Edward Brophy
Actor
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.
As Director
Filmography
Dumbo
as Timothy Q. Mouse (voice) (uncredited) 1941
Freaks
as Rollo Brother 1932
The Thin Man
as Joe Morelli 1934
The Cameraman
as Man in Bathhouse Stall with Buster (uncredited) 1928
Mad Love
as Rollo 1935
The Thin Man Goes Home
as Brogan 1944
Cover Girl
as Joe, bartender (uncredited) 1944
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as Gates Patrolman Cecil Felton 1947
The Invisible Woman
as Bill 1940
Dance, Girl, Dance
as Dwarfie 1940
All Through the Night
as Joe Denning 1942
It Happened Tomorrow
as Jake Shomberg 1944
The Last Hurrah
as Ditto Boland 1958
Air Force
as Marine Sgt. J.J. Callahan 1943
The Champ
as Tim 1931
The Whole Town's Talking
as 'Slugs' Martin 1935
A Slight Case of Murder
as Lefty 1938