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

Assistant Director (uncredited)

Estrellados

Joe Morelli

The Thin Man

Bugs Murphy

Hideaway Girl

Jake Shomberg

It Happened Tomorrow

Timothy Q. Mouse (voice) (uncredited)

Dumbo

Man in Bathhouse Stall with Buster (uncredited)

The Cameraman

Man in restaurant (uncredited)

The Price of Freedom

Lefty

A Slight Case of Murder

Rollo

Mad Love

Bill

The Invisible Woman

Fats Garvey

The Last Gangster

Corbett

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

Brogan

The Thin Man Goes Home

Tim

The Champ

Dance Contest Judge

Bundle of Joy

Roxy Lewis

Golden Boy

Detective Bates

The Gay Falcon

Pete Reilly

Great Guy

Goldie Locke

The Falcon's Adventure

Detective

Parlor, Bedroom and Bath

Goldie Locke

The Falcon in San Francisco

Weepy Davis

Larceny, Inc.

'Slugs' Martin

The Whole Town's Talking

Arty

Sweetheart of Sigma Chi

Gates Patrolman Cecil Felton

It Happened on Fifth Avenue

Pete Purdy

Arson, Inc.

Eddie Delaney

Evelyn Prentice

Prof. Shicker

Pier 23

Ditto Boland

The Last Hurrah

Maxie

Remember Last Night?

Officer Slattery

Nine Lives Are Not Enough

Porky

Broadway

George Trautwein

Sleepers West

Bob Crandall

Renegade Girl

Sgt. Brophy

Doughboys

Prof. Frederick Simpson Schicker

Danger Zone

Dolan

Flesh

Mike Coogan

Gold Diggers in Paris

Lefty

Trapped by G-Men

Mike Barclay

Varsity Show

Eddie Tough

A Scream in the Dark

Buzz

Show Them No Mercy!

Fingers Foley

Girl on the Spot

Detective McNutt

Mister Cinderella

Sid

The Case Against Mrs. Ames

Max

Society Lawyer

Wilcox

Shadow of Doubt

Prussic

Blossoms On Broadway

Ryan

Calling Philo Vance

Pick

The Girl Said No

Steve

A Night of Adventure

Shadow

I'll Remember April

Romo

Jim Hanvey, Detective

Mulrooney

The Hit Parade

Al

Hold That Kiss

Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited)

Sporting Blood

Bill McGuire

Spendthrift

Joe Denning

All Through the Night

Joe, bartender (uncredited)

Cover Girl

Al

Remote Control

Whitey Whitehouse

Romance on the Run

Barney Keenan

Vacation from Love

Det. Britt

Hide-Out

Squinty

Wedding Present

Spike

Passport Husband

Hinkle

The Bride Came C.O.D.

Torso

Wonder Man

Ham

Paris Interlude

Man in Elevator (uncredited)

Skyscraper Souls

Sylvester

The Great Profile

Buck Moseby

The Amazing Mr. Williams

Joe Mannion

Broadway to Hollywood

Flash

She Gets Her Man

Mike Jordon

Kid Nightingale

Spike Moran

What! No Beer?

Killer

Strike Me Pink

Team Manager (Uncredited)

West Point

Wilbur Timmons

China Seas

Stuffy

Alias the Deacon

Nelson

A Dangerous Affair

Pete Evans

Steel Against the Sky

Joe Munsey

Our Blushing Brides

Rork

Thieves Fall Out

The Bartender

The Slowest Gun in the West

Marine Sgt. J.J. Callahan

Air Force

Butch

The Great Gambini

Crowley

Here Comes Trouble

Engineer Casey

Destroyer

'Professor' Fredrick Simpson Schicka

Roaring City

Pudgy Murphy

All American Chump

Ike Arnold

Kelly the Second

Benny Dolan

$1,000 a Minute

Max 'Curly' Maxwell

Come On, Leathernecks!

Nosey Nelson

Pardon Our Nerve

Bugsy (misspelled Bugs in on-screen credits)

A Dangerous Game

Meg Smith

Oh, Doctor

Sleeper

For Love or Money

Ziggy

Buy Me That Town

Moose

Swing Parade of 1946

Cuthbert Innocent

Gambling Ship

Flannigan

The Poor Rich

Dwarfie

Dance, Girl, Dance

Yank

Those Three French Girls

Forest Ranger Pete (uncredited)

Sequoia

Mike Reese

Madame Spy

Eddie Black

The Kid from Kokomo

Brophy

Hello Pop

Burglar (uncredited)

Paid

Police Dispatcher (uncredited)

The Beast of the City

Pete (Uncredited)

I Live My Life

Packer

The Soldier and the Lady

Tom Martin

Yes or No

Newspaper Photographer (uncredited)

The Sign on the Door

Doc Curley

Career Woman

Theater Manager (uncredited)

Beer and Pretzels

Grogan

Death on the Diamond

Potsy Brill

Golden Gloves

Harry Gargan

Lady Bodyguard

Ice Cream Salesman (uncredited)

Prosperity

Otis Fillmore

See My Lawyer

Slouch (uncredited)

A Free Soul

Zeke

Naughty Marietta

Bailey

Penthouse Rhythm

Fireman Junior

Sandy Gets Her Man

Rollo Brother

Freaks

Tilly Tilson

I'll Fix It

Golf Game Spectator (uncredited)

Spring Fever

Man Outside Beauty Parlor (uncredited)

The Passionate Plumber

Reno

Speak Easily

Pete Ranse

People Will Talk

Dippy

The Big Guy

George Meade (as Ed Brophy)

Woman Trap

Self

Breakdowns of 1942

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

133

Gender

Male

Birthday

1895-02-26

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Edward S. Brophy