James Finlayson

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
Movie

Bonnie Scotland

1935

as Sgt. Maj. Finlayson

Thieves
Movie

Thieves

1930

Pardon Us
Movie

Pardon Us

1931

as Schoolteacher

Married Life
Movie

Married Life

1920

as Man Who Made Good

To Be or Not to Be
Movie

To Be or Not to Be

1942

as Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)

Playing at Politics
Movie

Playing at Politics

1931

as Criado

Foreign Correspondent
Movie

Foreign Correspondent

1940

as Dutch Peasant (uncredited)

Scorching Sands
Movie

Scorching Sands

1923

as James

Block-Heads
Movie

Block-Heads

1938

as Man on Stairs

Show Girl
Movie

Show Girl

1928

as Mr. Dugan

Sure-Mike!
Movie

Sure-Mike!

1925

as The Floorwalker

Our Wife
Movie

Our Wife

1931

as Father of the bride (uncredited)

Unfriendly Enemies
Movie

Unfriendly Enemies

1925

as The Cameraman

In Dutch
Movie

In Dutch

1918

The Mystery Man
Movie

The Mystery Man

1923

The Devil's Brother
Movie

The Devil's Brother

1933

as Lord Rocburg

Roughest Africa
Movie

Roughest Africa

1923

as Hans Downe

The Flying Deuces
Movie

The Flying Deuces

1939

as Jailor

White Wings
Movie

White Wings

1923

as Dental Patient

Wife Tamers
Movie

Wife Tamers

1926

as The Waiter

Call of the Cuckoo
Movie

Call of the Cuckoo

1927

as Asylum Inmate

The prince of the dollar
Movie

The prince of the dollar

1930

Sugar Daddies
Movie

Sugar Daddies

1927

as Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle

Do Detectives Think?
Movie

Do Detectives Think?

1927

as Judge Foozle (uncredited)

Thundering Landlords
Movie

Thundering Landlords

1925

as The Landlord

Thicker Than Water
Movie

Thicker Than Water

1935

as Auction Manager

One Good Turn
Movie

One Good Turn

1931

as A Community Player

Pick a Star
Movie

Pick a Star

1937

as Director

Royal Wedding
Movie

Royal Wedding

1951

as Cabby (uncredited)

Frozen Hearts
Movie

Frozen Hearts

1923

as General Sappovitch

Way Out West
Movie

Way Out West

1937

as Mickey Finn

Boy Oh Boy!
Movie

Boy Oh Boy!

1932

as Saunders

Dick Turpin
Movie

Dick Turpin

1933

as Jeremy

Pack Up Your Troubles
Movie

Pack Up Your Troubles

1932

as General

Down on the Farm
Movie

Down on the Farm

1920

as The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage

The Hoose-Gow
Movie

The Hoose-Gow

1929

as Governor (uncredited)

The Gay Nighties
Movie

The Gay Nighties

1933

as Mr. Amos Pipp

Wedding Yells
Movie

Wedding Yells

1942

as Hammerhead Nahl

Bachelor’s Paradise
Movie

Bachelor’s Paradise

1928

as Pat Malone

Newly Rich
Movie

Newly Rich

1922

The Dawn Patrol
Movie

The Dawn Patrol

1930

as Field Sergeant

The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence
Movie

The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence

1990

as Self (archive footage)

The Bohemian Girl
Movie

The Bohemian Girl

1936

as Captain Finn

In the Grease
Movie

In the Grease

1925

as Father

Another Fine Mess
Movie

Another Fine Mess

1930

as Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)

Two Sisters from Boston
Movie

Two Sisters from Boston

1946

as Street Cleaner (uncredited)

Life Hesitates at 40
Movie

Life Hesitates at 40

1935

as Dr. James Finlayson

Love, Honor and Behave
Movie

Love, Honor and Behave

1920

as Artist

Jus' Passin' Through
Movie

Jus' Passin' Through

1923

as Drunk (uncredited)

Madame Sans Jane
Movie

Madame Sans Jane

1925

as The Girl's Father

Before the Public
Movie

Before the Public

1923

The Big Parade of Comedy
Movie

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

as Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage)

Don't Tell Everything
Movie

Don't Tell Everything

1927

as Lawyer Goldblum

Our Relations
Movie

Our Relations

1936

as Finn

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
Movie

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath

1928

as Pa Slocum

Courtship of Miles Sandwich
Movie

Courtship of Miles Sandwich

1923

as Miles Sandwich

The Toast of New York
Movie

The Toast of New York

1937

as Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)

The Perils of Pauline
Movie

The Perils of Pauline

1947

as Comic Chef

Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?
Movie

Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?

