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Edward Brophy

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.

Born

Feb 26, 1895

New York City, New York, USA

Died

May 27, 1960

Known For

Acting

Movies

133 acting

7 crew

Popularity

0.9

movie

Known For

Dumbo

Dumbo

1941

as Timothy Q. Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
The Thin Man

The Thin Man

1934

as Joe Morelli
Freaks

Freaks

1932

as Rollo Brother
The Cameraman

The Cameraman

1928

as Man in Bathhouse Stall with Buster (uncredited)
The Thin Man Goes Home

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944

as Brogan
Mad Love

Mad Love

1935

as Rollo
Dumbo
Dumbo
1941 • as Timothy Q. Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
★ 7.0
The Thin Man
The Thin Man
1934 • as Joe Morelli
★ 7.5
Freaks
Freaks
1932 • as Rollo Brother
★ 7.8
Cover Girl
Cover Girl
1944 • as Joe, bartender (uncredited)
★ 6.4
The Beast of the City
The Beast of the City
1932 • as Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
★ 5.9
The Bride Came C.O.D.
The Bride Came C.O.D.
1941 • as Hinkle
★ 7.0
The Cameraman
The Cameraman
1928 • as Man in Bathhouse Stall with Buster (uncredited)
★ 7.8
Evelyn Prentice
Evelyn Prentice
1934 • as Eddie Delaney
★ 6.5
All Through the Night
All Through the Night
1942 • as Joe Denning
★ 6.7
Golden Boy
Golden Boy
1939 • as Roxy Lewis
★ 6.5
It Happened Tomorrow
It Happened Tomorrow
1944 • as Jake Shomberg
★ 6.8
China Seas
China Seas
1935 • as Wilbur Timmons
★ 6.3
Bundle of Joy
Bundle of Joy
1956 • as Dance Contest Judge
★ 6.4
Dance, Girl, Dance
Dance, Girl, Dance
1940 • as Dwarfie
★ 6.4
Society Lawyer
Society Lawyer
1939 • as Max
★ 5.4
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947 • as Gates Patrolman Cecil Felton
★ 7.1
The Thin Man Goes Home
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944 • as Brogan
★ 7.1
The Invisible Woman
The Invisible Woman
1940 • as Bill
★ 5.7
Mad Love
Mad Love
1935 • as Rollo
★ 7.0
Flesh
Flesh
1932 • as Dolan
★ 5.8
Destroyer
Destroyer
1943 • as Engineer Casey
★ 6.8
The Falcon in San Francisco
The Falcon in San Francisco
1945 • as Goldie Locke
★ 6.2
The Last Hurrah
The Last Hurrah
1958 • as Ditto Boland
★ 7.2
The Last Gangster
The Last Gangster
1937 • as Fats Garvey
★ 6.4
The Whole Town's Talking
The Whole Town's Talking
1935 • as 'Slugs' Martin
★ 6.9
Hide-Out
Hide-Out
1934 • as Det. Britt
★ 7.2
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
1939 • as Corbett
★ 7.0
Trapped by G-Men
Trapped by G-Men
1937 • as Lefty
★ 7.0
Naughty Marietta
Naughty Marietta
1935 • as Zeke
★ 5.5
Air Force
Air Force
1943 • as Marine Sgt. J.J. Callahan
★ 6.5
A Slight Case of Murder
A Slight Case of Murder
1938 • as Lefty
★ 6.4
The Amazing Mr. Williams
The Amazing Mr. Williams
1939 • as Buck Moseby
★ 6.0
Death on the Diamond
Death on the Diamond
1934 • as Grogan
★ 7.3
The Gay Falcon
The Gay Falcon
1941 • as Detective Bates
★ 6.3
I Live My Life
I Live My Life
1935 • as Pete (Uncredited)
★ 6.6
Strike Me Pink
Strike Me Pink
1936 • as Killer
★ 6.6
Passport Husband
Passport Husband
1938 • as Spike
★ 7.0
Buy Me That Town
Buy Me That Town
