
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
1940
as Dutch Peasant (uncredited)

Bonnie Scotland
1935
as Sgt. Maj. Finlayson

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

Playing at Politics
1931
as Criado

Married Life
1920
as Man Who Made Good

Thieves
1930

Pardon Us
1931
as Schoolteacher

Sure-Mike!
1925
as The Floorwalker

Unfriendly Enemies
1925
as The Cameraman

Show Girl
1928
as Mr. Dugan

Our Wife
1931
as Father of the bride (uncredited)

Scorching Sands
1923
as James

Sugar Daddies
1927
as Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle

The Devil's Brother
1933
as Lord Rocburg

Call of the Cuckoo
1927
as Asylum Inmate

Roughest Africa
1923
as Hans Downe

Do Detectives Think?
1927
as Judge Foozle (uncredited)

The Flying Deuces
1939
as Jailor

Block-Heads
1938
as Man on Stairs

Thundering Landlords
1925
as The Landlord

In Dutch
1918
The Mystery Man
1923

White Wings
1923
as Dental Patient

The Dawn Patrol
1930
as Field Sergeant

Royal Wedding
1951
as Cabby (uncredited)

The Hoose-Gow
1929
as Governor (uncredited)
The prince of the dollar
1930

Way Out West
1937
as Mickey Finn

Pick a Star
1937
as Director
The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence
1990
as Self (archive footage)

Madame Sans Jane
1925
as The Girl's Father

Wife Tamers
1926
as The Waiter

Dick Turpin
1933
as Jeremy

Newly Rich
1922

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

One Good Turn
1931
as A Community Player

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

Two Sisters from Boston
1946
as Street Cleaner (uncredited)

Courtship of Miles Sandwich
1923
as Miles Sandwich

Thicker Than Water
1935
as Auction Manager

Love, Honor and Behave
1920
as Artist
Wedding Yells
1942
as Hammerhead Nahl
Boy Oh Boy!
1932
as Saunders

Pack Up Your Troubles
1932
as General

She-Wolf of London
1946
as Constable (uncredited)

The Bohemian Girl
1936
as Captain Finn

Frozen Hearts
1923
as General Sappovitch

Another Fine Mess
1930
as Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)
In the Grease
1925
as Father

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

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

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

Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
2002

Jus' Passin' Through
1923
as Drunk (uncredited)
Before the Public
1923

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

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

Bachelor’s Paradise
1928
as Pat Malone

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
1928
as Pa Slocum

Hard Boiled
1925

One of the Smiths
1931
as Wine Brewer (uncredited)
Second Hand Kisses
1931
as Jimmy Finlayson

Our Relations
1936
as Finn

The Noon Whistle
1923

Night Owls
1930
as Meadows

The Perils of Pauline
1947
as Comic Chef

Manhattan Monkey Business
1935
as Joyce's Father

Chickens Come Home
1931
as Butler (uncredited)

Trying to Get Along
1919
as The Beauty Parlor Operator

Pick and Shovel
1923
as The Foreman

The Second 100 Years
1927
as Browne Van Dyke

Men O' War
1929
as Soda jerk
Life Hesitates at 40
1935
as Dr. James Finlayson

The Gay Nighties
1933
as Mr. Amos Pipp

Don't Tell Everything
1927
as Lawyer Goldblum

Oranges and Lemons
1923
as Worker

The World of Laurel and Hardy

With Love and Hisses
1927
as Captain Bustle

Liberty
1929
as Store keeper

Hollywood Cavalcade
1939
as Keystone Cop

Flying Elephants
1928
as Saxophonus (uncredited)

Me and My Pal
1933
as Peter Cucumber

Big Business
1929
as Homeowner (uncredited)
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
1931
as Kop(as the Original Keystone Kops)

Thundering Fleas
1926
as Justice of the Peace

Love 'Em and Weep
1927
as Titus Tillsbury

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
1951
as (archive footage)
The Millionaire Cat
1932
as Lawyer Fogg

The Chimp
1932
as Ringmaster (uncredited)

What's the World Coming To?
1926
as The Father-in-Law

Thunder Below
1932
as Scotty

Sold at Auction!
1923
as The Man Who WAS Sold

Yanks Ahoy
1943
as Cook Flynn (uncredited)
Gold Diggers
1930

Raffles
1939
as Hansom Cab Driver (uncredited)

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
1967

Mush and Milk
1933
as Mr. Brown, the banker

Pitfalls of a Big City
1923
as The Hired Man

The Great Victor Herbert
1939
as Lamplighter

The Nickel-Hopper
1926
as Rupert

A Chump at Oxford
1940
as Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)

California or Bust
1923
as Campground neighbor

A Small Town Idol
1921
as J. Wellington Jones

Should Tall Men Marry?
1928
as Joe Skittle

The Crossroads of New York
1922
as Lawyer

Dollar Dizzy
1930
as House Detective

Wide Open Spaces
1924
as Jack McQueen

Dance of the Cookoos
1982
as Man with Toothache / Christmas Tree Customer
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
1968
as Meadows / Dulcy's Father / Fin (archive footage)

Scratch-As-Catch-Can
1931

Zeb vs. Paprika
1924
as Major Glanders Botts

Hollywood
1923
as James Finlayson

Dizzy Daddies
1926
as Jonathan Haig

Short Kilts
1924
as McGregor's Son

Don Key (Son of Burro)
1926
as Vivien's Suitor

Madame Mystery
1926
as Struggling Author

All Over Town
1937
as MacDougal
MGM 1935 Promo Reel
1935
as Manager

Two Weeks Off
1929
as Pa Weaver
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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Most Popular James Finlayson Movies
- Foreign Correspondent (1940) — as Dutch Peasant (uncredited)
- Bonnie Scotland (1935) — as Sgt. Maj. Finlayson
- To Be or Not to Be (1942) — as Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)
- Playing at Politics (1931) — as Criado
- Married Life (1920) — as Man Who Made Good
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