Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

135

Gender

Male

Birthday

1895-02-26

Deathday

1960-05-27 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Edward S. Brophy
Ed Brophy
Eddie Brophy
Edward Santree Brophy

Edward Brophy

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.

Known For

7.0%

Dumbo

Oct 31, 1941

7.8%

Freaks

Jan 1, 1932

7.5%

The Thin Man

May 25, 1934

7.9%

The Cameraman

Sep 10, 1928

7.0%

Mad Love

Jul 12, 1935

7.1%

The Thin Man Goes Home

Dec 24, 1944

6.4%

Cover Girl

Mar 22, 1944

7.0%

It Happened on Fifth Avenue

Apr 17, 1947

5.7%

The Invisible Woman

Dec 28, 1940

6.4%

Dance, Girl, Dance

Aug 30, 1940

6.7%

It Happened Tomorrow

Mar 31, 1944

7.1%

The Last Hurrah

Dec 31, 1958

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Acting

1960

The Slowest Gun in the West as The Bartender

1958

The Last Hurrah as Ditto Boland

1956

Bundle of Joy as Dance Contest Judge

1955

The Millionaire as Preliminary Feeney

1952

Mr. & Mrs. North

1951		Pier 23 as Prof. Shicker
1951		Roaring City as 'Professor' Fredrick Simpson Schicka
1951		Danger Zone as Prof. Frederick Simpson Schicker

1949		Arson, Inc. as Pete Purdy
1949		The Price of Freedom as Man in restaurant (uncredited)

1947

It Happened on Fifth Avenue as Gates Patrolman Cecil Felton

1946		Renegade Girl as Bob Crandall
1946		The Falcon's Adventure as Goldie Locke
1946		Sweetheart of Sigma Chi as Arty
1946		Swing Parade of 1946 as Moose
1946		Girl on the Spot as Fingers Foley

1945		The Falcon in San Francisco as Goldie Locke
1945		Penthouse Rhythm as Bailey
1945		Wonder Man as Torso
1945		I'll Remember April as Shadow
1945		See My Lawyer as Otis Fillmore

1944		The Thin Man Goes Home as Brogan
1944		A Night of Adventure as Steve
1944		It Happened Tomorrow as Jake Shomberg
1944		Cover Girl as Joe, bartender (uncredited)

1943		A Scream in the Dark as Eddie Tough
1943		Destroyer as Engineer Casey
1943		Air Force as Marine Sgt. J.J. Callahan
1943		Lady Bodyguard as Harry Gargan

1942		Breakdowns of 1942 as Self
1942		Madame Spy as Mike Reese
1942		Broadway as Porky
1942		Larceny, Inc. as Weepy Davis
1942		All Through the Night as Joe Denning

1941		Steel Against the Sky as Pete Evans
1941		Dumbo as Timothy Q. Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
1941		The Gay Falcon as Detective Bates
1941		Buy Me That Town as Ziggy
1941		Nine Lives Are Not Enough as Officer Slattery
1941		A Dangerous Game as Bugsy (misspelled Bugs in on-screen credits)
1941		The Bride Came C.O.D. as Hinkle
1941		Thieves Fall Out as Rork
1941		Sleepers West as George Trautwein

1940		The Invisible Woman as Bill
1940		Sandy Gets Her Man as Fireman Junior
1940		Dance, Girl, Dance as Dwarfie
1940		The Great Profile as Sylvester
1940		Golden Gloves as Potsy Brill
1940		Alias the Deacon as Stuffy
1940		Calling Philo Vance as Ryan

1939		The Big Guy as Dippy
1939		The Amazing Mr. Williams as Buck Moseby
1939		Kid Nightingale as Mike Jordon
1939		Golden Boy as Roxy Lewis
1939		The Kid from Kokomo as Eddie Black
1939		For Love or Money as Sleeper
1939		Society Lawyer as Max
1939		Pardon Our Nerve as Nosey Nelson
1939		You Can't Cheat an Honest Man as Corbett