1941 • as Ziggy
★ 6.3
Woman Trap
Woman Trap
1936 • as George Meade (as Ed Brophy)
★ 8.0
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
1931 • as Detective
★ 5.4
A Scream in the Dark
A Scream in the Dark
1943 • as Eddie Tough
★ 4.1
The Falcon's Adventure
The Falcon's Adventure
1946 • as Goldie Locke
★ 6.7
Great Guy
Great Guy
1936 • as Pete Reilly
★ 6.3
A Free Soul
A Free Soul
1931 • as Slouch (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Broadway to Hollywood
Broadway to Hollywood
1933 • as Joe Mannion
★ 5.0
Hideaway Girl
Hideaway Girl
1936 • as Bugs Murphy
★ 7.0
The Kid from Kokomo
The Kid from Kokomo
1939 • as Eddie Black
★ 6.5
Wonder Man
Wonder Man
1945 • as Torso
★ 6.6
I'll Remember April
I'll Remember April
1945 • as Shadow
★ 4.5
Wedding Present
Wedding Present
1936 • as Squinty
★ 6.2
Our Blushing Brides
Our Blushing Brides
1930 • as Joe Munsey
★ 5.6
Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
1946 • as Arty
★ 9.0
Breakdowns of 1942
Breakdowns of 1942
1942 • as Self
★ 6.0
Blossoms On Broadway
Blossoms On Broadway
1937 • as Prussic
★ 4.8
Spendthrift
Spendthrift
1936 • as Bill McGuire
★ 6.0
Hold That Kiss
Hold That Kiss
1938 • as Al
★ 7.0
Larceny, Inc.
Larceny, Inc.
1942 • as Weepy Davis
★ 7.1
Romance on the Run
Romance on the Run
1938 • as Whitey Whitehouse
★ 7.0
The Case Against Mrs. Ames
The Case Against Mrs. Ames
1936 • as Sid
★ 5.0
Show Them No Mercy!
Show Them No Mercy!
1935 • as Buzz
★ 7.5
She Gets Her Man
She Gets Her Man
1935 • as Flash
★ 8.0
Prosperity
Prosperity
1932 • as Ice Cream Salesman (uncredited)
★ 5.8
The Champ
The Champ
1931 • as Tim
★ 7.1
The Slowest Gun in the West
The Slowest Gun in the West
1960 • as The Bartender
★ 4.5
Madame Spy
Madame Spy
1942 • as Mike Reese
★ 6.5
Renegade Girl
Renegade Girl
1946 • as Bob Crandall
★ 4.2
A Night of Adventure
A Night of Adventure
1944 • as Steve
★ 5.0
Sleepers West
Sleepers West
1941 • as George Trautwein
★ 6.4
The Poor Rich
The Poor Rich
1934 • as Flannigan
★ 8.0
Pier 23
Pier 23
1951 • as Prof. Shicker
★ 5.5
The Great Profile
The Great Profile
1940 • as Sylvester
★ 6.8
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
1941 • as Officer Slattery
★ 5.4
Varsity Show
Varsity Show
1937 • as Mike Barclay
★ 6.8
Kelly the Second
Kelly the Second
1936 • as Ike Arnold
★ 7.0
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For Love or Money
1939 • as Sleeper
★ 7.0
Oh, Doctor
Oh, Doctor
1937 • as Meg Smith
★ 7.0
Gold Diggers in Paris
Gold Diggers in Paris
1938 • as Mike Coogan
★ 6.8
The Passionate Plumber
The Passionate Plumber
1932 • as Man Outside Beauty Parlor (uncredited)
★ 6.0
People Will Talk
People Will Talk
1935 • as Pete Ranse
★ 4.3
The Soldier and the Lady
The Soldier and the Lady
1937 • as Packer
★ 7.3
Kid Nightingale
Kid Nightingale
1939 • as Mike Jordon
★ 6.4
Spring Fever
Spring Fever
1927 • as Golf Game Spectator (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Girl on the Spot
Girl on the Spot
1946 • as Fingers Foley
★ 10.0
Remember Last Night?
Remember Last Night?
1935 • as Maxie
★ 5.5
The Girl Said No
The Girl Said No
1937 • as Pick
★ 6.0
Calling Philo Vance
