Edward Brophy
Acting · Directing · Production
Born February 26, 1895, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
- 1960The Slowest Gun in the West — The Bartender
- 1958The Last Hurrah — Ditto Boland
- 1956Bundle of Joy — Dance Contest Judge
- The Millionaire — Preliminary Feeney
- Mr. & Mrs. North
- 1951Danger Zone — Prof. Frederick Simpson Schicker
- 1951Pier 23 — Prof. Shicker
- 1951Roaring City — 'Professor' Fredrick Simpson Schicka
- 1949Arson, Inc. — Pete Purdy
- 1949The Price of Freedom — Man in restaurant (uncredited)
- 1947It Happened on Fifth Avenue — Gates Patrolman Cecil Felton
- 1946Girl on the Spot — Fingers Foley
- 1946Renegade Girl — Bob Crandall
- 1946Sweetheart of Sigma Chi — Arty
- 1946Swing Parade of 1946 — Moose
- 1946The Falcon's Adventure — Goldie Locke
- 1945I'll Remember April — Shadow
- 1945Penthouse Rhythm — Bailey
- 1945See My Lawyer — Otis Fillmore
- 1945The Falcon in San Francisco — Goldie Locke
- 1945Wonder Man — Torso
- 1944A Night of Adventure — Steve
- 1944Cover Girl — Joe, bartender (uncredited)
- 1944It Happened Tomorrow — Jake Shomberg
- 1944The Thin Man Goes Home — Brogan
- 1943A Scream in the Dark — Eddie Tough
- 1943Air Force — Marine Sgt. J.J. Callahan
- 1943Destroyer — Engineer Casey
- 1943Lady Bodyguard — Harry Gargan
- 1942All Through the Night — Joe Denning
- 1942Broadway — Porky
- 1942Larceny, Inc. — Weepy Davis
- 1942Madame Spy — Mike Reese
- 1941A Dangerous Game — Bugsy (misspelled Bugs in on-screen credits)
- 1941Buy Me That Town — Ziggy
- 1941Dumbo — Timothy Q. Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
- 1941Nine Lives Are Not Enough — Officer Slattery
- 1941Sleepers West — George Trautwein
- 1941Steel Against the Sky — Pete Evans
- 1941The Bride Came C.O.D. — Hinkle
- 1941The Gay Falcon — Detective Bates
- 1941Thieves Fall Out — Rork
- 1940Alias the Deacon — Stuffy
- 1940Calling Philo Vance — Ryan
- 1940Dance, Girl, Dance — Dwarfie
- 1940Golden Gloves — Potsy Brill
- 1940Sandy Gets Her Man — Fireman Junior
- 1940The Great Profile — Sylvester
- 1940The Invisible Woman — Bill
- 1939For Love or Money — Sleeper
- 1939Golden Boy — Roxy Lewis
- 1939Kid Nightingale — Mike Jordon
- 1939Pardon Our Nerve — Nosey Nelson
- 1939Society Lawyer — Max
- 1939The Amazing Mr. Williams — Buck Moseby
- 1939The Big Guy — Dippy
- 1939The Kid from Kokomo — Eddie Black
- 1939You Can't Cheat an Honest Man — Corbett
- 1938A Slight Case of Murder — Lefty
- 1938Come On, Leathernecks! — Max 'Curly' Maxwell
- 1938Gambling Ship — Cuthbert Innocent
- 1938Gold Diggers in Paris — Mike Coogan
- 1938Hold That Kiss — Al
- 1938Passport Husband — Spike
- 1938Romance on the Run — Whitey Whitehouse
- 1938Vacation from Love — Barney Keenan
- 1937Blossoms On Broadway — Prussic
- 1937Jim Hanvey, Detective — Romo
- 1937Oh, Doctor — Meg Smith
- 1937The Girl Said No — Pick
- 1937The Great Gambini — Butch
- 1937The Hit Parade — Mulrooney
- 1937The Last Gangster — Fats Garvey
- 1937The Soldier and the Lady — Packer
- 1937Trapped by G-Men — Lefty
- 1937Varsity Show — Mike Barclay
- 1936All American Chump — Pudgy Murphy
- 1936Career Woman — Doc Curley
- 1936Great Guy — Pete Reilly
- 1936Here Comes Trouble — Crowley
- 1936Hideaway Girl — Bugs Murphy
- 1936Kelly the Second — Ike Arnold
- 1936Mister Cinderella — Detective McNutt
- 1936Spendthrift — Bill McGuire
- 1936Strike Me Pink — Killer
- 1936The Case Against Mrs. Ames — Sid
- 1936Wedding Present — Squinty
- 1936Woman Trap — George Meade (as Ed Brophy)
- 1935$1,000 a Minute — Benny Dolan
- 1935China Seas — Wilbur Timmons
- 1935I Live My Life — Pete (Uncredited)
- 1935Mad Love — Rollo
- 1935Naughty Marietta — Zeke
- 1935People Will Talk — Pete Ranse
- 1935Remember Last Night? — Maxie
- 1935Sequoia — Forest Ranger Pete (uncredited)
- 1935Shadow of Doubt — Wilcox
- 1935She Gets Her Man — Flash
- 1935Show Them No Mercy! — Buzz
- 1935The Whole Town's Talking — 'Slugs' Martin
- 1934Death on the Diamond — Grogan
- 1934Evelyn Prentice — Eddie Delaney
- 1934Hide-Out — Det. Britt
- 1934I'll Fix It — Tilly Tilson
- 1934Paris Interlude — Ham
- 1934The Poor Rich — Flannigan
- 1934The Thin Man — Joe Morelli
- 1933Beer and Pretzels — Theater Manager (uncredited)
- 1933Broadway to Hollywood — Joe Mannion
- 1933Hello Pop — Brophy
- 1933What! No Beer? — Spike Moran
- 1932Flesh — Dolan
- 1932Freaks — Rollo Brother
- 1932Prosperity — Ice Cream Salesman (uncredited)
- 1932Skyscraper Souls — Man in Elevator (uncredited)
- 1932Speak Easily — Reno
- 1932The Beast of the City — Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
- 1932The Passionate Plumber — Man Outside Beauty Parlor (uncredited)
- 1931A Dangerous Affair — Nelson
- 1931A Free Soul — Slouch (uncredited)
- 1931Buster se marie — Director
- 1931Casanova Against His Will — Director
- 1931Parlor, Bedroom and Bath — Detective
- 1931Sporting Blood — Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited)
- 1931The Champ — Tim
- 1930Doughboys — Sgt. Brophy
- 1930Estrellados — Assistant Director (uncredited)
- 1930Free and Easy — Production Manager
- 1930Our Blushing Brides — Joe Munsey
- 1930Paid — Burglar (uncredited)
- 1930Remote Control — Al
- 1930Those Three French Girls — Yank
- 1929Spite Marriage — Production Manager
- 1928The Cameraman — Man in Bathhouse Stall with Buster (uncredited)
- 1928West Point — Team Manager (Uncredited), Assistant Director
- 1927Spring Fever — Golf Game Spectator (uncredited)
- 1923The Dangerous Maid — Assistant Director
- 1921The Sign on the Door — Newspaper Photographer (uncredited), Assistant Director
- 1920Yes or No — Tom Martin
Appearances as themselves (1)
- 1942Breakdowns of 1942 — Self