Eddie Bracken
Acting1915Astoria, 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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Known For
Acting History
2006
Summer Stock: Get Happy!
as Orville (archive footage) (uncredited)
2000
Ed
TVas Stuckeyville Stan• 1 eps
1997
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue
as Sebastian (voice)
1996
Remember WENN
TVas Pepper Canarsie
1994
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
as Maj. Charles T. Alexander
Baby's Day Out
as Old Timer
Winnetka Road
TVas Father Burke
1993
Rookie of the Year
as Bob Carson
The American Clock
as Grandpa
1992
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
as Mr. Duncan
1991
Oscar
as « Five Spot » Charlie
1990
The Golden Girls
TVas Buzz• 1 eps
1989
Show Boat
as Captain Andy
Great Performances
TVas Cap'n Andy Hawks• 1 eps
1986
Amazing Stories
TVas Nelson Chumsky• 1 eps
1985
Murder, She Wrote
TVas Barney Ogden• 1 eps
1984
Tales from the Darkside
TVas Grandpa Titus Tolliver• 1 eps
1983
The Wind in the Willows
as Moley (voice)
National Lampoon's Vacation
as Roy Walley
1976
1970
Shinbone Alley
as Archy (voice)
1965
Wild Wild World
as Narrator
Burke's Law
TVas Simeon Quatraine• 1 eps
1964
Rawhide
TVas Edgar Allan Smithers• 1 eps
1962
Always on Sunday
as Armando
The Merv Griffin Show
TVas Self
1961
1958
Studio One
TVas George Short• 1 eps
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
TVas Self• 2 eps
1957
The Star Wagon
as Stephen Minch
Climax!
TVas Ira• 1 eps
1953
A Slight Case of Larceny
as Frederick Winthrop Clopp
1952
1951
Two Tickets to Broadway
as Lew Conway
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TVas Self• 1 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TVas Peter Ward / Gunner's Mate
1950
Summer Stock
as Orville Wingait
Lux Video Theatre
TVas Larry
1949
The Girl from Jones Beach
as Chuck Donovan
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
TVas Self
1947
Ladies' Man
as Henry Haskell
Fun on a Weekend
as Pete Porter
1945
Out of This World
as Herbie Fenton
Hold That Blonde!
as Ogden Spencer Trulow III
Bring on the Girls
as J. Newport Bates
Duffy's Tavern
as Eddie Bracken
1944
Rainbow Island
as Toby Smith
Hail the Conquering Hero
as Woodrow Truesmith
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
as Norval Jones
The Fighting Generation
as Self / Soldier in Audience
1943
Young and Willing
as George Bodell
Happy Go Lucky
as Wally Case
1942
Star Spangled Rhythm
as Johnny Webster
Sweater Girl
as Jack Mitchell
The Fleet's In
as Barney Waters
Safeguarding Military Information
as Soldier at Bar
1941
Life with Henry
as Basil 'Dizzy' Stevens
Reaching for the Sun
as Benny Hogan
Caught in the Draft
as Bert Sparks
1940
Too Many Girls
as Jojo Jordan
1939
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Soldier at Festival of Fools (uncredited)
Pacific Liner
as Junior officer (uncredited)