Edward Brophy

Person

Edward Brophy

Born 26 February 1895 Died 27 May 1960, aged 65 New York City, New York, USA TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
25age in their first credit on record (1920)
40years on screen and counting
12credits in 1936, their busiest year
134dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
The Slowest Gun in the West poster Age: 65

The Slowest Gun in the West

1960
as The Bartender
The Last Hurrah poster Age: 63

The Last Hurrah

1958
as Ditto Boland
Bundle of Joy poster Age: 61

Bundle of Joy

1956
as Dance Contest Judge
Pier 23 poster Age: 56

Pier 23

1951
as Prof. Shicker
Roaring City poster Age: 56

Roaring City

1951
as 'Professor' Fredrick Simpson Schicka
Danger Zone poster Age: 56

Danger Zone

1951
as Prof. Frederick Simpson Schicker
Arson, Inc. poster Age: 54

Arson, Inc.

1949
as Pete Purdy
No poster
Age: 54

The Price of Freedom

1949
as Man in restaurant (uncredited)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue poster Age: 52

It Happened on Fifth Avenue

1947
as Gates Patrolman Cecil Felton
Renegade Girl poster Age: 51

Renegade Girl

1946
as Bob Crandall
The Falcon's Adventure poster Age: 51

The Falcon's Adventure

1946
as Goldie Locke
Sweetheart of Sigma Chi poster Age: 51

Sweetheart of Sigma Chi

1946
as Arty
Swing Parade of 1946 poster Age: 51

Swing Parade of 1946

1946
as Moose
Girl on the Spot poster Age: 50

Girl on the Spot

1946
as Fingers Foley
The Falcon in San Francisco poster Age: 50

The Falcon in San Francisco

1945
as Goldie Locke
Penthouse Rhythm poster Age: 50

Penthouse Rhythm

1945
as Bailey
Wonder Man poster Age: 50

Wonder Man

1945
as Torso
I'll Remember April poster Age: 50

I'll Remember April

1945
as Shadow
See My Lawyer poster Age: 50

See My Lawyer

1945
as Otis Fillmore
The Thin Man Goes Home poster Age: 49

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944
as Brogan
A Night of Adventure poster Age: 49

A Night of Adventure

1944
as Steve
It Happened Tomorrow poster Age: 49

It Happened Tomorrow

1944
as Jake Shomberg
Cover Girl poster Age: 49

Cover Girl

1944
as Joe, bartender (uncredited)
A Scream in the Dark poster Age: 48

A Scream in the Dark

1943
as Eddie Tough
Destroyer poster Age: 48

Destroyer

1943
as Engineer Casey
Air Force poster Age: 48

Air Force

1943
as Marine Sgt. J.J. Callahan
Lady Bodyguard poster Age: 47

Lady Bodyguard

1943
as Harry Gargan
Madame Spy poster Age: 47

Madame Spy

1942
as Mike Reese
Broadway poster Age: 47

Broadway

1942
as Porky
Larceny, Inc. poster Age: 47

Larceny, Inc.

1942
as Weepy Davis
All Through the Night poster Age: 46

All Through the Night

1942
as Joe Denning
Steel Against the Sky poster Age: 46

Steel Against the Sky

1941
as Pete Evans
Dumbo poster Age: 46

Dumbo

1941
as Timothy Q. Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
The Gay Falcon poster Age: 46

The Gay Falcon

1941
as Detective Bates
Buy Me That Town poster Age: 46

Buy Me That Town

1941
as Ziggy
Nine Lives Are Not Enough poster Age: 46

Nine Lives Are Not Enough

1941
as Officer Slattery
A Dangerous Game poster Age: 46

A Dangerous Game

1941
as Bugsy (misspelled Bugs in on-screen credits)
The Bride Came C.O.D. poster Age: 46

The Bride Came C.O.D.

