Acting
Eddie Bracken
EN, IT cinema · 46 credits
Born
7 February 1915
Died
14 November 2002 (aged 87)
Birthplace
Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Edward Vincent Bracken
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!
as Orville (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue
as Sebastian (voice)
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
as Maj. Charles T. Alexander
Baby's Day Out
as Old Timer
Rookie of the Year
as Bob Carson
The American Clock
as Grandpa
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
as Mr. Duncan
Oscar
as « Five Spot » Charlie
Show Boat
as Captain Andy
National Lampoon's Vacation
as Roy Walley
The Wind in the Willows
as Moley (voice)
Shinbone Alley
as Archy (voice)
Always on Sunday
as Armando
The Star Wagon
as Stephen Minch
A Slight Case of Larceny
as Frederick Winthrop Clopp
We're Not Married!
as Willie Fisher
About Face
as Biff Roberts
Two Tickets to Broadway
as Lew Conway
Summer Stock
as Orville Wingait
The Girl from Jones Beach
as Chuck Donovan
Fun on a Weekend
as Pete Porter
Ladies' Man
as Henry Haskell
Out of This World
as Herbie Fenton
Bring on the Girls
as J. Newport Bates
Hold That Blonde!
as Ogden Spencer Trulow III
Duffy's Tavern
as Eddie Bracken
Hail the Conquering Hero
as Woodrow Truesmith
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
as Norval Jones
Rainbow Island
as Toby Smith
The Fighting Generation
as Self / Soldier in Audience
Young and Willing
as George Bodell
Happy Go Lucky
as Wally Case
The Fleet's In
as Barney Waters
Star Spangled Rhythm
as Johnny Webster
Sweater Girl
as Jack Mitchell
Safeguarding Military Information
1942
Safeguarding Military Information
as Soldier (uncredited)
Caught in the Draft
as Bert Sparks
Life with Henry
as Basil 'Dizzy' Stevens
Reaching for the Sun
as Benny Hogan
Too Many Girls
as Jojo Jordan
Pacific Liner
as Junior officer (uncredited)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Soldier at Festival of Fools (uncredited)