Cast & creator
Edward Brophy
Best known for The Millionaire, Mr. & Mrs. North, Dumbo
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.
Also known as: Edward S. Brophy, Ed Brophy, Eddie Brophy, Edward Santree Brophy
140
film credits
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television credits
135
1920–1960 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (142)
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The Millionaire
Preliminary Feeney
1955
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952
Dumbo
Timothy Q. Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
1941
Freaks
Rollo Brother
1932
The Thin Man
Joe Morelli
1934
The Cameraman
Man in Bathhouse Stall with Buster (uncredited)
1928
Cover Girl
Joe, bartender (uncredited)
1944
All Through the Night
Joe Denning
1942
Naughty Marietta
Zeke
1935
Air Force
Marine Sgt. J.J. Callahan
1943
It Happened Tomorrow
Jake Shomberg
1944
The Amazing Mr. Williams
Buck Moseby
1939
Girl on the Spot
Fingers Foley
1946
Dance, Girl, Dance
Dwarfie
1940
The Invisible Woman
Bill
1940
Hideaway Girl
Bugs Murphy
1936
Evelyn Prentice
Eddie Delaney
1934
The Thin Man Goes Home
Brogan
1944
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
Gates Patrolman Cecil Felton
1947
The Case Against Mrs. Ames
Sid
1936
Steel Against the Sky
Pete Evans
1941
China Seas
Wilbur Timmons
1935
The Last Hurrah
Ditto Boland
1958
I Live My Life
Pete (Uncredited)
1935
The Slowest Gun in the West
The Bartender
1960
Mad Love
Rollo
1935
A Slight Case of Murder
Lefty
1938
The Whole Town's Talking
'Slugs' Martin
1935
Buy Me That Town
Ziggy
1941
Passport Husband
Spike
1938
The Beast of the City
Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
1932
The Soldier and the Lady
Packer
1937
Woman Trap
George Meade (as Ed Brophy)
1936
Wonder Man
Torso
1945
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
Corbett
1939
The Bride Came C.O.D.
Hinkle
1941
The Champ
Tim
1931
Death on the Diamond
Grogan
1934
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
Detective
1931
$1,000 a Minute
Benny Dolan
1935
Golden Boy
Roxy Lewis
1939
Breakdowns of 1942
Self
1942
Bundle of Joy
Dance Contest Judge
1956
Skyscraper Souls
Man in Elevator (uncredited)
1932
Spite Marriage
Production Manager
1929
The Falcon in San Francisco
Goldie Locke
1945
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Officer Slattery
1941
Destroyer
Engineer Casey
1943
Broadway
Porky
1942
Gold Diggers in Paris
Mike Coogan
1938
A Scream in the Dark
Eddie Tough
1943
The Girl Said No
Pick
1937
The Gay Falcon
Detective Bates
1941
A Night of Adventure
Steve
1944
Sandy Gets Her Man
Fireman Junior
1940
The Kid from Kokomo
Eddie Black
1939
Renegade Girl
Bob Crandall
1946
I'll Fix It
Tilly Tilson
1934For Love or Money
Sleeper
1939
Larceny, Inc.
Weepy Davis
1942
The Great Profile
Sylvester
1940
Oh, Doctor
Meg Smith
1937
Those Three French Girls
Yank
1930
I'll Remember April
Shadow
1945
Calling Philo Vance
Ryan
1940
The Last Gangster
Fats Garvey
1937
Great Guy
Pete Reilly
1936
The Sign on the Door
Newspaper Photographer (uncredited)
1921The Sign on the Door
Assistant Director
1921
Hide-Out
Det. Britt
1934
Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
Arty
1946
Hold That Kiss
Al
1938The Price of Freedom
Man in restaurant (uncredited)
1949
Our Blushing Brides
Joe Munsey
1930
Trapped by G-Men
Lefty
1937
Sleepers West
George Trautwein
1941
The Falcon's Adventure
Goldie Locke
1946
Broadway to Hollywood
Joe Mannion
1933
Society Lawyer
Max
1939
She Gets Her Man
Flash
1935
Varsity Show
Mike Barclay
1937
Jim Hanvey, Detective
Romo
1937
Come On, Leathernecks!
Max 'Curly' Maxwell
1938
Swing Parade of 1946
Moose
1946
Free and Easy
Production Manager
1930
Here Comes Trouble
Crowley
1936
Madame Spy
Mike Reese
1942
What! No Beer?
Spike Moran
1933
Show Them No Mercy!
Buzz
1935
Strike Me Pink
Killer
1936
A Dangerous Game
Bugsy (misspelled Bugs in on-screen credits)
1941
The Great Gambini
Butch
1937
Thieves Fall Out
Rork
1941
A Free Soul
Slouch (uncredited)
1931
Buster se marie
Director
1931
Romance on the Run
Whitey Whitehouse
1938
Vacation from Love
Barney Keenan
1938
Alias the Deacon
Stuffy
1940
Kid Nightingale
Mike Jordon
1939
Shadow of Doubt
Wilcox
1935
The Poor Rich
Flannigan
1934
Spendthrift
Bill McGuire
1936
The Passionate Plumber
Man Outside Beauty Parlor (uncredited)
1932
People Will Talk
Pete Ranse
1935
Flesh
Dolan
1932
Doughboys
Sgt. Brophy
1930
Casanova Against His Will
Director
1931
Prosperity
Ice Cream Salesman (uncredited)
1932
Wedding Present
Squinty
1936
See My Lawyer
Otis Fillmore
1945
Remember Last Night?
Maxie
1935
Arson, Inc.
Pete Purdy
1949
All American Chump
Pudgy Murphy
1936
Roaring City
'Professor' Fredrick Simpson Schicka
1951
Yes or No
Tom Martin
1920
The Big Guy
Dippy
1939
Spring Fever
Golf Game Spectator (uncredited)
1927
Career Woman
Doc Curley
1936
Mister Cinderella
Detective McNutt
1936
The Dangerous Maid
Assistant Director
1923
Golden Gloves
Potsy Brill
1940
Blossoms On Broadway
Prussic
1937
Penthouse Rhythm
Bailey
1945
West Point
Team Manager (Uncredited)
1928West Point
Assistant Director
1928
Lady Bodyguard
Harry Gargan
1943
Remote Control
Al
1930
Paris Interlude
Ham
1934
Sequoia
Forest Ranger Pete (uncredited)
1935
Speak Easily
Reno
1932
Pier 23
Prof. Shicker
1951
Beer and Pretzels
Theater Manager (uncredited)
1933
Sporting Blood
Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited)
1931
Paid
Burglar (uncredited)
1930Gambling Ship
Cuthbert Innocent
1938
The Hit Parade
Mulrooney
1937
A Dangerous Affair
Nelson
1931
Pardon Our Nerve
Nosey Nelson
1939
Kelly the Second
Ike Arnold
1936
Estrellados
Assistant Director (uncredited)
1930
Hello Pop
Brophy
1933
Danger Zone
Prof. Frederick Simpson Schicker
1951