Calling Philo Vance
1940 • as Ryan
★ 6.0
Skyscraper Souls
Skyscraper Souls
1932 • as Man in Elevator (uncredited)
★ 5.5
Come On, Leathernecks!
Come On, Leathernecks!
1938 • as Max 'Curly' Maxwell
★ 7.5
Vacation from Love
Vacation from Love
1938 • as Barney Keenan
★ 10.0
Paid
Paid
1930 • as Burglar (uncredited)
★ 6.7
What! No Beer?
What! No Beer?
1933 • as Spike Moran
★ 5.7
All American Chump
All American Chump
1936 • as Pudgy Murphy
★ 6.2
Steel Against the Sky
Steel Against the Sky
1941 • as Pete Evans
★ 5.4
Swing Parade of 1946
Swing Parade of 1946
1946 • as Moose
★ 4.6
Paris Interlude
Paris Interlude
1934 • as Ham
★ 4.0
I'll Fix It
I'll Fix It
1934 • as Tilly Tilson
★ 9.0
Sporting Blood
Sporting Blood
1931 • as Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited)
★ 5.4
Doughboys
Doughboys
1930 • as Sgt. Brophy
★ 6.0
The Hit Parade
The Hit Parade
1937 • as Mulrooney
★ 6.3
Jim Hanvey, Detective
Jim Hanvey, Detective
1937 • as Romo
★ 6.5
Arson, Inc.
Arson, Inc.
1949 • as Pete Purdy
★ 5.5
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Gambling Ship
1938 • as Cuthbert Innocent
★ 10.0
Those Three French Girls
Those Three French Girls
1930 • as Yank
★ 4.7
The Sign on the Door
The Sign on the Door
1921 • as Newspaper Photographer (uncredited)
★ 9.0
The Great Gambini
The Great Gambini
1937 • as Butch
★ 7.5
Thieves Fall Out
Thieves Fall Out
1941 • as Rork
★ 6.0
Shadow of Doubt
Shadow of Doubt
1935 • as Wilcox
★ 6.7
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The Price of Freedom
1949 • as Man in restaurant (uncredited)
★ 8.0
$1,000 a Minute
$1,000 a Minute
1935 • as Benny Dolan
★ 5.8
Career Woman
Career Woman
1936 • as Doc Curley
★ 6.0
A Dangerous Affair
A Dangerous Affair
1931 • as Nelson
★ 7.0
Here Comes Trouble
Here Comes Trouble
1936 • as Crowley
★ 7.0
Hello Pop
Hello Pop
1933 • as Brophy
★ 7.3
Sandy Gets Her Man
Sandy Gets Her Man
1940 • as Fireman Junior
★ 6.5
Lady Bodyguard
Lady Bodyguard
1943 • as Harry Gargan
★ 6.0
Mister Cinderella
Mister Cinderella
1936 • as Detective McNutt
★ 7.0
Broadway
Broadway
1942 • as Porky
★ 6.4
Speak Easily
Speak Easily
1932 • as Reno
★ 5.8
See My Lawyer
See My Lawyer
1945 • as Otis Fillmore
★ 7.3
Penthouse Rhythm
Penthouse Rhythm
1945 • as Bailey
★ 8.0
Remote Control
Remote Control
1930 • as Al
★ 5.4
Roaring City
Roaring City
1951 • as 'Professor' Fredrick Simpson Schicka
★ 5.1
West Point
West Point
1928 • as Team Manager (Uncredited)
★ 7.5
Yes or No
Yes or No
1920 • as Tom Martin
★ 6.7
Danger Zone
Danger Zone
1951 • as Prof. Frederick Simpson Schicker
★ 4.2
Beer and Pretzels
Beer and Pretzels
1933 • as Theater Manager (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Golden Gloves
Golden Gloves
1940 • as Potsy Brill
★ 6.0
A Dangerous Game
A Dangerous Game
1941 • as Bugsy (misspelled Bugs in on-screen credits)
★ 7.0
Alias the Deacon
Alias the Deacon
1940 • as Stuffy
★ 8.0
Pardon Our Nerve
Pardon Our Nerve
1939 • as Nosey Nelson
★ 8.0
Sequoia
Sequoia
1935 • as Forest Ranger Pete (uncredited)
★ 6.5
The Big Guy
The Big Guy
1939 • as Dippy
★ 8.0
Estrellados
Estrellados
1930 • as Assistant Director (uncredited)
★ 7.0