006 · Orville (archive footage) (uncredited)
tvEd
2000 · Stuckeyville Stan
movieThe Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue
1997 · Sebastian (voice)
tvRemember WENN
1996 · Pepper Canarsie
movieBaby's Day Out
1994 · Old Timer
tvWinnetka Road
1994 · Father Burke
movieAssault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
1994 · Maj. Charles T. Alexander
movieRookie of the Year
1993 · Bob Carson
movieThe American Clock
1993 · Grandpa
movieHome Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992 · Mr. Duncan
Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II
movieStars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II
1991 · Self
movieOscar
1991 · « Five Spot » Charlie
moviePreston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer
1990 · Self
movieShow Boat
1989 · Captain Andy
tvMonsters
1988 · J.J. 'Freddy' Fredericks
tvWiseguy
1987
tvBlacke's Magic
1986
tvAmazing Stories
1985 · Nelson Chumsky
tvThe Golden Girls
1985 · Buzz
tvTales from the Darkside
1984 · Grandpa Titus Tolliver
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984 · Barney Ogden
movieThe Wind in the Willows
1983 · Moley (voice)
movieNational Lampoon's Vacation
1983 · Roy Walley
tvEllery Queen
1975
tvThe New Dick Van Dyke Show
1971 · Jake
tvGreat Performances
1971 · Cap'n Andy Hawks
movieShinbone Alley
1970 · Archy (voice)
Wild Wild World
movieWild Wild World
1965 · Narrator
tvBurke's Law
1963 · 'Evil Eye' Hatton, Simeon Quatraine
tvGoing My Way
1962
tvThe Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
movieAlways on Sunday
1962 · Armando
tvThe Roaring 20's
1960
tvRawhide
1959 · Morris G. Stevens, Edgar Allan Smithers
movieThe Star Wagon
1957 · Stephen Minch
tvThe Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956 · Self
tvThe 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
tvClimax!
1954 · Ira
movieA Slight Case of Larceny
1953 · Frederick Winthrop Clopp
movieWe're Not Married!
1952 · Willie Fisher
movieAbout Face
1952 · Biff Roberts
movieTwo Tickets to Broadway
1951 · Lew Conway
tvSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · Peter Ward, Gunner's Mate
Lux Video Theatre
tvLux Video Theatre
1950 · Larry
tvThe Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · Self
movieSummer Stock
1950 · Orville Wingait
tvWhat's My Line?
1950 · Self
movieThe Girl from Jones Beach
1949 · Chuck Donovan
tvStudio One
1948 · Billy Cascade, Herbert (voice), George Short
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
movieFun on a Weekend
1947 · Pete Porter
movieLadies' Man
1947 · Henry Haskell
movieHold That Blonde!
1945 · Ogden Spencer Trulow III
movieDuffy's Tavern
1945 · Eddie Bracken
movieOut of This World
1945 · Herbie Fenton
movieBring on the Girls
1945 · J. Newport Bates
movieA Message of Importance
1944
movieRainbow Island
1944 · Toby Smith
movieThe Fighting Generation
1944 · Self / Soldier in Audience
movieThe Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944 · Norval Jones
movieHail the Conquering Hero
1944 · Woodrow Truesmith
movieYoung and Willing
1943 · George Bodell
movieHappy Go Lucky
1943 · Wally Case
movieSweater Girl
1942 · Jack Mitchell
movieStar Spangled Rhythm
1942 · Johnny Webster
movieThe Fleet's In
1942 · Barney Waters
Safeguarding Military Information
movieSafeguarding Military Information
1942 · Soldier (uncredited)
movieCaught in the Draft
1941 · Bert Sparks
movieReaching for the Sun
1941 · Benny Hogan
movieLife with Henry
1941 · Basil 'Dizzy' Stevens
movieToo Many Girls
1940 · Jojo Jordan
movieThe Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939 · Soldier at Festival of Fools (uncredited)
moviePacific Liner
1939 · Junior officer (uncredited)