Acting
Edward Brophy
EN, DE, FR cinema · 138 credits
Born
26 February 1895
Died
27 May 1960 (aged 65)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Edward S. Brophy · Ed Brophy · Eddie Brophy · Edward Santree Brophy
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
The Slowest Gun in the West
as The Bartender
The Last Hurrah
as Ditto Boland
Bundle of Joy
as Dance Contest Judge
Pier 23
as Prof. Shicker
Danger Zone
as Prof. Frederick Simpson Schicker
Roaring City
as 'Professor' Fredrick Simpson Schicka
The Price of Freedom
1949
The Price of Freedom
as Man in restaurant (uncredited)
Arson, Inc.
as Pete Purdy
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as Gates Patrolman Cecil Felton
The Falcon's Adventure
as Goldie Locke
Renegade Girl
as Bob Crandall
Girl on the Spot
as Fingers Foley
Swing Parade of 1946
as Moose
The Falcon in San Francisco
as Goldie Locke
I'll Remember April
as Shadow
Wonder Man
as Torso
See My Lawyer
as Otis Fillmore
Penthouse Rhythm
as Bailey
It Happened Tomorrow
as Jake Shomberg
The Thin Man Goes Home
as Brogan
A Night of Adventure
as Steve
Cover Girl
as Joe, bartender (uncredited)
A Scream in the Dark
as Eddie Tough
Air Force
as Marine Sgt. J.J. Callahan
Destroyer
as Engineer Casey
Lady Bodyguard
as Harry Gargan
Larceny, Inc.
as Weepy Davis
Broadway
as Porky
All Through the Night
as Joe Denning
Madame Spy
as Mike Reese
Dumbo
as Timothy Q. Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
The Gay Falcon
as Detective Bates
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
as Officer Slattery
Sleepers West
as George Trautwein
The Bride Came C.O.D.
as Hinkle
Steel Against the Sky
as Pete Evans
Thieves Fall Out
as Rork
A Dangerous Game
as Bugsy (misspelled Bugs in on-screen credits)
Buy Me That Town
as Ziggy
The Great Profile
as Sylvester
Alias the Deacon
as Stuffy
Dance, Girl, Dance
as Dwarfie
Golden Gloves
as Potsy Brill
Sandy Gets Her Man
as Fireman Junior
Golden Boy
as Roxy Lewis
The Amazing Mr. Williams
as Buck Moseby
Kid Nightingale
as Mike Jordon
Pardon Our Nerve
as Nosey Nelson
The Kid from Kokomo
as Eddie Black
The Big Guy
as Dippy
Gold Diggers in Paris
as Mike Coogan
Romance on the Run
as Whitey Whitehouse
Vacation from Love
as Barney Keenan
Passport Husband
as Spike
Come On, Leathernecks!
as Max 'Curly' Maxwell
Gambling Ship
1938
Gambling Ship
as Cuthbert Innocent
The Last Gangster
as Fats Garvey
Trapped by G-Men
as Lefty
Varsity Show
as Mike Barclay
Blossoms On Broadway
as Prussic
The Girl Said No
as Pick
The Hit Parade
as Mulrooney
The Great Gambini
as Butch
Oh, Doctor
as Meg Smith
The Soldier and the Lady
as Packer
Hideaway Girl
as Bugs Murphy
Great Guy
as Pete Reilly
Mister Cinderella
as Detective McNutt
Spendthrift
as Bill McGuire
Wedding Present
as Squinty
Strike Me Pink
as Killer
Here Comes Trouble
as Crowley
All American Chump
as Pudgy Murphy
Kelly the Second
as Ike Arnold
Career Woman
as Doc Curley
Woman Trap
as George Meade (as Ed Brophy)
Mad Love
as Rollo
The Whole Town's Talking
as 'Slugs' Martin
Remember Last Night?
as Maxie
Shadow of Doubt
as Wilcox
She Gets Her Man
as Flash
China Seas
as Wilbur Timmons
$1,000 a Minute
as Benny Dolan
Sequoia
as Forest Ranger Pete (uncredited)
I Live My Life
as Pete (Uncredited)
Naughty Marietta
as Zeke
People Will Talk
as Pete Ranse
The Thin Man
as Joe Morelli
Evelyn Prentice
as Eddie Delaney
Hide-Out
as Det. Britt
The Poor Rich
as Flannigan
Death on the Diamond
as Grogan
I'll Fix It
as Tilly Tilson
Broadway to Hollywood
as Joe Mannion
What! No Beer?
as Spike Moran
Hello Pop
as Brophy
Beer and Pretzels
as Theater Manager (uncredited)
Flesh
as Dolan
Skyscraper Souls
as Man in Elevator (uncredited)
The Beast of the City
as Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
Prosperity
as Ice Cream Salesman (uncredited)
Freaks
as Rollo Brother
The Passionate Plumber
as Man Outside Beauty Parlor (uncredited)
Speak Easily
as Reno
The Champ
as Tim
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
as Detective
Sporting Blood
as Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited)
A Dangerous Affair
as Nelson
A Free Soul
as Slouch (uncredited)
Buster se marie
Director
Estrellados
as Assistant Director (uncredited)
Doughboys
as Sgt. Brophy
Our Blushing Brides
as Joe Munsey
Paid
as Burglar (uncredited)
Free and Easy
Production Manager
Spite Marriage
Production Manager
The Cameraman
as Man in Bathhouse Stall with Buster (uncredited)
West Point
as Team Manager (Uncredited), Assistant Director
Spring Fever
as Golf Game Spectator (uncredited)
The Dangerous Maid
Assistant Director
The Sign on the Door
as Newspaper Photographer (uncredited), Assistant Director
Yes or No
as Tom Martin