1941
as Hinkle
Thieves Fall Out poster Age: 46

Thieves Fall Out

1941
as Rork
Sleepers West poster Age: 46

Sleepers West

1941
as George Trautwein
The Invisible Woman poster Age: 45

The Invisible Woman

1940
as Bill
Sandy Gets Her Man poster Age: 45

Sandy Gets Her Man

1940
as Fireman Junior
The Great Profile poster Age: 45

The Great Profile

1940
as Sylvester
Dance, Girl, Dance poster Age: 45

Dance, Girl, Dance

1940
as Dwarfie
Golden Gloves poster Age: 45

Golden Gloves

1940
as Potsy Brill
Alias the Deacon poster Age: 45

Alias the Deacon

1940
as Stuffy
Calling Philo Vance poster Age: 44

Calling Philo Vance

1940
as Ryan
The Big Guy poster Age: 44

The Big Guy

1939
as Dippy
The Amazing Mr. Williams poster Age: 44

The Amazing Mr. Williams

1939
as Buck Moseby
Kid Nightingale poster Age: 44

Kid Nightingale

1939
as Mike Jordon
Golden Boy poster Age: 44

Golden Boy

1939
as Roxy Lewis
The Kid from Kokomo poster Age: 44

The Kid from Kokomo

1939
as Eddie Black
No poster
Age: 44

For Love or Money

1939
as Sleeper
Society Lawyer poster Age: 44

Society Lawyer

1939
as Max
Pardon Our Nerve poster Age: 43

Pardon Our Nerve

1939
as Nosey Nelson
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man poster Age: 43

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

1939
as Corbett
No poster
Age: 43

Gambling Ship

1938
as Cuthbert Innocent
Vacation from Love poster Age: 43

Vacation from Love

1938
as Barney Keenan
Come On, Leathernecks! poster Age: 43

Come On, Leathernecks!

1938
as Max 'Curly' Maxwell
Passport Husband poster Age: 43

Passport Husband

1938
as Spike
Gold Diggers in Paris poster Age: 43

Gold Diggers in Paris

1938
as Mike Coogan
Hold That Kiss poster Age: 43

Hold That Kiss

1938
as Al
Romance on the Run poster Age: 43

Romance on the Run

1938
as Whitey Whitehouse
A Slight Case of Murder poster Age: 43

A Slight Case of Murder

1938
as Lefty
Blossoms On Broadway poster Age: 42

Blossoms On Broadway

1937
as Prussic
The Last Gangster poster Age: 42

The Last Gangster

1937
as Fats Garvey
The Girl Said No poster Age: 42

The Girl Said No

1937
as Pick
Trapped by G-Men poster Age: 42

Trapped by G-Men

1937
as Lefty
Varsity Show poster Age: 42

Varsity Show

1937
as Mike Barclay
The Great Gambini poster Age: 42

The Great Gambini

1937
as Butch
The Hit Parade poster Age: 42

The Hit Parade

1937
as Mulrooney
The Soldier and the Lady poster Age: 42

The Soldier and the Lady

1937
as Packer
Jim Hanvey, Detective poster Age: 42

Jim Hanvey, Detective

1937
as Romo
Oh, Doctor poster Age: 42

Oh, Doctor

1937
as Meg Smith
Career Woman poster Age: 41

Career Woman

1936
as Doc Curley
Great Guy poster Age: 41

Great Guy

1936
as Pete Reilly
Hideaway Girl poster Age: 41

Hideaway Girl

1936
as Bugs Murphy
Mister Cinderella poster Age: 41

Mister Cinderella

1936
as Detective McNutt
All American Chump poster Age: 41

All American Chump

1936
as Pudgy Murphy
Wedding Present poster Age: 41

Wedding Present

1936
as Squinty
Kelly the Second poster Age: 41

Kelly the Second

1936
as Ike Arnold
Spendthrift poster Age: 41

Spendthrift

1936
as Bill McGuire
The Case Against Mrs. Ames poster Age: 41

The Case Against Mrs. Ames

1936
as Sid
Woman Trap poster Age: 41

Woman Trap

1936
as George Meade (as Ed Brophy)
Here Comes Trouble poster Age: 40

Here Comes Trouble

1936
as Crowley
Strike Me Pink poster Age: 40

Strike Me Pink

1936
as Killer
Show Them No Mercy! poster Age: 40

Show Them No Mercy!

1935
as Buzz
Remember Last Night? poster Age: 40

Remember Last Night?

