Edward Brophy
Known for
Acting
Life
1895 – 1960 (aged 65)
Born in
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
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Biography
Edward Brophy was an American character actor, voice artist, and comedian. Small of build, balding, and raucous-voiced, he frequently portrayed dumb cops and gangsters, both serious and comic.
He is best remembered for his roles in the Falcon film series and for voicing Timothy Q. Mouse in Dumbo.
His screen debut was in Yes or No. He appeared in The Champ, Freaks, The Thin Man, The Thin Man Goes Home (1944). He also made several appearances in the films of director John Ford.
Known For
Dumbo
31 Oct 1941
Freaks
01 Jan 1932
The Thin Man
25 May 1934
The Cameraman
10 Sep 1928
Mad Love
12 Jul 1935
The Thin Man Goes Home
24 Dec 1944
Cover Girl
22 Mar 1944
The Invisible Woman
27 Dec 1940
Filmography
1960
- The Slowest Gun in the Westas The Bartender
1958
- The Last Hurrahas Ditto Boland
1956
- Bundle of Joyas Dance Contest Judge
1955
- The Millionaireas Preliminary Feeney1 episode
1952
- Mr. & Mrs. North2 episodes
1951
- Pier 23as Prof. Shicker
- Roaring Cityas 'Professor' Fredrick Simpson Schicka
- Danger Zoneas Prof. Frederick Simpson Schicker
1949
- Arson, Inc.as Pete Purdy
- The Price of Freedomas Man in restaurant (uncredited)
1947
- It Happened on Fifth Avenueas Gates Patrolman Cecil Felton
1946
- Renegade Girlas Bob Crandall
- The Falcon's Adventureas Goldie Locke
- Sweetheart of Sigma Chias Arty
- Swing Parade of 1946as Moose
- Girl on the Spotas Fingers Foley
1945
- The Falcon in San Franciscoas Goldie Locke
- Penthouse Rhythmas Bailey
- Wonder Manas Torso
- I'll Remember Aprilas Shadow
- See My Lawyeras Otis Fillmore
1944
- The Thin Man Goes Homeas Brogan
- A Night of Adventureas Steve
- It Happened Tomorrowas Jake Shomberg
- Cover Girlas Joe, bartender (uncredited)
1943
- A Scream in the Darkas Eddie Tough
- Destroyeras Engineer Casey
- Air Forceas Marine Sgt. J.J. Callahan
- Lady Bodyguardas Harry Gargan
1942
- Madame Spyas Mike Reese
- Broadwayas Porky
- Larceny, Inc.as Weepy Davis
- All Through the Nightas Joe Denning
1941
- Steel Against the Skyas Pete Evans
- Dumboas Timothy Q. Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
- The Gay Falconas Detective Bates
- Buy Me That Townas Ziggy
- Nine Lives Are Not Enoughas Officer Slattery
- A Dangerous Gameas Bugsy (misspelled Bugs in on-screen credits)
- The Bride Came C.O.D.as Hinkle
- Thieves Fall Outas Rork
- Sleepers Westas George Trautwein
1940
- The Invisible Womanas Bill
- Sandy Gets Her Manas Fireman Junior
- The Great Profileas Sylvester
- Dance, Girl, Danceas Dwarfie
- Golden Glovesas Potsy Brill
- Alias the Deaconas Stuffy
- Calling Philo Vanceas Ryan
1939
- The Big Guyas Dippy
- The Amazing Mr. Williamsas Buck Moseby
- Kid Nightingaleas Mike Jordon
- Golden Boyas Roxy Lewis
- The Kid from Kokomoas Eddie Black
- For Love or Moneyas Sleeper
- Society Lawyeras Max
- Pardon Our Nerveas Nosey Nelson
- You Can't Cheat an Honest Manas Corbett
1938
- Gambling Shipas Cuthbert Innocent
- Vacation from Loveas Barney Keenan
- Come On, Leathernecks!as Max 'Curly' Maxwell
- Passport Husbandas Spike
- Gold Diggers in Parisas Mike Coogan
- Hold That Kissas Al
- Romance on the Runas Whitey Whitehouse
- A Slight Case of Murderas Lefty
1937
- Blossoms On Broadwayas Prussic
- The Last Gangsteras Fats Garvey
- The Girl Said Noas Pick
- Trapped by G-Menas Lefty
- Varsity Showas Mike Barclay
- The Great Gambinias Butch
- The Hit Paradeas Mulrooney
- The Soldier and the Ladyas Packer
- Jim Hanvey, Detectiveas Romo
- Oh, Doctoras Meg Smith
1936
- Career Womanas Doc Curley
- Great Guyas Pete Reilly
- Hideaway Girlas Bugs Murphy
- Mister Cinderellaas Detective McNutt
- All American Chumpas Pudgy Murphy
- Wedding Presentas Squinty
- Kelly the Secondas Ike Arnold
- Spendthriftas Bill McGuire
- The Case Against Mrs. Amesas Sid
- Woman Trapas George Meade (as Ed Brophy)
- Here Comes Troubleas Crowley
- Strike Me Pinkas Killer
1935
- Show Them No Mercy!as Buzz
- Remember Last Night?as Maxie
- $1,000 a Minuteas Benny Dolan
- I Live My Lifeas Pete (Uncredited)
- China Seasas Wilbur Timmons
- She Gets Her Manas Flash
- Mad Loveas Rollo
- People Will Talkas Pete Ranse
- Naughty Mariettaas Zeke
- The Whole Town's Talkingas 'Slugs' Martin
- Shadow of Doubtas Wilcox
- Sequoiaas Forest Ranger Pete (uncredited)
1934
- I'll Fix Itas Tilly Tilson
- Evelyn Prenticeas Eddie Delaney
- Death on the Diamondas Grogan
- Hide-Outas Det. Britt
- Paris Interludeas Ham
- The Thin Manas Joe Morelli
- The Poor Richas Flannigan
1933
- Hello Popas Brophy
- Broadway to Hollywoodas Joe Mannion
- Beer and Pretzelsas Theater Manager (uncredited)
- What! No Beer?as Spike Moran
1932
- Fleshas Dolan
- Prosperityas Ice Cream Salesman (uncredited)
- Speak Easilyas Reno
- Skyscraper Soulsas Man in Elevator (uncredited)
- The Beast of the Cityas Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
- The Passionate Plumberas Man Outside Beauty Parlor (uncredited)
- Freaksas Rollo Brother
1931
- The Champas Tim
- A Dangerous Affairas Nelson
- Sporting Bloodas Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited)
- A Free Soulas Slouch (uncredited)
- Parlor, Bedroom and Bathas Detective
1930
- Paidas Burglar (uncredited)
- Remote Controlas Al
- Those Three French Girlsas Yank
- Doughboysas Sgt. Brophy
- Our Blushing Bridesas Joe Munsey
- Estrelladosas Assistant Director (uncredited)
1928
- The Cameramanas Man in Bathhouse Stall with Buster (uncredited)
- West Pointas Team Manager (Uncredited)
1927
- Spring Feveras Golf Game Spectator (uncredited)
1921
- The Sign on the Dooras Newspaper Photographer (uncredited)
1920
- Yes or Noas Tom Martin