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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
February 26, 1895
Place of Birth:
New York City, New York, USA
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Edward Brophy
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | The Slowest Gun in the West | The Bartender |
| 1958 | The Last Hurrah | Ditto Boland |
| 1956 | Bundle of Joy | Dance Contest Judge |
| 1951 | Pier 23 | Prof. Shicker |
| 1951 | Danger Zone | Prof. Frederick Simpson Schicker |
| 1951 | Roaring City | 'Professor' Fredrick Simpson Schicka |
| 1949 | The Price of Freedom | Man in restaurant (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Arson, Inc. | Pete Purdy |
| 1947 | It Happened on Fifth Avenue | Gates Patrolman Cecil Felton |
| 1946 | The Falcon's Adventure | Goldie Locke |
| 1946 | Sweetheart of Sigma Chi | Arty |
| 1946 | Renegade Girl | Bob Crandall |
| 1946 | Girl on the Spot | Fingers Foley |
| 1946 | Swing Parade of 1946 | Moose |
| 1945 | The Falcon in San Francisco | Goldie Locke |
| 1945 | I'll Remember April | Shadow |
| 1945 | Wonder Man | Torso |
| 1945 | See My Lawyer | Otis Fillmore |
| 1945 | Penthouse Rhythm | Bailey |
| 1944 | It Happened Tomorrow | Jake Shomberg |
| 1944 | The Thin Man Goes Home | Brogan |
| 1944 | A Night of Adventure | Steve |
| 1944 | Cover Girl | Joe, bartender (uncredited) |
| 1943 | A Scream in the Dark | Eddie Tough |
| 1943 | Air Force | Marine Sgt. J.J. Callahan |
| 1943 | Destroyer | Engineer Casey |
| 1943 | Lady Bodyguard | Harry Gargan |
| 1942 | Larceny, Inc. | Weepy Davis |
| 1942 | Broadway | Porky |
| 1942 | All Through the Night | Joe Denning |
| 1942 | Madame Spy | Mike Reese |
| 1942 | Breakdowns of 1942 | Self |
| 1941 | Dumbo | Timothy Q. Mouse (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Gay Falcon | Detective Bates |
| 1941 | Nine Lives Are Not Enough | Officer Slattery |
| 1941 | Sleepers West | George Trautwein |
| 1941 | The Bride Came C.O.D. | Hinkle |
| 1941 | Steel Against the Sky | Pete Evans |
| 1941 | Thieves Fall Out | Rork |
| 1941 | A Dangerous Game | Bugsy (misspelled Bugs in on-screen credits) |
| 1941 | Buy Me That Town | Ziggy |
| 1940 | The Invisible Woman | Bill |
| 1940 | Calling Philo Vance | Ryan |
| 1940 | The Great Profile | Sylvester |
| 1940 | Alias the Deacon | Stuffy |
| 1940 | Dance, Girl, Dance | Dwarfie |
| 1940 | Golden Gloves | Potsy Brill |
| 1940 | Sandy Gets Her Man | Fireman Junior |
| 1939 | You Can't Cheat an Honest Man | Corbett |
| 1939 | Golden Boy | Roxy Lewis |
| 1939 | Society Lawyer | Max |
| 1939 | The Amazing Mr. Williams | Buck Moseby |
| 1939 | Kid Nightingale | Mike Jordon |
| 1939 | Pardon Our Nerve | Nosey Nelson |
| 1939 | For Love or Money | Sleeper |
| 1939 | The Kid from Kokomo | Eddie Black |
| 1939 | The Big Guy | Dippy |
| 1938 | A Slight Case of Murder | Lefty |
| 1938 | Gold Diggers in Paris | Mike Coogan |
| 1938 | Hold That Kiss | Al |
| 1938 | Romance on the Run | Whitey Whitehouse |
| 1938 | Vacation from Love | Barney Keenan |
| 1938 | Passport Husband | Spike |
| 1938 | Come On, Leathernecks! | Max 'Curly' Maxwell |
| 1938 | Gambling Ship | Cuthbert Innocent |
