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Eddie Bracken

Eddie Bracken

Acting

Born: February 7, 1915Astoria, 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.

Known For
Filmography
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

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

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 at Bar

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