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