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