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Edward Santree Brophy was an American character actor and comedian. Small of build, balding, and raucous-voiced, he frequently portrayed dumb cops and gangsters, both serious and comic.
Birth Name
Edward Santree Brophy
Born
Wednesday, 27 February 1895
Died
Friday, 27 May 1960
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Our Gang Story | Tim | 1994 |
| Two Rode Together | Minor Role | 1961 |
| The Slowest Gun in the West | The Bartender | 1960 |
| The Last Hurrah | 'Ditto' Boland / Ditto Boland | 1958 |
| The Ann Sothern Show | Seymour | 1958 |
| Bundle of Joy | Dance Contest Judge | 1956 |
| Playhouse 90 | Gato Barch | 1956 |
| Circus Boy | Jethroe Ames | 1956 |
| Damon Runyon Theater | Blooch O'Dare / Charlie | 1955 |
| The Millionaire | Preliminary Feeney | 1955 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Our Gang Story | Tim | 1994 |
| Two Rode Together | Minor Role | 1961 |
| The Slowest Gun in the West | The Bartender | 1960 |
| The Last Hurrah | 'Ditto' Boland / Ditto Boland | 1958 |
| The Ann Sothern Show | Seymour | 1958 |
| Bundle of Joy | Dance Contest Judge | 1956 |
| Playhouse 90 | Gato Barch | 1956 |
| Circus Boy | Jethroe Ames | 1956 |
| Damon Runyon Theater | Blooch O'Dare / Charlie | 1955 |
| The Millionaire | Preliminary Feeney | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Timothy Q. Mouse | 1954 |
| Mr. & Mrs. North | Rowdy | 1952 |
| The Ford Television Theatre | Philly the Weeper | 1952 |
| Cavalcade of America | Moran | 1952 |
| Roaring City | 'Professor' Frederick Simpson Schicker / 'Professor' Fredrick Simpson Schicka | 1951 |
| Danger Zone | Prof. Frederick Simpson Schicker | 1951 |
| Pier 23 | Prof. Shicker | 1950 |
| Arson, Inc. | Pete Purdy | 1949 |
| It Happened on Fifth Avenue | Cecil Felton / Gates Patrolman Cecil Felton | 1947 |
| Renegade Girl | Bob Crandall | 1946 |
| The Falcon's Adventure | Goldie Locke | 1946 |
| Sweetheart of Sigma Chi | Arty | 1946 |
| Swing Parade of 1946 | Moose | 1946 |
| Girl on the Spot | Fingers Foley | 1946 |
| The Falcon in San Francisco | Goldie Locke | 1945 |
| Penthouse Rhythm | Bailey | 1945 |
| Wonder Man | Torso | 1945 |
| I'll Remember April | Shadow | 1945 |
| See My Lawyer | Otis Fillmore | 1945 |
| The Thin Man Goes Home | Brogan | 1944 |
| A Night of Adventure | Steve | 1944 |
| It Happened Tomorrow | Jake Shomberg | 1944 |
| Cover Girl | Joe - Cafe Owner | 1944 |
| A Scream in the Dark | Eddie Tough | 1943 |
| Destroyer | Casey | 1943 |
| Air Force | Marine Sgt. J.J. Callahan | 1943 |
| Lady Bodyguard | Harry Gargan | 1943 |
| Madame Spy | Mike Reese | 1942 |
| Larceny, Inc | Weepy Davis | 1942 |
| Broadway | Porky | 1942 |
| All Through the Night | Joe Denning | 1942 |
| Breakdowns of 1942 | Self | 1942 |
| Steel Against the Sky | Pete Evans | 1941 |
| Dumbo | Timothy Q. Mouse / Timothy Q. Mouse (voice) | 1941 |
| The Gay Falcon | Detective Bates | 1941 |
| Buy Me That Town | Ziggy | 1941 |
| Nine Lives Are Not Enough | Officer Slattery | 1941 |
| A Dangerous Game | Bugsy (misspelled Bugs in on-screen credits) | 1941 |
| The Bride Came C.O.D. | Hinkle | 1941 |
| Thieves Fall Out | Rork | 1941 |
| Sleepers West | George Trautwein | 1941 |
| The Invisible Woman | Bill | 1940 |
| Sandy Gets Her Man | Fireman Junior | 1940 |
| The Great Profile | Sylvester | 1940 |
| Dance, Girl, Dance | Dwarfie | 1940 |
| Golden Gloves | Potsy Brill | 1940 |
| Alias the Deacon | Stuffy | 1940 |
| Calling Philo Vance | Ryan | 1940 |
| The Big Guy | Dippy | 1939 |
| The Amazing Mr. Williams | Buck Moseby | 1939 |
| Kid Nightingale | Mike Jordon | 1939 |
| Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Newspaper employee | 1939 |
