
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 Thin Man (1934)
as Joe Morelli

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

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

The Last Hurrah (1958)
as Ditto Boland

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

All Through the Night (1942)
as Joe Denning

China Seas (1935)
as Wilbur Timmons

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

The Invisible Woman (1940)
as Bill

Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)
as Dwarfie

The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)
as Brogan

Naughty Marietta (1935)
as Zeke

Evelyn Prentice (1934)
as Eddie Delaney

The Last Gangster (1937)
as Fats Garvey

Mad Love (1935)
as Rollo

A Slight Case of Murder (1938)
as Lefty

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

It Happened Tomorrow (1944)
as Jake Shomberg

Passport Husband (1938)
as Spike

The Gay Falcon (1941)
as Detective Bates

Hideaway Girl (1936)
as Bugs Murphy

Wonder Man (1945)
as Torso

The Champ (1931)
as Tim

Destroyer (1943)
as Engineer Casey

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

Bundle of Joy (1956)
as Dance Contest Judge

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

Golden Boy (1939)
as Roxy Lewis

Jim Hanvey, Detective (1937)
as Romo

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

The Great Profile (1940)
as Sylvester

What! No Beer? (1933)
as Spike Moran

Larceny, Inc. (1942)
as Weepy Davis

Society Lawyer (1939)
as Max

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

Wedding Present (1936)
as Squinty

The Amazing Mr. Williams (1939)
as Buck Moseby

Oh, Doctor (1937)
as Meg Smith

Breakdowns of 1942 (1942)
as Self

Renegade Girl (1946)
as Bob Crandall

Great Guy (1936)
as Pete Reilly

Our Blushing Brides (1930)
as Joe Munsey

The Falcon's Adventure (1946)
as Goldie Locke

Here Comes Trouble (1936)
as Crowley

Girl on the Spot (1946)
as Fingers Foley

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

Gold Diggers in Paris (1938)
as Mike Coogan

Spendthrift (1936)
as Bill McGuire

Parlor, Bedroom and Bath (1931)
as Detective

A Free Soul (1931)
as Slouch (uncredited)

Steel Against the Sky (1941)
as Pete Evans

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

Vacation from Love (1938)
as Barney Keenan

Yes or No (1920)
as Tom Martin

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

Thieves Fall Out (1941)
as Rork

Remember Last Night? (1935)
as Maxie

Death on the Diamond (1934)
as Grogan

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

Sporting Blood (1931)
as Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited)

Madame Spy (1942)
as Mike Reese

Those Three French Girls (1930)
as Yank

Buy Me That Town (1941)
as Ziggy

Calling Philo Vance (1940)
as Ryan

Broadway to Hollywood (1933)
as Joe Mannion
For Love or Money (1939)
as Sleeper

Alias the Deacon (1940)
as Stuffy

The Soldier and the Lady (1937)
as Packer

Lady Bodyguard (1943)
as Harry Gargan

Hide-Out (1934)
as Det. Britt

Hold That Kiss (1938)
as Al

Nine Lives Are Not Enough (1941)
as Officer Slattery

Show Them No Mercy! (1935)
as Buzz

Flesh (1932)
as Dolan

Doughboys (1930)
as Sgt. Brophy

Pier 23 (1951)
as Prof. Shicker

She Gets Her Man (1935)
as Flash

Arson, Inc. (1949)
as Pete Purdy

Prosperity (1932)
as Ice Cream Salesman (uncredited)

The Poor Rich (1934)
as Flannigan

Strike Me Pink (1936)
as Killer

Golden Gloves (1940)
as Potsy Brill

Pardon Our Nerve (1939)
as Nosey Nelson

Career Woman (1936)
as Doc Curley

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

The Falcon in San Francisco (1945)
as Goldie Locke

The Girl Said No (1937)
as Pick

Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (1946)
as Arty

West Point (1928)
as Team Manager (Uncredited)

Varsity Show (1937)
as Mike Barclay

Swing Parade of 1946 (1946)
as Moose

The Case Against Mrs. Ames (1936)
as Sid

Sleepers West (1941)
as George Trautwein

Trapped by G-Men (1937)
as Lefty

I'll Remember April (1945)
as Shadow

Blossoms On Broadway (1937)
as Prussic

See My Lawyer (1945)
as Otis Fillmore

Sequoia (1935)
as Forest Ranger Pete (uncredited)

Mister Cinderella (1936)
as Detective McNutt

Paris Interlude (1934)
as Ham

People Will Talk (1935)
as Pete Ranse

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

Kid Nightingale (1939)
as Mike Jordon

Romance on the Run (1938)
as Whitey Whitehouse

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

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

Penthouse Rhythm (1945)
as Bailey

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

The Big Guy (1939)
as Dippy

Broadway (1942)
as Porky

A Dangerous Affair (1931)
as Nelson

Remote Control (1930)
as Al

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

A Scream in the Dark (1943)
as Eddie Tough

Estrellados (1930)
as Assistant Director (uncredited)

Danger Zone (1951)
as Prof. Frederick Simpson Schicker

Shadow of Doubt (1935)
as Wilcox

I'll Fix It (1934)
as Tilly Tilson

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

The Kid from Kokomo (1939)
as Eddie Black

Speak Easily (1932)
as Reno

A Night of Adventure (1944)
as Steve

The Hit Parade (1937)
as Mulrooney

Hello Pop (1933)
as Brophy
Gambling Ship (1938)
as Cuthbert Innocent

Sandy Gets Her Man (1940)
as Fireman Junior

The Great Gambini (1937)
as Butch

Kelly the Second (1936)
as Ike Arnold
The Price of Freedom (1949)
as Man in restaurant (uncredited)

Paid (1930)
as Burglar (uncredited)

All American Chump (1936)
as Pudgy Murphy





