Edward Brophy


Edward Brophy Profile Photo
Actor | Director | Production Manager | Assistant Director

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.

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

Date of Birth: Feb 27, 1895

Date of Death: May 27, 1960


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Filmography

Actor (120 Known Credits)


The Last Hurrah

'Ditto' Boland

Bundle of Joy

Dance Contest Judge

Danger Zone

Prof. Frederick Simpson Schicker

Roaring City

'Professor' Fredrick Simpson Schicka

Pier 23

Prof. Shicker

Arson, Inc.

Pete Purdy

It Happened on Fifth Avenue

Gates Patrolman Cecil Felton

The Falcon's Adventure

Goldie Locke (as Edward S. Brophy)

Renegade Girl

Bob Crandall

Girl on the Spot

Fingers Foley (as Edward S. Brophy)

See My Lawyer

Otis Fillmore

I'll Remember April

Shadow (as Edward S. Brophy)

It Happened Tomorrow

Jake Shomberg

Cover Girl

Joe - Bartender (uncredited)

Air Force

Marine Sgt. J.J. Callahan

Destroyer

Casey (as Ed Brophy)

A Scream in the Dark

Eddie Tough (as Edward S. Brophy)

Lady Bodyguard

Harry Gargan

Larceny, Inc.

Weepy Davis

Broadway

Porky

Breakdowns of 1942

Himself (uncredited)

Madame Spy

Mike Reese (as Edward S. Brophy)

Dumbo

Timothy Q. Mouse (voice)

The Gay Falcon

Detective Bates

Nine Lives Are Not Enough

Officer Slattery

Sleepers West

George Trautwein

A Dangerous Game

Bugsy (misspelled Bugs in on-screen credits)

Dance, Girl, Dance

Dwarfie Humblewinger

Golden Gloves

Potsy Brill

Sandy Gets Her Man

Fireman Junior

Golden Boy

Roxy Lewis

Kid Nightingale

Mike Jordon

Pardon Our Nerve

Nosey Nelson

Romance on the Run

Whitey Whitehouse

Vacation from Love

Barney Keenan

Come On, Leathernecks!

Max 'Curly' Maxwell

Gambling Ship

Cuthbert Innocent (as Ed Brophy)

The Last Gangster

Fats Garvey (as Edward S. Brody)

Varsity Show

Mike Barclay

The Hit Parade

Mulrooney

Oh, Doctor

Meg Smith

Great Guy

Pete Reilly

Kelly The Second

Ike Arnold

Career Woman

Doc Curley

Mister Cinderella

Detective McNutt

Spendthrift

Bill McGuire

All American Chump

Pudgy Murphy

Mad Love

Rollo the Knife Thrower

China Seas

Wilbur Timmons

Sequoia

Forest Ranger Pete

The Thin Man

Joe Morelli

Evelyn Prentice

Eddie Delaney

Hide-Out

Det. Britt

The Poor Rich

Flannigan

What! No Beer?

Spike Moran

Beer and Pretzels

Theater Manager (uncredited)

Hello Pop

Brophy

The Beast of the City

Police Dispatcher (uncredited)

Skyscraper Souls

Man in Elevator (uncredited)

Flesh

Dolan - a Referee

Prosperity

Ice Cream Salesman (uncredited)

A Free Soul

Slouch (uncredited)

Sporting Blood

Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited)

Doughboys

Sgt. Brophy

Paid

Burglar (uncredited)

The Cameraman

Man in Bath-House (uncredited)

West Point

Team Manager

The Sign on the Door

Newspaper Photographer (uncredited)

Yes or No

Tom Martin (as Edward S. Brophy)

'Ditto' Boland
Bundle of Joy (1956)
Dance Contest Judge
Danger Zone (1951)
Prof. Frederick Simpson Schicker
Roaring City (1951)
'Professor' Fredrick Simpson Schicka
Pier 23 (1950)
Prof. Shicker
Arson, Inc. (1949)
Pete Purdy
Gates Patrolman Cecil Felton
Moose
Goldie Locke (as Edward S. Brophy)
Renegade Girl (1946)
Bob Crandall
Fingers Foley (as Edward S. Brophy)
Wonder Man (1945)
Torso
Goldie Locke
See My Lawyer (1945)
Otis Fillmore
Shadow (as Edward S. Brophy)
Bailey
Jake Shomberg
Cover Girl (1944)
Joe - Bartender (uncredited)
Steve
Air Force (1943)
Marine Sgt. J.J. Callahan
Destroyer (1943)
Casey (as Ed Brophy)
Eddie Tough (as Edward S. Brophy)
Harry Gargan
Joe Denning
Larceny, Inc. (1942)
Weepy Davis
Broadway (1942)
Porky
Himself (uncredited)
Madame Spy (1942)
Mike Reese (as Edward S. Brophy)
Dumbo (1941)
Timothy Q. Mouse (voice)
Hinkle
Detective Bates
Officer Slattery
Pete Evans
Sleepers West (1941)
George Trautwein
Rork
Bugsy (misspelled Bugs in on-screen credits)
Ziggy
Dwarfie Humblewinger
Golden Gloves (1940)
Potsy Brill
Sylvester
Stuffy
Fireman Junior
Golden Boy (1939)
Roxy Lewis
Eddie Black
Buck Moseby
Max
Mike Jordon
Nosey Nelson
Sleeper
Mike Coogan
Al
Whitey Whitehouse
Barney Keenan
Spike
Max 'Curly' Maxwell
Gambling Ship (1938)
Cuthbert Innocent (as Ed Brophy)
Fats Garvey (as Edward S. Brody)
Lefty
Prussic
Varsity Show (1937)
Mike Barclay
Pick
Mulrooney
Butch
Oh, Doctor (1937)
Meg Smith
Great Guy (1936)
Pete Reilly
Squinty
Ike Arnold
Killer
Career Woman (1936)
Doc Curley
Detective McNutt
Spendthrift (1936)
Bill McGuire
Pudgy Murphy
Crowley
Mad Love (1935)
Rollo the Knife Thrower
Zeke
'Slugs' Martin
China Seas (1935)
Wilbur Timmons
Maxie
Sequoia (1935)
Forest Ranger Pete
Pete
Wilcox
Benny Dolan
Flash
The Thin Man (1934)
Joe Morelli
Eddie Delaney
Hide-Out (1934)
Det. Britt
Grogan
The Poor Rich (1934)
Flannigan
Ham
Spike Moran
Joe Mannion
Theater Manager (uncredited)
Hello Pop (1933)
Brophy
Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
Man in Elevator (uncredited)
Flesh (1932)
Dolan - a Referee
Prosperity (1932)
Ice Cream Salesman (uncredited)
The Champ (1931)
Tim
A Free Soul (1931)
Slouch (uncredited)
Detective
Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited)
Nelson
Doughboys (1930)
Sgt. Brophy
Joe Munsey
Paid (1930)
Burglar (uncredited)
Al
The Cameraman (1928)
Man in Bath-House (uncredited)
West Point (1928)
Team Manager
Newspaper Photographer (uncredited)
Yes or No (1920)
Tom Martin (as Edward S. Brophy)

Director


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Production Manager (2 Known Credits)


Free and Easy

Production Manager

Spite Marriage

Production Manager

Free and Easy (1930)
Production Manager
Production Manager

Assistant Director (2 Known Credits)


West Point

Assistant Director

The Sign on the Door

Assistant Director

West Point (1928)
Assistant Director
Assistant Director

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