1923

as The Hired Man

Night Owls
Movie

Night Owls

1930

as Meadows

With Love and Hisses
Movie

With Love and Hisses

1927

as Captain Bustle

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
Movie

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

1951

as (archive footage)

Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
Movie

Laurel & Hardy - Highlights

2002

Saps at Sea
Movie

Saps at Sea

1940

as Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)

The Second 100 Years
Movie

The Second 100 Years

1927

as Browne Van Dyke

Flying Elephants
Movie

Flying Elephants

1928

as Saxophonus (uncredited)

Trying to Get Along
Movie

Trying to Get Along

1919

as The Beauty Parlor Operator

Oranges and Lemons
Movie

Oranges and Lemons

1923

as Worker

Me and My Pal
Movie

Me and My Pal

1933

as Peter Cucumber

The Nickel-Hopper
Movie

The Nickel-Hopper

1926

as Rupert

The Noon Whistle
Movie

The Noon Whistle

1923

Hollywood Cavalcade
Movie

Hollywood Cavalcade

1939

as Keystone Cop

Sold at Auction!
Movie

Sold at Auction!

1923

as The Man Who WAS Sold

Men O' War
Movie

Men O' War

1929

as Soda jerk

Hard Boiled
Movie

Hard Boiled

1925

Raffles
Movie

Raffles

1939

as Hansom Cab Driver (uncredited)

Angel
Movie

Angel

1937

as Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)

Love 'Em and Weep
Movie

Love 'Em and Weep

1927

as Titus Tillsbury

A Chump at Oxford
Movie

A Chump at Oxford

1940

as Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)

Chickens Come Home
Movie

Chickens Come Home

1931

as Butler (uncredited)

The Great Victor Herbert
Movie

The Great Victor Herbert

1939

as Lamplighter

Manhattan Monkey Business
Movie

Manhattan Monkey Business

1935

as Joyce's Father

The Chimp
Movie

The Chimp

1932

as Ringmaster (uncredited)

Second Hand Kisses
Movie

Second Hand Kisses

1931

as Jimmy Finlayson

Big Business
Movie

Big Business

1929

as Homeowner (uncredited)

Yes, Yes, Nanette
Movie

Yes, Yes, Nanette

1925

as Hillory, the new husband

Pick and Shovel
Movie

Pick and Shovel

1923

as The Foreman

One of the Smiths
Movie

One of the Smiths

1931

as Wine Brewer (uncredited)

California or Bust
Movie

California or Bust

1923

as Campground neighbor

She-Wolf of London
Movie

She-Wolf of London

1946

as Constable (uncredited)

Anything Once!
Movie

Anything Once!

1927

as Mabel's Boss

Thundering Fleas
Movie

Thundering Fleas

1926

as Justice of the Peace

Zeb vs. Paprika
Movie

Zeb vs. Paprika

1924

as Major Glanders Botts

Liberty
Movie

Liberty

1929

as Store keeper

Gold Diggers
Movie

Gold Diggers

1930

Jack Frost
Movie

Jack Frost

1923

as Wicked Man from the Wicked City

Grand Canyon Trail
Movie

Grand Canyon Trail

1948

as Sheriff

Short Kilts
Movie

Short Kilts

1924

as McGregor's Son

Hats Off
Movie

Hats Off

1927

as Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.

The Best of Laurel and Hardy
Movie

The Best of Laurel and Hardy

1968

as Meadows / Dulcy's Father / Fin (archive footage)

Should Tall Men Marry?
Movie

Should Tall Men Marry?

1928

as Joe Skittle

Madame Mystery
Movie

Madame Mystery

1926

as Struggling Author

Pitfalls of a Big City
Movie

Pitfalls of a Big City

1923

as The Hired Man

Thunder Below
Movie

Thunder Below

1932

as Scotty

The Millionaire Cat
Movie

The Millionaire Cat

1932

as Lawyer Fogg

The World of Laurel and Hardy
Movie

The World of Laurel and Hardy

Hard to Get
Movie

Hard to Get

1929

as Pa Martin

Wide Open Spaces
Movie

Wide Open Spaces

1924

as Jack McQueen

Scratch-As-Catch-Can
Movie

Scratch-As-Catch-Can

1931

Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
Movie

Stout Hearts and Willing Hands

1931

as Kop(as the Original Keystone Kops)

MGM 1935 Promo Reel
Movie

MGM 1935 Promo Reel

1935

as Manager

Change the Needle
Movie

Change the Needle

1925

A Small Town Idol
Movie

A Small Town Idol

1921

as J. Wellington Jones

Yankee Doodle in Berlin
Movie

Yankee Doodle in Berlin

1919

as Commander's Officer (uncredited)

Hasty Marriage
Movie

Hasty Marriage

1931

as Kitty's Father

Hollywood
Movie

Hollywood

1923

as James Finlayson

The Iceman's Ball
Movie

The Iceman's Ball

1932

as Commissioner Walters

The Crossroads of New York
Movie

The Crossroads of New York

1922

as Lawyer

Yanks Ahoy
Movie

Yanks Ahoy

1943

as Cook Flynn (uncredited)

What's the World Coming To?
Movie

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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