Edward Brophy
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 26, 1895, New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- May 27, 1960
- Movies
- 135
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1960 | The Slowest Gun in the West | The Bartender |
| 1958 | The Last Hurrah | Ditto Boland |
| 1956 | Bundle of Joy | Dance Contest Judge |
| 1951 | Pier 23 | Prof. Shicker |
| 1951 | Roaring City | 'Professor' Fredrick Simpson Schicka |
| 1951 | Danger Zone | Prof. Frederick Simpson Schicker |
| 1949 | Arson, Inc. | Pete Purdy |
| 1949 | The Price of Freedom | Man in restaurant (uncredited) |
| 1947 | It Happened on Fifth Avenue | Gates Patrolman Cecil Felton |
| 1946 | Renegade Girl | Bob Crandall |
| 1946 | The Falcon's Adventure | Goldie Locke |
| 1946 | Sweetheart of Sigma Chi | Arty |
| 1946 | Swing Parade of 1946 | Moose |
| 1946 | Girl on the Spot | Fingers Foley |
| 1945 | The Falcon in San Francisco | Goldie Locke |
| 1945 | Penthouse Rhythm | Bailey |
| 1945 | Wonder Man | Torso |
| 1945 | I'll Remember April | Shadow |
| 1945 | See My Lawyer | Otis Fillmore |
| 1944 | The Thin Man Goes Home | Brogan |
| 1944 | A Night of Adventure | Steve |
| 1944 | It Happened Tomorrow | Jake Shomberg |
| 1944 | Cover Girl | Joe, bartender (uncredited) |
| 1943 | A Scream in the Dark | Eddie Tough |
| 1943 | Destroyer | Engineer Casey |
| 1943 | Air Force | Marine Sgt. J.J. Callahan |
| 1943 | Lady Bodyguard | Harry Gargan |
| 1942 | Breakdowns of 1942 | Self |
| 1942 | Madame Spy | Mike Reese |
| 1942 | Broadway | Porky |
| 1942 | Larceny, Inc. | Weepy Davis |
| 1942 | All Through the Night | Joe Denning |
| 1941 | Steel Against the Sky | Pete Evans |
| 1941 | Dumbo | Timothy Q. Mouse (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Gay Falcon | Detective Bates |
| 1941 | Buy Me That Town | Ziggy |
| 1941 | Nine Lives Are Not Enough | Officer Slattery |
| 1941 | A Dangerous Game | Bugsy (misspelled Bugs in on-screen credits) |
| 1941 | The Bride Came C.O.D. | Hinkle |
| 1941 | Thieves Fall Out | Rork |
| 1941 | Sleepers West | George Trautwein |
| 1940 | The Invisible Woman | Bill |
| 1940 | Sandy Gets Her Man | Fireman Junior |
| 1940 | The Great Profile | Sylvester |
| 1940 | Dance, Girl, Dance | Dwarfie |
| 1940 | Golden Gloves | Potsy Brill |
| 1940 | Alias the Deacon | Stuffy |
| 1940 | Calling Philo Vance | Ryan |
| 1939 | The Big Guy | Dippy |
| 1939 | The Amazing Mr. Williams | Buck Moseby |
| 1939 | Kid Nightingale | Mike Jordon |
| 1939 | Golden Boy | Roxy Lewis |
| 1939 | The Kid from Kokomo | Eddie Black |
| 1939 | For Love or Money | Sleeper |
| 1939 | Society Lawyer | Max |
| 1939 | Pardon Our Nerve | Nosey Nelson |
| 1939 | You Can't Cheat an Honest Man | Corbett |
| 1938 | Gambling Ship | Cuthbert Innocent |
| 1938 | Vacation from Love | Barney Keenan |
| 1938 | Come On, Leathernecks! | Max 'Curly' Maxwell |
| 1938 | Passport Husband | Spike |
| 1938 | Gold Diggers in Paris | Mike Coogan |
| 1938 | Hold That Kiss | Al |
| 1938 | Romance on the Run | Whitey Whitehouse |
| 1938 | A Slight Case of Murder | Lefty |
| 1937 | Blossoms On Broadway | Prussic |
| 1937 | The Last Gangster | Fats Garvey |
