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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

75

Gender

Male

Birthday

1915-02-07

Day of Death

2002-11-14 (87 years old)

Place of Birth

Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Edward Vincent Bracken

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

Acting

Rookie of the Year

1993

Rookie of the Year

as

Bob Carson

We're Not Married!

1952

We're Not Married!

as

Willie Fisher

Hail the Conquering Hero

1944

Hail the Conquering Hero

as

Woodrow Truesmith

Summer Stock

1950

Summer Stock

as

Orville Wingait

About Face

1952

About Face

as

Biff Roberts

The Fleet's In

1942

The Fleet's In

as

Barney Waters

The Wind in the Willows

1983

The Wind in the Willows

as

Moley (voice)

Too Many Girls

1940

Too Many Girls

as

Jojo Jordan

Young and Willing

1943

Young and Willing

as

George Bodell

Caught in the Draft

1941

Caught in the Draft

as

Bert Sparks

Star Spangled Rhythm

1942

Star Spangled Rhythm

as

Johnny Webster

Two Tickets to Broadway

1951

Two Tickets to Broadway

as

Lew Conway

The Girl from Jones Beach

1949

The Girl from Jones Beach

as

Chuck Donovan

Happy Go Lucky

1943

Happy Go Lucky

as

Wally Case

A Slight Case of Larceny

1953

A Slight Case of Larceny

as

Frederick Winthrop Clopp

Fun on a Weekend

1947

Fun on a Weekend

as

Pete Porter aka P.P. Porterhouse III

Sweater Girl

1942

Sweater Girl

as

Jack Mitchell

Life with Henry

1941

Life with Henry

as

Basil 'Dizzy' Stevens

Rainbow Island

1944

Rainbow Island

as

Toby Smith

Reaching for the Sun

1941

Reaching for the Sun

as

Benny Hogan

Out of This World

1945

Out of This World

as

Herbie Fenton

Bring on the Girls

1945

Bring on the Girls

as

J. Newport Bates

Hold That Blonde!

1945

Hold That Blonde!

as

Ogden Spencer Trulow III

Shinbone Alley

1970

Shinbone Alley

as

Archy (voice)

Pacific Liner

1939

Pacific Liner

as

Junior officer (uncredited)

Wild Wild World

1965

Wild Wild World

as

Narrator

Oscar

1991

Oscar

as

« Five Spot » Charlie

Duffy's Tavern

1945

Duffy's Tavern

as

Eddie Bracken

Ladies' Man

1947

Ladies' Man

as

Henry Haskell

The American Clock

1993

The American Clock

as

Grandpa

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1939

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

as

Soldier at Festival of Fools (uncredited)

Baby's Day Out

1994

Baby's Day Out

as

Old Timer

Show Boat

1989

Show Boat

as

Captain Andy

Always on Sunday

1962

Always on Sunday

as

Armando

Summer Stock: Get Happy!

2006

Summer Stock: Get Happy!

as

Orville (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside

as

Grandpa Titus Tolliver

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as

'Evil Eye' Hatton

Ed

Ed

as

Stuckeyville Stan

Studio One

Studio One

as

Billy Cascade

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Morris G. Stevens

Climax!

Climax!

as

Ira

Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories

as

Nelson Chumsky

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Edgar Allan Smithers

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as

Simeon Quatraine

Studio One

Studio One

as

Herbert (voice)

Studio One

Studio One

as

George Short

Winnetka Road

Winnetka Road

as

Father Burke

Great Performances

Great Performances

as

Cap'n Andy Hawks

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Barney Ogden

Remember WENN

Remember WENN

as

Pepper Canarsie

Production

Crew

Directing