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)

Foreign Correspondent
Movie

Foreign Correspondent

1940

as Dutch Peasant (uncredited)

Bonnie Scotland
Movie

Bonnie Scotland

1935

as Sgt. Maj. Finlayson

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

Married Life
Movie

Married Life

1920

as Man Who Made Good

Thieves
Movie

Thieves

1930

Pardon Us
Movie

Pardon Us

1931

as Schoolteacher

Sure-Mike!
Movie

Sure-Mike!

1925

as The Floorwalker

Unfriendly Enemies
Movie

Unfriendly Enemies

1925

as The Cameraman

Show Girl
Movie

Show Girl

1928

as Mr. Dugan

Our Wife
Movie

Our Wife

1931

as Father of the bride (uncredited)

Scorching Sands
Movie

Scorching Sands

1923

as James

Sugar Daddies
Movie

Sugar Daddies

1927

as Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle

The Devil's Brother
Movie

The Devil's Brother

1933

as Lord Rocburg

Call of the Cuckoo
Movie

Call of the Cuckoo

1927

as Asylum Inmate

Roughest Africa
Movie

Roughest Africa

1923

as Hans Downe

Do Detectives Think?
Movie

Do Detectives Think?

1927

as Judge Foozle (uncredited)

The Flying Deuces
Movie

The Flying Deuces

1939

as Jailor

Block-Heads
Movie

Block-Heads

1938

as Man on Stairs

Thundering Landlords
Movie

Thundering Landlords

1925

as The Landlord

In Dutch
Movie

In Dutch

1918

The Mystery Man
Movie

The Mystery Man

1923

White Wings
Movie

White Wings

1923

as Dental Patient

The Dawn Patrol
Movie

The Dawn Patrol

1930

as Field Sergeant

Royal Wedding
Movie

Royal Wedding

1951

as Cabby (uncredited)

The Hoose-Gow
Movie

The Hoose-Gow

1929

as Governor (uncredited)

The prince of the dollar
Movie

The prince of the dollar

1930

Way Out West
Movie

Way Out West

1937

as Mickey Finn

Pick a Star
Movie

Pick a Star

1937

as Director

The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence
Movie

The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence

1990

as Self (archive footage)

Madame Sans Jane
Movie

Madame Sans Jane

1925

as The Girl's Father

Wife Tamers
Movie

Wife Tamers

1926

as The Waiter

Dick Turpin
Movie

Dick Turpin

1933

as Jeremy

Newly Rich
Movie

Newly Rich

1922

Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?
Movie

Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?

1923

as The Hired Man

One Good Turn
Movie

One Good Turn

1931

as A Community Player

The Toast of New York
Movie

The Toast of New York

1937

as Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)

Two Sisters from Boston
Movie

Two Sisters from Boston

1946

as Street Cleaner (uncredited)

Courtship of Miles Sandwich
Movie

Courtship of Miles Sandwich

1923

as Miles Sandwich

Thicker Than Water
Movie

Thicker Than Water

1935

as Auction Manager

Love, Honor and Behave
Movie

Love, Honor and Behave

1920

as Artist

Wedding Yells
Movie

Wedding Yells

1942

as Hammerhead Nahl

Boy Oh Boy!
Movie

Boy Oh Boy!

1932

as Saunders

Pack Up Your Troubles
Movie

Pack Up Your Troubles

1932

as General

She-Wolf of London
Movie

She-Wolf of London

1946

as Constable (uncredited)

The Bohemian Girl
Movie

The Bohemian Girl

1936

as Captain Finn

Frozen Hearts
Movie

Frozen Hearts

1923

as General Sappovitch

Another Fine Mess
Movie

Another Fine Mess

1930

as Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)

In the Grease
Movie

In the Grease

1925

as Father

Down on the Farm
Movie

Down on the Farm

1920

as The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage

Yes, Yes, Nanette
Movie

Yes, Yes, Nanette

1925

as Hillory, the new husband

Saps at Sea
Movie

Saps at Sea

1940

as Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)

Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
Movie

Laurel & Hardy - Highlights

2002

Jus' Passin' Through
Movie

Jus' Passin' Through

1923

as Drunk (uncredited)

Before the Public
Movie

Before the Public

1923

Angel
Movie

Angel

1937

as Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)

The Big Parade of Comedy
Movie

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

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

Bachelor’s Paradise
Movie

Bachelor’s Paradise

1928

as Pat Malone

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
Movie

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath

1928

as Pa Slocum

Hard Boiled
Movie

Hard Boiled

1925

One of the Smiths
Movie

One of the Smiths

1931

as Wine Brewer (uncredited)

