Edward Brophy

Personal Info

Birthday

February 26, 1895

Day of Death

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

The Millionaire

Dumbo

Freaks

It Happened Tomorrow

A Slight Case of Murder

Cover Girl

The Cameraman

Strike Me Pink

Filmography

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