Edward Brophy
Acting
Born: February 26, 1895 · New York City, New York, USA
Died: May 27, 1960 (aged 65)
Highest Rated
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
1941
Freaks
1932
The Thin Man
1934
The Cameraman
1928
Mad Love
1935
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944
Cover Girl
1944
The Invisible Woman
1940
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947
All Through the Night
1942
Dance, Girl, Dance
1940
It Happened Tomorrow
1944
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Movies (129)
Dumbo
Timothy Q. Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
The Thin Man
Joe Morelli
The Beast of the City
Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
Freaks
Rollo Brother
Evelyn Prentice
Eddie Delaney
The Cameraman
Man in Bathhouse Stall with Buster (uncredited)
China Seas
Wilbur Timmons
It Happened Tomorrow
Jake Shomberg
Cover Girl
Joe, bartender (uncredited)
The Invisible Woman
Bill
Golden Boy
Roxy Lewis
Bundle of Joy
Dance Contest Judge
All Through the Night
Joe Denning
Mad Love
Rollo
The Bride Came C.O.D.
Hinkle
Dance, Girl, Dance
Dwarfie
The Last Gangster
Fats Garvey
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
Gates Patrolman Cecil Felton
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
Corbett
Destroyer
Engineer Casey
The Thin Man Goes Home
Brogan
Naughty Marietta
Zeke
The Last Hurrah
Ditto Boland
Strike Me Pink
Killer
The Amazing Mr. Williams
Buck Moseby
Air Force
Marine Sgt. J.J. Callahan
Death on the Diamond
Grogan
Society Lawyer
Max
The Falcon in San Francisco
Goldie Locke
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
Detective
Broadway to Hollywood
Joe Mannion
The Falcon's Adventure
Goldie Locke
Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
Arty
A Slight Case of Murder
Lefty
The Gay Falcon
Detective Bates
The Whole Town's Talking
'Slugs' Martin
Hide-Out
Det. Britt
Wonder Man
Torso
Pier 23
Prof. Shicker
Larceny, Inc.
Weepy Davis
A Scream in the Dark
Eddie Tough
Great Guy
Pete Reilly
I Live My Life
Pete (Uncredited)
Passport Husband
Spike
A Free Soul
Slouch (uncredited)
People Will Talk
Pete Ranse
Kelly the Second
Ike Arnold
Hideaway Girl
Bugs Murphy
Sleepers West
George Trautwein
Arson, Inc.
Pete Purdy
The Kid from Kokomo
Eddie Black
Gold Diggers in Paris
Mike Coogan
Come On, Leathernecks!
Max 'Curly' Maxwell
Trapped by G-Men
Lefty
Renegade Girl
Bob Crandall
The Great Profile
Sylvester
Steel Against the Sky
Pete Evans
A Night of Adventure
Steve
Vacation from Love
Barney Keenan
The Girl Said No
Pick
Remember Last Night?
Maxie
I'll Fix It
Tilly Tilson
The Case Against Mrs. Ames
Sid
Skyscraper Souls
Man in Elevator (uncredited)
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Officer Slattery
The Champ
Tim
The Passionate Plumber
Man Outside Beauty Parlor (uncredited)
Romance on the Run
Whitey Whitehouse
Oh, Doctor
Meg Smith
The Slowest Gun in the West
The Bartender
Paid
Burglar (uncredited)
Jim Hanvey, Detective
Romo
Paris Interlude
Ham
Varsity Show
Mike Barclay
Thieves Fall Out
Rork
Madame Spy
Mike Reese
Roaring City
'Professor' Fredrick Simpson Schicka
Woman Trap
George Meade (as Ed Brophy)
Spendthrift
Bill McGuire
All American Chump
Pudgy Murphy
She Gets Her Man
Flash
Shadow of Doubt
Wilcox
Our Blushing Brides
Joe Munsey
What! No Beer?
Spike Moran
Show Them No Mercy!
Buzz
$1,000 a Minute
Benny Dolan
The Great Gambini
Butch
I'll Remember April
Shadow
Calling Philo Vance
Ryan
Hold That Kiss
Al
A Dangerous Affair
Nelson
Buy Me That Town
Ziggy
Sporting Blood
Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited)
Prosperity
Ice Cream Salesman (uncredited)
The Soldier and the Lady
Packer
Those Three French Girls
Yank
Girl on the Spot
Fingers Foley
The Hit Parade
Mulrooney
Danger Zone
Prof. Frederick Simpson Schicker
Blossoms On Broadway
Prussic
Penthouse Rhythm
Bailey
The Poor Rich
Flannigan
Doughboys
Sgt. Brophy
Beer and Pretzels
Theater Manager (uncredited)
Swing Parade of 1946
Moose
Spring Fever
Golf Game Spectator (uncredited)
Hello Pop
Brophy
Wedding Present
Squinty
The Sign on the Door
Newspaper Photographer (uncredited)
Broadway
Porky
Remote Control
Al
Flesh
Dolan
Here Comes Trouble
Crowley
Kid Nightingale
Mike Jordon
Speak Easily
Reno
Alias the Deacon
Stuffy
Sandy Gets Her Man
Fireman Junior
Golden Gloves
Potsy Brill
Yes or No
Tom Martin
Mister Cinderella
Detective McNutt
Estrellados
Assistant Director (uncredited)
Pardon Our Nerve
Nosey Nelson
See My Lawyer
Otis Fillmore
Career Woman
Doc Curley
Lady Bodyguard
Harry Gargan
West Point
Team Manager (Uncredited)
Sequoia
Forest Ranger Pete (uncredited)
The Big Guy
Dippy
A Dangerous Game
Bugsy (misspelled Bugs in on-screen credits)