| Golden Boy | Roxy Lewis | 1939 |
| The Kid from Kokomo | Eddie Black | 1939 |
| For Love or Money | Sleeper | 1939 |
| Society Lawyer | Max | 1939 |
| Pardon Our Nerve | Nosey Nelson | 1939 |
| You Can't Cheat an Honest Man | Corbett | 1939 |
| Gambling Ship | Cuthbert Innocent | 1938 |
| Vacation from Love | Barney Keenan, Band Leader / Barney Keenan | 1938 |
| Come on, Leathernecks! | Max 'Curly' Maxwell | 1938 |
| Passport Husband | Spike | 1938 |
| Gold Diggers in Paris | Mike Coogan | 1938 |
| Hold That Kiss | Al | 1938 |
| Romance on the Run | Whitey Whitehouse | 1938 |
| A Slight Case of Murder | Lefty | 1938 |
| Blossoms on Broadway | Mr. Prussic / Prussic | 1937 |
| The Last Gangster | 'Fats' Garvey / Fats Garvey | 1937 |
| The Girl Said No | Pick | 1937 |
| Trapped by G-Men | Lefty | 1937 |
| Varsity Show | Mike Barclay | 1937 |
| The Great Gambini | 'Butch' / Butch | 1937 |
| Oh, Doctor | Meg Smith | 1937 |
| The Hit Parade | Mulrooney | 1937 |
| The Soldier and the Lady | Packer | 1937 |
| Jim Hanvey, Detective | Romo | 1937 |
| Career Woman | Doc Curley | 1936 |
| Great Guy | Pete Reilly | 1936 |
| Hideaway Girl | Bugs Murphy | 1936 |
| Mister Cinderella | Detective McNutt | 1936 |
| All American Chump | Pudgy Murphy | 1936 |
| Wedding Present | Squinty | 1936 |
| Spendthrift | Bill McGuire | 1936 |
| Kelly the Second | Ike Arnold | 1936 |
| The Case Against Mrs. Ames | Sid | 1936 |
| Woman Trap | George Meade (as Ed Brophy) / George Meade | 1936 |
| Here Comes Trouble | Crowley | 1936 |
| Strike Me Pink | Killer | 1936 |
| Show Them No Mercy! | Buzz | 1935 |
| Remember Last Night? | Maxie | 1935 |
| 1, 000 Dollars a Minute | Benny Dolan | 1935 |
| I Live My Life | Pete / Pete (Uncredited) | 1935 |
| China Seas | Wilbur Timmons / Timmons | 1935 |
| She Gets Her Man | Flash | 1935 |
| Mad Love | Rollo | 1935 |
| People Will Talk | Pete Ranse | 1935 |
| Naughty Marietta | Zeke | 1935 |
| The Whole Town's Talking | 'Slugs' Martin | 1935 |
| Shadow of Doubt | Fred Wilcox / Wilcox | 1935 |
| Devil Dogs of the Air | Undetermined Role | 1935 |
| Forsaking All Others | (scenes deleted) | 1934 |
| Sequoia | Forest Ranger Pete | 1934 |
| I'll Fix It | 1934 | |
| Evelyn Prentice | Eddie Delaney | 1934 |
| Death on the Diamond | Grogan | 1934 |
| Have a Heart | Mac | 1934 |
| Hide-Out | Detective Britt / Det. Britt | 1934 |
| Paris Interlude | Ham | 1934 |
| The Thin Man | Morelli / Joe Morelli | 1934 |
| The Poor Rich | Flannigan | 1934 |
| Broadway to Hollywood | Joe Mannion | 1933 |
| Beer and Pretzels | Theater Manager | 1933 |
| What-No Beer? | Spike Moran | 1933 |
| Flesh | Dolan - a Referee / Dolan | 1932 |
| Prosperity | Ice Cream Salesman | 1932 |
| Speak Easily | Reno | 1932 |
| Skyscraper Souls | Man in Elevator | 1932 |
| The Beast of the City | Police Dispatcher | 1932 |
| Freaks | Rollo Brother | 1932 |
| The Passionate Plumber | Man Outside Beauty Parlor | 1932 |
| The Big Shot | Undetermined Supporting Role | 1931 |
| The Champ | Tim | 1931 |
| Sporting Blood | Newsreel Cameraman | 1931 |
| A Free Soul | Slouch | 1931 |
| Parlor, Bedroom and Bath | Detective | 1931 |
| Paid | Burglar | 1930 |
| Remote Control | Al | 1930 |
| Those Three French Girls | Yank | 1930 |
| Doughboys | Sergeant Brophy / Sgt. Brophy | 1930 |
| Our Blushing Brides | Joe Munsey | 1930 |
| Estrellados | Assistant Director | 1930 |
| Free and Easy | Benny - The Stage Manager | 1930 |
| The Cameraman | Man in Bath-House | 1928 |
| West Point | Team Manager / Team Manager (Uncredited) | 1928 |
| Spring Fever | Golf Game Spectator | 1927 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Buster se marie | 1931 |
