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