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