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)

Royal Wedding
Movie

Royal Wedding

1951

as Cabby (uncredited)

The Devil's Brother
Movie

The Devil's Brother

1933

as Lord Rocburg

To Be or Not to Be
Movie

To Be or Not to Be

1942

as Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)

Anything Once!
Movie

Anything Once!

1927

as Mabel's Boss

Bonnie Scotland
Movie

Bonnie Scotland

1935

as Sgt. Maj. Finlayson

The Flying Deuces
Movie

The Flying Deuces

1939

as Jailor

Merry Widower
Movie

Merry Widower

1926

as The Hunter

The Chimp
Movie

The Chimp

1932

as Ringmaster (uncredited)

Flaming Flappers
Movie

Flaming Flappers

1925

The Soilers
Movie

The Soilers

1923

as Smacknamara

Angel
Movie

Angel

1937

as Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)

Thundering Fleas
Movie

Thundering Fleas

1926

as Justice of the Peace

Block-Heads
Movie

Block-Heads

1938

as Man on Stairs

Dog-Gone
Movie

Dog-Gone

1939

as Mr. Jones

Fast Freight
Movie

Fast Freight

1929

as Spooky Wall Painting

Two Sisters from Boston
Movie

Two Sisters from Boston

1946

as Street Cleaner (uncredited)

Pardon Us
Movie

Pardon Us

1931

as Schoolteacher

Beach Pajamas
Movie

Beach Pajamas

1931

Young Eagles
Movie

Young Eagles

1930

as Scotty

Way Out West
Movie

Way Out West

1937

as Mickey Finn

Our Relations
Movie

Our Relations

1936

as Finn

The Toast of New York
Movie

The Toast of New York

1937

as Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)

Hollywood Cavalcade
Movie

Hollywood Cavalcade

1939

as Keystone Cop

Raffles
Movie

Raffles

1939

as Hansom Cab Driver (uncredited)

She-Wolf of London
Movie

She-Wolf of London

1946

as Constable (uncredited)

The Big Parade of Comedy
Movie

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

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

A Chump at Oxford
Movie

A Chump at Oxford

1940

as Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)

Scorching Sands
Movie

Scorching Sands

1923

as James

Pack Up Your Troubles
Movie

Pack Up Your Troubles

1932

as General

Saps at Sea
Movie

Saps at Sea

1940

as Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)

Postage Due
Movie

Postage Due

1924

as Postal Inspector Hawke

Short Kilts
Movie

Short Kilts

1924

as McGregor's Son

Night Owls
Movie

Night Owls

1930

as Meadows

Jitters the Butler
Movie

Jitters the Butler

1932

as Phineas P. McPhinn

Hasty Marriage
Movie

Hasty Marriage

1931

as Kitty's Father

The Dawn Patrol
Movie

The Dawn Patrol

1930

as Field Sergeant

Our Wife
Movie

Our Wife

1931

as Father of the bride (uncredited)

Sugar Daddies
Movie

Sugar Daddies

1927

as Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle

Big Business
Movie

Big Business

1929

as Homeowner (uncredited)

Men O' War
Movie

Men O' War

1929

as Soda jerk

The Hoose-Gow
Movie

The Hoose-Gow

1929

as Governor (uncredited)

With Love and Hisses
Movie

With Love and Hisses

1927

as Captain Bustle

The Perils of Pauline
Movie

The Perils of Pauline

1947

as Comic Chef

Hollywood
Movie

Hollywood

1923

as James Finlayson

The Bohemian Girl
Movie

The Bohemian Girl

1936

as Captain Finn

One Good Turn
Movie

One Good Turn

1931

as A Community Player

Thicker Than Water
Movie

Thicker Than Water

1935

as Auction Manager

Down on the Farm
Movie

Down on the Farm

1920

as The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
Movie

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath

1928

as Pa Slocum

Fully Insured
Movie

Fully Insured

1923

as The Foreman

Sure-Mike!
Movie

Sure-Mike!

1925

as The Floorwalker

Courtship of Miles Sandwich
Movie

Courtship of Miles Sandwich

1923

as Miles Sandwich

Chickens Come Home
Movie

Chickens Come Home

1931

as Butler (uncredited)

Yanks Ahoy
Movie

Yanks Ahoy

1943

as Cook Flynn (uncredited)

Pick a Star
Movie

Pick a Star

1937

as Director

Call of the Cuckoo
Movie

Call of the Cuckoo

1927

as Asylum Inmate

All Over Town
Movie

All Over Town

1937

as MacDougal

Lady Be Good
Movie

Lady Be Good

1928

as Trelawney West

Welcome Home
Movie

Welcome Home

1925

Yes, Yes, Nanette
Movie

Yes, Yes, Nanette

1925

as Hillory, the new husband

The Great Victor Herbert
Movie

The Great Victor Herbert

1939

as Lamplighter

Love 'Em and Weep
Movie

Love 'Em and Weep

1927

as Titus Tillsbury

Flying Elephants
Movie

Flying Elephants

1928

as Saxophonus (uncredited)

