Eddie Bracken (February 7, 1915 – November 14, 2002)

This fine character actor appeared in films such as Duffy’s Tavern and Too Many Girls. He made his mark as a very talented character actor earlier on in his career. Some of his other film credits include Life with Henry and Hold that Blonde. All the films mentioned took place in the 1940’s… He was on Broadway in the 1940’s and he made a return in 1953. His television credits include “The Jack Carter Show”, “Toast of the Town”, “The Colgate Comedy Hour”, “What’s My Line?”, “I’ve Got a Secret”, “The Milton Berle Show”, “Tonight!”, “The NBC Comedy Hour”, “The Dinah Shore Chevy Show”, “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson”, “The Gulf Playhouse”, “Lux Video Theatre”, “Playhouse 90”, “Climax!”, “Studio One”, “Rawhide”, “Burke’s Law”, “The New Dick Van Dyke Show”, “Ellery Queen”, “Murder, She Wrote”, “The Golden Girls”, “Empty Nest” and “The Cosby Mysteries.” Later in his career he made a return to films and appeared in some of the most beloved family films of the 1980’s and 1990’s including Vacation, Oscar, Home Alone 2: Lost in NY, Rookie of the Year and Baby’s Day Out… His final acting role was in an episode of “Ed” which originally aired on October 15, 2000… In Memoriam Remembers: Eddie Bracken

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