Birthday:
Feb 26, 1895
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Edward Brophy
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
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Estrellados | Assistant Director (uncredited) | 1930 |
| Hideaway Girl | Bugs Murphy | 1936 |
| The Thin Man | Joe Morelli | 1934 |
| It Happened Tomorrow | Jake Shomberg | 1944 |
| Dumbo | Timothy Q. Mouse (voice) (uncredited) | 1941 |
| The Cameraman | Man in Bathhouse Stall with Buster (uncredited) | 1928 |
| The Price of Freedom | Man in restaurant (uncredited) | 1949 |
| A Slight Case of Murder | Lefty | 1938 |
| Mad Love | Rollo | 1935 |
| The Last Gangster | Fats Garvey | 1937 |
| The Invisible Woman | Bill | 1940 |
| You Can't Cheat an Honest Man | Corbett | 1939 |
| The Thin Man Goes Home | Brogan | 1944 |
| The Champ | Tim | 1931 |
| Bundle of Joy | Dance Contest Judge | 1956 |
| Golden Boy | Roxy Lewis | 1939 |
| The Gay Falcon | Detective Bates | 1941 |
| Great Guy | Pete Reilly | 1936 |
| The Falcon's Adventure | Goldie Locke | 1946 |
| Parlor, Bedroom and Bath | Detective | 1931 |
| The Falcon in San Francisco | Goldie Locke | 1945 |
| Larceny, Inc. | Weepy Davis | 1942 |
| The Whole Town's Talking | 'Slugs' Martin | 1935 |
| Sweetheart of Sigma Chi | Arty | 1946 |
| It Happened on Fifth Avenue | Gates Patrolman Cecil Felton | 1947 |
| Arson, Inc. | Pete Purdy | 1949 |
| Evelyn Prentice | Eddie Delaney | 1934 |
| Pier 23 | Prof. Shicker | 1951 |
| The Last Hurrah | Ditto Boland | 1958 |
| Remember Last Night? | Maxie | 1935 |
| Nine Lives Are Not Enough | Officer Slattery | 1941 |
| Broadway | Porky | 1942 |
| Sleepers West | George Trautwein | 1941 |
| Renegade Girl | Bob Crandall | 1946 |
| Doughboys | Sgt. Brophy | 1930 |
| Danger Zone | Prof. Frederick Simpson Schicker | 1951 |
| Flesh | Dolan | 1932 |
| Gold Diggers in Paris | Mike Coogan | 1938 |
| Trapped by G-Men | Lefty | 1937 |
| Varsity Show | Mike Barclay | 1937 |
| A Scream in the Dark | Eddie Tough | 1943 |
| Show Them No Mercy! | Buzz | 1935 |
| Girl on the Spot | Fingers Foley | 1946 |
| Mister Cinderella | Detective McNutt | 1936 |
| The Case Against Mrs. Ames | Sid | 1936 |
| Society Lawyer | Max | 1939 |
| Shadow of Doubt | Wilcox | 1935 |
| Blossoms On Broadway | Prussic | 1937 |
| Calling Philo Vance | Ryan | 1940 |
| The Girl Said No | Pick | 1937 |
| A Night of Adventure | Steve | 1944 |
| I'll Remember April | Shadow | 1945 |
| Jim Hanvey, Detective | Romo | 1937 |
| The Hit Parade | Mulrooney | 1937 |
| Hold That Kiss | Al | 1938 |
| Sporting Blood | Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited) | 1931 |
| Spendthrift | Bill McGuire | 1936 |
| All Through the Night | Joe Denning | 1942 |
| Cover Girl | Joe - Bartender (uncredited) | 1944 |
| Remote Control | Al | 1930 |
| Romance on the Run | Whitey Whitehouse | 1938 |
| Vacation from Love | Barney Keenan | 1938 |
| Hide-Out | Det. Britt | 1934 |
| Wedding Present | Squinty | 1936 |
| Passport Husband | Spike | 1938 |
| The Bride Came C.O.D. | Hinkle | 1941 |
