Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Edward Vincent Bracken
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
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Movie Involvements: 13
TV Involvements: 13
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Climax!
(1954) IraThe Dinah Shore Chevy Show
(1956) SelfRawhide
(1959) Edgar Allan SmithersMurder, She Wrote
(1984) Barney OgdenTales from the Darkside
(1984) Grandpa Titus TolliverStudio One
(1948) George ShortLux Video Theatre
(1950) LarryBurke's Law
(1963) Simeon QuatraineActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Stuckeyville Stan | |
| 1997 | Sebastian (voice) | |
| 1994 | Old Timer | |
| Father Burke | ||
| Maj. Charles T. Alexander | ||
| 1993 | Bob Carson | |
| Grandpa | ||
| 1992 | Mr. Duncan | |
| 1991 | « Five Spot » Charlie | |
| 1990 | Self | |
| 1987 | N/A | |
| 1986 | N/A | |
| 1985 | Nelson Chumsky | |
| Buzz | ||
| 1984 | Grandpa Titus Tolliver | |
| Barney Ogden | ||
| 1983 | Moley (voice) | |
| Roy Walley | ||
| 1975 | N/A | |
| 1971 | Cap'n Andy Hawks | |
| 1970 | Archy | |
| 1965 | Narrator | |
| 1963 | 'Evil Eye' Hatton | |
| Simeon Quatraine | ||
| 1962 | N/A | |
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| 1960 | N/A | |
| 1959 | Morris G. Stevens | |
| Edgar Allan Smithers | ||
| 1956 | Self | |
| 1955 | N/A | |
| 1954 | Ira | |
| 1953 | Frederick Winthrop Clopp | |
| 1952 | Willie Fisher | |
| Biff Roberts | ||
| 1951 | Lew Conway | |
| Peter Ward | ||
| Gunner's Mate | ||
| 1950 | Larry | |
| Self | ||
| Orville Wingait | ||
| Self - Mystery Guest | ||
| 1949 | Chuck Donovan | |
| 1948 | Billy Cascade | |
| Herbert (voice) | ||
| George Short | ||
| Self | ||
| 1947 | Pete Porter aka P.P. Porterhouse III | |
| Henry Haskell | ||
| 1945 | Ogden Spencer Trulow III | |
| Eddie Bracken | ||
| Herbie Fenton | ||
| J. Newport Bates | ||
| 1944 | N/A | |
| Toby Smith | ||
| Woodrow Truesmith | ||
| 1943 | Norval Jones | |
| George Bodell | ||
| Wally Case | ||
| 1942 | Jack Mitchell | |
| Johnny Webster | ||
| Barney Waters | ||
| Soldier at Bar | ||
| 1941 | Bert Sparks | |
| Benny Hogan | ||
| Basil 'Dizzy' Stevens | ||
| 1940 | Jojo Jordan | |
| 1939 | Soldier at Festival of Fools (uncredited) | |
| Junior officer (uncredited) | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |