
Also known as: Edward S. Brophy, Ed Brophy, Eddie Brophy, Edward Santree 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.
Acting
February 26, 1895
May 27, 1960
65 years old
New York City, New York, USA
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The Slowest Gun in the West
The Bartender

The Last Hurrah
Ditto Boland

Bundle of Joy
Dance Contest Judge

The Millionaire
Preliminary Feeney

Mr. & Mrs. North

Pier 23
Prof. Shicker

Danger Zone
Prof. Frederick Simpson Schicker

Roaring City
'Professor' Fredrick Simpson Schicka
The Price of Freedom
Man in restaurant (uncredited)

Arson, Inc.
Pete Purdy

It Happened on Fifth Avenue
Gates Patrolman Cecil Felton

The Falcon's Adventure
Goldie Locke

Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
Arty

Renegade Girl
Bob Crandall

Girl on the Spot
Fingers Foley

Swing Parade of 1946
Moose

The Falcon in San Francisco
Goldie Locke

I'll Remember April
Shadow

Wonder Man
Torso

See My Lawyer
Otis Fillmore

Penthouse Rhythm
Bailey

It Happened Tomorrow
Jake Shomberg

The Thin Man Goes Home
Brogan

A Night of Adventure
Steve

Cover Girl
Joe, bartender (uncredited)

A Scream in the Dark
Eddie Tough

Air Force
Marine Sgt. J.J. Callahan

Destroyer
Engineer Casey

Lady Bodyguard
Harry Gargan

Larceny, Inc.
Weepy Davis

Broadway
Porky

All Through the Night
Joe Denning

Madame Spy
Mike Reese

Breakdowns of 1942
Self

Dumbo
Timothy Q. Mouse (voice) (uncredited)

The Gay Falcon
Detective Bates

Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Officer Slattery

Sleepers West
George Trautwein

The Bride Came C.O.D.
Hinkle

Steel Against the Sky
Pete Evans

Thieves Fall Out
Rork

A Dangerous Game
Bugsy (misspelled Bugs in on-screen credits)

Buy Me That Town
Ziggy

The Invisible Woman
Bill

Calling Philo Vance
Ryan

The Great Profile
Sylvester

Alias the Deacon
Stuffy

Dance, Girl, Dance
Dwarfie

Golden Gloves
Potsy Brill

Sandy Gets Her Man
Fireman Junior

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
Corbett

Golden Boy
Roxy Lewis

Society Lawyer
Max

The Amazing Mr. Williams
Buck Moseby

Kid Nightingale
Mike Jordon

Pardon Our Nerve
Nosey Nelson
For Love or Money
Sleeper

The Kid from Kokomo
Eddie Black

The Big Guy
Dippy

A Slight Case of Murder
Lefty

Gold Diggers in Paris
Mike Coogan

Hold That Kiss
Al

Romance on the Run
Whitey Whitehouse

Vacation from Love
Barney Keenan

Passport Husband
Spike

Come On, Leathernecks!
Max 'Curly' Maxwell
Gambling Ship
Cuthbert Innocent

The Last Gangster
Fats Garvey

Trapped by G-Men
Lefty

Varsity Show
Mike Barclay

Blossoms On Broadway
Prussic

The Girl Said No
Pick

Jim Hanvey, Detective
Romo

The Hit Parade
Mulrooney

The Great Gambini
Butch

Oh, Doctor
Meg Smith

The Soldier and the Lady
Packer

Hideaway Girl
Bugs Murphy

Great Guy
Pete Reilly

Mister Cinderella
Detective McNutt

The Case Against Mrs. Ames
Sid

Spendthrift
Bill McGuire

Wedding Present
Squinty

Strike Me Pink
Killer

Here Comes Trouble
Crowley

All American Chump
Pudgy Murphy

Kelly the Second
Ike Arnold

Career Woman
Doc Curley

Woman Trap
George Meade (as Ed Brophy)

Mad Love
Rollo

The Whole Town's Talking
'Slugs' Martin

Remember Last Night?
Maxie

Show Them No Mercy!
Buzz

Shadow of Doubt
Wilcox

She Gets Her Man
Flash

China Seas
Wilbur Timmons

$1,000 a Minute
Benny Dolan

Sequoia
Forest Ranger Pete (uncredited)

I Live My Life
Pete (Uncredited)

Naughty Marietta
Zeke

People Will Talk
Pete Ranse

The Thin Man
Joe Morelli

Evelyn Prentice
Eddie Delaney

Hide-Out
Det. Britt

Paris Interlude
Ham

The Poor Rich
Flannigan

Death on the Diamond
Grogan

I'll Fix It
Tilly Tilson

Broadway to Hollywood
Joe Mannion

What! No Beer?
Spike Moran

Hello Pop
Brophy

Beer and Pretzels
Theater Manager (uncredited)

Flesh
Dolan

Skyscraper Souls
Man in Elevator (uncredited)

The Beast of the City
Police Dispatcher (uncredited)

Prosperity
Ice Cream Salesman (uncredited)

Freaks
Rollo Brother

The Passionate Plumber
Man Outside Beauty Parlor (uncredited)

Speak Easily
Reno

The Champ
Tim

Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
Detective

Sporting Blood
Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited)

A Dangerous Affair
Nelson

A Free Soul
Slouch (uncredited)

Casanova Against His Will
Director

Buster se marie
Director

Estrellados
Assistant Director (uncredited)

Doughboys
Sgt. Brophy

Remote Control
Al

Our Blushing Brides
Joe Munsey

Those Three French Girls
Yank

Paid
Burglar (uncredited)

Free and Easy
Production Manager

Spite Marriage
Production Manager

The Cameraman
Man in Bathhouse Stall with Buster (uncredited)

West Point
Team Manager (Uncredited)

West Point
Assistant Director

Spring Fever
Golf Game Spectator (uncredited)

The Dangerous Maid
Assistant Director

The Sign on the Door
Newspaper Photographer (uncredited)

The Sign on the Door
Assistant Director

Yes or No
Tom Martin