| Wonder Man | Torso | 1945 |
| Paris Interlude | Ham | 1934 |
| Skyscraper Souls | Man in Elevator (uncredited) | 1932 |
| The Great Profile | Sylvester | 1940 |
| The Amazing Mr. Williams | Buck Moseby | 1939 |
| Broadway to Hollywood | Joe Mannion | 1933 |
| She Gets Her Man | Flash | 1935 |
| Kid Nightingale | Mike Jordon | 1939 |
| What! No Beer? | Spike Moran | 1933 |
| Strike Me Pink | Killer | 1936 |
| West Point | Team Manager (Uncredited) | 1928 |
| China Seas | Wilbur Timmons | 1935 |
| Alias the Deacon | Stuffy | 1940 |
| A Dangerous Affair | Nelson | 1931 |
| Steel Against the Sky | Pete Evans | 1941 |
| Our Blushing Brides | Joe Munsey | 1930 |
| Thieves Fall Out | Rork | 1941 |
| The Slowest Gun in the West | The Bartender | 1960 |
| Air Force | Marine Sgt. J.J. Callahan | 1943 |
| The Great Gambini | Butch | 1937 |
| Here Comes Trouble | Crowley | 1936 |
| Destroyer | Engineer Casey | 1943 |
| Roaring City | 'Professor' Fredrick Simpson Schicka | 1951 |
| All American Chump | Pudgy Murphy | 1936 |
| Kelly the Second | Ike Arnold | 1936 |
| $1,000 a Minute | Benny Dolan | 1935 |
| Come On, Leathernecks! | Max 'Curly' Maxwell | 1938 |
| Pardon Our Nerve | Nosey Nelson | 1939 |
| A Dangerous Game | Bugsy (misspelled Bugs in on-screen credits) | 1941 |
| Oh, Doctor | Meg Smith | 1937 |
| For Love or Money | Sleeper | 1939 |
| Buy Me That Town | Ziggy | 1941 |
| Swing Parade of 1946 | Moose | 1946 |
| Gambling Ship | Cuthbert Innocent | 1938 |
| The Poor Rich | Flannigan | 1934 |
| Dance, Girl, Dance | Dwarfie | 1940 |
| Those Three French Girls | Yank | 1930 |
| Sequoia | Forest Ranger Pete (uncredited) | 1935 |
| Madame Spy | Mike Reese | 1942 |
| The Kid from Kokomo | Eddie Black | 1939 |
| Hello Pop | Brophy | 1933 |
| Paid | Burglar (uncredited) | 1930 |
| The Beast of the City | Police Dispatcher (uncredited) | 1932 |
| I Live My Life | Pete (Uncredited) | 1935 |
| The Soldier and the Lady | Packer | 1937 |
| Yes or No | Tom Martin | 1920 |
| The Sign on the Door | Newspaper Photographer (uncredited) | 1921 |
| Career Woman | Doc Curley | 1936 |
| Beer and Pretzels | Theater Manager (uncredited) | 1933 |
| Death on the Diamond | Grogan | 1934 |
| Golden Gloves | Potsy Brill | 1940 |
| Lady Bodyguard | Harry Gargan | 1943 |
| Prosperity | Ice Cream Salesman (uncredited) | 1932 |
| See My Lawyer | Otis Fillmore | 1945 |
| A Free Soul | Slouch (uncredited) | 1931 |
| Naughty Marietta | Zeke | 1935 |
| Penthouse Rhythm | Bailey | 1945 |
| Sandy Gets Her Man | Fireman Junior | 1940 |
| Freaks | Rollo Brother | 1932 |
| I'll Fix It | Tilly Tilson | 1934 |
| Spring Fever | Golf Game Spectator (uncredited) | 1927 |
| The Passionate Plumber | Man Outside Beauty Parlor (uncredited) | 1932 |
| Speak Easily | Reno | 1932 |
| People Will Talk | Pete Ranse | 1935 |
| The Big Guy | Dippy | 1939 |
| Woman Trap | George Meade (as Ed Brophy) | 1936 |
| Breakdowns of 1942 | Self | 1942 | Series | Cast | Year |
| The Millionaire | Preliminary Feeney | 1955 |
| Mr. & Mrs. North | 1952 |
