Eddie Bracken

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.

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Murder, She Wrote

Great Performances

The Golden Girls

The Merv Griffin Show

Climax!

What's My Line?

Burke's Law

All Movies (46)

• Summer Stock: Get Happy!2006 · as Orville (archive footage) (uncredited)
• The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue1997 · as Sebastian (voice)
• Baby's Day Out1994 · as Old Timer
• Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker1994 · as Maj. Charles T. Alexander
• Rookie of the Year1993 · as Bob Carson
• The American Clock1993 · as Grandpa
• Home Alone 2: Lost in New York1992 · as Mr. Duncan
• Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II1991 · as Self
• Oscar1991 · as « Five Spot » Charlie
• Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer1990 · as Self
• Show Boat1989 · as Captain Andy
• The Wind in the Willows1983 · as Moley (voice)
• National Lampoon's Vacation1983 · as Roy Walley
• Shinbone Alley1970 · as Archy (voice)
• Wild Wild World1965 · as Narrator
• Always on Sunday1962 · as Armando
• The Star Wagon1957 · as Stephen Minch
• A Slight Case of Larceny1953 · as Frederick Winthrop Clopp
• We're Not Married!1952 · as Willie Fisher
• About Face1952 · as Biff Roberts
• Two Tickets to Broadway1951 · as Lew Conway
• Summer Stock1950 · as Orville Wingait
• The Girl from Jones Beach1949 · as Chuck Donovan
• Fun on a Weekend1947 · as Pete Porter
• Ladies' Man1947 · as Henry Haskell
• Hold That Blonde!1945 · as Ogden Spencer Trulow III
• Duffy's Tavern1945 · as Eddie Bracken
• Out of This World1945 · as Herbie Fenton
• Bring on the Girls1945 · as J. Newport Bates
• A Message of Importance1944
• Rainbow Island1944 · as Toby Smith
• The Fighting Generation1944 · as Self / Soldier in Audience
• The Miracle of Morgan's Creek1944 · as Norval Jones
• Hail the Conquering Hero1944 · as Woodrow Truesmith
• Young and Willing1943 · as George Bodell
• Happy Go Lucky1943 · as Wally Case
• Sweater Girl1942 · as Jack Mitchell
• Star Spangled Rhythm1942 · as Johnny Webster
• The Fleet's In1942 · as Barney Waters
• Safeguarding Military Information1942 · as Soldier (uncredited)
• Caught in the Draft1941 · as Bert Sparks
• Reaching for the Sun1941 · as Benny Hogan
• Life with Henry1941 · as Basil 'Dizzy' Stevens
• Too Many Girls1940 · as Jojo Jordan
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame1939 · as Soldier at Festival of Fools (uncredited)
• Pacific Liner1939 · as Junior officer (uncredited)

All TV Shows (33)

• Ed2000 · as Stuckeyville Stan
• Remember WENN1996 · as Pepper Canarsie
• Winnetka Road1994 · as Father Burke
• Monsters1988 · as J.J. 'Freddy' Fredericks
• Wiseguy1987
• Blacke's Magic1986
• Amazing Stories1985 · as Nelson Chumsky
• The Golden Girls1985 · as Buzz
• Tales from the Darkside1984 · as Grandpa Titus Tolliver
• Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Barney Ogden
• Ellery Queen1975
• The New Dick Van Dyke Show1971 · as Jake
• Great Performances1971 · as Cap'n Andy Hawks
• Burke's Law1963 · as 'Evil Eye' Hatton
• Burke's Law1963 · as Simeon Quatraine
• Going My Way1962
• The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• The Roaring 20's1960
• Rawhide1959 · as Morris G. Stevens
• Rawhide1959 · as Edgar Allan Smithers
• The Dinah Shore Chevy Show1956 · as Self
• The 20th Century Fox Hour1955
• Climax!1954 · as Ira
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · as Peter Ward
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · as Gunner's Mate
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Larry
• The Colgate Comedy Hour1950 · as Self
• What's My Line?1950 · as Self
• Studio One1948 · as Billy Cascade
• Studio One1948 · as Herbert (voice)
• Studio One1948 · as George Short
• The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self