1938		Gambling Ship as Cuthbert Innocent
1938		Vacation from Love as Barney Keenan
1938		Come On, Leathernecks! as Max 'Curly' Maxwell
1938		Passport Husband as Spike
1938		Gold Diggers in Paris as Mike Coogan
1938		Hold That Kiss as Al
1938		Romance on the Run as Whitey Whitehouse
1938		A Slight Case of Murder as Lefty

1937		Blossoms On Broadway as Prussic
1937		The Last Gangster as Fats Garvey
1937		The Girl Said No as Pick
1937		Trapped by G-Men as Lefty
1937		Varsity Show as Mike Barclay
1937		The Great Gambini as Butch
1937		The Hit Parade as Mulrooney
1937		The Soldier and the Lady as Packer
1937		Jim Hanvey, Detective as Romo
1937		Oh, Doctor as Meg Smith

1936		Career Woman as Doc Curley
1936		Great Guy as Pete Reilly
1936		Hideaway Girl as Bugs Murphy
1936		Mister Cinderella as Detective McNutt
1936		All American Chump as Pudgy Murphy
1936		Wedding Present as Squinty
1936		Kelly the Second as Ike Arnold
1936		Spendthrift as Bill McGuire
1936		The Case Against Mrs. Ames as Sid
1936		Woman Trap as George Meade (as Ed Brophy)
1936		Here Comes Trouble as Crowley
1936		Strike Me Pink as Killer

1935		Show Them No Mercy! as Buzz
1935		Remember Last Night? as Maxie
1935		$1,000 a Minute as Benny Dolan
1935		I Live My Life as Pete (Uncredited)
1935		China Seas as Wilbur Timmons
1935		She Gets Her Man as Flash
1935		Mad Love as Rollo
1935		People Will Talk as Pete Ranse
1935		Naughty Marietta as Zeke
1935		The Whole Town's Talking as 'Slugs' Martin
1935		Shadow of Doubt as Wilcox
1935		Sequoia as Forest Ranger Pete (uncredited)

1934		I'll Fix It as Tilly Tilson
1934		Evelyn Prentice as Eddie Delaney
1934		Death on the Diamond as Grogan
1934		Hide-Out as Det. Britt
1934		Paris Interlude as Ham
1934		The Thin Man as Joe Morelli
1934		The Poor Rich as Flannigan

1933		Hello Pop as Brophy
1933		Broadway to Hollywood as Joe Mannion
1933		Beer and Pretzels as Theater Manager (uncredited)
1933		What! No Beer? as Spike Moran

1932		Flesh as Dolan
1932		Prosperity as Ice Cream Salesman (uncredited)
1932		Speak Easily as Reno
1932		Skyscraper Souls as Man in Elevator (uncredited)
1932		The Beast of the City as Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
1932		The Passionate Plumber as Man Outside Beauty Parlor (uncredited)
1932		Freaks as Rollo Brother

1931		The Champ as Tim
1931		A Dangerous Affair as Nelson
1931		Sporting Blood as Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited)
1931		A Free Soul as Slouch (uncredited)
1931		Parlor, Bedroom and Bath as Detective

1930		Paid as Burglar (uncredited)
1930		Remote Control as Al
1930		Those Three French Girls as Yank
1930		Doughboys as Sgt. Brophy
1930		Our Blushing Brides as Joe Munsey
1930		Estrellados as Assistant Director (uncredited)

1928		The Cameraman as Man in Bathhouse Stall with Buster (uncredited)
1928		West Point as Team Manager (Uncredited)

1927

Spring Fever as Golf Game Spectator (uncredited)

1921

The Sign on the Door as Newspaper Photographer (uncredited)

1920

Yes or No as Tom Martin

Directing

1931

Casanova wider Willen as Director

1928

West Point as Assistant Director

1923

The Dangerous Maid as Assistant Director

1921

The Sign on the Door as Assistant Director

Production

1930

Free and Easy as Production Manager

1929

Spite Marriage as Production Manager