ACTOR

Edward Brophy

1895 - 1960

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Edward Santree Brophy (February 27, 1895 – May 27, 1960) 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. He is best remembered as the sidekick to The Falcon in the Tom Conway film series of the 1940s, and for voicing Timothy Q. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward Brophy has received more than 393,516 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Brophy is the 6,554th most popular actor (down from 6,190th in 2019), the 9,651st most popular biography from United States (down from 9,250th in 2019) and the 3,014th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 390k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Edward Brophies by language

Over the past year Edward Brophy has had the most page views in the with 41,701 views, followed by Italian (3,370), and German (2,767). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Welsh (71.36%), Estonian (58.99%), and Korean (55.69%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Edward Brophy ranks 6,554 out of 13,578. Before him are Shin Ha-kyun, Tina Louise, Yūki Kaji, Joo Sang-wook, Michael McElhatton, and Max Riemelt. After him are Joey King, Desmond Harrington, Miguel Herrán, Sam Robards, Dorothy Stratten, and Filiz Ahmet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Edward Brophy ranks 281. Before him are A. Edward Sutherland, Cecil McMaster, Ken Maynard, Evripidis Bakirtzis, Valentin Loos, and Birger Cederin. After him are Milton Margai, Erwin Casmir, Malcolm Sargent, Andreo Cseh, Käthe Leichter, and R. J. Mitchell. Among people deceased in 1960, Edward Brophy ranks 214. Before him are Thalia Flora-Karavia, August Gailit, Alfred E. Green, Gustaf Lindblom, Giles Gilbert Scott, and Karl Gustafsson. After him are Raoul Paoli, Christopher Hornsrud, Lawrence Tibbett, Clara Kimball Young, Phyllis Haver, and André Jousseaume.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edward Brophy ranks 9,651 out of 20,380. Before him are Jeff Stryker (1962), Alvin Langdon Coburn (1882), Tina Louise (1934), Joel Glazer (1970), Alan Rudolph (1943), and Walt Davis (1931). After him are Sunrise Adams (1982), Irma Thomas (1941), Frank Henry (1909), Joey King (1999), Harry Hebner (1891), and Desmond Harrington (1976).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Edward Brophy ranks 3,014. Before him are Pauline Starke (1901), Kristy Swanson (1969), John Hoyt (1905), Parker Stevenson (1952), Joan Leslie (1925), and Tina Louise (1934). After him are Joey King (1999), Desmond Harrington (1976), Sam Robards (1961), Wilmer Valderrama (1980), Joe Flanigan (1967), and Patsy Ruth Miller (1904).

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Television and Movie Roles

Freaks
Rollo Brother
A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.
Feb 12o 19327.8 / 10
Dumbo
Timothy Q. Mouse (voice)
Dumbo is a baby elephant born with over-sized ears and a supreme lack of confidence. But thanks to his even more diminutive buddy Timothy the Mouse, the pint-sized pachyderm learns to surmount all obstacles.
Oct 31o 19416.999 / 10
The Thin Man
Joe Morelli
A husband and wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.
May 25o 19347.501 / 10