
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)

All Through the Night (1942)
as Joe Denning

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

Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)
as Dwarfie

Evelyn Prentice (1934)
as Eddie Delaney

Naughty Marietta (1935)
as Zeke

The Invisible Woman (1940)
as Bill

Buy Me That Town (1941)
as Ziggy

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

Passport Husband (1938)
as Spike

Steel Against the Sky (1941)
as Pete Evans

A Slight Case of Murder (1938)
as Lefty

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

It Happened Tomorrow (1944)
as Jake Shomberg

The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)
as Brogan

The Last Hurrah (1958)
as Ditto Boland

The Soldier and the Lady (1937)
as Packer

China Seas (1935)
as Wilbur Timmons

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

The Case Against Mrs. Ames (1936)
as Sid

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

Parlor, Bedroom and Bath (1931)
as Detective

Wonder Man (1945)
as Torso

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

Mad Love (1935)
as Rollo

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

Gold Diggers in Paris (1938)
as Mike Coogan

Hideaway Girl (1936)
as Bugs Murphy

The Amazing Mr. Williams (1939)
as Buck Moseby

Bundle of Joy (1956)
as Dance Contest Judge

The Champ (1931)
as Tim

Girl on the Spot (1946)
as Fingers Foley

Death on the Diamond (1934)
as Grogan

Breakdowns of 1942 (1942)
as Self

Destroyer (1943)
as Engineer Casey

Great Guy (1936)
as Pete Reilly

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

A Scream in the Dark (1943)
as Eddie Tough

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

A Night of Adventure (1944)
as Steve

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

The Last Gangster (1937)
as Fats Garvey

Golden Boy (1939)
as Roxy Lewis

The Falcon in San Francisco (1945)
as Goldie Locke

I'll Remember April (1945)
as Shadow

I'll Fix It (1934)
as Tilly Tilson

Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (1946)
as Arty

The Falcon's Adventure (1946)
as Goldie Locke

The Girl Said No (1937)
as Pick

The Kid from Kokomo (1939)
as Eddie Black

Trapped by G-Men (1937)
as Lefty

Renegade Girl (1946)
as Bob Crandall

Calling Philo Vance (1940)
as Ryan

Broadway (1942)
as Porky

Larceny, Inc. (1942)
as Weepy Davis

Prosperity (1932)
as Ice Cream Salesman (uncredited)

Sandy Gets Her Man (1940)
as Fireman Junior

A Free Soul (1931)
as Slouch (uncredited)

Swing Parade of 1946 (1946)
as Moose

The Gay Falcon (1941)
as Detective Bates

Nine Lives Are Not Enough (1941)
as Officer Slattery

Varsity Show (1937)
as Mike Barclay

The Great Profile (1940)
as Sylvester
For Love or Money (1939)
as Sleeper

Our Blushing Brides (1930)
as Joe Munsey

Jim Hanvey, Detective (1937)
as Romo

Spendthrift (1936)
as Bill McGuire

Those Three French Girls (1930)
as Yank

Hide-Out (1934)
as Det. Britt

Wedding Present (1936)
as Squinty

Show Them No Mercy! (1935)
as Buzz

She Gets Her Man (1935)
as Flash

Oh, Doctor (1937)
as Meg Smith

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

Strike Me Pink (1936)
as Killer

Sequoia (1935)
as Forest Ranger Pete (uncredited)

Doughboys (1930)
as Sgt. Brophy

Thieves Fall Out (1941)
as Rork
The Price of Freedom (1949)
as Man in restaurant (uncredited)

Society Lawyer (1939)
as Max

Alias the Deacon (1940)
as Stuffy

Hold That Kiss (1938)
as Al

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

Remember Last Night? (1935)
as Maxie

People Will Talk (1935)
as Pete Ranse

Romance on the Run (1938)
as Whitey Whitehouse

Madame Spy (1942)
as Mike Reese

Here Comes Trouble (1936)
as Crowley

Sleepers West (1941)
as George Trautwein

The Poor Rich (1934)
as Flannigan

Kid Nightingale (1939)
as Mike Jordon

The Great Gambini (1937)
as Butch

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

The Big Guy (1939)
as Dippy

What! No Beer? (1933)
as Spike Moran

Speak Easily (1932)
as Reno

Lady Bodyguard (1943)
as Harry Gargan

Broadway to Hollywood (1933)
as Joe Mannion

Yes or No (1920)
as Tom Martin

Flesh (1932)
as Dolan

Vacation from Love (1938)
as Barney Keenan

Arson, Inc. (1949)
as Pete Purdy

Mister Cinderella (1936)
as Detective McNutt

See My Lawyer (1945)
as Otis Fillmore

Pier 23 (1951)
as Prof. Shicker

Career Woman (1936)
as Doc Curley

Golden Gloves (1940)
as Potsy Brill

Paid (1930)
as Burglar (uncredited)

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

Pardon Our Nerve (1939)
as Nosey Nelson

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

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

Sporting Blood (1931)
as Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited)

Penthouse Rhythm (1945)
as Bailey

Remote Control (1930)
as Al

The Hit Parade (1937)
as Mulrooney

Shadow of Doubt (1935)
as Wilcox

A Dangerous Affair (1931)
as Nelson

West Point (1928)
as Team Manager (Uncredited)

All American Chump (1936)
as Pudgy Murphy

Blossoms On Broadway (1937)
as Prussic

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

Estrellados (1930)
as Assistant Director (uncredited)

Kelly the Second (1936)
as Ike Arnold

Paris Interlude (1934)
as Ham
Gambling Ship (1938)
as Cuthbert Innocent

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

Danger Zone (1951)
as Prof. Frederick Simpson Schicker

Hello Pop (1933)
as Brophy





