James Finlayson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1887-08-26

Place of Birth

Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK
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James Finlayson

Biography

James Henderson "Jimmy" Finlayson (August 27, 1887 – October 9, 1953) was a Scottish actor who worked in both silent and sound comedies. Bald, with a fake moustache, Finlayson had many trademark comic mannerisms and is famous for his squinting, outraged, "double take and fade away" head reaction, and characteristic expression "d'ooooooh", and as the most famous comic foil of Laurel and Hardy.

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Acting History

2002
Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
1990
The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence as Self (archive footage)
1968
The Best of Laurel and Hardy as Meadows / Dulcy's Father / Fin (archive footage)
1967
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
1964
The Big Parade of Comedy as Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage)
1952
Here We Go Again as Plato's Rival
1951
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives as (archive footage)
1951
Royal Wedding as Cabby (uncredited)
1948
Grand Canyon Trail as Sheriff
1947
The Perils of Pauline as Comic Chef
1946
Two Sisters from Boston as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
1946
She-Wolf of London as Constable (uncredited)
1943
Happy Times and Jolly Moments as (archive footage)
1942
Wedding Yells as Hammerhead Nahl
1942
To Be or Not to Be as Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)
1940
Foreign Correspondent as Dutch Peasant (uncredited)
1940
Saps at Sea as Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)
1940
A Chump at Oxford as Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)
1939
The Great Victor Herbert as Lamplighter
1939
Raffles as Hansom Cab Driver
1939
The Flying Deuces as Jailor
1939
Hollywood Cavalcade as Keystone Cop
1939
Dog-Gone as Mr. Jones
1938
Block-Heads as Man on Stairs
1937
Angel as Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)
1937
All Over Town as MacDougal
1937
The Toast of New York as Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)
1937
Pick a Star as Director
1937
Way Out West as Mickey Finn
1936
Our Relations as Finn
1936
The Bohemian Girl as Captain Finn
1935
MGM 1935 Promo Reel as Manager
1935
Life Hesitates at 40 as Dr. James Finlayson
1935
Manhattan Monkey Business as Joyce's Father
1935
Bonnie Scotland as Sgt. Maj. Finlayson
1935
Thicker Than Water as Auction Manager
1935
Father and Son as Bidad
1933
Dick Turpin as Jeremy
1933
So This Is Harris! as Golf Pro
1933
The Gay Nighties as Mr. Amos Pipp
1933
Mush and Milk as Mr. Brown, the banker
1933
The Druggist's Dilemma as Andrew Finch
1933
The Devil's Brother as Lord Rocburg
1933
His Silent Racket as James
1933
Me and My Pal as Peter Cucumber
1933
Nature in the Wrong as Voice of lion (uncredited)
1932
Jitters the Butler as Phineas P. McPhinn
1932
Boy Oh Boy! as Saunders
1932
The Millionaire Cat as Lawyer Fogg
1932
Pack Up Your Troubles as General
1932
The Iceman's Ball as Commissioner Walters
1932
Thunder Below as Scotty
1932
The Chimp as Ringmaster
1931
Hasty Marriage as Kitty's Father
1931
Scratch-As-Catch-Can
1931
One Good Turn as A Community Player
1931
False Roomers as Landlord
1931
Beach Pajamas
1931
Pardon Us as Schoolteacher
1931
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
1931
One of the Smiths as Wine Brewer (uncredited)
1931
Our Wife as Father of the bride
1931
Playing at Politics as Criado
1931
Second Hand Kisses as Jimmy Finlayson
1931
Chickens Come Home as Butler
1930
Don't Leave Home
1930
Another Fine Mess as Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)
1930
The prince of the dollar
1930
Gold Diggers
1930
Dollar Dizzy as House Detective
1930
For the Defense as Parrott
1930
The Dawn Patrol as Field Sergeant
1930
Young Eagles as Scotty
1930
Thieves
1930
Night Owls as Meadows
1929
Wall Street as Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson)
1929
The Hoose-Gow as Governor
