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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.
Release Date | Title | Character Name | Rating | Your Lists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 7th, 1960 | The Slowest Gun in the West | The Bartender | 4.5 | |
December 31st, 1958 | The Last Hurrah | Ditto Boland | 7.2 | |
December 12th, 1956 | Bundle of Joy | Dance Contest Judge | 6.4 | |
May 11th, 1951 | Pier 23 | Prof. Shicker | 5.5 | |
May 4th, 1951 | Roaring City | 'Professor' Fredrick Simpson Schicka | 5.1 | |
April 20th, 1951 | Danger Zone | Prof. Frederick Simpson Schicker | 4.2 | |
June 24th, 1949 | Arson, Inc. | Pete Purdy | 5.5 | |
April 29th, 1949 | The Price of Freedom | Man in restaurant (uncredited) | 8 | |
April 17th, 1947 | It Happened on Fifth Avenue | Gates Patrolman Cecil Felton | 7.1 | |
December 25th, 1946 | Renegade Girl | Bob Crandall | 4.2 | |
December 13th, 1946 | The Falcon's Adventure | Goldie Locke | 6.6 | |
November 16th, 1946 | Sweetheart of Sigma Chi | Arty | 9 | |
March 19th, 1946 | Swing Parade of 1946 | Moose | 4.6 | |
January 11th, 1946 | Girl on the Spot | Fingers Foley | 10 | |
July 20th, 1945 | The Falcon in San Francisco | Goldie Locke | 6.2 | |
June 22nd, 1945 | Penthouse Rhythm | Bailey | 8 | |
June 8th, 1945 | Wonder Man | Torso | 6.6 | |
April 1st, 1945 | I'll Remember April | Shadow | 4.5 | |
March 9th, 1945 | See My Lawyer | Otis Fillmore | 7.3 | |
December 24th, 1944 | The Thin Man Goes Home | Brogan | 7.1 | |
June 2nd, 1944 | A Night of Adventure | Steve | 5 | |
March 31st, 1944 | It Happened Tomorrow | Jake Shomberg | 6.8 | |
March 22nd, 1944 | Cover Girl | Joe, bartender (uncredited) | 6.4 | |
October 15th, 1943 | A Scream in the Dark | Eddie Tough | 4 | |
August 19th, 1943 | Destroyer | Engineer Casey | 6.8 | |
March 20th, 1943 | Air Force | Marine Sgt. J.J. Callahan | 6.5 | |
January 2nd, 1943 | Lady Bodyguard | Harry Gargan | 6 | |
December 31st, 1942 | Breakdowns of 1942 | Self | 6 | |
December 11th, 1942 | Madame Spy | Mike Reese | 6.5 | |
May 8th, 1942 | Broadway | Porky | 6.4 | |
April 24th, 1942 | Larceny, Inc. | Weepy Davis | 7.1 | |
January 10th, 1942 | All Through the Night | Joe Denning | 6.7 | |
December 13th, 1941 | Steel Against the Sky | Pete Evans | 5.4 | |
October 31st, 1941 | Dumbo | Timothy Q. Mouse (voice) (uncredited) | 7 | |
October 24th, 1941 | The Gay Falcon | Detective Bates | 6.4 | |
October 3rd, 1941 | Buy Me That Town | Ziggy | 6.3 | |
September 20th, 1941 | Nine Lives Are Not Enough | Officer Slattery | 5.4 | |
August 21st, 1941 | A Dangerous Game | Bugsy (misspelled Bugs in on-screen credits) | 7 | |
July 12th, 1941 | The Bride Came C.O.D. | Hinkle | 7 | |
May 3rd, 1941 | Thieves Fall Out | Rork | 6 | |
March 14th, 1941 | Sleepers West | George Trautwein | 6.4 | |
December 27th, 1940 | The Invisible Woman | Bill | 5.7 | |
November 8th, 1940 | Sandy Gets Her Man | Fireman Junior | 6.5 | |
August 30th, 1940 | The Great Profile | Sylvester | 6.8 | |
August 30th, 1940 | Dance, Girl, Dance | Dwarfie | 6.4 | |
August 2nd, 1940 | Golden Gloves | Potsy Brill | 6 | |
May 13th, 1940 | Alias the Deacon | Stuffy | 8 | |
February 3rd, 1940 | Calling Philo Vance | Ryan | 6 | |
December 22nd, 1939 | The Big Guy | Dippy | 8 | |
November 22nd, 1939 | The Amazing Mr. Williams | Buck Moseby | 6 | |
November 4th, 1939 | Kid Nightingale | Mike Jordon | 6.4 | |
September 5th, 1939 | Golden Boy | Roxy Lewis | 6.5 | |
May 23rd, 1939 | The Kid from Kokomo | Eddie Black | 6.5 | |
April 27th, 1939 | For Love or Money | Sleeper | 7 | |
March 21st, 1939 | Society Lawyer | Max | 5.4 | |
February 24th, 1939 | Pardon Our Nerve | Nosey Nelson | 8 | |
February 17th, 1939 | You Can't Cheat an Honest Man | Corbett | 7 | |
December 16th, 1938 | Gambling Ship | Cuthbert Innocent | 10 | |
September 29th, 1938 | Vacation from Love | Barney Keenan | 10 | |
August 8th, 1938 | Come On, Leathernecks! | Max 'Curly' Maxwell | 7.5 | |
July 15th, 1938 | Passport Husband | Spike | 7 | |
June 11th, 1938 | Gold Diggers in Paris | Mike Coogan | 6.8 | |
May 13th, 1938 | Hold That Kiss | Al | 7 | |
May 11th, 1938 | Romance on the Run | Whitey Whitehouse | 7 | |
February 26th, 1938 | A Slight Case of Murder | Lefty | 6.4 | |
