Edward Brophy

Edward Brophy

Acting

Birthday

1895/02/26

Day of death

1960/05/27 (65 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also know as

Edward S. Brophy, Ed Brophy, Eddie Brophy, Edward Santree 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.

Acting
Estrellados
0.0

(1930) Estrellados

as Assistant Director (uncredited)

Hideaway Girl
0.0

(1936) Hideaway Girl

as Bugs Murphy

The Thin Man
7.5

(1934) The Thin Man

as Joe Morelli

It Happened Tomorrow
6.7

(1944) It Happened Tomorrow

as Jake Shomberg

Dumbo
7.0

(1941) Dumbo

as Timothy Q. Mouse (voice) (uncredited)

The Cameraman
7.9

(1928) The Cameraman

as Man in Bathhouse Stall with Buster (uncredited)

0.0

(1949) The Price of Freedom

as Man in restaurant (uncredited)

A Slight Case of Murder
6.1

(1938) A Slight Case of Murder

as Lefty

Mad Love
6.9

(1935) Mad Love

as Rollo

The Last Gangster
6.3

(1937) The Last Gangster

as Fats Garvey

The Invisible Woman
5.7

(1940) The Invisible Woman

as Bill

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
6.7

(1939) You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

as Corbett

The Thin Man Goes Home
7.1

(1944) The Thin Man Goes Home

as Brogan

The Champ
7.1

(1931) The Champ

as Tim

Bundle of Joy
6.4

(1956) Bundle of Joy

as Dance Contest Judge

Golden Boy
6.4

(1939) Golden Boy

as Roxy Lewis

The Gay Falcon
6.2

(1941) The Gay Falcon

as Detective Bates

Great Guy
6.2

(1936) Great Guy

as Pete Reilly

The Falcon's Adventure
6.1

(1946) The Falcon's Adventure

as Goldie Locke

Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
5.4

(1931) Parlor, Bedroom and Bath

as Detective

The Falcon in San Francisco
6.1

(1945) The Falcon in San Francisco

as Goldie Locke

Larceny, Inc.
6.9

(1942) Larceny, Inc.

as Weepy Davis

The Whole Town's Talking
6.7

(1935) The Whole Town's Talking

as 'Slugs' Martin

Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
0.0

(1946) Sweetheart of Sigma Chi

as Arty

It Happened on Fifth Avenue
7.1

(1947) It Happened on Fifth Avenue

as Gates Patrolman Cecil Felton

Arson, Inc.
5.9

(1949) Arson, Inc.

as Pete Purdy

Evelyn Prentice
6.6

(1934) Evelyn Prentice

as Eddie Delaney

Pier 23
5.2

(1951) Pier 23

as Prof. Shicker

The Last Hurrah
7.1

(1958) The Last Hurrah

as Ditto Boland

Remember Last Night?
4.6

(1935) Remember Last Night?

as Maxie

Nine Lives Are Not Enough
5.0

(1941) Nine Lives Are Not Enough

as Officer Slattery

Broadway
5.5

(1942) Broadway

as Porky

Sleepers West
6.3

(1941) Sleepers West

as George Trautwein

Renegade Girl
4.2

(1946) Renegade Girl

as Bob Crandall

Doughboys
6.0

(1930) Doughboys

as Sgt. Brophy

Danger Zone
4.2

(1951) Danger Zone

as Prof. Frederick Simpson Schicker

Flesh
5.6

(1932) Flesh

as Dolan

Gold Diggers in Paris
5.5

(1938) Gold Diggers in Paris

as Mike Coogan

Trapped by G-Men
0.0

(1937) Trapped by G-Men

as Lefty

Varsity Show
6.0

(1937) Varsity Show

as Mike Barclay

A Scream in the Dark
3.5

(1943) A Scream in the Dark

as Eddie Tough

Show Them No Mercy!
7.0

(1935) Show Them No Mercy!

