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Edward Brophy

Edward Brophy

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

The Slowest Gun in the West
The Slowest Gun in the West
1960 • The Bartender
The Last Hurrah
The Last Hurrah
1958 • Ditto Boland
Bundle of Joy
Bundle of Joy
1956 • Dance Contest Judge
Pier 23
Pier 23
1951 • Prof. Shicker
Roaring City
Roaring City
1951 • 'Professor' Fredrick Simpson Schicka
Danger Zone
Danger Zone
1951 • Prof. Frederick Simpson Schicker
Arson, Inc.
Arson, Inc.
1949 • Pete Purdy
The Price of Freedom
1949 • Man in restaurant (uncredited)

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The Last Hurrah
The Last Hurrah
1958 • Ditto Boland
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Bundle of Joy
Bundle of Joy
1956 • Dance Contest Judge
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Pier 23
Pier 23
1951 • Prof. Shicker
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Roaring City
Roaring City
1951 • 'Professor' Fredrick Simpson Schicka
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Danger Zone
Danger Zone
1951 • Prof. Frederick Simpson Schicker
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Arson, Inc.
Arson, Inc.
1949 • Pete Purdy
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The Price of Freedom
1949 • Man in restaurant (uncredited)
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It Happened on Fifth Avenue
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947 • Gates Patrolman Cecil Felton
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Renegade Girl
Renegade Girl
1946 • Bob Crandall
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Girl on the Spot
Girl on the Spot
1946 • Fingers Foley
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Wonder Man
Wonder Man
1945 • Torso
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See My Lawyer
See My Lawyer
1945 • Otis Fillmore
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It Happened Tomorrow
It Happened Tomorrow
1944 • Jake Shomberg
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Cover Girl
Cover Girl
1944 • Joe, bartender (uncredited)
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A Scream in the Dark
A Scream in the Dark
1943 • Eddie Tough
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Destroyer
Destroyer
1943 • Engineer Casey
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Air Force
Air Force
1943 • Marine Sgt. J.J. Callahan
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Lady Bodyguard
Lady Bodyguard
1943 • Harry Gargan
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Madame Spy
Madame Spy
1942 • Mike Reese
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Broadway
Broadway
1942 • Porky
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Larceny, Inc.
Larceny, Inc.
1942 • Weepy Davis
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Dumbo
Dumbo
1941 • Timothy Q. Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
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The Gay Falcon
The Gay Falcon
1941 • Detective Bates
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Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
1941 • Officer Slattery
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A Dangerous Game
A Dangerous Game
1941 • Bugsy (misspelled Bugs in on-screen credits)
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Sleepers West
Sleepers West
1941 • George Trautwein
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Sandy Gets Her Man
Sandy Gets Her Man
1940 • Fireman Junior
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The Great Profile
The Great Profile
1940 • Sylvester
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Golden Gloves
Golden Gloves
1940 • Potsy Brill
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The Big Guy
The Big Guy
1939 • Dippy
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Kid Nightingale
Kid Nightingale
1939 • Mike Jordon
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Golden Boy
Golden Boy
1939 • Roxy Lewis
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The Kid from Kokomo
The Kid from Kokomo
1939 • Eddie Black
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Pardon Our Nerve
Pardon Our Nerve
1939 • Nosey Nelson
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Gambling Ship
1938 • Cuthbert Innocent
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Vacation from Love
Vacation from Love
1938 • Barney Keenan
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Come On, Leathernecks!
Come On, Leathernecks!
1938 • Max 'Curly' Maxwell
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Romance on the Run
Romance on the Run
1938 • Whitey Whitehouse
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The Last Gangster
The Last Gangster
1937 • Fats Garvey
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Varsity Show
Varsity Show
1937 • Mike Barclay
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The Hit Parade
The Hit Parade
1937 • Mulrooney
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Oh, Doctor
Oh, Doctor
1937 • Meg Smith
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Career Woman
Career Woman
1936 • Doc Curley
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Great Guy
Great Guy
1936 • Pete Reilly
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Hideaway Girl
Hideaway Girl
1936 • Bugs Murphy
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Mister Cinderella
Mister Cinderella
1936 • Detective McNutt
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All American Chump
All American Chump
1936 • Pudgy Murphy
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Kelly the Second
Kelly the Second
1936 • Ike Arnold
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Spendthrift
Spendthrift
1936 • Bill McGuire
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Woman Trap
Woman Trap
1936 • George Meade (as Ed Brophy)
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$1,000 a Minute
$1,000 a Minute
1935 • Benny Dolan
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I Live My Life
I Live My Life
1935 • Pete (Uncredited)
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China Seas
China Seas
1935 • Wilbur Timmons
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Mad Love
Mad Love
1935 • Rollo
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People Will Talk
People Will Talk
1935 • Pete Ranse
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The Whole Town's Talking
The Whole Town's Talking
1935 • 'Slugs' Martin
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Sequoia
Sequoia
1935 • Forest Ranger Pete (uncredited)
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I'll Fix It
I'll Fix It
1934 • Tilly Tilson
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Evelyn Prentice
Evelyn Prentice
1934 • Eddie Delaney
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Hide-Out
Hide-Out
1934 • Det. Britt
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The Thin Man
The Thin Man
1934 • Joe Morelli
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The Poor Rich
The Poor Rich
1934 • Flannigan
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Hello Pop
Hello Pop
1933 • Brophy
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Beer and Pretzels
Beer and Pretzels
1933 • Theater Manager (uncredited)
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What! No Beer?
What! No Beer?
1933 • Spike Moran
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Flesh
Flesh
1932 • Dolan
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Prosperity
Prosperity
1932 • Ice Cream Salesman (uncredited)
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Skyscraper Souls
Skyscraper Souls
1932 • Man in Elevator (uncredited)
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The Beast of the City
The Beast of the City
1932 • Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
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The Passionate Plumber
The Passionate Plumber
1932 • Man Outside Beauty Parlor (uncredited)
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Freaks
Freaks
1932 • Rollo Brother
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Sporting Blood
Sporting Blood
1931 • Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited)
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A Free Soul
A Free Soul
1931 • Slouch (uncredited)
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Paid
Paid
1930 • Burglar (uncredited)
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Doughboys
Doughboys
1930 • Sgt. Brophy
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Estrellados
Estrellados
1930 • Assistant Director (uncredited)
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The Cameraman
The Cameraman
1928 • Man in Bathhouse Stall with Buster (uncredited)
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West Point
West Point
1928 • Team Manager (Uncredited)
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Spring Fever
Spring Fever
1927 • Golf Game Spectator (uncredited)
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The Sign on the Door
The Sign on the Door
1921 • Newspaper Photographer (uncredited)
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Yes or No
Yes or No
1920 • Tom Martin
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