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Edward Brophy
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Directed movies: 5Directed series: 0All crew credits: 7
TMDB ID: 32437
IMDb ID: nm0112395
Known for: Acting
Born: February 26, 1895
Died: May 27, 1960
Age: 65
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1920 - 1960
Years active: 41
Average TMDB rating: 6.58
Wikidata: Q987741
Also known as
Edward S. Brophy • Ed Brophy • Eddie Brophy • Edward Santree Brophy
Frequent jobs
Assistant Director (3)Director (2)Production Manager (2)
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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Edward Brophy.
Movies
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Highest rated movies linked with Edward Brophy.
7.8
The Cameraman
as Man in Bathhouse Stall with Buster (uncredited)
1928 Movie
7.8
Freaks
as Rollo Brother
1932 Movie
7.5
The Thin Man
as Joe Morelli
1934 Movie
7.1
The Thin Man Goes Home
as Brogan
1944 Movie
7.0
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as Gates Patrolman Cecil Felton
1947 Movie
7.0
Mad Love
as Rollo
1935 Movie
7.0
Dumbo
as Timothy Q. Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
1941 Movie
6.3
Cover Girl
as Joe, bartender (uncredited)
1944 Movie
5.7
The Invisible Woman
as Bill
1940 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Edward Brophy.
7.0
Dumbo
as Timothy Q. Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
1941 Movie
6.5
Evelyn Prentice
as Eddie Delaney
1934 Movie
5.4
Naughty Marietta
as Zeke
1935 Movie
5.7
$1,000 a Minute
as Benny Dolan
1935 Movie
7.8
Freaks
as Rollo Brother
1932 Movie
7.5
The Thin Man
as Joe Morelli
1934 Movie
Oh, Doctor
as Meg Smith
1937 Movie
7.8
The Cameraman
as Man in Bathhouse Stall with Buster (uncredited)
1928 Movie
3.7
Renegade Girl
as Bob Crandall
1946 Movie
Hideaway Girl
as Bugs Murphy
1936 Movie
6.3
Cover Girl
as Joe, bartender (uncredited)
1944 Movie
Woman Trap
as George Meade (as Ed Brophy)
1936 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Edward Brophy.
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Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Edward Brophy.
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Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Edward Brophy.
2.0
The Slowest Gun in the West
as The Bartender
1960 Movie
7.2
The Last Hurrah
as Ditto Boland
1958 Movie
6.2
Bundle of Joy
as Dance Contest Judge
1956 Movie
5.2
Pier 23
as Prof. Shicker
1951 Movie
4.6
Roaring City
as 'Professor' Fredrick Simpson Schicka
1951 Movie
3.9
Danger Zone
as Prof. Frederick Simpson Schicker
1951 Movie
5.3
Arson, Inc.
as Pete Purdy
1949 Movie
7.0
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as Gates Patrolman Cecil Felton
1947 Movie
3.7
Renegade Girl
as Bob Crandall
1946 Movie
6.1
The Falcon's Adventure
as Goldie Locke
1946 Movie
Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
as Arty
1946 Movie
4.2
Swing Parade of 1946
as Moose
1946 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Edward Brophy.