1935
as Maxie
$1,000 a Minute poster Age: 40

$1,000 a Minute

1935
as Benny Dolan
I Live My Life poster Age: 40

I Live My Life

1935
as Pete (Uncredited)
China Seas poster Age: 40

China Seas

1935
as Wilbur Timmons
She Gets Her Man poster Age: 40

She Gets Her Man

1935
as Flash
Mad Love poster Age: 40

Mad Love

1935
as Rollo
People Will Talk poster Age: 40

People Will Talk

1935
as Pete Ranse
Naughty Marietta poster Age: 40

Naughty Marietta

1935
as Zeke
The Whole Town's Talking poster Age: 39

The Whole Town's Talking

1935
as 'Slugs' Martin
Shadow of Doubt poster Age: 39

Shadow of Doubt

1935
as Wilcox
Sequoia poster Age: 39

Sequoia

1935
as Forest Ranger Pete (uncredited)
I'll Fix It poster Age: 39

I'll Fix It

1934
as Tilly Tilson
Evelyn Prentice poster Age: 39

Evelyn Prentice

1934
as Eddie Delaney
Death on the Diamond poster Age: 39

Death on the Diamond

1934
as Grogan
Hide-Out poster Age: 39

Hide-Out

1934
as Det. Britt
Paris Interlude poster Age: 39

Paris Interlude

1934
as Ham
The Thin Man poster Age: 39

The Thin Man

1934
as Joe Morelli
The Poor Rich poster Age: 38

The Poor Rich

1934
as Flannigan
Hello Pop poster Age: 38

Hello Pop

1933
as Brophy
Broadway to Hollywood poster Age: 38

Broadway to Hollywood

1933
as Joe Mannion
Beer and Pretzels poster Age: 38

Beer and Pretzels

1933
as Theater Manager (uncredited)
What! No Beer? poster Age: 37

What! No Beer?

1933
as Spike Moran
Flesh poster Age: 37

Flesh

1932
as Dolan
Prosperity poster Age: 37

Prosperity

1932
as Ice Cream Salesman (uncredited)
Speak Easily poster Age: 37

Speak Easily

1932
as Reno
Skyscraper Souls poster Age: 37

Skyscraper Souls

1932
as Man in Elevator (uncredited)
The Beast of the City poster Age: 36

The Beast of the City

1932
as Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
The Passionate Plumber poster Age: 36

The Passionate Plumber

1932
as Man Outside Beauty Parlor (uncredited)
Freaks poster Age: 36

Freaks

1932
as Rollo Brother
The Champ poster Age: 36

The Champ

1931
as Tim
A Dangerous Affair poster Age: 36

A Dangerous Affair

1931
as Nelson
Sporting Blood poster Age: 36

Sporting Blood

1931
as Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited)
A Free Soul poster Age: 36

A Free Soul

1931
as Slouch (uncredited)
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath poster Age: 36

Parlor, Bedroom and Bath

1931
as Detective
Paid poster Age: 35

Paid

1930
as Burglar (uncredited)
Remote Control poster Age: 35

Remote Control

1930
as Al
Those Three French Girls poster Age: 35

Those Three French Girls

1930
as Yank
Doughboys poster Age: 35

Doughboys

1930
as Sgt. Brophy
Our Blushing Brides poster Age: 35

Our Blushing Brides

1930
as Joe Munsey
Estrellados poster Age: 35

Estrellados

1930
as Assistant Director (uncredited)
The Cameraman poster Age: 33

The Cameraman

1928
as Man in Bathhouse Stall with Buster (uncredited)
West Point poster Age: 32

West Point

1928
as Team Manager (Uncredited)
Spring Fever poster Age: 32

Spring Fever

1927
as Golf Game Spectator (uncredited)
The Sign on the Door poster Age: 26

The Sign on the Door

1921
as Newspaper Photographer (uncredited)
Yes or No poster Age: 25

Yes or No

1920
as Tom Martin
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TV credits

Newest first
The Millionaire poster Age: 59

The Millionaire

1955
as Preliminary Feeney
Mr. & Mrs. North poster Age: 57

Mr. & Mrs. North

1952
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