as in the police procedural Arson, Inc. (1949), in which he played a potentially dangerous firebug. He also made several appearances in the films of director John Ford, notably as "Ditto" Boland in The Last Hurrah (1958), Brophy's last film. Brophy was the model for comic-book character Doiby Dickles, the cab-driving sidekick to Green Lantern in the 1940s. Death Brophy died on May 27, 1960, during the production of Ford's Two Rode Together. (One source says Brophy "died while watching a prizefight on television.") He was 65. He was buried in Santa Monica's Woodlawn Cemetery next to his wife Ann S. Brophy. (Another source listed "widow, Ann" as a survivor.) Filmography Yes or No? (1920) as Tom Martin The Sign on the Door (1921) as Newspaper Photographer (uncredited) Spring Fever (1927) as Golf Game Spectator (uncredited) West Point (1927) as Team Manager (uncredited) The Cameraman (1928) as Man in Bath-House (uncredited) Free and Easy (1930) as Benny - The Stage Manager (uncredited) Estrellados (1930) as Assistant Director (uncredited) Our Blushing Brides (1930) as Joe Munsey Doughboys (1930) as Sergeant Brophy Those Three French Girls (1930) as Yank Remote Control (1930) as Al Paid (1930) as Burglar (uncredited) Parlor, Bedroom and Bath (1931) as Detective A Free Soul (1931) as Slouch (uncredited) Sporting Blood (1931) as Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited) A Dangerous Affair (1931) as Nelson The Champ (1931) as Tim The Big Shot (1931) as Minor Role (scenes deleted) The Passionate Plumber (1932) as Man Outside Beauty Parlor (uncredited) Freaks (1932) as Rollo Brother The Beast of the City (1932) as Police Dispatcher (uncredited) Skyscraper Souls (1932) as Man in Elevator (uncredited) Speak Easily (1932) as Reno Prosperity (1932) as Ice Cream Salesman (uncredited) Flesh (1932) as Dolan - a Referee What! No Beer? (1933) as Spike Moran Beer and Pretzels (1933, Short) as Theater Manager (uncredited) Broadway to Hollywood (1933) as Joe Mannion (uncredited) Hello Pop! (1933, Short) as Brophy (uncredited) The Poor Rich (1934) as Flannigan The Thin Man (1934) as Morelli Paris Interlude (1934) as Ham Hide-Out (1934) as Detective Britt Have a Heart (1934) as Mac (uncredited) Death on the Diamond (1934) as Grogan Evelyn Prentice (1934) as Eddie Delaney I'll Fix It (1934) as Tilly Tilson Sequoia (1934) as Forest Ranger Pete (uncredited) Forsaking All Others (1934) (scenes deleted) Devil Dogs of the Air (1935) as Minor Role (scenes deleted) Shadow of Doubt (1935) as Fred