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