Edward Brophy

Acting

February 26, 1895 – May 27, 1960 (died at 65)

New York City, New York, USA

Male

140 Movies

2 TV Shows

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.

Dumbo

1941 7.0

as Timothy Q. Mouse (voice) (uncredited)

Age 46 (now 65)

The Cameraman

1928 7.8

as Man in Bathhouse Stall with Buster (uncredited)

Age 33 (now 65)

The Thin Man

1934 7.5

as Joe Morelli

Age 39 (now 65)

Mad Love

1935 7.0

as Rollo

Age 40 (now 65)

The Champ

1931 7.2

as Tim

Age 36 (now 65)

It Happened on Fifth Avenue

1947 7.1

as Gates Patrolman Cecil Felton

Age 52 (now 65)

It Happened Tomorrow

1944 6.8

as Jake Shomberg

Age 49 (now 65)

The Invisible Woman

1940 5.7

as Bill

Age 45 (now 65)

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944 7.1

as Brogan

Age 49 (now 65)

The Last Hurrah

1958 7.2

as Ditto Boland

Age 63 (now 65)

Larceny, Inc.

1942 7.1

as Weepy Davis

Age 47 (now 65)

Wonder Man

1945 6.6

as Torso

Age 50 (now 65)

A Slight Case of Murder

1938 6.4

as Lefty

Age 42 (now 65)

Dance, Girl, Dance

1940 6.4

as Dwarfie

Age 45 (now 65)

Freaks

1932 7.8

as Rollo Brother

Age 36 (now 65)

The Whole Town's Talking

1935 6.9

as 'Slugs' Martin

Age 39 (now 65)

The Slowest Gun in the West

1960 4.5

as The Bartender

Age 65

The Last Hurrah

1958 7.2

as Ditto Boland

Age 63 (now 65)

Bundle of Joy

1956 6.4

as Dance Contest Judge

Age 61 (now 65)

Pier 23

1951 5.5

as Prof. Shicker

Age 56 (now 65)

Roaring City

1951 5.1

as 'Professor' Fredrick Simpson Schicka

Age 56 (now 65)

Danger Zone

1951 4.2

as Prof. Frederick Simpson Schicker

Age 56 (now 65)

Arson, Inc.

1949 5.5

as Pete Purdy

Age 54 (now 65)

The Price of Freedom

1949 8.0

as Man in restaurant (uncredited)

Age 54 (now 65)

It Happened on Fifth Avenue

1947 7.1

as Gates Patrolman Cecil Felton

Age 52 (now 65)

Renegade Girl

1946 4.2

as Bob Crandall

Age 51 (now 65)

The Falcon's Adventure

1946 6.6

as Goldie Locke

Age 51 (now 65)

Sweetheart of Sigma Chi

1946 9.0

as Arty

Age 51 (now 65)

Swing Parade of 1946

1946 4.6

as Moose

Age 51 (now 65)

Girl on the Spot

1946 10.0

as Fingers Foley

Age 50 (now 65)

The Falcon in San Francisco

1945 6.2

as Goldie Locke

Age 50 (now 65)

Penthouse Rhythm

1945 8.0

as Bailey

Age 50 (now 65)

Wonder Man

1945 6.6

as Torso

Age 50 (now 65)

I'll Remember April

1945 4.5

as Shadow

Age 50 (now 65)

See My Lawyer

1945 7.3

as Otis Fillmore

Age 50 (now 65)

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944 7.1

as Brogan

Age 49 (now 65)

A Night of Adventure

1944 5.0

as Steve

Age 49 (now 65)

It Happened Tomorrow

1944 6.8

as Jake Shomberg

Age 49 (now 65)

Cover Girl

1944 6.4

as Joe, bartender (uncredited)

Age 49 (now 65)

A Scream in the Dark

1943 4.0

as Eddie Tough

Age 48 (now 65)

Destroyer

1943 6.8

as Engineer Casey

Age 48 (now 65)

Air Force

1943 6.5

as Marine Sgt. J.J. Callahan

Age 48 (now 65)

Lady Bodyguard

1943 6.0

as Harry Gargan

Age 47 (now 65)

Breakdowns of 1942

1942 6.0

as Self

Age 47 (now 65)

Madame Spy

1942 6.5

as Mike Reese

Age 47 (now 65)

Broadway

1942 6.4

as Porky

Age 47 (now 65)

Larceny, Inc.

