Edward Brophy
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Feb 26, 1895 (131 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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
| 1960 | The Slowest Gun in the WestThe Bartender | |
| 1958 | The Last HurrahDitto Boland | |
| 1956 | Bundle of JoyDance Contest Judge | |
| 1955 | The MillionairePreliminary Feeney | |
| 1952 | Mr. & Mrs. North | |
| 1951 | Pier 23Prof. Shicker | |
| 1951 | Danger ZoneProf. Frederick Simpson Schicker | |
| 1951 | Roaring City'Professor' Fredrick Simpson Schicka | |
| 1949 | The Price of FreedomMan in restaurant (uncredited) | |
| 1949 | Arson, Inc.Pete Purdy | |
| 1947 | It Happened on Fifth AvenueGates Patrolman Cecil Felton | |
| 1946 | The Falcon's AdventureGoldie Locke | |
| 1946 | Sweetheart of Sigma ChiArty | |
| 1946 | Renegade GirlBob Crandall | |
| 1946 | Girl on the SpotFingers Foley | |
| 1946 | Swing Parade of 1946Moose | |
| 1945 | The Falcon in San FranciscoGoldie Locke | |
| 1945 | I'll Remember AprilShadow | |
| 1945 | Wonder ManTorso | |
| 1945 | See My LawyerOtis Fillmore | |
| 1945 | Penthouse RhythmBailey | |
| 1944 | It Happened TomorrowJake Shomberg | |
| 1944 | The Thin Man Goes HomeBrogan | |
| 1944 | A Night of AdventureSteve | |
| 1944 | Cover GirlJoe, bartender (uncredited) | |
| 1943 | A Scream in the DarkEddie Tough | |
| 1943 | Air ForceMarine Sgt. J.J. Callahan | |
| 1943 | DestroyerEngineer Casey | |
| 1943 | Lady BodyguardHarry Gargan | |
| 1942 | Larceny, Inc.Weepy Davis | |
| 1942 | BroadwayPorky | |
| 1942 | All Through the NightJoe Denning | |
| 1942 | Madame SpyMike Reese | |
| 1942 | Breakdowns of 1942Self | |
| 1941 | DumboTimothy Q. Mouse (voice) (uncredited) | |
| 1941 | The Gay FalconDetective Bates | |
| 1941 | Nine Lives Are Not EnoughOfficer Slattery | |
| 1941 | Sleepers WestGeorge Trautwein | |
| 1941 | The Bride Came C.O.D.Hinkle | |
| 1941 | Steel Against the SkyPete Evans | |
| 1941 | Thieves Fall OutRork | |
| 1941 | A Dangerous GameBugsy (misspelled Bugs in on-screen credits) | |
| 1941 | Buy Me That TownZiggy | |
| 1940 | The Invisible WomanBill | |
| 1940 | Calling Philo VanceRyan | |
| 1940 | The Great ProfileSylvester | |
| 1940 | Alias the DeaconStuffy | |
| 1940 | Dance, Girl, DanceDwarfie | |
| 1940 | Golden GlovesPotsy Brill | |
| 1940 | Sandy Gets Her ManFireman Junior | |
| 1939 | You Can't Cheat an Honest ManCorbett | |
| 1939 | Golden BoyRoxy Lewis | |
| 1939 | Society LawyerMax | |
| 1939 | The Amazing Mr. WilliamsBuck Moseby | |
| 1939 | Kid NightingaleMike Jordon | |
| 1939 | Pardon Our NerveNosey Nelson | |
| 1939 | For Love or MoneySleeper | |
| 1939 | The Kid from KokomoEddie Black | |
| 1939 | The Big GuyDippy | |
| 1938 | A Slight Case of MurderLefty | |
| 1938 | Gold Diggers in ParisMike Coogan | |
| 1938 | Hold That KissAl | |
| 1938 | Romance on the RunWhitey Whitehouse | |
| 1938 | Vacation from LoveBarney Keenan | |
| 1938 | Passport HusbandSpike | |
| 1938 | Come On, Leathernecks!Max 'Curly' Maxwell | |
| 1938 | Gambling ShipCuthbert Innocent | |
| 1937 | The Last GangsterFats Garvey | |
| 1937 | Trapped by G-MenLefty | |
| 1937 | Varsity ShowMike Barclay | |
