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