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.
Awards & recognition
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Tony Award — Best Actor in a Musical · 1978 · nominated
Filmography30 titles
Remember WENN
The Golden Girls
Amazing Stories
Murder, She Wrote
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Rawhide
National Lampoon's Vacation
Hail the Conquering Hero
Monsters
What's My Line?
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
The Ed Sullivan Show
Summer Stock
Lux Video Theatre
Wiseguy
Baby's Day Out
Oscar
Rookie of the Year
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue
Great Performances
The 20th Century Fox Hour
We're Not Married!
Too Many Girls
Young and Willing
The Girl from Jones Beach
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
About Face