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Edward Brophy

Edward Brophy

Birthday: 1895-02-27 | Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

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

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1958
The Last Hurrah

as    Ditto Boland

1951
Roaring City

as    'Professor' Fredrick Simpson Schicka

1951
Danger Zone

as    Prof. Frederick Simpson Schicker

1950
Pier 23

as    Prof. Shicker

1949
Arson, Inc.

as    Pete Purdy

1947
It Happened on Fifth Avenue

as    Gates Patrolman Cecil Felton

1946
Renegade Girl

as    Bob Crandall

1946
The Falcon's Adventure

as    Goldie Locke

1946
Swing Parade of 1946

as    Moose

1945
The Falcon in San Francisco

as    Goldie Locke

1945
I'll Remember April

as    Shadow

1944
The Thin Man Goes Home

as    Brogan

1944
It Happened Tomorrow

as    Jake Shomberg

1944
A Night of Adventure

as    Steve

1943
A Scream in the Dark

as    Eddie Tough

1943
Destroyer

as    Engineer Casey

1942
Larceny, Inc.

as    Weepy Davis

1941
A Dangerous Game

as    Bugsy (misspelled Bugs in on-screen credits)

1941
The Gay Falcon

as    Detective Bates

1941
Sleepers West

as    George Trautwein

1941
The Bride Came C.O.D.

as    Hinkle

1941
Nine Lives Are Not Enough

as    Officer Slattery

1941
Steel Against the Sky

as    Pete Evans

1941
Dumbo

as    Timothy Q. Mouse (voice)

1940
The Invisible Woman

as    Bill

1940
Dance, Girl, Dance

as    Dwarfie

1940
Golden Gloves

as    Potsy Brill

1940
Calling Philo Vance

as    Ryan

1940
Alias the Deacon

as    Stuffy

1939
The Amazing Mr. Williams

as    Buck Moseby