From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edward Santree Brophy (February 27, 1895 – May 27, 1960) 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, based on the suave detective of the same name, and for voicing Timothy Q. Mouse in Dumbo (1941). Edward Santree Brophy was born in New York City and attended the University of Virginia. His screen debut was in Yes or No (1920). In 1928, with only a few minor film roles to his credit, Brophy was working as a junior production executive for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer when he was chosen to appear with Buster Keaton in one sequence of Keaton's film The Cameraman. As two clients in a bath-house, Brophy and Keaton attempt to undress and put on bathing suits while sharing a single tiny changing room. Each time Keaton attempts to hang his clothes on one hook, Brophy removes the clothes and hands them back to Keaton and gestures to the other hook. He manhandles the smaller, more slender Keaton, at one point picking him up by the feet and dumping him out of his trousers. Appearing only in this one brief scene, Brophy attracted enough attention to receive more and better roles. Though he did appear in a few theatre roles, most of his long and prolific career was in film and was spent at the studios of MGM. He played the main character's loyal manager in The Champ (1931), a Rollo Brother circus proprietor, with Matt McHugh in the movie Freaks (1932), Joe Morelli from The Thin Man (1934) and Nick Charles' friend Brogan from The Thin Man Goes Home (1944). Brophy made a lasting impression on Disney fans as the voice of Timothy Q. Mouse in Dumbo, even though he was uncredited for this role (Brophy later reprised the role for the 1957 Disneyland Records adaptation). He also made several appearances in the films of director John Ford.
Movie | The Slowest Gun in the West | The Bartender | 1960-05-07 |
Movie | The Last Hurrah | Ditto Boland | 1958-12-31 |
Movie | Bundle of Joy | Dance Contest Judge | 1956-12-12 |
Series | The Millionaire | Unknown | 1955-01-19 |
Series | Mr. & Mrs. North | Unknown | 1952-10-03 |
Movie | Danger Zone | Prof. Frederick Simpson Schicker | 1951-04-20 |
Movie | Pier 23 | Prof. Shicker | 1951-05-11 |
Movie | Roaring City | 'Professor' Fredrick Simpson Schicka | 1951-05-04 |
Movie | Arson, Inc. | Pete Purdy | 1949-06-24 |
Movie | It Happened on Fifth Avenue | Gates Patrolman Cecil Felton | 1947-04-17 |
Movie | Swing Parade of 1946 | Moose | 1946-03-19 |
Movie | Girl on the Spot | Fingers Foley | 1946-01-11 |
Movie | Sweetheart of Sigma Chi | Arty | 1946-11-16 |
Movie | The Falcon's Adventure | Goldie Locke | 1946-12-13 |
Movie | Renegade Girl | Bob Crandall | 1946-12-25 |
Movie | See My Lawyer | Otis Fillmore | 1945-03-09 |
Movie | Wonder Man | Torso | 1945-06-08 |
Movie | I'll Remember April | Shadow | 1945-04-01 |
Movie | The Falcon in San Francisco | Goldie Locke | 1945-07-20 |
Movie | Penthouse Rhythm | Bailey | 1945-06-22 |
Movie | Cover Girl | Joe - Bartender (uncredited) | 1944-03-22 |
