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Edward Brophy

Edward Brophy
  • Name: Edward Brophy
  • Birthday: 1895-02-26
  • Also known as: Edward S. Brophy,Ed Brophy,Eddie Brophy,Edward Santree Brophy
  • Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
  • Popularity: 3.004
Biography: 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.

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Title Release date
The Slowest Gun in the West   as  The Bartender 1960-05-07
The Last Hurrah   as  Ditto Boland 1958-12-31
Bundle of Joy   as  Dance Contest Judge 1956-12-12
Pier 23   as  Prof. Shicker 1951-05-11
Roaring City   as  'Professor' Fredrick Simpson Schicka 1951-05-04
Danger Zone   as  Prof. Frederick Simpson Schicker 1951-04-20
Arson, Inc.   as  Pete Purdy 1949-06-24
The Price of Freedom   as  Man in restaurant (uncredited) 1949-04-29
It Happened on Fifth Avenue   as  Gates Patrolman Cecil Felton 1947-04-17
Renegade Girl   as  Bob Crandall 1946-12-25
The Falcon's Adventure   as  Goldie Locke 1946-12-13
Sweetheart of Sigma Chi   as  Arty 1946-11-16
Swing Parade of 1946   as  Moose 1946-03-19
Girl on the Spot   as  Fingers Foley 1946-01-11
The Falcon in San Francisco   as  Goldie Locke 1945-07-20
Penthouse Rhythm   as  Bailey 1945-06-22
Wonder Man   as  Torso 1945-06-08
I'll Remember April   as  Shadow 1945-04-01
See My Lawyer   as  Otis Fillmore 1945-03-09
The Thin Man Goes Home   as  Brogan 1944-12-24
A Night of Adventure   as  Steve 1944-06-02
It Happened Tomorrow   as  Jake Shomberg 1944-03-31
Cover Girl   as  Joe - Bartender (uncredited) 1944-03-22
A Scream in the Dark   as  Eddie Tough 1943-10-15
Destroyer   as  Engineer Casey 1943-08-19
Air Force   as  Marine Sgt. J.J. Callahan 1943-03-20
Lady Bodyguard   as  Harry Gargan 1943-01-02
Breakdowns of 1942   as  Self 1942-12-31
Madame Spy   as  Mike Reese 1942-12-11
Broadway   as  Porky 1942-05-08
Larceny, Inc.   as  Weepy Davis 1942-04-24
All Through the Night   as  Joe Denning 1942-01-10
Steel Against the Sky   as  Pete Evans 1941-12-13
Dumbo   as  Timothy Q. Mouse (voice) 1941-10-31
The Gay Falcon   as  Detective Bates 1941-10-24
Buy Me That Town   as  Ziggy 1941-10-03
Nine Lives Are Not Enough   as  Officer Slattery 1941-09-20
A Dangerous Game   as  Bugsy (misspelled Bugs in on-screen credits) 1941-08-21
The Bride Came C.O.D.   as  Hinkle 1941-07-12
Thieves Fall Out   as  Rork 1941-05-03
Sleepers West   as  George Trautwein 1941-03-14
The Invisible Woman   as  Bill 1940-12-28
Sandy Gets Her Man   as  Fireman Junior 1940-11-08
The Great Profile   as  Sylvester 1940-08-30
Dance, Girl, Dance   as  Dwarfie 1940-08-30
Golden Gloves   as  Potsy Brill 1940-08-02
Alias the Deacon   as  Stuffy 1940-05-13
Calling Philo Vance   as  Ryan 1940-02-03
The Big Guy   as  Dippy 1939-12-22
The Amazing Mr. Williams   as  Buck Moseby 1939-11-22
Kid Nightingale   as  Mike Jordon 1939-11-04
Golden Boy   as  Roxy Lewis 1939-09-05
The Kid from Kokomo   as  Eddie Black 1939-05-23
For Love or Money   as  Sleeper 1939-04-27
Society Lawyer   as  Max 1939-03-21
Pardon Our Nerve   as  Nosey Nelson 1939-02-24
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man   as  Corbett 1939-02-17
Gambling Ship   as  Cuthbert Innocent 1938-12-16
Vacation from Love   as  Barney Keenan 1938-09-29
Come On, Leathernecks!   as  Max 'Curly' Maxwell 1938-08-08
Passport Husband   as  Spike 1938-07-15