Another Fine Mess
Movie

Another Fine Mess

1930

as Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)

Seeing the World
Movie

Seeing the World

1927

as 'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher

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)

Innocent Husbands
Movie

Innocent Husbands

1925

as The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson)

Life Hesitates at 40
Movie

Life Hesitates at 40

1935

as Dr. James Finlayson

What's the World Coming To?
Movie

What's the World Coming To?

1926

as The Father-in-Law

Here We Go Again
Movie

Here We Go Again

1952

as Plato's Rival

Chasing the Chaser
Movie

Chasing the Chaser

1925

as Gilroy (the husband)

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)

For the Defense
Movie

For the Defense

1930

as Parrott

The prince of the dollar
Movie

The prince of the dollar

1930

Don't Weaken!
Movie

Don't Weaken!

1920

as Lightfingered Luke - Professor Yonson's Assistant

Show Girl
Movie

Show Girl

1928

as Mr. Dugan

Forgotten Sweeties
Movie

Forgotten Sweeties

1927

Hats Off
Movie

Hats Off

1927

as Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.

Galloping Ghosts
Movie

Galloping Ghosts

1928

as Police Commissioner

False Roomers
Movie

False Roomers

1931

as Landlord

Me and My Pal
Movie

Me and My Pal

1933

as Peter Cucumber

Dollar Dizzy
Movie

Dollar Dizzy

1930

as House Detective

The Second 100 Years
Movie

The Second 100 Years

1927

as Browne Van Dyke

Mush and Milk
Movie

Mush and Milk

1933

as Mr. Brown, the banker

Don Key (Son of Burro)
Movie

Don Key (Son of Burro)

1926

as Vivien's Suitor

Thunder Below
Movie

Thunder Below

1932

as Scotty

The Gay Nighties
Movie

The Gay Nighties

1933

as Mr. Amos Pipp

The Iceman's Ball
Movie

The Iceman's Ball

1932

as Commissioner Walters

Madame Mystery
Movie

Madame Mystery

1926

as Struggling Author

Do Detectives Think?
Movie

Do Detectives Think?

1927

as Judge Foozle (uncredited)

Don't Tell Everything
Movie

Don't Tell Everything

1927

as Lawyer Goldblum

Wife Tamers
Movie

Wife Tamers

1926

as The Waiter

Grand Canyon Trail
Movie

Grand Canyon Trail

1948

as Sheriff

Frozen Hearts
Movie

Frozen Hearts

1923

as General Sappovitch

The Caretaker's Daughter
Movie

The Caretaker's Daughter

1925

as The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson)

Oranges and Lemons
Movie

Oranges and Lemons

1923

as Worker

Nature in the Wrong
Movie

Nature in the Wrong

1933

as Voice of lion (uncredited)

Unfriendly Enemies
Movie

Unfriendly Enemies

1925

as The Cameraman

No Man's Law
Movie

No Man's Law

1927

as Jack Belcher

Yankee Doodle in Berlin
Movie

Yankee Doodle in Berlin

1919

as Commander's Officer (uncredited)

The Whole Truth
Movie

The Whole Truth

1923

as Defense lawyer

The Best of Laurel and Hardy
Movie

The Best of Laurel and Hardy

1968

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

The Nickel-Hopper
Movie

The Nickel-Hopper

1926

as Rupert

Wide Open Spaces
Movie

Wide Open Spaces

1924

as Jack McQueen

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
Movie

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

1967

Moonlight and Noses
Movie

Moonlight and Noses

1925

as Professor Sniff

She Sighed by the Seaside
Movie

She Sighed by the Seaside

1921

as 1st Suitor

Thieves
Movie

Thieves

1930

Happy Times and Jolly Moments
Movie

Happy Times and Jolly Moments

1943

as (archive footage)

A Small Town Idol
Movie

A Small Town Idol

1921

as J. Wellington Jones

Playing at Politics
Movie

Playing at Politics

1931

as Criado

Wedding Yells
Movie

Wedding Yells

1942

as Hammerhead Nahl

Two Weeks Off
Movie

Two Weeks Off

1929

as Pa Weaver

MGM 1935 Promo Reel
Movie

MGM 1935 Promo Reel

1935

as Manager

Hard to Get
Movie

Hard to Get

1929

as Pa Martin

Liberty
Movie

Liberty

1929

as Store keeper

Smithy
Movie

Smithy

1924

as Sergeant

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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