---
name: "Eddie Bracken"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/eddie-bracken"
fi1m_id: "eddie-bracken"
imdb_id: "nm0102787"
tmdb_id: 115457
wikidata_id: "Q166212"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "7 February 1915"
died: "14 November 2002"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 66
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-04T21:53:26.292128+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Eddie Bracken

## Identity

Eddie Bracken

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/eddie-bracken
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** eddie-bracken
- **IMDb ID:** nm0102787
- **TMDB ID:** 115457
- **Wikidata ID:** Q166212
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Bracken, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q166212, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0102787/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/115457

Actor. Born 7 February 1915 in Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA. Died 14 November 2002.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 7 February 1915, Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 14 November 2002
- **Active:** 1983–1992
- **Also known as:** Edward Vincent Bracken
- **Average Fi1m score:** 66, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 70 (1), 1990s 63 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Bracken, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q166212, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0102787/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/115457

## Streaming the US now

- **The Roku Channel:** [*National Lampoon's Vacation*](https://film.one/film/national-lampoons-vacation.md) (70)

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## Biography

Eddie Bracken (born Edward Vincent Bracken) was an American actor. He was born on 7 February 1915 in Astoria, Queens, New York City, and died on 14 November 2002.

Bracken performed in vaudeville from the age of nine and gained early success on Broadway in the musical *Too Many Girls* (1940), which he reprised on film. He appeared in lead roles in the 1944 films *Hail the Conquering Hero* and *The Miracle of Morgan's Creek*, both later preserved by the National Film Registry. His later film roles included Roy Walley in *National Lampoon's Vacation* (1983), Mr Duncan in *Home Alone 2: Lost in New York* (1992), Bob Carson in *Rookie of the Year* (1993) and appearances in *Oscar* (1991) and *Baby's Day Out* (1994). He also had television roles in series including *Murder, She Wrote* and *The Golden Girls*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Home Alone 2: Lost in New York* (1992), Fi1m 63, as Mr. Duncan — [page](https://film.one/film/home-alone-2-lost-in-new-york.md)
- *National Lampoon's Vacation* (1983), Fi1m 70, as Roy Walley — [page](https://film.one/film/national-lampoons-vacation.md)

## Complete filmography (65)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Summer Stock: Get Happy!* (2006), as Orville (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *Ed* (2000), series, as Stuckeyville Stan
- *The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue* (1997), as Sebastian (voice)
- *Remember WENN* (1996), series, as Pepper Canarsie
- *Baby's Day Out* (1994), as Old Timer
- *Winnetka Road* (1994), series, as Father Burke
- *Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker* (1994), as Maj. Charles T. Alexander
- *Rookie of the Year* (1993), as Bob Carson
- *The American Clock* (1993), as Grandpa
- *Home Alone 2: Lost in New York* (1992), as Mr. Duncan — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/home-alone-2-lost-in-new-york.md)
- *Oscar* (1991), as « Five Spot » Charlie
- *Show Boat* (1989), as Captain Andy
- *Monsters* (1988), series, as J.J. 'Freddy' Fredericks
- *Wiseguy* (1987), series, Actor
- *Blacke's Magic* (1986), series, Actor
- *Amazing Stories* (1985), series, as Nelson Chumsky
- *The Golden Girls* (1985), series, as Buzz — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-golden-girls.md)
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Barney Ogden
- *Tales from the Darkside* (1984), series, as Grandpa Titus Tolliver
- *The Wind in the Willows* (1983), as Moley (voice)
- *National Lampoon's Vacation* (1983), as Roy Walley — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/national-lampoons-vacation.md)
- *Ellery Queen* (1975), series, Actor
- *The New Dick Van Dyke Show* (1971), series, as Jake
- *Great Performances* (1971), series, as Cap'n Andy Hawks
- *Shinbone Alley* (1970), as Archy (voice)
- *Wild Wild World* (1965), as Narrator
- *Burke's Law* (1963), series, as 'Evil Eye' Hatton, Simeon Quatraine
- *Going My Way* (1962), series, Actor
- *Always on Sunday* (1962), as Armando
- *The Roaring 20's* (1960), series, Actor
- *Rawhide* (1959), series, as Morris G. Stevens, Edgar Allan Smithers
- *The Star Wagon* (1957), as Stephen Minch
- *The 20th Century Fox Hour* (1955), series, Actor
- *Climax!* (1954), series, as Ira
- *A Slight Case of Larceny* (1953), as Frederick Winthrop Clopp
- *We're Not Married!* (1952), as Willie Fisher
- *About Face* (1952), as Biff Roberts
- *Two Tickets to Broadway* (1951), as Lew Conway
- *Schlitz Playhouse of Stars* (1951), series, as Peter Ward, Gunner's Mate
- *Lux Video Theatre* (1950), series, as Larry
- *Summer Stock* (1950), as Orville Wingait
- *The Girl from Jones Beach* (1949), as Chuck Donovan
- *Studio One* (1948), series, as Billy Cascade, Herbert (voice), George Short
- *Fun on a Weekend* (1947), as Pete Porter
- *Ladies' Man* (1947), as Henry Haskell
- *Hold That Blonde!* (1945), as Ogden Spencer Trulow III
- *Duffy's Tavern* (1945), as Eddie Bracken
- *Out of This World* (1945), as Herbie Fenton
- *Bring on the Girls* (1945), as J. Newport Bates
- *A Message of Importance* (1944), Actor
- *Rainbow Island* (1944), as Toby Smith
- *The Miracle of Morgan's Creek* (1944), as Norval Jones
- *Hail the Conquering Hero* (1944), as Woodrow Truesmith
- *Young and Willing* (1943), as George Bodell
- *Happy Go Lucky* (1943), as Wally Case
- *Sweater Girl* (1942), as Jack Mitchell
- *Star Spangled Rhythm* (1942), as Johnny Webster
- *The Fleet's In* (1942), as Barney Waters
- *Safeguarding Military Information* (1942), as Soldier (uncredited)
- *Caught in the Draft* (1941), as Bert Sparks
- *Reaching for the Sun* (1941), as Benny Hogan
- *Life with Henry* (1941), as Basil 'Dizzy' Stevens
- *Too Many Girls* (1940), as Jojo Jordan
- *The Hunchback of Notre Dame* (1939), as Soldier at Festival of Fools (uncredited)
- *Pacific Liner* (1939), as Junior officer (uncredited)