as Buzz

Girl on the Spot
0.0

(1946) Girl on the Spot

as Fingers Foley

Mister Cinderella
6.0

(1936) Mister Cinderella

as Detective McNutt

The Case Against Mrs. Ames
4.0

(1936) The Case Against Mrs. Ames

as Sid

Society Lawyer
5.1

(1939) Society Lawyer

as Max

Shadow of Doubt
6.2

(1935) Shadow of Doubt

as Wilcox

Blossoms On Broadway
4.0

(1937) Blossoms On Broadway

as Prussic

Calling Philo Vance
5.8

(1940) Calling Philo Vance

as Ryan

The Girl Said No
5.5

(1937) The Girl Said No

as Pick

A Night of Adventure
4.9

(1944) A Night of Adventure

as Steve

I'll Remember April
4.0

(1945) I'll Remember April

as Shadow

Jim Hanvey, Detective
5.9

(1937) Jim Hanvey, Detective

as Romo

The Hit Parade
4.0

(1937) The Hit Parade

as Mulrooney

Hold That Kiss
6.5

(1938) Hold That Kiss

as Al

Sporting Blood
5.5

(1931) Sporting Blood

as Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited)

Spendthrift
5.0

(1936) Spendthrift

as Bill McGuire

All Through the Night
7.0

(1942) All Through the Night

as Joe Denning

Cover Girl
6.4

(1944) Cover Girl

as Joe, bartender (uncredited)

Remote Control
4.7

(1930) Remote Control

as Al

Romance on the Run
0.0

(1938) Romance on the Run

as Whitey Whitehouse

Vacation from Love
0.0

(1938) Vacation from Love

as Barney Keenan

Hide-Out
7.1

(1934) Hide-Out

as Det. Britt

Wedding Present
6.5

(1936) Wedding Present

as Squinty

Passport Husband
6.0

(1938) Passport Husband

as Spike

The Bride Came C.O.D.
7.1

(1941) The Bride Came C.O.D.

as Hinkle

Wonder Man
6.6

(1945) Wonder Man

as Torso

Paris Interlude
3.5

(1934) Paris Interlude

as Ham

Skyscraper Souls
5.6

(1932) Skyscraper Souls

as Man in Elevator (uncredited)

The Great Profile
6.3

(1940) The Great Profile

as Sylvester

The Amazing Mr. Williams
5.8

(1939) The Amazing Mr. Williams

as Buck Moseby

Broadway to Hollywood
4.6

(1933) Broadway to Hollywood

as Joe Mannion

She Gets Her Man
0.0

(1935) She Gets Her Man

as Flash

Kid Nightingale
5.5

(1939) Kid Nightingale

as Mike Jordon

What! No Beer?
5.4

(1933) What! No Beer?

as Spike Moran

Strike Me Pink
6.6

(1936) Strike Me Pink

as Killer

West Point
7.4

(1928) West Point

as Team Manager (Uncredited)

China Seas
6.3

(1935) China Seas

as Wilbur Timmons

Alias the Deacon
0.0

(1940) Alias the Deacon

as Stuffy

A Dangerous Affair
0.0

(1931) A Dangerous Affair

as Nelson

Steel Against the Sky
5.0

(1941) Steel Against the Sky

as Pete Evans

Our Blushing Brides
5.9

(1930) Our Blushing Brides

as Joe Munsey

Thieves Fall Out
5.5

(1941) Thieves Fall Out

as Rork

The Slowest Gun in the West
2.0

(1960) The Slowest Gun in the West

as The Bartender

Air Force
6.4

(1943) Air Force

as Marine Sgt. J.J. Callahan

The Great Gambini
6.0

(1937) The Great Gambini

as Butch

Here Comes Trouble
0.0

(1936) Here Comes Trouble

as Crowley

Destroyer
6.6

(1943) Destroyer

as Engineer Casey

Roaring City
5.5

(1951) Roaring City

as 'Professor' Fredrick Simpson Schicka

All American Chump
5.8

(1936) All American Chump

as Pudgy Murphy

Kelly the Second
6.0

(1936) Kelly the Second

as Ike Arnold

$1,000 a Minute
5.6

(1935) $1,000 a Minute

as Benny Dolan

Come On, Leathernecks!
5.0

(1938) Come On, Leathernecks!

