Eddie Bracken

Acting

Eddie Bracken

Born February 7, 1915Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA72 credits

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.

Known For

Filmography

Summer Stock: Get Happy!
2006Summer Stock: Get Happy!
as Orville (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Ed
2000Ed
as Stuckeyville StanTV
Remember WENN
1996Remember WENN
as Pepper CanarsieTV
Baby's Day Out
1994Baby's Day Out
as Old TimerMovie
Winnetka Road
1994Winnetka Road
as Father BurkeTV
Rookie of the Year
1993Rookie of the Year
as Bob CarsonMovie
The American Clock
1993The American Clock
as GrandpaMovie
Oscar
1991Oscar
as « Five Spot » CharlieMovie
Show Boat
1989Show Boat
as Captain AndyMovie
Amazing Stories
1985Amazing Stories
as Nelson ChumskyTV
Tales from the Darkside
1984Tales from the Darkside
as Grandpa Titus TolliverTV
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wrote
as Barney OgdenTV
The Wind in the Willows
1983The Wind in the Willows
as Moley (voice)Movie
Great Performances
1971Great Performances
as Cap'n Andy HawksTV
Shinbone Alley
1970Shinbone Alley
as Archy (voice)Movie
W
1965Wild Wild World
as NarratorMovie
Burke's Law
1963Burke's Law
as 'Evil Eye' HattonTV
Always on Sunday
1962Always on Sunday
as ArmandoMovie
Rawhide
1959Rawhide
as Morris G. StevensTV
The Star Wagon
1957The Star Wagon
as Stephen MinchMovie
Climax!
1954Climax!
as IraTV
A Slight Case of Larceny
1953A Slight Case of Larceny
as Frederick Winthrop CloppMovie
We're Not Married!
1952We're Not Married!
as Willie FisherMovie
About Face
1952About Face
as Biff RobertsMovie
Two Tickets to Broadway
1951Two Tickets to Broadway
as Lew ConwayMovie
Summer Stock
1950Summer Stock
as Orville WingaitMovie
The Girl from Jones Beach
1949The Girl from Jones Beach
as Chuck DonovanMovie
Studio One
1948Studio One
as Billy CascadeTV
Fun on a Weekend
1947Fun on a Weekend
as Pete PorterMovie
Ladies' Man
1947Ladies' Man
as Henry HaskellMovie
Hold That Blonde!
1945Hold That Blonde!
as Ogden Spencer Trulow IIIMovie
Duffy's Tavern
1945Duffy's Tavern
as Eddie BrackenMovie
Out of This World
1945Out of This World
as Herbie FentonMovie
Bring on the Girls
1945Bring on the Girls
as J. Newport BatesMovie
Rainbow Island
1944Rainbow Island
as Toby SmithMovie
The Fighting Generation
1944The Fighting Generation
as Self / Soldier in AudienceMovie
Hail the Conquering Hero
1944Hail the Conquering Hero
as Woodrow TruesmithMovie
Young and Willing
1943Young and Willing
as George BodellMovie
Happy Go Lucky
1943Happy Go Lucky
as Wally CaseMovie
Sweater Girl
1942Sweater Girl
as Jack MitchellMovie
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942Star Spangled Rhythm
as Johnny WebsterMovie
The Fleet's In
1942The Fleet's In
as Barney WatersMovie
S
1942Safeguarding Military Information
as Soldier (uncredited)Movie
Caught in the Draft
1941Caught in the Draft
as Bert SparksMovie
Reaching for the Sun
1941Reaching for the Sun
as Benny HoganMovie
Life with Henry
1941Life with Henry
as Basil 'Dizzy' StevensMovie
Too Many Girls
1940Too Many Girls
as Jojo JordanMovie
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Soldier at Festival of Fools (uncredited)Movie
Pacific Liner
1939Pacific Liner
as Junior officer (uncredited)Movie