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Eddie Bracken (1915–2002)

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This owl-faced comic actor enjoyed his first featured film role in the RKO production Too Many Girls, in which he reprised the role of "JoJo Jordan" that he had played in the Broadway stage version of that musical. (Into the pantheon of pop-music standards came one that Bracken had introduced in "Too Many Girls"... See full bio »

Born:

Edward Vincent Bracken
in Astoria, New York, USA

Died:

(age 87) in Montclair, New Jersey, USA
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2000 Ed (TV series)
Stuckeyville Stan
– The World of Possibility (2000) … Stuckeyville Stan
 
2000 The Ryan Interview (TV movie)
Bob Ryan
 
1997 Remember WENN (TV series)
Pepper Canarsie
– Like a Brother (1997) … Pepper Canarsie
 
1997 The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue (video)
Sebastian (voice)
 
1994 The Cosby Mysteries (TV series)
Vernon Hood
– Expert Witness (1994) … Vernon Hood
 
1994 Baby's Day Out
Old Timer
 
1994 Winnetka Road (TV series)
Father Burke
– Real Wisconsin The (1994) … Father Burke
– White Zone The (1994) … Father Burke
 
1994 Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker (TV movie)
Maj. Charles T. Alexander
 
1993 Missing Persons (TV series)
Victor Deeley
– The Man's an Emotional Termite (1993) … Victor Deeley
 
1993 The American Clock (TV movie)
Grandpa
 
1993 Rookie of the Year
Bob Carson
 
1992 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
E.F. Duncan
 
1991 Oscar
Five Spot Charlie
 
1991 Monsters (TV series)
J.J. 'Freddy' Fredericks
– The Maker (1991) … J.J. 'Freddy' Fredericks
 
1990 Empty Nest (TV series)
Fred
– Someone to Watch Over Me (1990) … Fred
 
1990 Wiseguy (TV series)
Father Patrick
– Brrump-Bump (1990) … Father Patrick
– Sanctuary (1990) … Father Patrick
 
1990 The Golden Girls (TV series)
Buzz Mueller
– Twice in a Lifetime (1990) … Buzz Mueller
 
1989 Great Performances (TV series)
Cap'n Andy Hawks
– Show Boat (1989) … Cap'n Andy Hawks
 
1987 The Wind in the Willows (TV movie)
Moley (voice)
 
1986 Amazing Stories (TV series)
Ghost / Husband
– Boo! (1986) … Ghost/Husband
 
1985 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Barney Ogden
– Armed Response (1985) … Barney Ogden
 
1984 Tales from the Darkside (TV series)
Grandpa Titus Tolliver
– A Case of the Stubborns (1984) … Grandpa Titus Tolliver
 
1983 Vacation
Roy Walley
 
1977 Busting Loose (TV series)
– The Famous Announcer's School (1977)
 
1977 ABC Weekend Specials (TV series)
Mr. Simpson
– The Haunted Trailer (1977) … Mr. Simpson
 
1976 Ellery Queen (TV series)
Horace Manley
– The Adventure of the Hardhearted Huckster (1976) … Horace Manley
 
1973 The New Dick Van Dyke Show (TV series)
Eddie
– What Your Best Friend Doesn't Know (1973) … Eddie
– Preston al Naturale (1973)
 
1971 Shinbone Alley
Archy (voice)
 
1964-1965 Burke's Law (TV series)
'Evil Eye' Hatton / Simeon Quatraine
– Who Killed the Card? (1965) … Simeon Quatraine
– Who Killed April? (1964) … 'Evil Eye' Hatton
 
1963-1964 Rawhide (TV series)
Edgar Allan Smithers / Morris G. Stevens
– Incident of the Pied Piper (1964) … Edgar Allan Smithers
– Incident of the Clown (1963) … Morris G. Stevens
 
