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Edward Vincent Bracken 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 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 (1939).
Birth Name
Edward Vincent Bracken
Born
Sunday, 07 February 1915
Died
Thursday, 14 November 2002
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The 75th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 2003 |
| Ed | Stuckeyville Stan | 2000 |
| AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies | Self | 2000 |
| The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue | Sebastian (voice) / Sebastian | 1997 |
| Remember WENN | Pepper Canarsie | 1996 |
| The Cosby Mysteries | Vernon Hood | 1994 |
| Baby's Day Out | Old Timer | 1994 |
| Winnetka Road | Father Burke | 1994 |
| Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker | Maj. Charles T. Alexander | 1994 |
| Missing Persons | Victor Deeley | 1993 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The 75th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 2003 |
| Ed | Stuckeyville Stan | 2000 |
| AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies | Self | 2000 |
| The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue | Sebastian (voice) / Sebastian | 1997 |
| Remember WENN | Pepper Canarsie | 1996 |
| The Cosby Mysteries | Vernon Hood | 1994 |
| Baby's Day Out | Old Timer | 1994 |
| Winnetka Road | Father Burke | 1994 |
| Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker | Maj. Charles T. Alexander | 1994 |
| Missing Persons | Victor Deeley | 1993 |
| Rookie of the Year | Bob Carson | 1993 |
| The American Clock | Grandpa | 1993 |
| Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | Mr. Duncan | 1992 |
| Oscar | Five Spot Charlie / « Five Spot » Charlie | 1991 |
| Monsters | J.J. 'Freddy' Fredericks | 1988 |
| Empty Nest | Fred | 1988 |
| Talking Pictures | Self | 1988 |
| Wiseguy | Father Patrick | 1987 |
| Biography | Self | 1987 |
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
| Blacke's Magic | Joseph Hartley | 1986 |
| Amazing Stories | Nelson Chumsky | 1985 |
| The Golden Girls | Buzz | 1985 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Barney Ogden | 1984 |
| Tales from the Darkside | Grandpa Titus Tolliver | 1983 |
| National Lampoon's Vacation | Roy Walley | 1983 |
| The 32nd Annual Tony Awards | Self - Nominee | 1978 |
| ABC Weekend Specials | Mr. Simpson | 1977 |
| Ellery Queen | Horace Manley | 1975 |
| The New Dick Van Dyke Show | Jake | 1971 |
| Shinbone Alley | Archy | 1971 |
| Great Performances | Self / Cap'n Andy Hawks | 1971 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Self | 1967 |
| Wild Wild World | Narrator | 1965 |
| The Hollywood Palace | Self - commercial for Dutch Masters cigars | 1964 |
| Burke's Law | Simeon Quatraine / 'Evil Eye' Hatton | 1963 |
| Going My Way | Danny Everett | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Actor / Self - Actor | 1961 |
| The Roaring 20's | Ace Johnson | 1960 |
| Play of the Week | Archy | 1959 |
| The David Niven Show | Merlin | 1959 |
| Rawhide | Edgar Allan Smithers / Morris G. Stevens | 1959 |
| The Steve Lawrence-Eydie Gorme Show | Self | 1958 |
| The Patrice Munsel Show | Self | 1957 |
| The Mike Wallace Interview | Self - Actor | 1957 |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self | 1956 |
| Playhouse 90 | Stephen Minch | 1956 |
| Washington Square | Self | 1956 |
| The NBC Comedy Hour | Self - Comic Actor | 1956 |
| The Alcoa Hour | Charlie Joyce | 1955 |
| The 20th Century-Fox Hour | Harry King | 1955 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
| Make the Connection | Self / Self - Panelist | 1955 |
| Climax! | Ira | 1954 |
| The Tonight Show | Self / Himself - Guest | 1954 |
| A Slight Case of Larceny | Frederick Winthrop Clopp | 1953 |
| The Gulf Playhouse | Lt. Merivale R. Colquhoun | 1952 |
| The Ford Television Theatre | Freddy Mallory / John Stafford | 1952 |
| We're Not Married! | Wilson Boswell 'Willie' Fisher / Willie Fisher | 1952 |
| I've Got a Secret | Self - Panelist | 1952 |
| About Face | Biff Roberts / Boff Roberts | 1952 |
| Chance of a Lifetime | Self | 1951 |
| The Name's the Same | Self / Self - Contestant | 1951 |
| Two Tickets to Broadway | Lew Conway | 1951 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | Gunner's Mate / Peter Ward | 1951 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Larry | 1950 |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self - Comic Actor | 1950 |
| Summer Stock | Orville Wingait | 1950 |
| The Saturday Night Revue with Jack Carter | Self | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Himself - Mystery Guest | 1950 |
| The Girl from Jones Beach | Chuck Donovan | 1949 |
| TV Teen Club | Self - Celebrity Judge | 1949 |
| Studio One | Herbert / George Short / Billy Cascade | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| The Milton Berle Show | Self - Comic Actor | 1948 |
| Screen Snapshots: Laguna U.S.A. | Self | 1947 |
| Fun on a Weekend | Pete Porter aka P.P. Porterhouse III | 1947 |
| Ladies' Man | Henry Haskell | 1947 |
| Hold That Blonde! | Ogden Spencer Trulow III | 1945 |
| Duffy's Tavern | Eddie Bracken | 1945 |
| Out of This World | Herbie Fenton | 1945 |
| Bring on the Girls | J. Newport Bates | 1945 |
| Front Row Center | Sammy | 1945 |
| Brotherhood of Man | Vocal Effects | 1945 |
| Rainbow Island | Toby Smith | 1944 |
| Hail the Conquering Hero | Woodrow Truesmith | 1944 |
| The Miracle of Morgan's Creek | Norval Jones | 1943 |
| Young and Willing | George Bodell | 1943 |
| Happy Go Lucky | Wally Case | 1943 |
| Sweater Girl | Jack Mitchell | 1942 |
| Star Spangled Rhythm | Johnny Webster | 1942 |
| The Fleet's In | Barney Waters | 1942 |
| Caught in the Draft | Bert Sparks | 1941 |
| Reaching for the Sun | Benny Hogan | 1941 |
| Safeguarding Military Information | Soldier at the bar counter | 1941 |
| Life with Henry | Basil 'Dizzy' Stevens / 'Dizzy' Stevens | 1940 |
| Too Many Girls | Jojo Jordan | 1940 |
| The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Soldier at Festival of Fools | 1939 |
| Pacific Liner | 1939 |
