
Edward Brophy
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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
Credits

Dumbo (1941)
as Timothy Q. Mouse (voice) (uncredited)

Freaks (1932)
as Rollo Brother

The Cameraman (1928)
as Man in Bathhouse Stall with Buster (uncredited)

The Thin Man (1934)
as Joe Morelli

Cover Girl (1944)
as Joe, bartender (uncredited)

Air Force (1943)
as Marine Sgt. J.J. Callahan

The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)
as Brogan

China Seas (1935)
as Wilbur Timmons

It Happened Tomorrow (1944)
as Jake Shomberg

Naughty Marietta (1935)
as Zeke

Evelyn Prentice (1934)
as Eddie Delaney

All Through the Night (1942)
as Joe Denning

Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)
as Dwarfie

The Champ (1931)
as Tim

Woman Trap (1936)
as George Meade (as Ed Brophy)

Golden Boy (1939)
as Roxy Lewis

Breakdowns of 1942 (1942)
as Self

Wonder Man (1945)
as Torso

The Last Hurrah (1958)
as Ditto Boland

The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941)
as Hinkle

The Invisible Woman (1940)
as Bill

Oh, Doctor (1937)
as Meg Smith

The Last Gangster (1937)
as Fats Garvey

The Gay Falcon (1941)
as Detective Bates

Mad Love (1935)
as Rollo

Wedding Present (1936)
as Squinty

Bundle of Joy (1956)
as Dance Contest Judge

The Soldier and the Lady (1937)
as Packer

A Free Soul (1931)
as Slouch (uncredited)

Skyscraper Souls (1932)
as Man in Elevator (uncredited)

The Great Gambini (1937)
as Butch

It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)
as Gates Patrolman Cecil Felton

Our Blushing Brides (1930)
as Joe Munsey
Gambling Ship (1938)
as Cuthbert Innocent

The Whole Town's Talking (1935)
as 'Slugs' Martin

Destroyer (1943)
as Engineer Casey

Death on the Diamond (1934)
as Grogan

Thieves Fall Out (1941)
as Rork

The Great Profile (1940)
as Sylvester

I Live My Life (1935)
as Pete (Uncredited)

Passport Husband (1938)
as Spike

Hide-Out (1934)
as Det. Britt

Society Lawyer (1939)
as Max

Renegade Girl (1946)
as Bob Crandall

Hideaway Girl (1936)
as Bugs Murphy

The Beast of the City (1932)
as Police Dispatcher (uncredited)

Doughboys (1930)
as Sgt. Brophy

Speak Easily (1932)
as Reno

Larceny, Inc. (1942)
as Weepy Davis

Varsity Show (1937)
as Mike Barclay

Beer and Pretzels (1933)
as Theater Manager (uncredited)

The Big Guy (1939)
as Dippy

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)
as Corbett

Gold Diggers in Paris (1938)
as Mike Coogan

Lady Bodyguard (1943)
as Harry Gargan

Show Them No Mercy! (1935)
as Buzz

A Slight Case of Murder (1938)
as Lefty

Parlor, Bedroom and Bath (1931)
as Detective

Golden Gloves (1940)
as Potsy Brill

Great Guy (1936)
as Pete Reilly

Paid (1930)
as Burglar (uncredited)

I'll Fix It (1934)
as Tilly Tilson

Jim Hanvey, Detective (1937)
as Romo

Buy Me That Town (1941)
as Ziggy

Girl on the Spot (1946)
as Fingers Foley

Hold That Kiss (1938)
as Al

Flesh (1932)
as Dolan

The Amazing Mr. Williams (1939)
as Buck Moseby

Swing Parade of 1946 (1946)
as Moose

Pier 23 (1951)
as Prof. Shicker

Yes or No (1920)
as Tom Martin

Nine Lives Are Not Enough (1941)
as Officer Slattery

Remember Last Night? (1935)
as Maxie

The Slowest Gun in the West (1960)
as The Bartender

$1,000 a Minute (1935)
as Benny Dolan

Vacation from Love (1938)
as Barney Keenan

Estrellados (1930)
as Assistant Director (uncredited)
For Love or Money (1939)
as Sleeper

Sequoia (1935)
as Forest Ranger Pete (uncredited)

A Scream in the Dark (1943)
as Eddie Tough

The Poor Rich (1934)
as Flannigan

Spring Fever (1927)
as Golf Game Spectator (uncredited)

What! No Beer? (1933)
as Spike Moran

The Falcon in San Francisco (1945)
as Goldie Locke

See My Lawyer (1945)
as Otis Fillmore

The Girl Said No (1937)
as Pick

Sporting Blood (1931)
as Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited)

Come On, Leathernecks! (1938)
as Max 'Curly' Maxwell

Strike Me Pink (1936)
as Killer

Shadow of Doubt (1935)
as Wilcox

Broadway (1942)
as Porky

The Falcon's Adventure (1946)
as Goldie Locke

Prosperity (1932)
as Ice Cream Salesman (uncredited)

Spendthrift (1936)
as Bill McGuire

Sleepers West (1941)
as George Trautwein

The Passionate Plumber (1932)
as Man Outside Beauty Parlor (uncredited)

Steel Against the Sky (1941)
as Pete Evans

A Night of Adventure (1944)
as Steve

Kelly the Second (1936)
as Ike Arnold

Madame Spy (1942)
as Mike Reese

Career Woman (1936)
as Doc Curley

The Kid from Kokomo (1939)
as Eddie Black

The Case Against Mrs. Ames (1936)
as Sid

Trapped by G-Men (1937)
as Lefty

Mister Cinderella (1936)
as Detective McNutt

Paris Interlude (1934)
as Ham

Hello Pop (1933)
as Brophy

Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (1946)
as Arty

Blossoms On Broadway (1937)
as Prussic

Those Three French Girls (1930)
as Yank

Sandy Gets Her Man (1940)
as Fireman Junior

I'll Remember April (1945)
as Shadow

A Dangerous Affair (1931)
as Nelson

Danger Zone (1951)
as Prof. Frederick Simpson Schicker

People Will Talk (1935)
as Pete Ranse

Broadway to Hollywood (1933)
as Joe Mannion

The Hit Parade (1937)
as Mulrooney

Arson, Inc. (1949)
as Pete Purdy

Calling Philo Vance (1940)
as Ryan

West Point (1928)
as Team Manager (Uncredited)

Roaring City (1951)
as 'Professor' Fredrick Simpson Schicka

Kid Nightingale (1939)
as Mike Jordon

Here Comes Trouble (1936)
as Crowley
The Price of Freedom (1949)
as Man in restaurant (uncredited)

Romance on the Run (1938)
as Whitey Whitehouse

The Sign on the Door (1921)
as Newspaper Photographer (uncredited)

She Gets Her Man (1935)
as Flash

A Dangerous Game (1941)
as Bugsy (misspelled Bugs in on-screen credits)

Remote Control (1930)
as Al

Alias the Deacon (1940)
as Stuffy

All American Chump (1936)
as Pudgy Murphy

Penthouse Rhythm (1945)
as Bailey

Pardon Our Nerve (1939)
as Nosey Nelson





