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Eddie Bracken

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedFeb 7, 1915 (Died at 87)
Zodiac Sign♒Aquarius
Place of BirthAstoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Career Span1939 – 2002
Known Credits71 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 1.3

Eddie Bracken

Also known as:Edward Vincent Bracken
Total Works

71

43 movies • 28 shows

Avg Rating

6.8 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
6.8
as Mr. Duncan
National Lampoon's Vacation
7.1
as Roy Walley
Baby's Day Out
6.4
Baby's Day Out
1994•movie
as Old Timer
Oscar
6.4
Oscar
1991•movie
as « Five Spot » Charlie

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 71 titles featuring Eddie Bracken

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
6.8

as Mr. Duncan

National Lampoon's Vacation
7.1

as Roy Walley

Baby's Day Out
6.4
Baby's Day Out
1994•movie

as Old Timer

Oscar
6.4
Oscar
1991•movie

as « Five Spot » Charlie

Murder, She Wrote
7.5
1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
1984•series

as Barney Ogden

The Golden Girls
7.6
1 eps
The Golden Girls
1985•series

as Buzz

Rookie of the Year
6.2
Rookie of the Year
1993•movie

as Bob Carson

Amazing Stories
7.5
1 eps
Amazing Stories
1985•series

as Nelson Chumsky

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
7.3

as Soldier at Festival of Fools (uncredited)

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
6.8

as Norval Jones

The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue
6.1

as Sebastian (voice)

Tales from the Darkside
7.2
1 eps

as Grandpa Titus Tolliver

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.6
1 eps
Hail the Conquering Hero
7.1

as Woodrow Truesmith

Summer Stock
6.7
Summer Stock
1950•movie

as Orville Wingait

Ed
7.7
1 eps
Ed
2000•series

as Stuckeyville Stan

Rawhide
7.3
1 eps
Rawhide
1959•series

as Morris G. Stevens

Ellery Queen
7.5
1 eps
Ellery Queen
1975•series
Wiseguy
6.6
2 eps
Wiseguy
1987•series
We're Not Married!
6.0
We're Not Married!
1952•movie

as Willie Fisher

What's My Line?
7.0
1 eps
What's My Line?
1950•series

as Self

Monsters
6.9
1 eps
Monsters
1988•series

as J.J. 'Freddy' Fredericks

Great Performances
6.1
1 eps
Great Performances
1971•series

as Cap'n Andy Hawks

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
1 eps

as Self

Caught in the Draft
5.9

as Bert Sparks

The Fighting Generation
5.0

as Self / Soldier in Audience

Shinbone Alley
6.4
Shinbone Alley
1970•movie

as Archy (voice)

Too Many Girls
5.9
Too Many Girls
1940•movie

as Jojo Jordan

Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
6.3
Pacific Liner
5.5
Pacific Liner
1939•movie

as Junior officer (uncredited)

The Colgate Comedy Hour
6.9
1 eps

as Self

Studio One
5.4
1 eps
Studio One
1948•series

as Billy Cascade

The Wind in the Willows
6.2

as Moley (voice)

Two Tickets to Broadway
4.6

as Lew Conway

Hold That Blonde!
6.2
Hold That Blonde!
1945•movie

as Ogden Spencer Trulow III

Burke's Law
6.2
1 eps
Burke's Law
1963•series

as 'Evil Eye' Hatton

The Merv Griffin Show
6.8
1 eps

as Self

Climax!
3.8
1 eps
Climax!
1954•series

as Ira

Star Spangled Rhythm
6.2

as Johnny Webster

The 20th Century Fox Hour
6.0
1 eps
Duffy's Tavern
6.4
Duffy's Tavern
1945•movie

as Eddie Bracken

The Girl from Jones Beach
5.5

as Chuck Donovan

Lux Video Theatre
6.7
1 eps
Lux Video Theatre
1950•series

as Larry

The New Dick Van Dyke Show
5.6
1 eps

as Jake

Young and Willing
5.2
Young and Willing
1943•movie

as George Bodell

Bring on the Girls
6.2
Bring on the Girls
1945•movie

as J. Newport Bates

The American Clock
5.7
The American Clock
1993•movie

as Grandpa

Remember WENN
7.8
1 eps
Remember WENN
1996•series

as Pepper Canarsie

Fun on a Weekend
7.2
Fun on a Weekend
1947•movie

as Pete Porter

Going My Way
5.8
1 eps
Going My Way
1962•series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2
1 eps

as Peter Ward

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
6.4
2 eps

as Self

About Face
5.0
About Face
1952•movie

as Biff Roberts

The Fleet's In
6.0
The Fleet's In
1942•movie

as Barney Waters

A Slight Case of Larceny
5.5

as Frederick Winthrop Clopp

Out of This World
8.0
Out of This World
1945•movie

as Herbie Fenton

Blacke's Magic
6.8
1 eps
Blacke's Magic
1986•series
Sweater Girl
5.3
Sweater Girl
1942•movie

as Jack Mitchell

Reaching for the Sun
7.3

as Benny Hogan

Happy Go Lucky
5.5
Happy Go Lucky
1943•movie

as Wally Case

Life with Henry
6.5
Life with Henry
1941•movie

as Basil 'Dizzy' Stevens

Rainbow Island
7.5
Rainbow Island
1944•movie

as Toby Smith

Winnetka Road
4.7
1 eps
Winnetka Road
1994•series

as Father Burke

Ladies' Man
10.0
Ladies' Man
1947•movie

as Henry Haskell

Always on Sunday
10.0
Always on Sunday
1962•movie

as Armando

Show Boat
Show Boat
1989•movie

as Captain Andy

Summer Stock: Get Happy!

as Orville (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Star Wagon
The Star Wagon
1957•movie

as Stephen Minch

The Roaring 20's
1 eps
The Roaring 20's
1960•series