Edward Brophy

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1895-02-26

Deathday 1960-05-27 (65 years old)

Place of Birth New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As Edward S. Brophy, Ed Brophy, Eddie Brophy, Edward Santree Brophy

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

Actor

1960
1958
The Last Hurrah

as Ditto Boland

1956
Bundle of Joy

as Dance Contest Judge

1955
The Millionaire

as Preliminary Feeney

1951
Pier 23

as Prof. Shicker

1951
Roaring City

as 'Professor' Fredrick Simpson Schicka

1951
Danger Zone

as Prof. Frederick Simpson Schicker

1949
Arson, Inc.

as Pete Purdy

1949
The Price of Freedom

as Man in restaurant (uncredited)

1947
It Happened on Fifth Avenue

as Gates Patrolman Cecil Felton

1946
Renegade Girl

as Bob Crandall

1946
The Falcon's Adventure

as Goldie Locke

1946
Girl on the Spot

as Fingers Foley

1945
1945
1945
Wonder Man

as Torso

1945
1945
See My Lawyer

as Otis Fillmore

1944
It Happened Tomorrow

as Jake Shomberg

1944
Cover Girl

as Joe - Bartender (uncredited)

1943
A Scream in the Dark

as Eddie Tough

1943
Destroyer

as Engineer Casey

1943
Air Force

as Marine Sgt. J.J. Callahan

1943
Lady Bodyguard

as Harry Gargan

1942
1942
Madame Spy

as Mike Reese

1942
Broadway

as Porky

1942
Larceny, Inc.

as Weepy Davis

1942
All Through the Night

as Joe Denning

1941
Steel Against the Sky

as Pete Evans

1941
Dumbo

as Timothy Q. Mouse (voice) (uncredited)

1941
The Gay Falcon

as Detective Bates

1941
1941
Nine Lives Are Not Enough

as Officer Slattery

1941
A Dangerous Game

as Bugsy (misspelled Bugs in on-screen credits)

1941
1941
1941
Sleepers West

as George Trautwein

1940
Sandy Gets Her Man

as Fireman Junior

1940
The Great Profile

as Sylvester

1940
1940
Golden Gloves

as Potsy Brill

1940
1939
The Big Guy

as Dippy

1939
1939
Kid Nightingale

as Mike Jordon

1939
Golden Boy

as Roxy Lewis

1939
The Kid from Kokomo

as Eddie Black

1939
1939
1939
Pardon Our Nerve

as Nosey Nelson

1938
Gambling Ship

as Cuthbert Innocent

1938
Vacation from Love

as Barney Keenan

1938
Come On, Leathernecks!

as Max 'Curly' Maxwell

1938
1938
Gold Diggers in Paris

as Mike Coogan

1938
1938
Romance on the Run

as Whitey Whitehouse

1937
1937
The Last Gangster

as Fats Garvey

1937
1937
1937
Varsity Show

as Mike Barclay

1937
1937
The Hit Parade

as Mulrooney

1937
Oh, Doctor

as Meg Smith

1936
Career Woman

as Doc Curley

1936
Great Guy

as Pete Reilly

1936
Hideaway Girl

as Bugs Murphy

1936
Mister Cinderella

as Detective McNutt

1936
All American Chump

as Pudgy Murphy

1936
Wedding Present

as Squinty

1936
Kelly the Second

as Ike Arnold

1936
Spendthrift

as Bill McGuire

1936
Woman Trap

as George Meade (as Ed Brophy)

1936
1936
Strike Me Pink

as Killer

1935
$1,000 a Minute

as Benny Dolan

1935
I Live My Life

as Pete (Uncredited)

1935
China Seas

as Wilbur Timmons

1935
1935
Mad Love

as Rollo

1935
People Will Talk

as Pete Ranse

1935
1935
The Whole Town's Talking

as 'Slugs' Martin

1935
Shadow of Doubt

as Wilcox

1935
Sequoia

as Forest Ranger Pete (uncredited)

1934
I'll Fix It

as Tilly Tilson

1934
Evelyn Prentice

as Eddie Delaney

1934
1934
Hide-Out

as Det. Britt

1934
1934
The Thin Man

as Joe Morelli

1934
The Poor Rich

as Flannigan

1933
Hello Pop

as Brophy

1933
Broadway to Hollywood

as Joe Mannion

1933
Beer and Pretzels

as Theater Manager (uncredited)

1933
What! No Beer?

as Spike Moran

1932
Flesh

as Dolan

1932
Prosperity

as Ice Cream Salesman (uncredited)

1932
Speak Easily

as Reno

1932
Skyscraper Souls

as Man in Elevator (uncredited)

1932
The Beast of the City

as Police Dispatcher (uncredited)

1932
The Passionate Plumber

as Man Outside Beauty Parlor (uncredited)

1932
Freaks

as Rollo Brother

1931
The Champ

as Tim

1931
1931
Sporting Blood

as Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited)

1931
A Free Soul

as Slouch (uncredited)

1931
1930
Paid

as Burglar (uncredited)

1930
1930
Doughboys

as Sgt. Brophy

1930
Our Blushing Brides

as Joe Munsey

1930
Estrellados

as Assistant Director (uncredited)

1928
The Cameraman

as Man in Bathhouse Stall with Buster (uncredited)

1928
West Point

as Team Manager (Uncredited)

1927
Spring Fever

as Golf Game Spectator (uncredited)

1921
The Sign on the Door

as Newspaper Photographer (uncredited)

1920
Yes or No

as Tom Martin

Director

1931
1928
West Point

as Assistant Director

1921
The Sign on the Door

as Assistant Director

Producer

1930
Free and Easy

as Production Manager

1929
Spite Marriage

as Production Manager