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Edward Brophy
Actor· New York City, New York, USA
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
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
80 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | The Last Hurrah | Ditto Boland | Film |
| 1956 | Bundle of Joy | Dance Contest Judge | Film |
| 1951 | Pier 23 | Prof. Shicker | Film |
| 1951 | Danger Zone | Prof. Frederick Simpson Schicker | Film |
| 1949 | Arson, Inc. | Pete Purdy | Film |
| 1947 | It Happened on Fifth Avenue | Gates Patrolman Cecil Felton | Film |
| 1946 | The Falcon's Adventure | Goldie Locke | Film |
| 1946 | Renegade Girl | Bob Crandall | Film |
| 1946 | Swing Parade of 1946 | Moose | Film |
| 1946 | Girl on the Spot | Fingers Foley | Film |
| 1945 | I'll Remember April | Shadow | Film |
| 1945 | The Falcon in San Francisco | Goldie Locke | Film |
| 1945 | Wonder Man | Torso | Film |
| 1945 | See My Lawyer | Otis Fillmore | Film |
| 1944 | The Thin Man Goes Home | Brogan | Film |
| 1944 | Cover Girl | Joe, bartender (uncredited) | Film |
| 1944 | It Happened Tomorrow | Jake Shomberg | Film |
| 1943 | A Scream in the Dark | Eddie Tough | Film |
| 1943 | Air Force | Marine Sgt. J.J. Callahan | Film |
| 1943 | Destroyer | Engineer Casey | Film |
| 1942 | Larceny, Inc. | Weepy Davis | Film |
| 1942 | All Through the Night | Joe Denning | Film |
| 1942 | Broadway | Porky | Film |
| 1941 | The Gay Falcon | Detective Bates | Film |
| 1941 | The Bride Came C.O.D. | Hinkle | Film |
| 1941 | Dumbo | Timothy Q. Mouse (voice) (uncredited) | Film |
| 1941 | Nine Lives Are Not Enough | Officer Slattery | Film |
| 1941 | Steel Against the Sky | Pete Evans | Film |
| 1941 | Sleepers West | George Trautwein | Film |
| 1941 | Thieves Fall Out | Rork | Film |
| 1940 | Golden Gloves | Potsy Brill | Film |
| 1940 | The Great Profile | Sylvester | Film |
| 1940 | Dance, Girl, Dance | Dwarfie | Film |
| 1940 | The Invisible Woman | Bill | Film |
| 1940 | Calling Philo Vance | Ryan | Film |
| 1939 | Golden Boy | Roxy Lewis | Film |
| 1939 | You Can't Cheat an Honest Man | Corbett | Film |
| 1939 | Society Lawyer | Max | Film |
| 1939 | The Kid from Kokomo | Eddie Black | Film |
| 1939 | The Amazing Mr. Williams | Buck Moseby | Film |
| 1938 | A Slight Case of Murder | Lefty | Film |
| 1938 | Gold Diggers in Paris | Mike Coogan | Film |
| 1937 | The Last Gangster | Fats Garvey | Film |
| 1937 | The Soldier and the Lady | Packer | Film |
| 1937 | Trapped by G-Men | Lefty | Film |
| 1937 | Varsity Show | Mike Barclay | Film |
| 1937 | Blossoms On Broadway | Prussic | Film |
| 1937 | The Girl Said No | Pick | Film |
| 1936 | Great Guy | Pete Reilly | Film |
| 1936 | Career Woman | Doc Curley | Film |
| 1936 | Wedding Present | Squinty | Film |
| 1936 | Kelly the Second | Ike Arnold | Film |
| 1936 | Strike Me Pink | Killer | Film |
| 1936 | The Case Against Mrs. Ames | Sid | Film |
| 1936 | Mister Cinderella | Detective McNutt | Film |
| 1935 | Mad Love | Rollo | Film |
| 1935 | China Seas | Wilbur Timmons | Film |
| 1935 | The Whole Town's Talking | 'Slugs' Martin | Film |
| 1935 | Remember Last Night? | Maxie | Film |
| 1935 | Naughty Marietta | Zeke | Film |
| 1935 | Sequoia | Forest Ranger Pete (uncredited) | Film |
| 1935 | I Live My Life | Pete (Uncredited) | Film |
| 1935 | Shadow of Doubt | Wilcox | Film |
| 1935 | Show Them No Mercy! | Buzz | Film |
| 1935 | $1,000 a Minute | Benny Dolan | Film |
| 1934 | Evelyn Prentice | Eddie Delaney | Film |
| 1934 | Hide-Out | Det. Britt | Film |
| 1934 | The Thin Man | Joe Morelli | Film |
| 1934 | The Poor Rich | Flannigan | Film |
| 1934 | Death on the Diamond | Grogan | Film |
| 1933 | What! No Beer? | Spike Moran | Film |
| 1933 | Broadway to Hollywood | Joe Mannion | Film |
| 1933 | Beer and Pretzels | Theater Manager (uncredited) | Film |
| 1932 | Speak Easily | Reno | Film |
| 1932 | The Passionate Plumber | Man Outside Beauty Parlor (uncredited) | Film |
| 1932 | The Beast of the City | Police Dispatcher (uncredited) | Film |
| 1932 | Skyscraper Souls | Man in Elevator (uncredited) | Film |
| 1932 | Flesh | Dolan | Film |
| 1932 | Freaks | Rollo Brother | Film |
| 1931 | The Champ | Tim | Film |
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