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.
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Movies (48)
The Slowest Gun in the West
as The Bartender
1960
The Last Hurrah
as Ditto Boland
1958
Bundle of Joy
as Dance Contest Judge
1956
Pier 23
as Prof. Shicker
1951
Roaring City
as 'Professor' Fredrick Simpson Schicka
1951
Danger Zone
as Prof. Frederick Simpson Schicker
1951
Arson, Inc.
as Pete Purdy
1949
The Price of Freedom
as Man in restaurant (uncredited)
1949
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as Gates Patrolman Cecil Felton
1947
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
1946
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
1945
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)
1944
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
1943
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
1942
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
1941
The Invisible Woman
as Bill
1940
Sandy Gets Her Man
as Fireman Junior
1940
The Great Profile
as Sylvester
1940
Dance, Girl, Dance
as Dwarfie
1940
Golden Gloves
as Potsy Brill
1940
Alias the Deacon
as Stuffy
1940
Calling Philo Vance
as Ryan
1940
