
James Finlayson
Known for Acting · 180 credits
- Born
- 1887-08-26
- Died
- 1953-10-09
- Place of birth
- Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as
- Jimmy Finlayson · Jimmie Finlayson · Jim Finlayson · James Henderson Finlayson · Jimmy Finalyson
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.
Known For
Movies (180)

Bonnie Scotland
1935
as Sgt. Maj. Finlayson

Thieves
1930

Pardon Us
1931
as Schoolteacher

Married Life
1920
as Man Who Made Good

To Be or Not to Be
1942
as Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)

Playing at Politics
1931
as Criado

Foreign Correspondent
1940
as Dutch Peasant (uncredited)

Scorching Sands
1923
as James

Block-Heads
1938
as Man on Stairs

Show Girl
1928
as Mr. Dugan

Sure-Mike!
1925
as The Floorwalker

Our Wife
1931
as Father of the bride (uncredited)

Unfriendly Enemies
1925
as The Cameraman

In Dutch
1918
The Mystery Man
1923

The Devil's Brother
1933
as Lord Rocburg

Roughest Africa
1923
as Hans Downe

The Flying Deuces
1939
as Jailor

White Wings
1923
as Dental Patient

Wife Tamers
1926
as The Waiter

Call of the Cuckoo
1927
as Asylum Inmate
The prince of the dollar
1930

Sugar Daddies
1927
as Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle

Do Detectives Think?
1927
as Judge Foozle (uncredited)

Thundering Landlords
1925
as The Landlord

Thicker Than Water
1935
as Auction Manager

One Good Turn
1931
as A Community Player

Pick a Star
1937
as Director

Royal Wedding
1951
as Cabby (uncredited)

Frozen Hearts
1923
as General Sappovitch

Way Out West
1937
as Mickey Finn
Boy Oh Boy!
1932
as Saunders

Dick Turpin
1933
as Jeremy

Pack Up Your Troubles
1932
as General

Down on the Farm
1920
as The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage

The Hoose-Gow
1929
as Governor (uncredited)

The Gay Nighties
1933
as Mr. Amos Pipp
Wedding Yells
1942
as Hammerhead Nahl

Bachelor’s Paradise
1928
as Pat Malone

Newly Rich
1922

The Dawn Patrol
1930
as Field Sergeant
The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence
1990
as Self (archive footage)

The Bohemian Girl
1936
as Captain Finn
In the Grease
1925
as Father

Another Fine Mess
1930
as Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)

Two Sisters from Boston
1946
as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
Life Hesitates at 40
1935
as Dr. James Finlayson

Love, Honor and Behave
1920
as Artist

Jus' Passin' Through
1923
as Drunk (uncredited)

Madame Sans Jane
1925
as The Girl's Father
Before the Public
1923

The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage)

Don't Tell Everything
1927
as Lawyer Goldblum

Our Relations
1936
as Finn

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
1928
as Pa Slocum

Courtship of Miles Sandwich
1923
as Miles Sandwich

The Toast of New York
1937
as Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)

The Perils of Pauline
1947
as Comic Chef

Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?
1923
as The Hired Man

Night Owls
1930
as Meadows

With Love and Hisses
1927
as Captain Bustle

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
1951
as (archive footage)

Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
2002

Saps at Sea
1940
as Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)

The Second 100 Years
1927
as Browne Van Dyke

Flying Elephants
1928
as Saxophonus (uncredited)

Trying to Get Along
1919
as The Beauty Parlor Operator

Oranges and Lemons
1923
as Worker

Me and My Pal
1933
as Peter Cucumber

The Nickel-Hopper
1926
as Rupert

The Noon Whistle
1923

Hollywood Cavalcade
1939
as Keystone Cop

Sold at Auction!
1923
as The Man Who WAS Sold

Men O' War
1929
as Soda jerk

Hard Boiled
1925

Raffles
1939
as Hansom Cab Driver (uncredited)

Angel
1937
as Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)

Love 'Em and Weep
1927
as Titus Tillsbury

A Chump at Oxford
1940
as Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)

Chickens Come Home
1931
as Butler (uncredited)

The Great Victor Herbert
1939
as Lamplighter

Manhattan Monkey Business
1935
as Joyce's Father

The Chimp
1932
as Ringmaster (uncredited)
Second Hand Kisses
1931
as Jimmy Finlayson

Big Business
1929
as Homeowner (uncredited)

Yes, Yes, Nanette
1925
as Hillory, the new husband

Pick and Shovel
1923
as The Foreman

One of the Smiths
1931
as Wine Brewer (uncredited)

California or Bust
1923
as Campground neighbor

She-Wolf of London
1946
as Constable (uncredited)

Anything Once!
1927
as Mabel's Boss

Thundering Fleas
1926
as Justice of the Peace

Zeb vs. Paprika
1924
as Major Glanders Botts

Liberty
1929
as Store keeper
Gold Diggers
1930

Jack Frost
1923
as Wicked Man from the Wicked City

Grand Canyon Trail
1948
as Sheriff

Short Kilts
1924
as McGregor's Son

Hats Off
1927
as Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
1968
as Meadows / Dulcy's Father / Fin (archive footage)

Should Tall Men Marry?
1928
as Joe Skittle

Madame Mystery
1926
as Struggling Author

Pitfalls of a Big City
1923
as The Hired Man

Thunder Below
1932
as Scotty
The Millionaire Cat
1932
as Lawyer Fogg

The World of Laurel and Hardy

Hard to Get
1929
as Pa Martin

Wide Open Spaces
1924
as Jack McQueen

Scratch-As-Catch-Can
1931
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
1931
as Kop(as the Original Keystone Kops)
MGM 1935 Promo Reel
1935
as Manager
Change the Needle
1925

A Small Town Idol
1921
as J. Wellington Jones

Yankee Doodle in Berlin
1919
as Commander's Officer (uncredited)

Hasty Marriage
1931
as Kitty's Father

Hollywood
1923
as James Finlayson
The Iceman's Ball
1932
as Commissioner Walters

The Crossroads of New York
1922
as Lawyer

Yanks Ahoy
1943
as Cook Flynn (uncredited)

What's the World Coming To?
1926
as The Father-in-Law
About James Finlayson
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. With 180 credits spanning from 1918 to 2002, James Finlayson has appeared in 180 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular James Finlayson Movies
- Bonnie Scotland (1935) — as Sgt. Maj. Finlayson
- Thieves (1930)
- Pardon Us (1931) — as Schoolteacher
- Married Life (1920) — as Man Who Made Good
- To Be or Not to Be (1942) — as Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)
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