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Eddie Bracken

Eddie Bracken

Acting

Born February 7, 1915 — Died November 14, 2002 Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

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.

TV Shows(28)

Movies(46)

Summer Stock: Get Happy!

Summer Stock: Get Happy!

Orville (archive footage) (uncredited)

2006

The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue

The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue

Sebastian (voice)

1997

Baby's Day Out

Baby's Day Out

Old Timer

1994

Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker

Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker

Maj. Charles T. Alexander

1994

Rookie of the Year

Rookie of the Year

Bob Carson

1993

The American Clock

The American Clock

Grandpa

1993

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Mr. Duncan

1992

Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II

Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II

Self

1991

Oscar

Oscar

« Five Spot » Charlie

1991

Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer

Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer

Self

1990

Show Boat

Show Boat

Captain Andy

1989

The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

Moley (voice)

1983

National Lampoon's Vacation

National Lampoon's Vacation

Roy Walley

1983

Shinbone Alley

Shinbone Alley

Archy (voice)

1970

Wild Wild World

Wild Wild World

Narrator

1965

Always on Sunday

Always on Sunday

Armando

1962

The Star Wagon

The Star Wagon

Stephen Minch

1957

A Slight Case of Larceny

A Slight Case of Larceny

Frederick Winthrop Clopp

1953

We're Not Married!

We're Not Married!

Willie Fisher

1952

About Face

About Face

Biff Roberts

1952

Two Tickets to Broadway

Two Tickets to Broadway

Lew Conway

1951

Summer Stock

Summer Stock

Orville Wingait

1950

The Girl from Jones Beach

The Girl from Jones Beach

Chuck Donovan

1949

Fun on a Weekend

Fun on a Weekend

Pete Porter

1947

Ladies' Man

Ladies' Man

Henry Haskell

1947

Hold That Blonde!

Hold That Blonde!

Ogden Spencer Trulow III

1945

Duffy's Tavern

Duffy's Tavern

Eddie Bracken

1945

Out of This World

Out of This World

Herbie Fenton

1945

Bring on the Girls

Bring on the Girls

J. Newport Bates

1945

A Message of Importance

A Message of Importance

1944

Rainbow Island

Rainbow Island

Toby Smith

1944

The Fighting Generation

The Fighting Generation

Self / Soldier in Audience

1944

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

Norval Jones

1944

Hail the Conquering Hero

Hail the Conquering Hero

Woodrow Truesmith

1944

Young and Willing

Young and Willing

George Bodell

1943

Happy Go Lucky

Happy Go Lucky

Wally Case

1943

Sweater Girl

Sweater Girl

Jack Mitchell

1942

Star Spangled Rhythm

Star Spangled Rhythm

Johnny Webster

1942

The Fleet's In

The Fleet's In

Barney Waters

1942

Safeguarding Military Information

Safeguarding Military Information

Soldier (uncredited)

1942

Caught in the Draft

Caught in the Draft

Bert Sparks

1941

Reaching for the Sun

Reaching for the Sun

Benny Hogan

1941

Life with Henry

Life with Henry

Basil 'Dizzy' Stevens

1941

Too Many Girls

Too Many Girls

Jojo Jordan

1940

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Soldier at Festival of Fools (uncredited)

1939

Pacific Liner

Pacific Liner

Junior officer (uncredited)

1939