1942 7.1

as Weepy Davis

Age 47 (now 65)

All Through the Night

1942 6.7

as Joe Denning

Age 46 (now 65)

Steel Against the Sky

1941 5.4

as Pete Evans

Age 46 (now 65)

Dumbo

1941 7.0

as Timothy Q. Mouse (voice) (uncredited)

Age 46 (now 65)

The Gay Falcon

1941 6.3

as Detective Bates

Age 46 (now 65)

Buy Me That Town

1941 6.3

as Ziggy

Age 46 (now 65)

Nine Lives Are Not Enough

1941 5.4

as Officer Slattery

Age 46 (now 65)

A Dangerous Game

1941 7.0

as Bugsy (misspelled Bugs in on-screen credits)

Age 46 (now 65)

The Bride Came C.O.D.

1941 7.0

as Hinkle

Age 46 (now 65)

Thieves Fall Out

1941 6.0

as Rork

Age 46 (now 65)

Sleepers West

1941 6.4

as George Trautwein

Age 46 (now 65)

The Invisible Woman

1940 5.7

as Bill

Age 45 (now 65)

Sandy Gets Her Man

1940 6.5

as Fireman Junior

Age 45 (now 65)

Dance, Girl, Dance

1940 6.4

as Dwarfie

Age 45 (now 65)

The Great Profile

1940 6.8

as Sylvester

Age 45 (now 65)

Golden Gloves

1940 6.0

as Potsy Brill

Age 45 (now 65)

Alias the Deacon

1940 8.0

as Stuffy

Age 45 (now 65)

Calling Philo Vance

1940 6.0

as Ryan

Age 44 (now 65)

The Big Guy

1939 8.0

as Dippy

Age 44 (now 65)

The Amazing Mr. Williams

1939 6.0

as Buck Moseby

Age 44 (now 65)

Kid Nightingale

1939 6.4

as Mike Jordon

Age 44 (now 65)

Golden Boy

1939 6.5

as Roxy Lewis

Age 44 (now 65)

The Kid from Kokomo

1939 6.5

as Eddie Black

Age 44 (now 65)

For Love or Money

1939 7.0

as Sleeper

Age 44 (now 65)

Society Lawyer

1939 5.4

as Max

Age 44 (now 65)

Pardon Our Nerve

1939 8.0

as Nosey Nelson

Age 43 (now 65)

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

1939 7.0

as Corbett

Age 43 (now 65)

Gambling Ship

1938 10.0

as Cuthbert Innocent

Age 43 (now 65)

Vacation from Love

1938 10.0

as Barney Keenan

Age 43 (now 65)

Come On, Leathernecks!

1938 7.5

as Max 'Curly' Maxwell

Age 43 (now 65)

Passport Husband

1938 7.0

as Spike

Age 43 (now 65)

Gold Diggers in Paris

1938 6.8

as Mike Coogan

Age 43 (now 65)

Hold That Kiss

1938 7.0

as Al

Age 43 (now 65)

Romance on the Run

1938 7.0

as Whitey Whitehouse

Age 43 (now 65)

A Slight Case of Murder

1938 6.4

as Lefty

Age 42 (now 65)

Blossoms On Broadway

1937 4.8

as Prussic

Age 42 (now 65)

The Last Gangster

1937 6.4

as Fats Garvey

Age 42 (now 65)

The Girl Said No

1937 6.0

as Pick

Age 42 (now 65)

Trapped by G-Men

1937 7.0

as Lefty

Age 42 (now 65)

Varsity Show

1937 6.8

as Mike Barclay

Age 42 (now 65)

The Great Gambini

1937 7.5

as Butch

Age 42 (now 65)

The Hit Parade

1937 6.3

as Mulrooney

Age 42 (now 65)

The Soldier and the Lady

1937 7.3

as Packer

Age 42 (now 65)

Jim Hanvey, Detective

1937 6.5

as Romo

Age 42 (now 65)

Oh, Doctor

1937 7.0

as Meg Smith

Age 42 (now 65)

Career Woman

1936 6.0

as Doc Curley

Age 41 (now 65)

Great Guy

1936 6.3

as Pete Reilly

Age 41 (now 65)

Hideaway Girl

1936 7.0

as Bugs Murphy

Age 41 (now 65)

Mister Cinderella

1936 7.0

as Detective McNutt

Age 41 (now 65)

All American Chump

1936 6.2

as Pudgy Murphy

Age 41 (now 65)

Wedding Present

1936 6.3

as Squinty

Age 41 (now 65)

Kelly the Second

1936 7.0

as Ike Arnold

Age 41 (now 65)

Spendthrift

1936 6.0

as Bill McGuire

Age 41 (now 65)

The Case Against Mrs. Ames

1936 5.0

as Sid

Age 41 (now 65)

Woman Trap

1936 8.0

as George Meade (as Ed Brophy)

Age 41 (now 65)

Here Comes Trouble

1936 7.0

as Crowley

Age 40 (now 65)

Strike Me Pink

1936 6.6

as Killer

Age 40 (now 65)

Show Them No Mercy!

