Eddie Bracken

Eddie Bracken

American actor (1915–2002)

Edward Vincent Bracken was an American actor. Bracken came to Hollywood prominence for his comedic lead performances in the films Hail the Conquering Hero and The Miracle of Morgan's Creek both from 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 (1940).

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 20 films (1941–1993) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 3 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1941 Life With Henry. Theodore Reed 9 reels B&W
1941 Safeguarding Military Information ▶ Preston Sturges 10 min 16mm B&W sound
1942 Star Spangled Rhythm. Paramount 10 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1942 Sweater Girl. William Clemens 8 reels B&W
1942 The Fleet's In. Victor Schertzinger 9 reels B&W
1942 Young And Willing. Edward H. Griffith, Virginia Van Upp 7 494 ft. B&W
1944 Hail the conquering hero. Paramount Pictures Inc. 3633 16mm B&W sound
1944 Rainbow Island. Ralph Murphy 10 reels sound
1944 The Miracle Of Morgan's Creek. Preston Sturges 10 reels B&W
1945 Duffy's tavern. Hal Walker 3300 16mm B&W sound
1945 Out Of This World. Hal Walker 10 reels B&W
1947 Fun On A Weekend. Andrew L. Stone 93 min. 35mm B&W sound
1949 THE GIRL FROM JONES BEACH. Peter Godfrey 3200 16mm B&W
1949 The Girl From Jones Beach. Peter Godfrey 78 min. 35mm B&W sound
1951 Two Tickets To Broadway See Guidance Associates 106 min 16mm Color sound
1951 Two Tickets To Broadway. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 106 min 35mm Color sound
1952 We’re Not Married. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 85 min. 35mm B&W sound
1955 The name's the same. [1955-05-09] / a Mark Goodson-Bill Todman production ; sponsored by the Ralston-Purina Company ; producers, Mark Goodson and Bill Todman ; directed by Jerome Schnur. 28 16mm B&W sound
1971 Shinbone Alley Cine World 16mm sound
1993 Rookie of the Year Daniel Stern 104 min