| 1937 | The Last Gangster | Fats Garvey |
| 1937 | Trapped by G-Men | Lefty |
| 1937 | Varsity Show | Mike Barclay |
| 1937 | Blossoms On Broadway | Prussic |
| 1937 | The Girl Said No | Pick |
| 1937 | Jim Hanvey, Detective | Romo |
| 1937 | The Hit Parade | Mulrooney |
| 1937 | The Great Gambini | Butch |
| 1937 | Oh, Doctor | Meg Smith |
| 1937 | The Soldier and the Lady | Packer |
| 1936 | Hideaway Girl | Bugs Murphy |
| 1936 | Great Guy | Pete Reilly |
| 1936 | Mister Cinderella | Detective McNutt |
| 1936 | The Case Against Mrs. Ames | Sid |
| 1936 | Spendthrift | Bill McGuire |
| 1936 | Wedding Present | Squinty |
| 1936 | Strike Me Pink | Killer |
| 1936 | Here Comes Trouble | Crowley |
| 1936 | All American Chump | Pudgy Murphy |
| 1936 | Kelly the Second | Ike Arnold |
| 1936 | Career Woman | Doc Curley |
| 1936 | Woman Trap | George Meade (as Ed Brophy) |
| 1935 | Mad Love | Rollo |
| 1935 | The Whole Town's Talking | 'Slugs' Martin |
| 1935 | Remember Last Night? | Maxie |
| 1935 | Show Them No Mercy! | Buzz |
| 1935 | Shadow of Doubt | Wilcox |
| 1935 | She Gets Her Man | Flash |
| 1935 | China Seas | Wilbur Timmons |
| 1935 | $1,000 a Minute | Benny Dolan |
| 1935 | Sequoia | Forest Ranger Pete (uncredited) |
| 1935 | I Live My Life | Pete (Uncredited) |
| 1935 | Naughty Marietta | Zeke |
| 1935 | People Will Talk | Pete Ranse |
| 1934 | The Thin Man | Joe Morelli |
| 1934 | Evelyn Prentice | Eddie Delaney |
| 1934 | Hide-Out | Det. Britt |
| 1934 | Paris Interlude | Ham |
| 1934 | The Poor Rich | Flannigan |
| 1934 | Death on the Diamond | Grogan |
| 1934 | I'll Fix It | Tilly Tilson |
| 1933 | Broadway to Hollywood | Joe Mannion |
| 1933 | What! No Beer? | Spike Moran |
| 1933 | Hello Pop | Brophy |
| 1933 | Beer and Pretzels | Theater Manager (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Flesh | Dolan |
| 1932 | Skyscraper Souls | Man in Elevator (uncredited) |
| 1932 | The Beast of the City | Police Dispatcher (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Prosperity | Ice Cream Salesman (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Freaks | Rollo Brother |
| 1932 | The Passionate Plumber | Man Outside Beauty Parlor (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Speak Easily | Reno |
| 1931 | The Champ | Tim |
| 1931 | Parlor, Bedroom and Bath | Detective |
| 1931 | Sporting Blood | Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited) |
| 1931 | A Dangerous Affair | Nelson |
| 1931 | A Free Soul | Slouch (uncredited) |
| 1930 | Estrellados | Assistant Director (uncredited) |
| 1930 | Doughboys | Sgt. Brophy |
| 1930 | Remote Control | Al |
| 1930 | Our Blushing Brides | Joe Munsey |
| 1930 | Those Three French Girls | Yank |
| 1930 | Paid | Burglar (uncredited) |
| 1928 | The Cameraman | Man in Bathhouse Stall with Buster (uncredited) |
| 1928 | West Point | Team Manager (Uncredited) |
| 1927 | Spring Fever | Golf Game Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1921 | The Sign on the Door | Newspaper Photographer (uncredited) |
| 1920 | Yes or No | Tom Martin |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | The Millionaire | Preliminary Feeney |
| 1952 | Mr. & Mrs. North |