Actor
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
Acting
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 -- Dance, Girl, Dance | Dwarfie
1940 -- The Great Profile | Sylvester
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
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