1929
Hard to Get as Pa Martin
1929
Men O' War as Soda jerk
1929
Two Weeks Off as Pa Weaver
1929
Big Business as Homeowner
1929
Liberty as Store keeper
1929
Fast Freight as Spooky Wall Painting
1928
Show Girl as Mr. Dugan
1928
Lady Be Good as Trelawney West
1928
Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath as Pa Slocum
1928
Galloping Ghosts as Police Commissioner
1928
Flying Elephants as Saxophonus
1928
Should Tall Men Marry? as Joe Skittle
1927
Fighting Fathers as Neighbor
1927
Do Detectives Think? as Judge Foozle
1927
Hats Off as Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.
1927
Call of the Cuckoo as Asylum Inmate
1927
The Second 100 Years as Browne Van Dyke
1927
Sugar Daddies as Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle
1927
With Love and Hisses as Captain Bustle
1927
Don't Tell Everything as Lawyer Goldblum
1927
Love 'Em and Weep as Titus Tillsbury
1927
No Man's Law as Jack Belcher
1927
Forgotten Sweeties
1927
One Hour Married
1927
Seeing the World as 'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher
1927
Anything Once! as Mabel's Boss
1926
The Nickel-Hopper as Rupert
1926
Raggedy Rose as Simpson Sniffle
1926
Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes as Dean of Pinkham University
1926
Merry Widower as The Hunter
1926
Thundering Fleas as Justice of the Peace
1926
Don Key (Son of Burro) as Vivien's Suitor
1926
Wife Tamers as The Waiter
1926
Dizzy Daddies as Jonathan Haig
1926
Madame Mystery as Struggling Author
1926
What's the World Coming To? as The Father-in-Law
1926
A Punch in the Nose
1925
Flaming Flappers
1925
The Caretaker's Daughter as The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson)
1925
Moonlight and Noses as Professor Sniff
1925
Unfriendly Enemies as The Cameraman
1925
Mary, Queen of Tots as Radio Actor
1925
Madame Sans Jane as The Girl's Father
1925
Innocent Husbands as The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson)
1925
Yes, Yes, Nanette as Hillory, the new husband
1925
Chasing the Chaser as Gilroy (the husband)
1925
Thundering Landlords as The Landlord
1925
In the Grease as Father
1925
Tell It to a Policeman
1925
Sure-Mike! as The Floorwalker
1925
Welcome Home
1925
The Haunted Honeymoon
1925
Hard Boiled
1924
Short Kilts as McGregor's Son
1924
Why Husbands Go Mad
1924
Wide Open Spaces as Jack McQueen
1924
Rupert of Hee-Haw as Rupert of Hee Haw
1924
Near Dublin as Sir Patrick
1924
Brothers Under the Chin
1924
Zeb vs. Paprika as Major Glanders Botts
1924
Postage Due as Postal Inspector Hawke
1924
Smithy as Sergeant
1923
Mother's Joy as Baron Buttontop
1923
Fully Insured as The Foreman
1923
Scorching Sands as James
1923
The Soilers as Smacknamara
1923
The Whole Truth as Defense lawyer
1923
Frozen Hearts as General Sappovitch
1923
Jus' Passin' Through as Drunk (uncredited)
1923
Roughest Africa as Hans Downe
1923
A Man About Town as Humko, Store Detective
1923
Pitfalls of a Big City as The Hired Man
1923
The Mystery Man
1923
Hollywood as James Finlayson
1923
Oranges and Lemons as Worker
1923
Jack Frost as Wicked Man from the Wicked City
1923
Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening? as The Hired Man
1923
Courtship of Miles Sandwich as Miles Sandwich
1923
Pick and Shovel as The Foreman
1923
Sold at Auction! as The Man Who WAS Sold
1923
White Wings as Dental Patient
1923
The Noon Whistle
1923
California or Bust as Campground neighbor
1923
Before the Public
1923
A Tough Winter
1922
Newly Rich
1922
The Crossroads of New York as Lawyer
1921
Hard Knocks and Love Taps as Plato's Rival
1921
She Sighed by the Seaside as 1st Suitor
1921
A Small Town Idol as J. Wellington Jones
1920
Love, Honor and Behave as Artist
1920
Don't Weaken! as Lightfingered Luke - Professor Yonson's Assistant
1920
Married Life as Man Who Made Good
1920
Down on the Farm as The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage
1919
Up in Alf's Place as The Dancing Instructor
1919
Trying to Get Along as The Beauty Parlor Operator
1919
Yankee Doodle in Berlin as Commander's Officer (uncredited)
1918
In Dutch
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