Portrait of Edward Brophy

Acting

Edward Brophy

Career

Active from 1920 to 1951, busiest in 1936 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
15
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Mad Love
Mad Love
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 62 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Edward Brophy Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.1, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    4.1, average 5.5
  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.4, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 11
  • Classic Comedy 4
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Mistaken Identity 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Lighthearted 3
  • Screwball Elements 2
  • 1930s 2
  • Crime 2
  • Screwball Comedy 2
  • Fast-Paced Fun 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

139
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title
The Slowest Gun in the West
The Slowest Gun in the West (1960)

as The Bartender

1950s

7 titles ยท average score 60
The Last Hurrah
The Last Hurrah (1958)
GoodWatch score 79

as Ditto Boland

Bundle of Joy
Bundle of Joy (1956)
GoodWatch score 55

as Dance Contest Judge

The Millionaire
The Millionaire (1955)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Preliminary Feeney

Mr. & Mrs. North
Mr. & Mrs. North (1952)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show

Pier 23
Pier 23 (1951)
GoodWatch score 55

as Prof. Shicker

Roaring City
Roaring City (1951)
GoodWatch score 54

as 'Professor' Fredrick Simpson Schicka

Danger Zone
Danger Zone (1951)
GoodWatch score 48

as Prof. Frederick Simpson Schicker

1940s

41 titles ยท average score 63
Arson, Inc.
Arson, Inc. (1949)
GoodWatch score 54

as Pete Purdy

It Happened on Fifth Avenue
It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)
GoodWatch score 71

as Gates Patrolman Cecil Felton

Renegade Girl
Renegade Girl (1946)
GoodWatch score 46

as Bob Crandall

The Falcon's Adventure
The Falcon's Adventure (1946)
GoodWatch score 48

as Goldie Locke

The Falcon in San Francisco
The Falcon in San Francisco (1945)
GoodWatch score 64

as Goldie Locke

Wonder Man
Wonder Man (1945)
GoodWatch score 85

as Torso

A Night of Adventure
A Night of Adventure (1944)
GoodWatch score 56

as Steve

A Scream in the Dark
A Scream in the Dark (1943)

as Eddie Tough

Madame Spy
Madame Spy (1942)

as Mike Reese

Dumbo
Dumbo (1941)
GoodWatch score 83

as Timothy Q. Mouse (voice) (uncredited)

The Gay Falcon
The Gay Falcon (1941)
GoodWatch score 58

as Detective Bates

The Invisible Woman
The Invisible Woman (1940)
GoodWatch score 48

as Bill

1930s

83 titles ยท average score 60
For Love or Money
For Love or Money (1939)

as Sleeper

Golden Boy
Golden Boy (1939)
GoodWatch score 70

as Roxy Lewis

Come On, Leathernecks!
Come On, Leathernecks! (1938)

as Max 'Curly' Maxwell

A Slight Case of Murder
A Slight Case of Murder (1938)
GoodWatch score 68

as Lefty

Hideaway Girl
Hideaway Girl (1936)

as Bugs Murphy

$1,000 a Minute
$1,000 a Minute (1935)
GoodWatch score 59

as Benny Dolan

Mad Love
Mad Love (1935)
GoodWatch score 87

as Rollo

Evelyn Prentice
Evelyn Prentice (1934)
GoodWatch score 65

as Eddie Delaney

What! No Beer?
What! No Beer? (1933)
GoodWatch score 42

as Spike Moran

Buster se marie
Buster se marie (1931)

Director

Casanova Against His Will
Casanova Against His Will (1931)

Director

The Champ
The Champ (1931)
GoodWatch score 84

as Tim

1920s

7 titles ยท average score 75
Spite Marriage
Spite Marriage (1929)
GoodWatch score 82

Production Manager

The Cameraman
The Cameraman (1928)
GoodWatch score 91

as Man in Bathhouse Stall with Buster (uncredited)

West Point
West Point (1928)
GoodWatch score 70

as Team Manager (Uncredited)

Spring Fever
Spring Fever (1927)
GoodWatch score 56

as Golf Game Spectator (uncredited)

The Dangerous Maid
The Dangerous Maid (1923)

Assistant Director

The Sign on the Door
The Sign on the Door (1921)

as Newspaper Photographer (uncredited)

Yes or No
Yes or No (1920)

as Tom Martin