as Max 'Curly' Maxwell

Pardon Our Nerve
0.0

(1939) Pardon Our Nerve

as Nosey Nelson

A Dangerous Game
5.0

(1941) A Dangerous Game

as Bugsy (misspelled Bugs in on-screen credits)

Oh, Doctor
0.0

(1937) Oh, Doctor

as Meg Smith

0.0

(1939) For Love or Money

as Sleeper

Buy Me That Town
6.0

(1941) Buy Me That Town

as Ziggy

Swing Parade of 1946
4.2

(1946) Swing Parade of 1946

as Moose

0.0

(1938) Gambling Ship

as Cuthbert Innocent

The Poor Rich
0.0

(1934) The Poor Rich

as Flannigan

Dance, Girl, Dance
6.4

(1940) Dance, Girl, Dance

as Dwarfie

Those Three French Girls
4.0

(1930) Those Three French Girls

as Yank

Sequoia
6.0

(1935) Sequoia

as Forest Ranger Pete (uncredited)

Madame Spy
6.0

(1942) Madame Spy

as Mike Reese

The Kid from Kokomo
6.0

(1939) The Kid from Kokomo

as Eddie Black

Hello Pop
9.0

(1933) Hello Pop

as Brophy

Paid
6.8

(1930) Paid

as Burglar (uncredited)

The Beast of the City
5.9

(1932) The Beast of the City

as Police Dispatcher (uncredited)

I Live My Life
6.4

(1935) I Live My Life

as Pete (Uncredited)

The Soldier and the Lady
6.5

(1937) The Soldier and the Lady

as Packer

Yes or No
5.5

(1920) Yes or No

as Tom Martin

The Sign on the Door
0.0

(1921) The Sign on the Door

as Newspaper Photographer (uncredited)

Career Woman
6.0

(1936) Career Woman

as Doc Curley

Beer and Pretzels
5.8

(1933) Beer and Pretzels

as Theater Manager (uncredited)

Death on the Diamond
7.0

(1934) Death on the Diamond

as Grogan

Golden Gloves
5.0

(1940) Golden Gloves

as Potsy Brill

Lady Bodyguard
4.0

(1943) Lady Bodyguard

as Harry Gargan

Prosperity
4.7

(1932) Prosperity

as Ice Cream Salesman (uncredited)

See My Lawyer
6.0

(1945) See My Lawyer

as Otis Fillmore

A Free Soul
6.1

(1931) A Free Soul

as Slouch (uncredited)

Naughty Marietta
5.1

(1935) Naughty Marietta

as Zeke

Penthouse Rhythm
0.0

(1945) Penthouse Rhythm

as Bailey

Sandy Gets Her Man
4.0

(1940) Sandy Gets Her Man

as Fireman Junior

Freaks
7.8

(1932) Freaks

as Rollo Brother

I'll Fix It
0.0

(1934) I'll Fix It

as Tilly Tilson

Spring Fever
6.9

(1927) Spring Fever

as Golf Game Spectator (uncredited)

The Passionate Plumber
6.0

(1932) The Passionate Plumber

as Man Outside Beauty Parlor (uncredited)

Speak Easily
5.8

(1932) Speak Easily

as Reno

People Will Talk
3.0

(1935) People Will Talk

as Pete Ranse

The Big Guy
0.0

(1939) The Big Guy

as Dippy

Woman Trap
0.0

(1936) Woman Trap

as George Meade (as Ed Brophy)

Breakdowns of 1942
6.0

(1942) Breakdowns of 1942

as Self

The Millionaire
5.0

(1955) The Millionaire

as Preliminary Feeney

Mr. & Mrs. North
4.3

(1952) Mr. & Mrs. North

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