| 1937 | The Girl Said No | Pick |
| 1937 | Trapped by G-Men | Lefty |
| 1937 | Varsity Show | Mike Barclay |
| 1937 | The Great Gambini | Butch |
| 1937 | The Hit Parade | Mulrooney |
| 1937 | The Soldier and the Lady | Packer |
| 1937 | Jim Hanvey, Detective | Romo |
| 1937 | Oh, Doctor | Meg Smith |
| 1936 | Career Woman | Doc Curley |
| 1936 | Great Guy | Pete Reilly |
| 1936 | Hideaway Girl | Bugs Murphy |
| 1936 | Mister Cinderella | Detective McNutt |
| 1936 | All American Chump | Pudgy Murphy |
| 1936 | Wedding Present | Squinty |
| 1936 | Kelly the Second | Ike Arnold |
| 1936 | Spendthrift | Bill McGuire |
| 1936 | The Case Against Mrs. Ames | Sid |
| 1936 | Woman Trap | George Meade (as Ed Brophy) |
| 1936 | Here Comes Trouble | Crowley |
| 1936 | Strike Me Pink | Killer |
| 1935 | Show Them No Mercy! | Buzz |
| 1935 | Remember Last Night? | Maxie |
| 1935 | $1,000 a Minute | Benny Dolan |
| 1935 | I Live My Life | Pete (Uncredited) |
| 1935 | China Seas | Wilbur Timmons |
| 1935 | She Gets Her Man | Flash |
| 1935 | Mad Love | Rollo |
| 1935 | People Will Talk | Pete Ranse |
| 1935 | Naughty Marietta | Zeke |
| 1935 | The Whole Town's Talking | 'Slugs' Martin |
| 1935 | Shadow of Doubt | Wilcox |
| 1935 | Sequoia | Forest Ranger Pete (uncredited) |
| 1934 | I'll Fix It | Tilly Tilson |
| 1934 | Evelyn Prentice | Eddie Delaney |
| 1934 | Death on the Diamond | Grogan |
| 1934 | Hide-Out | Det. Britt |
| 1934 | Paris Interlude | Ham |
| 1934 | The Thin Man | Joe Morelli |
| 1934 | The Poor Rich | Flannigan |
| 1933 | Hello Pop | Brophy |
| 1933 | Broadway to Hollywood | Joe Mannion |
| 1933 | Beer and Pretzels | Theater Manager (uncredited) |
| 1933 | What! No Beer? | Spike Moran |
| 1932 | Flesh | Dolan |
| 1932 | Prosperity | Ice Cream Salesman (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Speak Easily | Reno |
| 1932 | Skyscraper Souls | Man in Elevator (uncredited) |
| 1932 | The Beast of the City | Police Dispatcher (uncredited) |
| 1932 | The Passionate Plumber | Man Outside Beauty Parlor (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Freaks | Rollo Brother |
| 1931 | The Champ | Tim |
| 1931 | A Dangerous Affair | Nelson |
| 1931 | Sporting Blood | Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited) |
| 1931 | A Free Soul | Slouch (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Parlor, Bedroom and Bath | Detective |
| 1930 | Paid | Burglar (uncredited) |
| 1930 | Remote Control | Al |
| 1930 | Those Three French Girls | Yank |
| 1930 | Doughboys | Sgt. Brophy |
| 1930 | Our Blushing Brides | Joe Munsey |
| 1930 | Estrellados | Assistant Director (uncredited) |
| 1928 | The Cameraman | Man in Bathhouse Stall with Buster (uncredited) |
| 1928 | West Point | Team Manager (Uncredited) |
| 1927 | Spring Fever | Golf Game Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1921 | The Sign on the Door | Newspaper Photographer (uncredited) |
| 1920 | Yes or No | Tom Martin |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1931 | Casanova Against His Will | Director |
| 1931 | Buster se marie | Director |
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