| 1937 | Blossoms On BroadwayPrussic | |
| 1937 | The Girl Said NoPick | |
| 1937 | Jim Hanvey, DetectiveRomo | |
| 1937 | The Hit ParadeMulrooney | |
| 1937 | The Great GambiniButch | |
| 1937 | Oh, DoctorMeg Smith | |
| 1937 | The Soldier and the LadyPacker | |
| 1936 | Hideaway GirlBugs Murphy | |
| 1936 | Great GuyPete Reilly | |
| 1936 | Mister CinderellaDetective McNutt | |
| 1936 | The Case Against Mrs. AmesSid | |
| 1936 | SpendthriftBill McGuire | |
| 1936 | Wedding PresentSquinty | |
| 1936 | Strike Me PinkKiller | |
| 1936 | Here Comes TroubleCrowley | |
| 1936 | All American ChumpPudgy Murphy | |
| 1936 | Kelly the SecondIke Arnold | |
| 1936 | Career WomanDoc Curley | |
| 1936 | Woman TrapGeorge Meade (as Ed Brophy) | |
| 1935 | Mad LoveRollo | |
| 1935 | The Whole Town's Talking'Slugs' Martin | |
| 1935 | Remember Last Night?Maxie | |
| 1935 | Show Them No Mercy!Buzz | |
| 1935 | Shadow of DoubtWilcox | |
| 1935 | She Gets Her ManFlash | |
| 1935 | China SeasWilbur Timmons | |
| 1935 | $1,000 a MinuteBenny Dolan | |
| 1935 | SequoiaForest Ranger Pete (uncredited) | |
| 1935 | I Live My LifePete (Uncredited) | |
| 1935 | Naughty MariettaZeke | |
| 1935 | People Will TalkPete Ranse | |
| 1934 | The Thin ManJoe Morelli | |
| 1934 | Evelyn PrenticeEddie Delaney | |
| 1934 | Hide-OutDet. Britt | |
| 1934 | Paris InterludeHam | |
| 1934 | The Poor RichFlannigan | |
| 1934 | Death on the DiamondGrogan | |
| 1934 | I'll Fix ItTilly Tilson | |
| 1933 | Broadway to HollywoodJoe Mannion | |
| 1933 | What! No Beer?Spike Moran | |
| 1933 | Hello PopBrophy | |
| 1933 | Beer and PretzelsTheater Manager (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | FleshDolan | |
| 1932 | Skyscraper SoulsMan in Elevator (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | The Beast of the CityPolice Dispatcher (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | ProsperityIce Cream Salesman (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | FreaksRollo Brother | |
| 1932 | The Passionate PlumberMan Outside Beauty Parlor (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | Speak EasilyReno | |
| 1931 | The ChampTim | |
| 1931 | Parlor, Bedroom and BathDetective | |
| 1931 | Sporting BloodNewsreel Cameraman (uncredited) | |
| 1931 | A Dangerous AffairNelson | |
| 1931 | A Free SoulSlouch (uncredited) | |
| 1930 | EstrelladosAssistant Director (uncredited) | |
| 1930 | DoughboysSgt. Brophy | |
| 1930 | Remote ControlAl | |
| 1930 | Our Blushing BridesJoe Munsey | |
| 1930 | Those Three French GirlsYank | |
| 1930 | PaidBurglar (uncredited) | |
| 1928 | The CameramanMan in Bathhouse Stall with Buster (uncredited) | |
| 1928 | West PointTeam Manager (Uncredited) | |
| 1927 | Spring FeverGolf Game Spectator (uncredited) | |
| 1921 | The Sign on the DoorNewspaper Photographer (uncredited) | |
| 1920 | Yes or NoTom Martin |
| 1930 | Free and EasyProduction Manager | |
| 1929 | Spite MarriageProduction Manager |
| 1931 | Casanova wider WillenDirector | |
| 1931 | Buster se marieDirector | |
| 1928 | West PointAssistant Director | |
| 1923 | The Dangerous MaidAssistant Director | |
| 1921 | The Sign on the DoorAssistant Director |