November 19th, 1937 | Blossoms On Broadway | Prussic | 4.8 | |
November 12th, 1937 | The Last Gangster | Fats Garvey | 6.4 | |
September 18th, 1937 | The Girl Said No | Pick | 6 | |
September 9th, 1937 | Trapped by G-Men | Lefty | 7 | |
September 4th, 1937 | Varsity Show | Mike Barclay | 6.8 | |
June 24th, 1937 | The Great Gambini | Butch | 7.5 | |
April 26th, 1937 | The Hit Parade | Mulrooney | 6.3 | |
April 9th, 1937 | The Soldier and the Lady | Packer | 7.3 | |
April 5th, 1937 | Jim Hanvey, Detective | Romo | 6.5 | |
March 31st, 1937 | Oh, Doctor | Meg Smith | 7 | |
December 18th, 1936 | Career Woman | Doc Curley | 6 | |
December 1st, 1936 | Great Guy | Pete Reilly | 6.3 | |
November 20th, 1936 | Hideaway Girl | Bugs Murphy | 7 | |
October 22nd, 1936 | Mister Cinderella | Detective McNutt | 7 | |
October 16th, 1936 | All American Chump | Pudgy Murphy | 6.2 | |
October 9th, 1936 | Wedding Present | Squinty | 6.3 | |
August 21st, 1936 | Kelly the Second | Ike Arnold | 7 | |
July 22nd, 1936 | Spendthrift | Bill McGuire | 6 | |
May 8th, 1936 | The Case Against Mrs. Ames | Sid | 5 | |
March 6th, 1936 | Woman Trap | George Meade (as Ed Brophy) | 8 | |
February 21st, 1936 | Here Comes Trouble | Crowley | 7 | |
January 24th, 1936 | Strike Me Pink | Killer | 6.6 | |
December 6th, 1935 | Show Them No Mercy! | Buzz | 7.5 | |
October 28th, 1935 | Remember Last Night? | Maxie | 5.5 | |
October 21st, 1935 | $1,000 a Minute | Benny Dolan | 5.9 | |
October 4th, 1935 | I Live My Life | Pete (Uncredited) | 6.7 | |
August 9th, 1935 | China Seas | Wilbur Timmons | 6.2 | |
August 5th, 1935 | She Gets Her Man | Flash | 8 | |
July 12th, 1935 | Mad Love | Rollo | 7 | |
May 24th, 1935 | People Will Talk | Pete Ranse | 4.3 | |
March 29th, 1935 | Naughty Marietta | Zeke | 5.4 | |
February 22nd, 1935 | The Whole Town's Talking | 'Slugs' Martin | 6.9 | |
February 15th, 1935 | Shadow of Doubt | Wilcox | 6.6 | |
January 16th, 1935 | Sequoia | Forest Ranger Pete (uncredited) | 6.5 | |
November 10th, 1934 | I'll Fix It | Tilly Tilson | 9 | |
November 9th, 1934 | Evelyn Prentice | Eddie Delaney | 6.5 | |
September 14th, 1934 | Death on the Diamond | Grogan | 7.4 | |
August 24th, 1934 | Hide-Out | Det. Britt | 7.3 | |
July 27th, 1934 | Paris Interlude | Ham | 4 | |
May 25th, 1934 | The Thin Man | Joe Morelli | 7.5 | |
February 25th, 1934 | The Poor Rich | Flannigan | 8 | |
September 16th, 1933 | Hello Pop | Brophy | 7.3 | |
September 15th, 1933 | Broadway to Hollywood | Joe Mannion | 5 | |
August 26th, 1933 | Beer and Pretzels | Theater Manager (uncredited) | 6.2 | |
February 10th, 1933 | What! No Beer? | Spike Moran | 5.7 | |
December 8th, 1932 | Flesh | Dolan | 5.8 | |
November 18th, 1932 | Prosperity | Ice Cream Salesman (uncredited) | 5.8 | |
August 13th, 1932 | Speak Easily | Reno | 5.7 | |
July 16th, 1932 | Skyscraper Souls | Man in Elevator (uncredited) | 5.5 | |
February 13th, 1932 | The Beast of the City | Police Dispatcher (uncredited) | 6 | |
February 6th, 1932 | The Passionate Plumber | Man Outside Beauty Parlor (uncredited) | 6.1 | |
January 1st, 1932 | Freaks | Rollo Brother | 7.8 | |
November 21st, 1931 | The Champ | Tim | 7.2 | |
September 29th, 1931 | A Dangerous Affair | Nelson | 7 | |
August 8th, 1931 | Sporting Blood | Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited) | 5.4 | |
June 2nd, 1931 | A Free Soul | Slouch (uncredited) | 6.1 | |
February 28th, 1931 | Parlor, Bedroom and Bath | Detective | 5.3 | |
December 30th, 1930 | Paid | Burglar (uncredited) | 6.7 | |
November 15th, 1930 | Remote Control | Al | 5.1 | |
October 10th, 1930 | Those Three French Girls | Yank | 4.7 | |
August 30th, 1930 | Doughboys | Sgt. Brophy | 6.1 | |
July 19th, 1930 | Our Blushing Brides | Joe Munsey | 5.6 | |
July 7th, 1930 | Estrellados | Assistant Director (uncredited) | 7 | |
September 10th, 1928 | The Cameraman | Man in Bathhouse Stall with Buster (uncredited) | 7.8 | |
January 7th, 1928 | West Point | Team Manager (Uncredited) | 7.5 | |
October 22nd, 1927 | Spring Fever | Golf Game Spectator (uncredited) | 6.9 | |
May 1st, 1921 | The Sign on the Door | Newspaper Photographer (uncredited) | 9 | |
June 28th, 1920 | Yes or No | Tom Martin | 6.7 |