Eddie Bracken
Acting
- Born:
- 1915-02-07
- Died:
- 2002-11-14
- Place of birth:
- Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
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
Filmography
Summer Stock: Get Happy!
Ed
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue
Remember WENN
Baby's Day Out
Winnetka Road
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
Rookie of the Year
The American Clock
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II
Oscar
Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer
Show Boat
Monsters
Wiseguy
Blacke's Magic
Amazing Stories
The Golden Girls
Tales from the Darkside
Murder, She Wrote
The Wind in the Willows
National Lampoon's Vacation
Ellery Queen
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
Great Performances
Shinbone Alley
Wild Wild World
Burke's Law
Going My Way
The Merv Griffin Show
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Always on Sunday
The Roaring 20's
Rawhide
The Star Wagon
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Climax!
A Slight Case of Larceny
We're Not Married!
About Face
Two Tickets to Broadway
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Lux Video Theatre
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Summer Stock
What's My Line?
The Girl from Jones Beach
Studio One
The Ed Sullivan Show
Fun on a Weekend
Ladies' Man
Hold That Blonde!
Duffy's Tavern
Out of This World
Bring on the Girls
A Message of Importance
Rainbow Island
The Fighting Generation
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Hail the Conquering Hero
Young and Willing
Happy Go Lucky
Sweater Girl
Star Spangled Rhythm
The Fleet's In
Safeguarding Military Information
Caught in the Draft
Reaching for the Sun
Life with Henry
Too Many Girls
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Pacific Liner