Edward Brophy
Acting
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
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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
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
movieGirl on the Spot
1946
Fingers Foley
movieThe Falcon in San Francisco
1945
Goldie Locke
movieWonder Man
1945
Torso
movieSee My Lawyer
1945
Otis Fillmore
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
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
movieNine Lives Are Not Enough
1941
Officer Slattery
movieA Dangerous Game
1941
Bugsy (misspelled Bugs in on-screen credits)
movieSleepers West
1941
George Trautwein
movieSandy Gets Her Man
1940
Fireman Junior
movieThe Great Profile
1940
Sylvester
movieDance, Girl, Dance
1940
Dwarfie
movieGolden Gloves
1940
Potsy Brill
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
moviePardon Our Nerve
1939
Nosey Nelson
Gambling Ship
1938
Cuthbert Innocent
movieVacation from Love
1938
Barney Keenan
movieCome On, Leathernecks!
1938
Max 'Curly' Maxwell
movieGold Diggers in Paris
1938
Mike Coogan
movieRomance on the Run
1938
Whitey Whitehouse
movieThe Last Gangster
1937
Fats Garvey
movieVarsity Show
1937
Mike Barclay
movieThe Hit Parade
1937
Mulrooney
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
movieWoman Trap
1936
George Meade (as Ed Brophy)
movieHere Comes Trouble
1936
Crowley
movieStrike Me Pink
1936
Killer
movie$1,000 a Minute
1935
Benny Dolan
movieI Live My Life
1935
Pete (Uncredited)
movieChina Seas
1935
Wilbur Timmons
movieMad Love
1935
Rollo
moviePeople Will Talk
1935
Pete Ranse
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
movieHide-Out
1934
Det. Britt
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)
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
movieSporting Blood
1931
Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited)
movieA Free Soul
1931
Slouch (uncredited)
movieParlor, Bedroom and Bath
1931
Detective
moviePaid
1930
Burglar (uncredited)
movieDoughboys
1930
Sgt. Brophy
movieOur Blushing Brides
1930
Joe Munsey
movieEstrellados
1930
Assistant Director (uncredited)
movieThe Cameraman
1928
Man in Bathhouse Stall with Buster (uncredited)
movieWest Point
1928
Team Manager (Uncredited)
movieSpring Fever
1927
Golf Game Spectator (uncredited)
movieThe Sign on the Door
1921
Newspaper Photographer (uncredited)
movieYes or No
1920
Tom Martin
Directing5
movieBuster se marie
1931
Director
movieWest Point
1928
Assistant Director
movieThe Dangerous Maid
1923
Assistant Director
movieThe Sign on the Door
1921
Assistant Director
Production2
movieFree and Easy
1930
Production Manager
movieSpite Marriage
1929
Production Manager