Eddie Bracken
Born in Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA — Feb 07 1915• Died Nov 14 2002
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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…
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Eddie Bracken's Credits
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Murder, She Wrote
Barney Ogden
Great Performances
Cap'n Andy Hawks
Climax!
Ira
The Golden Girls
Buzz
Studio One
Billy Cascade
Burke's Law
'Evil Eye' Hatton
Rawhide
Morris G. Stevens
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
Tales from the Darkside
Grandpa Titus Tolliver
Amazing Stories
Nelson Chumsky
What's My Line?
Self
Ed
Stuckeyville Stan
Wiseguy
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Remember WENN
Pepper Canarsie
Ellery Queen
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Mr. Duncan
Lux Video Theatre
Larry
The Roaring 20's
Going My Way
National Lampoon's Vacation
Roy Walley
Blacke's Magic
Baby's Day Out
Old Timer
Oscar
« Five Spot » Charlie
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Peter Ward
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Soldier at Festival of Fools (uncredited)
Winnetka Road
Father Burke
We're Not Married!
Willie Fisher
The American Clock
Grandpa
Rookie of the Year
Bob Carson
Two Tickets to Broadway
Lew Conway
Too Many Girls
Jojo Jordan
Summer Stock
Orville Wingait
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue
Sebastian (voice)
The Fleet's In
Barney Waters
Fun on a Weekend
Pete Porter
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
Maj. Charles T. Alexander
Hail the Conquering Hero
Woodrow Truesmith
Star Spangled Rhythm
Johnny Webster
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Norval Jones
Out of This World
Herbie Fenton
Duffy's Tavern
Eddie Bracken
The Girl from Jones Beach
Chuck Donovan
Shinbone Alley
Archy (voice)
Bring on the Girls
J. Newport Bates
The Wind in the Willows
Moley (voice)
A Slight Case of Larceny
Frederick Winthrop Clopp
Pacific Liner
Junior officer (uncredited)
Happy Go Lucky
Wally Case
Rainbow Island
Toby Smith
Life with Henry
Basil 'Dizzy' Stevens
Reaching for the Sun
Benny Hogan
Caught in the Draft
Bert Sparks
Hold That Blonde!
Ogden Spencer Trulow III
Young and Willing
George Bodell
Sweater Girl
Jack Mitchell
Show Boat
Captain Andy
Ladies' Man
Henry Haskell
The Fighting Generation
Self / Soldier in Audience
Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II
Self
About Face
Biff Roberts
Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer
Self
Always on Sunday
Armando
Safeguarding Military Information
Soldier at Bar
Summer Stock: Get Happy!
Orville (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Star Wagon
Stephen Minch
A Message of Importance
Wild Wild World
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