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Edward Brophy
Deceased

When Did Edward Brophy Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 65
Also known asEdward S. Brophy, Ed Brophy, Eddie Brophy, Edward Santree BrophyGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn26/02/1895Born inNew York City, New York, USADied27/05/1960 (aged 65)Died inPacific PalisadesWikidataQ987741 ↗Buried atWoodlawn Memorial CemeteryTMDb#32437 ↗

Edward Santree Brophy was an American character actor and comedian, as well as an assistant director and second unit director during the 1920s. Small of build, balding, and raucous-voiced, he frequently portrayed dumb cops and gangsters, both serious and comic.

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Filmography88 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1958The Last HurrahMovieDitto Boland63
1956Bundle of JoyMovieDance Contest Judge61
1955The MillionaireSeriesPreliminary Feeney60
1952Mr. & Mrs. NorthSeries—57
1951Danger ZoneMovieProf. Frederick Simpson Schicker56
1951Roaring CityMovie'Professor' Fredrick Simpson Schicka56
1949Arson, Inc.MoviePete Purdy54
1949The Price of FreedomMovieMan in restaurant (uncredited)54
1946Renegade GirlMovieBob Crandall51
1945Penthouse RhythmMovieBailey50
1945I'll Remember AprilMovieShadow50
1944Cover GirlMovieJoe, bartender (uncredited)49
1944The Thin Man Goes HomeMovieBrogan49
1944A Night of AdventureMovieSteve49
1943Air ForceMovieMarine Sgt. J.J. Callahan48
1943DestroyerMovieEngineer Casey48
1943A Scream in the DarkMovieEddie Tough48
1942All Through the NightMovieJoe Denning47
1942Larceny, Inc.MovieWeepy Davis47
1942Breakdowns of 1942MovieSelf47
1941Steel Against the SkyMoviePete Evans46
1941Buy Me That TownMovieZiggy46
1941The Gay FalconMovieDetective Bates46
1941DumboMovieTimothy Q. Mouse (voice) (uncredited)46
1941Nine Lives Are Not EnoughMovieOfficer Slattery46
1941Thieves Fall OutMovieRork46
1941A Dangerous GameMovieBugsy (misspelled Bugs in on-screen credits)46
1940Calling Philo VanceMovieRyan45
1940The Invisible WomanMovieBill45
1940Golden GlovesMoviePotsy Brill45
1940Alias the DeaconMovieStuffy45
1939Golden BoyMovieRoxy Lewis44
1939The Amazing Mr. WilliamsMovieBuck Moseby44
1939You Can't Cheat an Honest ManMovieCorbett44
1939Society LawyerMovieMax44
1939The Kid from KokomoMovieEddie Black44
1939The Big GuyMovieDippy44
1938Gold Diggers in ParisMovieMike Coogan43
1938A Slight Case of MurderMovieLefty43
1938Gambling ShipMovieCuthbert Innocent43
1938Vacation from LoveMovieBarney Keenan43
1938Come On, Leathernecks!MovieMax 'Curly' Maxwell43
1938Passport HusbandMovieSpike43
1937Blossoms On BroadwayMoviePrussic42
1937The Soldier and the LadyMoviePacker42
1937The Last GangsterMovieFats Garvey42
1937The Great GambiniMovieButch42
1937The Hit ParadeMovieMulrooney42
1937Jim Hanvey, DetectiveMovieRomo42
1937Oh, DoctorMovieMeg Smith42
1936Great GuyMoviePete Reilly41
1936Wedding PresentMovieSquinty41
1936Woman TrapMovieGeorge Meade (as Ed Brophy)41
1936The Case Against Mrs. AmesMovieSid41
1936Career WomanMovieDoc Curley41
1936All American ChumpMoviePudgy Murphy41
1936SpendthriftMovieBill McGuire41
1936Here Comes TroubleMovieCrowley41
1935China SeasMovieWilbur Timmons40
1935Show Them No Mercy!MovieBuzz40
1935The Whole Town's TalkingMovie'Slugs' Martin40
1935Naughty MariettaMovieZeke40
1935Shadow of DoubtMovieWilcox40
1935She Gets Her ManMovieFlash40
1935Remember Last Night?MovieMaxie40
1935SequoiaMovieForest Ranger Pete (uncredited)40
1934The Thin ManMovieJoe Morelli39
1934I'll Fix ItMovieTilly Tilson39
1934Evelyn PrenticeMovieEddie Delaney39
1934Paris InterludeMovieHam39
1934Hide-OutMovieDet. Britt39
1933Broadway to HollywoodMovieJoe Mannion38
1932The Beast of the CityMoviePolice Dispatcher (uncredited)37
1932ProsperityMovieIce Cream Salesman (uncredited)37
1932FleshMovieDolan37
1932Skyscraper SoulsMovieMan in Elevator (uncredited)37
1932The Passionate PlumberMovieMan Outside Beauty Parlor (uncredited)37
1932Speak EasilyMovieReno37
1931A Free SoulMovieSlouch (uncredited)36
1931The ChampMovieTim36
1931Sporting BloodMovieNewsreel Cameraman (uncredited)36
1931Parlor, Bedroom and BathMovieDetective36
1930PaidMovieBurglar (uncredited)35
1930EstrelladosMovieAssistant Director (uncredited)35
1930Our Blushing BridesMovieJoe Munsey35
1930Remote ControlMovieAl35
1928The CameramanMovieMan in Bathhouse Stall with Buster (uncredited)33
1921The Sign on the DoorMovieNewspaper Photographer (uncredited)26