Eddie Bracken
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 7, 1915
- Died
- November 14, 2002 (aged 87)
- Birthplace
- 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eddie Bracken, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
Summer Stock: Get Happy!
Movie · as Orville (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ed
TV · as Stuckeyville Stan · 1 ep
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue
Movie · as Sebastian (voice)
Remember WENN
TV · as Pepper Canarsie · 1 ep
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
Movie · as Maj. Charles T. Alexander
Baby's Day Out
Movie · as Old Timer
Winnetka Road
TV · as Father Burke · 1 ep
Rookie of the Year
Movie · as Bob Carson
The American Clock
Movie · as Grandpa
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Movie · as Mr. Duncan
Oscar
Movie · as « Five Spot » Charlie
Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II
Movie · as Self
Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer
Movie · as Self
Show Boat
Movie · as Captain Andy
Monsters
TV · as J.J. 'Freddy' Fredericks · 1 ep
Wiseguy
TV · 2 eps
Blacke's Magic
TV · 1 ep
The Golden Girls
TV · as Buzz · 1 ep
Amazing Stories
TV · as Nelson Chumsky · 1 ep
Tales from the Darkside
TV · as Grandpa Titus Tolliver · 1 ep
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Barney Ogden · 1 ep
National Lampoon's Vacation
Movie · as Roy Walley
The Wind in the Willows
Movie · as Moley (voice)
Ellery Queen
TV · 1 ep
Great Performances
TV · as Cap'n Andy Hawks · 1 ep
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
TV · as Jake · 1 ep
Shinbone Alley
Movie · as Archy (voice)
Wild Wild World
Movie · as Narrator
Burke's Law
TV · as 'Evil Eye' Hatton, Simeon Quatraine · 1 ep
Always on Sunday
Movie · as Armando
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Going My Way
TV · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Roaring 20's
TV · 1 ep
Rawhide
TV · as Morris G. Stevens, Edgar Allan Smithers · 1 ep
The Star Wagon
Movie · as Stephen Minch
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The 20th Century Fox Hour
TV · 1 ep
Climax!
TV · as Ira · 1 ep
A Slight Case of Larceny
Movie · as Frederick Winthrop Clopp
We're Not Married!
Movie · as Willie Fisher
About Face
Movie · as Biff Roberts
Two Tickets to Broadway
Movie · as Lew Conway
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV · as Peter Ward, Gunner's Mate · 1 ep
Summer Stock
Movie · as Orville Wingait
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Lux Video Theatre
TV · as Larry · 1 ep
What's My Line?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Girl from Jones Beach
Movie · as Chuck Donovan
Studio One
TV · as Billy Cascade, Herbert (voice), George Short · 1 ep
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Fun on a Weekend
Movie · as Pete Porter
Ladies' Man
Movie · as Henry Haskell
Bring on the Girls
Movie · as J. Newport Bates
Out of This World
Movie · as Herbie Fenton
Hold That Blonde!
Movie · as Ogden Spencer Trulow III
Duffy's Tavern
Movie · as Eddie Bracken
Hail the Conquering Hero
Movie · as Woodrow Truesmith
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Movie · as Norval Jones
Rainbow Island
Movie · as Toby Smith
A Message of Importance
Movie
The Fighting Generation
Movie · as Self / Soldier in Audience
Young and Willing
Movie · as George Bodell
Happy Go Lucky
Movie · as Wally Case
The Fleet's In
Movie · as Barney Waters
Star Spangled Rhythm
Movie · as Johnny Webster
Sweater Girl
Movie · as Jack Mitchell
Safeguarding Military Information
Movie · as Soldier (uncredited)
Caught in the Draft
Movie · as Bert Sparks
Life with Henry
Movie · as Basil 'Dizzy' Stevens
Reaching for the Sun
Movie · as Benny Hogan
Too Many Girls
Movie · as Jojo Jordan
Pacific Liner
Movie · as Junior officer (uncredited)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Movie · as Soldier at Festival of Fools (uncredited)