Person Details

Birthday: 1895-02-27 17:58:11

Death: 1960-05-27 17:58:11

Aliases: Edward S. Brophy , Ed Brophy , Eddie Brophy

Gender: Male

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

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Movie Involvements: 68

TV Involvements: 1


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Dumbo
Average
7

Dumbo

(1941) Timothy Q. Mouse (voice)
Freaks
Average
8

Freaks

(1932) Rollo Brother
The Millionaire
Average
5

The Millionaire

(1955) Preliminary Feeney
Mad Love
Average
7

Mad Love

(1935) Rollo
The Last Hurrah
Average
7

The Last Hurrah

(1958) Ditto Boland
A Free Soul
Average
7

A Free Soul

(1931) Slouch (uncredited)
The Champ
Average
7

The Champ

(1931) Tim
Air Force
Average
6

Air Force

(1943) Marine Sgt. J.J. Callahan

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1960 The Bartender
1958 Ditto Boland
1956 Dance Contest Judge
1955 Preliminary Feeney
1952 N/A
1951 'Professor' Fredrick Simpson Schicka
Prof. Frederick Simpson Schicker
1950 Prof. Shicker
1949 Pete Purdy
Man in restaurant (uncredited)
1947 Gates Patrolman Cecil Felton
1946 Bob Crandall
Goldie Locke
Arty
Moose
Fingers Foley
1945 Goldie Locke
Bailey
Shadow
Otis Fillmore
Torso
1944 Brogan
Steve
Jake Shomberg
Joe - Bartender (uncredited)
1943 Eddie Tough
Engineer Casey
Marine Sgt. J.J. Callahan
Harry Gargan
1942 Mike Reese
Porky
Weepy Davis
Joe Denning
Self
1941 Pete Evans
Timothy Q. Mouse (voice)
Detective Bates
Ziggy
Officer Slattery
Bugsy (misspelled Bugs in on-screen credits)
Hinkle
Rork
George Trautwein
1940 Bill
Fireman Junior
Sylvester
Dwarfie
Potsy Brill
Stuffy
Ryan
1939 Dippy
Buck Moseby
Mike Jordon
Roxy Lewis
Eddie Black
Sleeper
Max
Nosey Nelson
Corbett
1938 Cuthbert Innocent
Barney Keenan
Max 'Curly' Maxwell
Spike
Mike Coogan
Al
Whitey Whitehouse
Lefty
1937 Prussic
Fats Garvey
Pick
Lefty
Mike Barclay
Butch
Mulrooney
Packer
Romo
Meg Smith
1936 Doc Curley
Pete Reilly
Bugs Murphy
Detective McNutt
Pudgy Murphy
Squinty
Ike Arnold
Bill McGuire
Sid
George Meade (as Ed Brophy)
Crowley
Killer
1935 Buzz
Maxie
Benny Dolan
Pete (Uncredited)
Wilbur Timmons
Flash
Rollo
Pete Ranse
Zeke
'Slugs' Martin
Wilcox
Forest Ranger Pete (uncredited)
1934 Tilly Tilson
Eddie Delaney
Grogan
Det. Britt
Ham
Joe Morelli
Flannigan
1933 Brophy
Joe Mannion
Theater Manager (uncredited)
Spike Moran
1932 Dolan
Ice Cream Salesman (uncredited)
Reno
Man in Elevator (uncredited)
Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
Rollo Brother
Man Outside Beauty Parlor (uncredited)
1931 Tim
Nelson
Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited)
Slouch (uncredited)
Detective
1930 Burglar (uncredited)
Al
Yank
Sgt. Brophy
Joe Munsey
Assistant Director (uncredited)
1928 Man in Bathhouse (uncredited)
Team Manager (Uncredited)
1927 Golf Game Spectator (uncredited)
1921 Newspaper Photographer (uncredited)
1920 Tom Martin
Year Character Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1931 Director
1928 Assistant Director
1921 Assistant Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
1930 Production Manager
1929 Production Manager
Year Role Movie/Tv

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