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)

The Thin Man
The Thin Man

1934

as Joe Morelli

Freaks
Freaks

1932

as Rollo Brother

Cover Girl
Cover Girl

1944

as Joe, bartender (uncredited)

The Beast of the City
The Beast of the City

1932

as Police Dispatcher (uncredited)

The Bride Came C.O.D.
The Cameraman
The Cameraman

1928

as Man in Bathhouse Stall with Buster (uncredited)

Evelyn Prentice
Evelyn Prentice

1934

as Eddie Delaney

All Through the Night
All Through the Night

1942

as Joe Denning

Golden Boy
Golden Boy

1939

as Roxy Lewis

It Happened Tomorrow
It Happened Tomorrow

1944

as Jake Shomberg

China Seas
China Seas

1935

as Wilbur Timmons

Bundle of Joy
Bundle of Joy

1956

as Dance Contest Judge

Dance, Girl, Dance
Dance, Girl, Dance

1940

as Dwarfie

Society Lawyer
Society Lawyer

1939

as Max

It Happened on Fifth Avenue
It Happened on Fifth Avenue

1947

as Gates Patrolman Cecil Felton

The Thin Man Goes Home
The Invisible Woman
Mad Love
Mad Love

1935

as Rollo

Flesh
Flesh

1932

as Dolan