Gold Diggers in Paris   as  Mike Coogan 1938-06-11
Hold That Kiss   as  Al 1938-05-13
Romance on the Run   as  Whitey Whitehouse 1938-05-11
A Slight Case of Murder   as  Lefty 1938-02-26
Blossoms On Broadway   as  Prussic 1937-11-19
The Last Gangster   as  Fats Garvey 1937-11-12
The Girl Said No   as  Pick 1937-09-18
Trapped by G-Men   as  Lefty 1937-09-09
Varsity Show   as  Mike Barclay 1937-09-04
The Great Gambini   as  Butch 1937-06-24
The Hit Parade   as  Mulrooney 1937-04-26
The Soldier and the Lady   as  Packer 1937-04-09
Jim Hanvey, Detective   as  Romo 1937-04-05
Oh, Doctor   as  Meg Smith 1937-03-31
Career Woman   as  Doc Curley 1936-12-18
Great Guy   as  Pete Reilly 1936-12-01
Hideaway Girl   as  Bugs Murphy 1936-11-20
Mister Cinderella   as  Detective McNutt 1936-10-22
All American Chump   as  Pudgy Murphy 1936-10-16
Wedding Present   as  Squinty 1936-10-09
Kelly the Second   as  Ike Arnold 1936-08-21
Spendthrift   as  Bill McGuire 1936-07-22
The Case Against Mrs. Ames   as  Sid 1936-05-08
Woman Trap   as  George Meade (as Ed Brophy) 1936-03-06
Here Comes Trouble   as  Crowley 1936-02-21
Strike Me Pink   as  Killer 1936-01-24
Show Them No Mercy!   as  Buzz 1935-12-06
Remember Last Night?   as  Maxie 1935-10-28
$1,000 a Minute   as  Benny Dolan 1935-10-21
I Live My Life   as  Pete (Uncredited) 1935-10-04
China Seas   as  Wilbur Timmons 1935-08-09
She Gets Her Man   as  Flash 1935-08-05
Mad Love   as  Rollo 1935-07-12
People Will Talk   as  Pete Ranse 1935-05-24
Naughty Marietta   as  Zeke 1935-03-29
The Whole Town's Talking   as  'Slugs' Martin 1935-02-22
Shadow of Doubt   as  Wilcox 1935-02-15
Sequoia   as  Forest Ranger Pete (uncredited) 1935-01-16
I'll Fix It   as  Tilly Tilson 1934-11-10
Evelyn Prentice   as  Eddie Delaney 1934-11-09
Death on the Diamond   as  Grogan 1934-09-14
Hide-Out   as  Det. Britt 1934-08-24
Paris Interlude   as  Ham 1934-07-27
The Thin Man   as  Joe Morelli 1934-05-25
The Poor Rich   as  Flannigan 1934-02-25
Hello Pop   as  Brophy 1933-09-16
Broadway to Hollywood   as  Joe Mannion 1933-09-15
Beer and Pretzels   as  Theater Manager (uncredited) 1933-08-26
What! No Beer?   as  Spike Moran 1933-02-10
Flesh   as  Dolan 1932-12-08
Prosperity   as  Ice Cream Salesman (uncredited) 1932-11-18
Speak Easily   as  Reno 1932-08-13
Skyscraper Souls   as  Man in Elevator (uncredited) 1932-07-16
The Beast of the City   as  Police Dispatcher (uncredited) 1932-02-13
The Passionate Plumber   as  Man Outside Beauty Parlor (uncredited) 1932-02-06
Freaks   as  Rollo Brother 1932-01-01
The Champ   as  Tim 1931-11-21
A Dangerous Affair   as  Nelson 1931-09-29
Sporting Blood   as  Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited) 1931-08-08
A Free Soul   as  Slouch (uncredited) 1931-06-02
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath   as  Detective 1931-02-28
Paid   as  Burglar (uncredited) 1930-12-30
Remote Control   as  Al 1930-11-15
Those Three French Girls   as  Yank 1930-10-10
Doughboys   as  Sgt. Brophy 1930-08-30
Our Blushing Brides   as  Joe Munsey 1930-07-19
Estrellados   as  Assistant Director (uncredited) 1930-07-07
The Cameraman   as  Man in Bathhouse Stall with Buster (uncredited) 1928-09-10
West Point   as  Team Manager (Uncredited) 1928-01-07
Spring Fever   as  Golf Game Spectator (uncredited) 1927-10-22
The Sign on the Door   as  Newspaper Photographer (uncredited) 1921-05-01
Yes or No   as  Tom Martin 1920-06-28