1962 Going My Way (TV series)
Danny Everett
– Like My Own Brother (1962) … Danny Everett
 
1962 Always on Sunday
Bit Part (uncredited)
 
1962 The Lady and the Stock Exchange (documentary short)
Fictional Character
 
1961 The Roaring 20's (TV series)
Ace Johnson
– Another Time, Another War (1961) … Ace Johnson
 
1960 Play of the Week (TV series)
Archie
– Archy and Mehitabel (1960) … Archie
 
1959 The Strawberry Blonde (TV movie)
Hugo Barnstead
 
1959 The David Niven Show (TV series)
Merlin
– A Day of Small Miracles (1959) … Merlin
 
1955-1958 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Billy Cascade / George Short / Herbert
– The Award Winner (1958) … George Short
– My Mother and How She Undid Me (1957) … Herbert (voice)
– A Likely Story (1955) … Billy Cascade
 
1957 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
– The Old Ticket (1957)
 
1957 Climax! (TV series)
Ira
– Locked in Fear (1957) … Ira
 
1957 The Alcoa Hour (TV series)
Charlie Joyce
– Awake with Fear (1957) … Charlie Joyce
 
1957 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Stephen Minch
– The Star Wagon (1957) … Stephen Minch
 
1953-1956 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Freddy Mallory / John Stafford
– The Marriage Plan (1956) … John Stafford
– It Happened in a Pawn Shop (1953) … Freddy Mallory
 
1956 Ethel Barrymore Theater (TV series)
– The Peabody's (1956)
 
1953-1956 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Gunner's Mate
– Formosa Patrol (1956) … Gunner's Mate
– Simplon Express (1953)
 
1956 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series)
Harry King
– Mr. Belvedere (1956) … Harry King
 
1956 Front Row Center (TV series)
Sammy
– Finley's Fan Club (1956) … Sammy
 
1955 Star Stage (TV series)
– The Thousand Dollar Bill (1955)
 
1955 Goodyear Playhouse (TV series)
– Suit Yourself (1955)
 
1953 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Larry
– The Corporal and the Lady (1953) … Larry
 
1953 A Slight Case of Larceny
Frederick Winthrop Clopp
 
1952 The Gulf Playhouse (TV series)
Lt. Merivale R. Colquhoun
– Mr. Breger (1952)
– A Question of Rank (1952) … Lt. Merivale R. Colquhoun
 
1952 We're Not Married!
Wilson Boswell 'Willie' Fisher
 
1952 About Face
Biff Roberts
 
1951 Two Tickets to Broadway
Lew Conway
 
1950 Summer Stock
Orville Wingait
 
1949 The Girl from Jones Beach
Chuck Donovan
 
1947 'Fun on a Week-End'
Pete Porter aka P.P. Porterhouse III
 
1947 Ladies' Man
Henry Haskell
 
1945 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
 
1944 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
 
1942 Star Spangled Rhythm
Johnny Webster
 
1942 Sweater Girl
Jack Mitchell
 
1942 The Fleet's In
Barney Waters
 
1941 Caught in the Draft
Bert Sparks
 
1941 Reaching for the Sun
Benny Hogan
 
1941 Life with Henry
'Dizzy' Stevens
 
1940 Too Many Girls
Jojo Jordan
 
1939 Pacific Liner
Junior officer (uncredited)
 
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1989 Great Performances (TV series)
– Show Boat (1989) (performer: "Why Do I Love You?" / "Capn' Andy's Ballyhoo")
 
1987 The Wind in the Willows (TV movie) (performer: "We Don't Have Any Pate de Foie Gras", "I Hate Company")
 
1951 Two Tickets to Broadway (performer: "Baby, You'll Never Be Sorry")
 
1947 Ladies' Man ("What Am I Gonna Do About You?")
 
1945 Out of This World (performer: "June Comes Around Every Year", "Out of this World", "I'd Rather Be Me")
 
1943 Happy Go Lucky (performer: "Sing a Tropical Song)
 
1940 Too Many Girls (performer: "'Cause We Got Cake" 1939 - uncredited, "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" 1939 - uncredited, "Conga" 1939 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2005 Censorship: Morgan's Creek vs. the Production Code (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2005 Preston Sturges and 'The Miracle of Morgan's Creek' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (33 titles)
1997-2001 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Carole Lombard: Hollywood's Profane Angel (2001) … Himself
– Eddie Albert: Thinking Green (2001) … Himself
– Judy Garland: Beyond the Rainbow (1997) … Himself
 
