
Edward Brophy
Department: Acting
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.
Known For

Estrellados
1930

Hideaway Girl
1936

The Thin Man
1934

It Happened Tomorrow
1944

Dumbo
1941

The Cameraman
1928

The Price of Freedom
1949

A Slight Case of Murder
1938

Mad Love
1935

The Last Gangster
1937

The Invisible Woman
1940

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
1939

The Thin Man Goes Home
1944

The Champ
1931

Bundle of Joy
1956

Golden Boy
1939

The Gay Falcon
1941

Great Guy
1936

Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
1931

The Falcon's Adventure
1946

The Falcon in San Francisco
1945

Larceny, Inc.
1942

The Whole Town's Talking
1935

Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
1946

It Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947

Arson, Inc.
1949

Evelyn Prentice
1934

Pier 23
1951

The Last Hurrah
1958

Remember Last Night?
1935

Nine Lives Are Not Enough
1941

Broadway
1942

Sleepers West
1941

Renegade Girl
1946

Doughboys
1930

Danger Zone
1951

Flesh
1932

Gold Diggers in Paris
1938

Trapped by G-Men
1937

Varsity Show
1937

A Scream in the Dark
1943

Show Them No Mercy!
1935

Girl on the Spot
1946

Mister Cinderella
1936

The Case Against Mrs. Ames
1936

Society Lawyer
1939

Shadow of Doubt
1935

Blossoms On Broadway
1937

Calling Philo Vance
1940

The Girl Said No
1937

A Night of Adventure
1944

I'll Remember April
1945

Jim Hanvey, Detective
1937

The Hit Parade
1937

Hold That Kiss
1938

Sporting Blood
1931

Spendthrift
1936

All Through the Night
1942

Cover Girl
1944

Remote Control
1930

Romance on the Run
1938

Vacation from Love
1938

Hide-Out
1934

Wedding Present
1936

Passport Husband
1938

The Bride Came C.O.D.
1941

Wonder Man
1945

Paris Interlude
1934

Skyscraper Souls
1932

The Great Profile
1940

The Amazing Mr. Williams
1939

Broadway to Hollywood
1933

She Gets Her Man
1935

Kid Nightingale
1939

What! No Beer?
1933

Strike Me Pink
1936

West Point
1928

China Seas
1935

Alias the Deacon
1940

A Dangerous Affair
1931

Steel Against the Sky
1941

Our Blushing Brides
1930

Thieves Fall Out
1941

The Slowest Gun in the West
1960

Air Force
1943

The Great Gambini
1937

Here Comes Trouble
1936

Destroyer
1943

Roaring City
1951

All American Chump
1936

Kelly the Second
1936

$1,000 a Minute
1935

Come On, Leathernecks!
1938

Pardon Our Nerve
1939

A Dangerous Game
1941

Oh, Doctor
1937

For Love or Money
1939

Buy Me That Town
1941

Swing Parade of 1946
1946

Gambling Ship
1938

The Poor Rich
1934

Dance, Girl, Dance
1940

Those Three French Girls
1930

Sequoia
1935

Madame Spy
1942

The Kid from Kokomo
1939

Hello Pop
1933

Paid
1930

The Beast of the City
1932

I Live My Life
1935

The Soldier and the Lady
1937

Yes or No
1920

The Sign on the Door
1921

Career Woman
1936

Beer and Pretzels
1933

Death on the Diamond
1934

Golden Gloves
1940

Lady Bodyguard
1943

Prosperity
1932

See My Lawyer
1945

A Free Soul
1931

Naughty Marietta
1935

Penthouse Rhythm
1945

Sandy Gets Her Man
1940

Freaks
1932

I'll Fix It
1934

Spring Fever
1927

The Passionate Plumber
1932

Speak Easily
1932

People Will Talk
1935

The Big Guy
1939

Woman Trap
1936

Breakdowns of 1942
1942

The Millionaire
1955

Mr. & Mrs. North
1952