Movie | It Happened Tomorrow | Jake Shomberg | 1944-03-31 |
Movie | A Night of Adventure | Steve | 1944-06-02 |
Movie | The Thin Man Goes Home | Brogan | 1944-12-24 |
Movie | Air Force | Marine Sgt. J.J. Callahan | 1943-03-20 |
Movie | Lady Bodyguard | Harry Gargan | 1943-01-02 |
Movie | Destroyer | Engineer Casey | 1943-08-19 |
Movie | A Scream in the Dark | Eddie Tough | 1943-10-15 |
Movie | Broadway | Porky | 1942-05-08 |
Movie | All Through the Night | Joe Denning | 1942-01-10 |
Movie | Larceny, Inc. | Weepy Davis | 1942-04-24 |
Movie | Madame Spy | Mike Reese | 1942-12-11 |
Movie | Breakdowns of 1942 | Self | 1942-12-31 |
Movie | The Bride Came C.O.D. | Hinkle | 1941-07-12 |
Movie | Thieves Fall Out | Rork | 1941-05-03 |
Movie | A Dangerous Game | Bugsy (misspelled Bugs in on-screen credits) | 1941-08-21 |
Movie | Sleepers West | George Trautwein | 1941-03-14 |
Movie | The Gay Falcon | Detective Bates | 1941-10-24 |
Movie | Nine Lives Are Not Enough | Officer Slattery | 1941-09-20 |
Movie | Steel Against the Sky | Pete Evans | 1941-12-13 |
Movie | Dumbo | Timothy Q. Mouse (voice) | 1941-10-31 |
Movie | Buy Me That Town | Ziggy | 1941-10-03 |
Movie | Alias the Deacon | Stuffy | 1940-05-13 |
Movie | Calling Philo Vance | Ryan | 1940-02-03 |
Movie | Golden Gloves | Potsy Brill | 1940-08-02 |
Movie | The Great Profile | Sylvester | 1940-08-30 |
Movie | The Invisible Woman | Bill | 1940-12-28 |
Movie | Sandy Gets Her Man | Fireman Junior | 1940-11-08 |
Movie | Dance, Girl, Dance | Dwarfie | 1940-08-30 |
Movie | Society Lawyer | Max | 1939-03-21 |
Movie | You Can't Cheat an Honest Man | Corbett | 1939-02-17 |
Movie | The Kid from Kokomo | Eddie Black | 1939-05-23 |
Movie | Pardon Our Nerve | Nosey Nelson | 1939-02-24 |
Movie | For Love or Money | Sleeper | 1939-04-27 |
Movie | Golden Boy | Roxy Lewis | 1939-09-05 |
Movie | The Amazing Mr. Williams | Buck Moseby | 1939-11-22 |
Movie | The Big Guy | Dippy | 1939-12-22 |
Movie | Kid Nightingale | Mike Jordon | 1939-11-04 |
Movie | Hold That Kiss | Al | 1938-05-13 |
Movie | A Slight Case of Murder | Lefty | 1938-02-26 |
Movie | Romance on the Run | Whitey Whitehouse | 1938-05-11 |
Movie | Gold Diggers in Paris | Mike Coogan | 1938-06-11 |
Movie | Passport Husband | Spike | 1938-07-15 |
Movie | Gambling Ship | Cuthbert Innocent | 1938-12-16 |
Movie | Vacation from Love | Barney Keenan | 1938-09-29 |
Movie | Come On, Leathernecks! | Max 'Curly' Maxwell | 1938-08-08 |
Movie | The Hit Parade | Mulrooney | 1937-04-26 |
Movie | The Soldier and the Lady | Packer | 1937-04-09 |
Movie | The Great Gambini | Butch | 1937-06-24 |
Movie | Oh, Doctor | Meg Smith | 1937-03-31 |
Movie | Jim Hanvey, Detective | Romo | 1937-04-05 |
Movie | Blossoms On Broadway | Prussic | 1937-11-19 |
Movie | Varsity Show | Mike Barclay | 1937-09-04 |
Movie | The Last Gangster | Fats Garvey | 1937-11-12 |
Movie | The Girl Said No | Pick | 1937-09-18 |
Movie | Trapped by G-Men | Lefty | 1937-09-09 |
Movie | Spendthrift | Bill McGuire | 1936-07-22 |
Movie | The Case Against Mrs. Ames | Sid | 1936-05-08 |
