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