Edward Brophy

Edward Brophy

1895-02-26 – 1960-05-27 (age 65) New York City, New York, USA
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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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Known For

Dumbo
Dumbo

1941

as Timothy Q. Mouse (voice) (uncredited)

Freaks
Freaks

1932

as Rollo Brother

The Thin Man
The Thin Man

1934

as Joe Morelli

The Cameraman
The Cameraman

1928

as Man in Bathhouse Stall with Buster (uncredited)

Cover Girl
Cover Girl

1944

as Joe, bartender (uncredited)

Air Force
Air Force

1943

as Marine Sgt. J.J. Callahan

The Thin Man Goes Home
Mad Love
Mad Love

1935

as Rollo

The Last Hurrah
The Last Hurrah

1958

as Ditto Boland

Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Nine Lives Are Not Enough

1941

as Officer Slattery

It Happened on Fifth Avenue
It Happened on Fifth Avenue

1947

as Gates Patrolman Cecil Felton

The Champ
The Champ

1931

as Tim

Golden Boy
Golden Boy

1939

as Roxy Lewis

Woman Trap
Woman Trap

1936

as George Meade (as Ed Brophy)

All Through the Night
All Through the Night

1942

as Joe Denning

Wonder Man
Wonder Man

1945

as Torso

It Happened Tomorrow
It Happened Tomorrow

1944

as Jake Shomberg

Larceny, Inc.
Larceny, Inc.

1942

as Weepy Davis

Breakdowns of 1942
China Seas
China Seas

1935

as Wilbur Timmons