2000 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Great Performances (TV series)
Himself
– The Rodgers & Hart Story: Thou Swell, Thou Witty (1999) … Himself
 
1998 Trinity River Raft Ride (video documentary short)
Trinity River
 
1991 Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1990 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer (1990) … Himself
 
1990 7th Annual American Cinema Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1988 The 5th Annual American Cinema Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1980 Looks Familiar (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 14 February 1980 (1980) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 17 January 1980 (1980) … Himself - Guest
 
1978 Over Easy (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 July 1978 (1978) … Himself
 
1970 Preston Sturges - Porträt eines Hollywood-Regisseurs (TV movie)
Himself
 
1967 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.24 (1967) … Himself
 
1965 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.54 (1965) … Himself
 
1965 Wild Wild World (documentary)
Narrator
 
1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.12 (1962) … Himself
 
1958-1959 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.16 (1959) … Himself
– Episode #2.24 (1958) … Himself
 
1957 Masquerade Party (TV series)
Himself / Host
 
1957 General Motors 50th Anniversary Show (TV movie)
Himself
 
1957 Washington Square (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.14 (1957) … Himself
 
1956 The NBC Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself - Comic Actor
– Episode #1.4 (1956) … Himself - Comic Actor
 
1955 Tonight! (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– 'Tonight' Steve Allen New York Return (1955) … Himself - Guest
 
1955 Make the Connection (TV series)
Himself - Panelist
– Episode dated 18 August 1955 (1955) … Himself - Panelist
– Episode dated 11 August 1955 (1955) … Himself - Panelist
– Episode #1.2 (1955) … Himself - Panelist
 
1952-1955 The Name's the Same (TV series)
Himself - Contestant
– Episode dated 25 April 1955 (1955) … Himself - Contestant
– Episode dated 10 September 1952 (1952) … Himself - Contestant
 
1953 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Himself - Comic Actor
– Episode #5.29 (1953) … Himself - Comic Actor
 
1952 I've Got a Secret (TV series)
Himself / panelist
 
1952 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 7 September 1952 (1952) … Himself - Mystery Guest
 
1951 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself - Comic Actor
– Episode #2.14 (1951) … Himself - Comic Actor
 
1950 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.49 (1950) … Himself
 
1950 The Saturday Night Revue with Jack Carter (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.9 (1950) … Himself
 
1947 Screen Snapshots Series 27, No. 3: Out of This World Series (short)
Himself
 
1947 Screen Snapshots: Laguna U.S.A. (short)
Himself - rehearsing role of 'George' in play of 'Of Mice and Men'
 
1947 KTLA Premiere (TV movie)
Himself
 
1942 Safeguarding Military Information (documentary short)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2012 Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl (TV special)
Himself
 
2005 Censorship: Morgan's Creek vs. the Production Code (video documentary short)
Himself - Actor
 
2005 Preston Sturges and 'The Miracle of Morgan's Creek' (video documentary short)
Himself - Actor
 
2003 The 75th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself (Memorial Tribute)
 

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Personal Details

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(1936). Stage Play: So Proudly We Hail. Drama. Written by Joseph M. Viertel. Directed by Anthony Mann [credited as Anton Bundesmann]. 46th Street Theatre: 22 Sep 1936- Oct 1936 (closing date unknown/14 performances). Cast: Edward Andrews (as "Rodney Burns"), Robert Angevine, Eddie Bracken (as... See more »

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Height:

5' 7" (1.70 m)
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Personal Quote:

I could never just be an actor, that would be like having the rest of the day to die in . . . I'm in other businesses, most of them failures. Failures don't scare me. You make it or you don't. See more »

Trivia:

His wife of 63 years, Connie, a former actress, died in August of 2002, just three months before Eddie's passing. Connie was his leading lady in the Broadway production of "What a Life" in 1938. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius