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Edward Brophy

Actor

Edward Brophy

Born February 26, 1895 in New York City, New York, USADied May 27, 1960132 films

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.

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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.

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Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Dumbo poster7.0Dumbo1941Freaks poster7.8Freaks1932The Thin Man poster7.5The Thin Man1934Mad Love poster7.0Mad Love1935The Thin Man Goes Home poster7.1The Thin Man Goes Home1944It Happened on Fifth Avenue poster7.1It Happened on Fifth Avenue1947The Last Hurrah poster7.2The Last Hurrah1958The Champ poster7.1The Champ1931

Filmography

132 films as actor
  1. 1960The Slowest Gun in the WestThe Bartender
  2. 1958The Last HurrahDitto Boland
  3. 1956Bundle of JoyDance Contest Judge
  4. 1951Pier 23Prof. Shicker
  5. 1951Roaring City'Professor' Fredrick Simpson Schicka
  6. 1951Danger ZoneProf. Frederick Simpson Schicker
  7. 1949Arson, Inc.Pete Purdy
  8. 1949The Price of FreedomMan in restaurant (uncredited)
  9. 1947It Happened on Fifth AvenueGates Patrolman Cecil Felton
  10. 1946Renegade GirlBob Crandall
  11. 1946The Falcon's AdventureGoldie Locke
  12. 1946Sweetheart of Sigma ChiArty
  13. 1946Swing Parade of 1946Moose
  14. 1946Girl on the SpotFingers Foley
  15. 1945The Falcon in San FranciscoGoldie Locke
  16. 1945Penthouse RhythmBailey
  17. 1945Wonder ManTorso
  18. 1945I'll Remember AprilShadow
  19. 1945See My LawyerOtis Fillmore
  20. 1944The Thin Man Goes HomeBrogan
  21. 1944A Night of AdventureSteve
  22. 1944It Happened TomorrowJake Shomberg
  23. 1944Cover GirlJoe, bartender (uncredited)
  24. 1943A Scream in the DarkEddie Tough
  25. 1943DestroyerEngineer Casey
  26. 1943Air ForceMarine Sgt. J.J. Callahan
  27. 1943Lady BodyguardHarry Gargan
  28. 1942Madame SpyMike Reese
  29. 1942BroadwayPorky
  30. 1942Larceny, Inc.Weepy Davis
  31. 1942All Through the NightJoe Denning
  32. 1941Steel Against the SkyPete Evans
  33. 1941DumboTimothy Q. Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
  34. 1941The Gay FalconDetective Bates
  35. 1941Buy Me That TownZiggy
  36. 1941Nine Lives Are Not EnoughOfficer Slattery
  37. 1941A Dangerous GameBugsy (misspelled Bugs in on-screen credits)
  38. 1941The Bride Came C.O.D.Hinkle
  39. 1941Thieves Fall OutRork
  40. 1941Sleepers WestGeorge Trautwein
  41. 1940The Invisible WomanBill
  42. 1940Sandy Gets Her ManFireman Junior
  43. 1940The Great ProfileSylvester
  44. 1940Dance, Girl, DanceDwarfie
  45. 1940Golden GlovesPotsy Brill
  46. 1940Alias the DeaconStuffy
  47. 1940Calling Philo VanceRyan
  48. 1939The Big GuyDippy
  49. 1939The Amazing Mr. WilliamsBuck Moseby
  50. 1939Kid NightingaleMike Jordon
  51. 1939Golden BoyRoxy Lewis
  52. 1939The Kid from KokomoEddie Black
  53. 1939For Love or MoneySleeper
  54. 1939Society LawyerMax
  55. 1939Pardon Our NerveNosey Nelson
  56. 1939You Can't Cheat an Honest ManCorbett
  57. 1938Gambling ShipCuthbert Innocent
  58. 1938Vacation from LoveBarney Keenan
  59. 1938Come On, Leathernecks!Max 'Curly' Maxwell
  60. 1938Passport HusbandSpike
  61. 1938Gold Diggers in ParisMike Coogan
  62. 1938Hold That KissAl
  63. 1938Romance on the RunWhitey Whitehouse
  64. 1938A Slight Case of MurderLefty
  65. 1937Blossoms On BroadwayPrussic
  66. 1937The Last GangsterFats Garvey
  67. 1937The Girl Said NoPick
  68. 1937Trapped by G-MenLefty
  69. 1937Varsity ShowMike Barclay
  70. 1937The Great GambiniButch
  71. 1937The Hit ParadeMulrooney
  72. 1937The Soldier and the LadyPacker
  73. 1937Jim Hanvey, DetectiveRomo
  74. 1937Oh, DoctorMeg Smith
  75. 1936Career WomanDoc Curley
  76. 1936Great GuyPete Reilly
  77. 1936Hideaway GirlBugs Murphy
  78. 1936Mister CinderellaDetective McNutt
  79. 1936All American ChumpPudgy Murphy
  80. 1936Wedding PresentSquinty
  81. 1936Kelly the SecondIke Arnold
  82. 1936SpendthriftBill McGuire
  83. 1936The Case Against Mrs. AmesSid
  84. 1936Woman TrapGeorge Meade (as Ed Brophy)
  85. 1936Here Comes TroubleCrowley
  86. 1936Strike Me PinkKiller
  87. 1935Show Them No Mercy!Buzz
  88. 1935Remember Last Night?Maxie
  89. 1935$1,000 a MinuteBenny Dolan
  90. 1935I Live My LifePete (Uncredited)
  91. 1935China SeasWilbur Timmons
  92. 1935She Gets Her ManFlash
  93. 1935Mad LoveRollo
  94. 1935People Will TalkPete Ranse
  95. 1935Naughty MariettaZeke
  96. 1935The Whole Town's Talking'Slugs' Martin
  97. 1935Shadow of DoubtWilcox
  98. 1935SequoiaForest Ranger Pete (uncredited)
  99. 1934I'll Fix ItTilly Tilson
  100. 1934Evelyn PrenticeEddie Delaney
  101. 1934Death on the DiamondGrogan
  102. 1934Hide-OutDet. Britt
  103. 1934Paris InterludeHam
  104. 1934The Thin ManJoe Morelli
  105. 1934The Poor RichFlannigan
  106. 1933Hello PopBrophy
  107. 1933Broadway to HollywoodJoe Mannion
  108. 1933Beer and PretzelsTheater Manager (uncredited)
  109. 1933What! No Beer?Spike Moran
  110. 1932FleshDolan
  111. 1932ProsperityIce Cream Salesman (uncredited)
  112. 1932Speak EasilyReno
  113. 1932Skyscraper SoulsMan in Elevator (uncredited)
  114. 1932The Beast of the CityPolice Dispatcher (uncredited)
  115. 1932The Passionate PlumberMan Outside Beauty Parlor (uncredited)
  116. 1932FreaksRollo Brother
  117. 1931The ChampTim
  118. 1931A Dangerous AffairNelson
  119. 1931Sporting BloodNewsreel Cameraman (uncredited)
  120. 1931A Free SoulSlouch (uncredited)