
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

Foreign Correspondent
1940
as Dutch Peasant (uncredited)

Royal Wedding
1951
as Cabby (uncredited)

The Devil's Brother
1933
as Lord Rocburg

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

Anything Once!
1927
as Mabel's Boss

Bonnie Scotland
1935
as Sgt. Maj. Finlayson
Movies (180)

Foreign Correspondent
1940
as Dutch Peasant (uncredited)

Royal Wedding
1951
as Cabby (uncredited)

The Devil's Brother
1933
as Lord Rocburg

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

Anything Once!
1927
as Mabel's Boss

Bonnie Scotland
1935
as Sgt. Maj. Finlayson

The Flying Deuces
1939
as Jailor

Merry Widower
1926
as The Hunter

The Chimp
1932
as Ringmaster (uncredited)

Flaming Flappers
1925

The Soilers
1923
as Smacknamara

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

Thundering Fleas
1926
as Justice of the Peace

Block-Heads
1938
as Man on Stairs
Dog-Gone
1939
as Mr. Jones

Fast Freight
1929
as Spooky Wall Painting

Two Sisters from Boston
1946
as Street Cleaner (uncredited)

Pardon Us
1931
as Schoolteacher
Beach Pajamas
1931

Young Eagles
1930
as Scotty

Way Out West
1937
as Mickey Finn

Our Relations
1936
as Finn

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

Hollywood Cavalcade
1939
as Keystone Cop

Raffles
1939
as Hansom Cab Driver (uncredited)

She-Wolf of London
1946
as Constable (uncredited)

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

A Chump at Oxford
1940
as Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)

Scorching Sands
1923
as James

Pack Up Your Troubles
1932
as General

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

Postage Due
1924
as Postal Inspector Hawke

Short Kilts
1924
as McGregor's Son

Night Owls
1930
as Meadows
Jitters the Butler
1932
as Phineas P. McPhinn

Hasty Marriage
1931
as Kitty's Father

The Dawn Patrol
1930
as Field Sergeant

Our Wife
1931
as Father of the bride (uncredited)

Sugar Daddies
1927
as Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle

Big Business
1929
as Homeowner (uncredited)

Men O' War
1929
as Soda jerk

The Hoose-Gow
1929
as Governor (uncredited)

With Love and Hisses
1927
as Captain Bustle

The Perils of Pauline
1947
as Comic Chef

Hollywood
1923
as James Finlayson

The Bohemian Girl
1936
as Captain Finn

One Good Turn
1931
as A Community Player

Thicker Than Water
1935
as Auction Manager

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

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
1928
as Pa Slocum
Fully Insured
1923
as The Foreman

Sure-Mike!
1925
as The Floorwalker

Courtship of Miles Sandwich
1923
as Miles Sandwich

Chickens Come Home
1931
as Butler (uncredited)

Yanks Ahoy
1943
as Cook Flynn (uncredited)

Pick a Star
1937
as Director

Call of the Cuckoo
1927
as Asylum Inmate

All Over Town
1937
as MacDougal

Lady Be Good
1928
as Trelawney West

Welcome Home
1925

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

The Great Victor Herbert
1939
as Lamplighter

Love 'Em and Weep
1927
as Titus Tillsbury

Flying Elephants
1928
as Saxophonus (uncredited)

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

Seeing the World
1927
as 'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher

Pick and Shovel
1923
as The Foreman

One of the Smiths
1931
as Wine Brewer (uncredited)

Innocent Husbands
1925
as The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson)
Life Hesitates at 40
1935
as Dr. James Finlayson

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

Here We Go Again
1952
as Plato's Rival

Chasing the Chaser
1925
as Gilroy (the husband)

Scratch-As-Catch-Can
1931
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
1931
as Kop(as the Original Keystone Kops)

For the Defense
1930
as Parrott
The prince of the dollar
1930

Don't Weaken!
1920
as Lightfingered Luke - Professor Yonson's Assistant

Show Girl
1928
as Mr. Dugan

Forgotten Sweeties
1927

Hats Off
1927
as Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.

Galloping Ghosts
1928
as Police Commissioner
False Roomers
1931
as Landlord

Me and My Pal
1933
as Peter Cucumber

Dollar Dizzy
1930
as House Detective

The Second 100 Years
1927
as Browne Van Dyke

Mush and Milk
1933
as Mr. Brown, the banker

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

Thunder Below
1932
as Scotty

The Gay Nighties
1933
as Mr. Amos Pipp
The Iceman's Ball
1932
as Commissioner Walters

Madame Mystery
1926
as Struggling Author

Do Detectives Think?
1927
as Judge Foozle (uncredited)

Don't Tell Everything
1927
as Lawyer Goldblum

Wife Tamers
1926
as The Waiter

Grand Canyon Trail
1948
as Sheriff

Frozen Hearts
1923
as General Sappovitch

The Caretaker's Daughter
1925
as The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson)

Oranges and Lemons
1923
as Worker

Nature in the Wrong
1933
as Voice of lion (uncredited)

Unfriendly Enemies
1925
as The Cameraman

No Man's Law
1927
as Jack Belcher

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

The Whole Truth
1923
as Defense lawyer
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
1968
as Meadows / Dulcy's Father / Fin (archive footage)

The Nickel-Hopper
1926
as Rupert

Wide Open Spaces
1924
as Jack McQueen

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
1967

Moonlight and Noses
1925
as Professor Sniff

She Sighed by the Seaside
1921
as 1st Suitor

Thieves
1930

Happy Times and Jolly Moments
1943
as (archive footage)

A Small Town Idol
1921
as J. Wellington Jones

Playing at Politics
1931
as Criado
Wedding Yells
1942
as Hammerhead Nahl

Two Weeks Off
1929
as Pa Weaver
MGM 1935 Promo Reel
1935
as Manager

Hard to Get
1929
as Pa Martin

Liberty
1929
as Store keeper

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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- Foreign Correspondent (1940) — as Dutch Peasant (uncredited)
- Royal Wedding (1951) — as Cabby (uncredited)
- The Devil's Brother (1933) — as Lord Rocburg
- To Be or Not to Be (1942) — as Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)
- Anything Once! (1927) — as Mabel's Boss
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