- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- February 26, 1895
- Place of Birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- May 27, 1960
Edward Brophy
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.
Filmography
movieThe Slowest Gun in the West
1960 · The Bartender
movieThe Last Hurrah
1958 · Ditto Boland
movieBundle of Joy
1956 · Dance Contest Judge
tvThe Millionaire
1955 · Preliminary Feeney
tvMr. & Mrs. North
1952
moviePier 23
1951 · Prof. Shicker
movieRoaring City
1951 · 'Professor' Fredrick Simpson Schicka
movieDanger Zone
1951 · Prof. Frederick Simpson Schicker
movieArson, Inc.
1949 · Pete Purdy
The Price of Freedom
1949 · Man in restaurant (uncredited)
movieIt Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947 · Gates Patrolman Cecil Felton
movieRenegade Girl
1946 · Bob Crandall
movieThe Falcon's Adventure
1946 · Goldie Locke
movieSweetheart of Sigma Chi
1946 · Arty
movieSwing Parade of 1946
1946 · Moose
movieGirl on the Spot
1946 · Fingers Foley
movieThe Falcon in San Francisco
1945 · Goldie Locke
moviePenthouse Rhythm
1945 · Bailey
movieWonder Man
1945 · Torso
movieI'll Remember April
1945 · Shadow
movieSee My Lawyer
1945 · Otis Fillmore
movieThe Thin Man Goes Home
1944 · Brogan
movieA Night of Adventure
1944 · Steve
movieIt Happened Tomorrow
1944 · Jake Shomberg
movieCover Girl
1944 · Joe, bartender (uncredited)
movieA Scream in the Dark
1943 · Eddie Tough
movieDestroyer
1943 · Engineer Casey
movieAir Force
1943 · Marine Sgt. J.J. Callahan
movieLady Bodyguard
1943 · Harry Gargan
movieBreakdowns of 1942
1942 · Self
movieMadame Spy
1942 · Mike Reese
movieBroadway
1942 · Porky
movieLarceny, Inc.
1942 · Weepy Davis
movieAll Through the Night
1942 · Joe Denning
movieSteel Against the Sky
1941 · Pete Evans
movieDumbo
1941 · Timothy Q. Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
movieThe Gay Falcon
1941 · Detective Bates
movieBuy Me That Town
1941 · Ziggy
movieNine Lives Are Not Enough
1941 · Officer Slattery
movieA Dangerous Game
1941 · Bugsy (misspelled Bugs in on-screen credits)
movieThe Bride Came C.O.D.
1941 · Hinkle
movieThieves Fall Out
1941 · Rork
movieSleepers West
1941 · George Trautwein
movieThe Invisible Woman
1940 · Bill
movieSandy Gets Her Man
1940 · Fireman Junior
movieThe Great Profile
1940 · Sylvester
movieDance, Girl, Dance
1940 · Dwarfie
movieGolden Gloves
1940 · Potsy Brill
movieAlias the Deacon
1940 · Stuffy
movieCalling Philo Vance
1940 · Ryan
movieThe Big Guy
1939 · Dippy
movieThe Amazing Mr. Williams
1939 · Buck Moseby
movieKid Nightingale
1939 · Mike Jordon
movieGolden Boy
1939 · Roxy Lewis
movieThe Kid from Kokomo
1939 · Eddie Black
For Love or Money
1939 · Sleeper
movieSociety Lawyer
1939 · Max
moviePardon Our Nerve
1939 · Nosey Nelson
movieYou Can't Cheat an Honest Man
1939 · Corbett
Gambling Ship
1938 · Cuthbert Innocent
movieVacation from Love
1938 · Barney Keenan
movieCome On, Leathernecks!