Movie | Strike Me Pink | Killer | 1936-01-24 |
Movie | Kelly the Second | Ike Arnold | 1936-08-21 |
Movie | Woman Trap | George Meade (as Ed Brophy) | 1936-03-06 |
Movie | Here Comes Trouble | Crowley | 1936-02-21 |
Movie | Great Guy | Pete Reilly | 1936-12-01 |
Movie | Wedding Present | Squinty | 1936-10-09 |
Movie | Hideaway Girl | Bugs Murphy | 1936-11-20 |
Movie | Career Woman | Doc Curley | 1936-12-18 |
Movie | Mister Cinderella | Detective McNutt | 1936-10-22 |
Movie | All American Chump | Pudgy Murphy | 1936-10-16 |
Movie | Naughty Marietta | Zeke | 1935-03-29 |
Movie | The Whole Town's Talking | 'Slugs' Martin | 1935-02-22 |
Movie | Shadow of Doubt | Wilcox | 1935-02-15 |
Movie | Mad Love | Rollo | 1935-07-12 |
Movie | Sequoia | Forest Ranger Pete (uncredited) | 1935-01-16 |
Movie | I Live My Life | Pete (Uncredited) | 1935-10-04 |
Movie | Show Them No Mercy! | Buzz | 1935-12-06 |
Movie | She Gets Her Man | Flash | 1935-08-05 |
Movie | Remember Last Night? | Maxie | 1935-10-28 |
Movie | $1,000 a Minute | Benny Dolan | 1935-10-21 |
Movie | China Seas | Wilbur Timmons | 1935-08-09 |
Movie | Paris Interlude | Ham | 1934-07-27 |
Movie | The Poor Rich | Flannigan | 1934-02-25 |
Movie | The Thin Man | Joe Morelli | 1934-05-25 |
Movie | Hide-Out | Det. Britt | 1934-08-24 |
Movie | Death on the Diamond | Grogan | 1934-09-14 |
Movie | I'll Fix It | Tilly Tilson | 1934-11-10 |
Movie | Evelyn Prentice | Eddie Delaney | 1934-11-09 |
Movie | What! No Beer? | Spike Moran | 1933-02-10 |
Movie | Beer and Pretzels | Theater Manager (uncredited) | 1933-08-26 |
Movie | Broadway to Hollywood | Joe Mannion | 1933-09-15 |
Movie | Hello Pop | Brophy | 1933-09-16 |
Movie | The Passionate Plumber | Man Outside Beauty Parlor (uncredited) | 1932-02-06 |
Movie | Freaks | Rollo Brother | 1932-01-01 |
Movie | The Beast of the City | Police Dispatcher (uncredited) | 1932-02-13 |
Movie | Flesh | Dolan | 1932-12-08 |
Movie | Skyscraper Souls | Man in Elevator (uncredited) | 1932-07-16 |
Movie | Prosperity | Ice Cream Salesman (uncredited) | 1932-11-18 |
Movie | Speak Easily | Reno | 1932-08-13 |
Movie | Parlor, Bedroom and Bath | Detective | 1931-02-28 |
Movie | A Free Soul | Slouch (uncredited) | 1931-06-02 |
Movie | The Champ | Tim | 1931-11-21 |
Movie | Sporting Blood | Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited) | 1931-08-08 |
Movie | A Dangerous Affair | Nelson | 1931-09-29 |
Movie | Doughboys | Sgt. Brophy | 1930-08-30 |
Movie | Estrellados | Assistant Director (uncredited) | 1930-07-07 |
Movie | Our Blushing Brides | Joe Munsey | 1930-07-19 |
Movie | Those Three French Girls | Yank | 1930-10-10 |
Movie | Paid | Burglar (uncredited) | 1930-12-30 |
Movie | Remote Control | Al | 1930-11-15 |
Movie | West Point | Team Manager (Uncredited) | 1928-01-07 |
Movie | The Cameraman | Man in Bathhouse Stall with Buster (uncredited) | 1928-09-10 |
Movie | Spring Fever | Golf Game Spectator (uncredited) | 1927-10-22 |
Movie | The Sign on the Door | Newspaper Photographer (uncredited) | 1921-05-01 |
Movie | Yes or No | Tom Martin | 1920-06-28 |