1935 7.5

as Buzz

Age 40 (now 65)

Remember Last Night?

1935 5.5

as Maxie

Age 40 (now 65)

$1,000 a Minute

1935 5.8

as Benny Dolan

Age 40 (now 65)

I Live My Life

1935 6.7

as Pete (Uncredited)

Age 40 (now 65)

China Seas

1935 6.2

as Wilbur Timmons

Age 40 (now 65)

She Gets Her Man

1935 8.0

as Flash

Age 40 (now 65)

Mad Love

1935 7.0

as Rollo

Age 40 (now 65)

People Will Talk

1935 4.3

as Pete Ranse

Age 40 (now 65)

Naughty Marietta

1935 5.4

as Zeke

Age 40 (now 65)

The Whole Town's Talking

1935 6.9

as 'Slugs' Martin

Age 39 (now 65)

Shadow of Doubt

1935 6.6

as Wilcox

Age 39 (now 65)

Sequoia

1935 6.5

as Forest Ranger Pete (uncredited)

Age 39 (now 65)

I'll Fix It

1934 9.0

as Tilly Tilson

Age 39 (now 65)

Evelyn Prentice

1934 6.5

as Eddie Delaney

Age 39 (now 65)

Death on the Diamond

1934 7.4

as Grogan

Age 39 (now 65)

Hide-Out

1934 7.3

as Det. Britt

Age 39 (now 65)

Paris Interlude

1934 4.0

as Ham

Age 39 (now 65)

The Thin Man

1934 7.5

as Joe Morelli

Age 39 (now 65)

The Poor Rich

1934 8.0

as Flannigan

Age 38 (now 65)

Hello Pop

1933 7.3

as Brophy

Age 38 (now 65)

Broadway to Hollywood

1933 5.0

as Joe Mannion

Age 38 (now 65)

Beer and Pretzels

1933 6.2

as Theater Manager (uncredited)

Age 38 (now 65)

What! No Beer?

1933 5.7

as Spike Moran

Age 37 (now 65)

Flesh

1932 5.8

as Dolan

Age 37 (now 65)

Prosperity

1932 5.8

as Ice Cream Salesman (uncredited)

Age 37 (now 65)

Speak Easily

1932 5.7

as Reno

Age 37 (now 65)

Skyscraper Souls

1932 5.5

as Man in Elevator (uncredited)

Age 37 (now 65)

The Beast of the City

1932 5.9

as Police Dispatcher (uncredited)

Age 36 (now 65)

The Passionate Plumber

1932 6.1

as Man Outside Beauty Parlor (uncredited)

Age 36 (now 65)

Freaks

1932 7.8

as Rollo Brother

Age 36 (now 65)

The Champ

1931 7.2

as Tim

Age 36 (now 65)

Casanova Against His Will

1931 6.7

Director

Age 36 (now 65)

A Dangerous Affair

1931 7.0

as Nelson

Age 36 (now 65)

Sporting Blood

1931 5.4

as Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited)

Age 36 (now 65)

Buster se marie

1931 8.0

Director

Age 36 (now 65)

A Free Soul

1931 6.1

as Slouch (uncredited)

Age 36 (now 65)

Parlor, Bedroom and Bath

1931 5.3

as Detective

Age 36 (now 65)

Paid

1930 6.7

as Burglar (uncredited)

Age 35 (now 65)

Remote Control

1930 5.4

as Al

Age 35 (now 65)

Those Three French Girls

1930 4.7

as Yank

Age 35 (now 65)

Doughboys

1930 6.1

as Sgt. Brophy

Age 35 (now 65)

Our Blushing Brides

1930 5.6

as Joe Munsey

Age 35 (now 65)

Estrellados

1930 7.0

as Assistant Director (uncredited)

Age 35 (now 65)

Free and Easy

1930 6.2

Production Manager

Age 35 (now 65)

Spite Marriage

1929 6.6

Production Manager

Age 34 (now 65)

The Cameraman

1928 7.8

as Man in Bathhouse Stall with Buster (uncredited)

Age 33 (now 65)

West Point

1928 7.5

Assistant Director

Age 32 (now 65)

West Point

1928 7.5

as Team Manager (Uncredited)

Age 32 (now 65)

Spring Fever

1927 6.9

as Golf Game Spectator (uncredited)

Age 32 (now 65)

The Dangerous Maid

1923 10.0

Assistant Director

Age 28 (now 65)

The Sign on the Door

1921 9.0

Assistant Director

Age 26 (now 65)

The Sign on the Door

1921 9.0

as Newspaper Photographer (uncredited)

Age 26 (now 65)

Yes or No

1920 6.7

as Tom Martin

Age 25 (now 65)