1938 · Max 'Curly' Maxwell
moviePassport Husband
1938 · Spike
movieGold Diggers in Paris
1938 · Mike Coogan
movieHold That Kiss
1938 · Al
movieRomance on the Run
1938 · Whitey Whitehouse
movieA Slight Case of Murder
1938 · Lefty
movieBlossoms On Broadway
1937 · Prussic
movieThe Last Gangster
1937 · Fats Garvey
movieThe Girl Said No
1937 · Pick
movieTrapped by G-Men
1937 · Lefty
movieVarsity Show
1937 · Mike Barclay
movieThe Great Gambini
1937 · Butch
movieThe Hit Parade
1937 · Mulrooney
movieThe Soldier and the Lady
1937 · Packer
movieJim Hanvey, Detective
1937 · Romo
movieOh, Doctor
1937 · Meg Smith
movieCareer Woman
1936 · Doc Curley
movieGreat Guy
1936 · Pete Reilly
movieHideaway Girl
1936 · Bugs Murphy
movieMister Cinderella
1936 · Detective McNutt
movieAll American Chump
1936 · Pudgy Murphy
movieWedding Present
1936 · Squinty
movieKelly the Second
1936 · Ike Arnold
movieSpendthrift
1936 · Bill McGuire
movieThe Case Against Mrs. Ames
1936 · Sid
movieWoman Trap
1936 · George Meade (as Ed Brophy)
movieHere Comes Trouble
1936 · Crowley
movieStrike Me Pink
1936 · Killer
movieShow Them No Mercy!
1935 · Buzz
movieRemember Last Night?
1935 · Maxie
movie$1,000 a Minute
1935 · Benny Dolan
movieI Live My Life
1935 · Pete (Uncredited)
movieChina Seas
1935 · Wilbur Timmons
movieShe Gets Her Man
1935 · Flash
movieMad Love
1935 · Rollo
moviePeople Will Talk
1935 · Pete Ranse
movieNaughty Marietta
1935 · Zeke
movieThe Whole Town's Talking
1935 · 'Slugs' Martin
movieShadow of Doubt
1935 · Wilcox
movieSequoia
1935 · Forest Ranger Pete (uncredited)
movieI'll Fix It
1934 · Tilly Tilson
movieEvelyn Prentice
1934 · Eddie Delaney
movieDeath on the Diamond
1934 · Grogan
movieHide-Out
1934 · Det. Britt
movieParis Interlude
1934 · Ham
movieThe Thin Man
1934 · Joe Morelli
movieThe Poor Rich
1934 · Flannigan
movieHello Pop
1933 · Brophy
movieBroadway to Hollywood
1933 · Joe Mannion
movieBeer and Pretzels
1933 · Theater Manager (uncredited)
movieWhat! No Beer?
1933 · Spike Moran
movieFlesh
1932 · Dolan
movieProsperity
1932 · Ice Cream Salesman (uncredited)
movieSpeak Easily
1932 · Reno
movieSkyscraper Souls
1932 · Man in Elevator (uncredited)
movieThe Beast of the City
1932 · Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
movieThe Passionate Plumber
1932 · Man Outside Beauty Parlor (uncredited)
movieFreaks
1932 · Rollo Brother
movieThe Champ
1931 · Tim
movieCasanova Against His Will
1931 · Director
movieA Dangerous Affair
1931 · Nelson
movieSporting Blood
1931 · Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited)
movieBuster se marie
1931 · Director
movieA Free Soul
1931 · Slouch (uncredited)
movieParlor, Bedroom and Bath
1931 · Detective
moviePaid
1930 · Burglar (uncredited)
movieRemote Control
1930 · Al
movieThose Three French Girls
1930 · Yank
movieDoughboys
1930 · Sgt. Brophy
movieOur Blushing Brides
1930 · Joe Munsey
movieEstrellados
1930 · Assistant Director (uncredited)
movieFree and Easy
1930 · Production Manager
movieSpite Marriage
1929 · Production Manager
movieThe Cameraman
1928 · Man in Bathhouse Stall with Buster (uncredited)
movieWest Point
1928 · Team Manager (Uncredited), Assistant Director
movieSpring Fever
1927 · Golf Game Spectator (uncredited)
movieThe Dangerous Maid
1923 · Assistant Director
movieThe Sign on the Door
1921 · Newspaper Photographer (uncredited), Assistant Director
movieYes or No
1920 · Tom Martin