Second Hand Kisses
Movie

Second Hand Kisses

1931

as Jimmy Finlayson

Our Relations
Movie

Our Relations

1936

as Finn

The Noon Whistle
Movie

The Noon Whistle

1923

Night Owls
Movie

Night Owls

1930

as Meadows

The Perils of Pauline
Movie

The Perils of Pauline

1947

as Comic Chef

Manhattan Monkey Business
Movie

Manhattan Monkey Business

1935

as Joyce's Father

Chickens Come Home
Movie

Chickens Come Home

1931

as Butler (uncredited)

Trying to Get Along
Movie

Trying to Get Along

1919

as The Beauty Parlor Operator

Pick and Shovel
Movie

Pick and Shovel

1923

as The Foreman

The Second 100 Years
Movie

The Second 100 Years

1927

as Browne Van Dyke

Men O' War
Movie

Men O' War

1929

as Soda jerk

Life Hesitates at 40
Movie

Life Hesitates at 40

1935

as Dr. James Finlayson

The Gay Nighties
Movie

The Gay Nighties

1933

as Mr. Amos Pipp

Don't Tell Everything
Movie

Don't Tell Everything

1927

as Lawyer Goldblum

Oranges and Lemons
Movie

Oranges and Lemons

1923

as Worker

The World of Laurel and Hardy
Movie

The World of Laurel and Hardy

With Love and Hisses
Movie

With Love and Hisses

1927

as Captain Bustle

Liberty
Movie

Liberty

1929

as Store keeper

Hollywood Cavalcade
Movie

Hollywood Cavalcade

1939

as Keystone Cop

Flying Elephants
Movie

Flying Elephants

1928

as Saxophonus (uncredited)

Me and My Pal
Movie

Me and My Pal

1933

as Peter Cucumber

Big Business
Movie

Big Business

1929

as Homeowner (uncredited)

Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
Movie

Stout Hearts and Willing Hands

1931

as Kop(as the Original Keystone Kops)

Thundering Fleas
Movie

Thundering Fleas

1926

as Justice of the Peace

Love 'Em and Weep
Movie

Love 'Em and Weep

1927

as Titus Tillsbury

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
Movie

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

1951

as (archive footage)

The Millionaire Cat
Movie

The Millionaire Cat

1932

as Lawyer Fogg

The Chimp
Movie

The Chimp

1932

as Ringmaster (uncredited)

What's the World Coming To?
Movie

What's the World Coming To?

1926

as The Father-in-Law

Thunder Below
Movie

Thunder Below

1932

as Scotty

Sold at Auction!
Movie

Sold at Auction!

1923

as The Man Who WAS Sold

Yanks Ahoy
Movie

Yanks Ahoy

1943

as Cook Flynn (uncredited)

Gold Diggers
Movie

Gold Diggers

1930

Raffles
Movie

Raffles

1939

as Hansom Cab Driver (uncredited)

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
Movie

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

1967

Mush and Milk
Movie

Mush and Milk

1933

as Mr. Brown, the banker

Pitfalls of a Big City
Movie

Pitfalls of a Big City

1923

as The Hired Man

The Great Victor Herbert
Movie

The Great Victor Herbert

1939

as Lamplighter

The Nickel-Hopper
Movie

The Nickel-Hopper

1926

as Rupert

A Chump at Oxford
Movie

A Chump at Oxford

1940

as Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)

California or Bust
Movie

California or Bust

1923

as Campground neighbor

A Small Town Idol
Movie

A Small Town Idol

1921

as J. Wellington Jones

Should Tall Men Marry?
Movie

Should Tall Men Marry?

1928

as Joe Skittle

The Crossroads of New York
Movie

The Crossroads of New York

1922

as Lawyer

Dollar Dizzy
Movie

Dollar Dizzy

1930

as House Detective

Wide Open Spaces
Movie

Wide Open Spaces

1924

as Jack McQueen

Dance of the Cookoos
Movie

Dance of the Cookoos

1982

as Man with Toothache / Christmas Tree Customer

The Best of Laurel and Hardy
Movie

The Best of Laurel and Hardy

1968

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

Scratch-As-Catch-Can
Movie

Scratch-As-Catch-Can

1931

Zeb vs. Paprika
Movie

Zeb vs. Paprika

1924

as Major Glanders Botts

Hollywood
Movie

Hollywood

1923

as James Finlayson

Dizzy Daddies
Movie

Dizzy Daddies

1926

as Jonathan Haig

Short Kilts
Movie

Short Kilts

1924

as McGregor's Son

Don Key (Son of Burro)
Movie

Don Key (Son of Burro)

1926

as Vivien's Suitor

Madame Mystery
Movie

Madame Mystery

1926

as Struggling Author

All Over Town
Movie

All Over Town

1937

as MacDougal

MGM 1935 Promo Reel
Movie

MGM 1935 Promo Reel

1935

as Manager

Two Weeks Off
Movie

Two Weeks Off

1929

as Pa Weaver

Fighting Fathers
Movie

Fighting Fathers

1927

as Neighbor

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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