## Gallery

- ![Eddie Bracken](https://film.one/media/person/5544186/gallery-99fa4f0ffa33.jpg) Eddie Bracken — Photographer-Garbo, Chicago, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Eddie_Bracken.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Roger Gray, Allen Morris & Eddie Bracken on set of PAWS FOR THE NIGHT (1976)](https://film.one/media/person/5544186/gallery-42ae5a22cc8f.jpg) Roger Gray, Allen Morris & Eddie Bracken on set of PAWS FOR THE NIGHT (1976) — Reginaldduckworth, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Roger_Gray%2C_Allen_Morris_and_Eddie_Bracken_-_PAWS_FOR_THE_NIGHT_001.jpg/1280px-Roger_Gray%2C_Allen_Morris_and_Eddie_Bracken_-_PAWS_FOR_THE_NIGHT_001.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Photo of Howard Freeman (left) and Eddie Bracken in a scene from a stage version of The Seven Year Itch. (1954)](https://film.one/media/person/5544186/gallery-4e87cdfbe08c.jpg) Photo of Howard Freeman (left) and Eddie Bracken in a scene from a stage version of The Seven Year Itch. (1954) — photographer-Garbo, Chicago, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/Howard_Freeman_and_Eddie_Bracken_1954.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Eddie Bracken](https://film.one/media/person/5544186/gallery-0ecd3542190c.jpg) Eddie Bracken — Abbie Rowe, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Photograph_of_Margaret_O%27Brien_posing_with_fellow_Hollywood_celebrity_Eddie_Bracken_at_a_Roosevelt_Birthday_Ball..._-_NARA_-_199335.jpg/1280px-Photograph_of_Margaret_O%27Brien_posing_with_fellow_Hollywood_celebrity_Eddie_Bracken_at_a_Roosevelt_Birthday_Ball..._-_NARA_-_199335.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Eddie Bracken](https://film.one/media/person/5544186/gallery-9d9521b50029.jpg) Eddie Bracken — Image via TMDB
- ![Eddie Bracken](https://film.one/media/person/5544186/gallery-c4a59760db1d.jpg) Eddie Bracken — Abbie Rowe, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Photograph_of_movie_star_Eddie_Bracken_at_a_Roosevelt_Birthday_Ball_function%2C_flanked_by_two_unidentified_persons._-_NARA_-_199321.jpg/1280px-Photograph_of_movie_star_Eddie_Bracken_at_a_Roosevelt_Birthday_Ball_function%2C_flanked_by_two_unidentified_persons._-_NARA_-_199321.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical 1978: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical (nominated)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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