Actor
James Finlayson
181 movies as actor
Born Aug 26, 1887 – Oct 9, 1953 (aged 66)From Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UKAlso known as Jimmy Finlayson, Jimmie Finlayson , Jim 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.
Known for
To Be or Not to Be
1942 · Comedy, War
Foreign Correspondent
1940 · Thriller, Mystery
Way Out West
1937 · Comedy, Western
The Flying Deuces
1939 · Comedy, War
Block-Heads
1938 · Comedy, War
Our Relations
1936 · Comedy
Royal Wedding
1951 · Music, Comedy
A Chump at Oxford
1940 · Comedy
Big Business
1929 · Comedy
Pardon Us
1931 · Comedy
Saps at Sea
1940 · Comedy
Angel
1937 · Romance, Drama
James Finlayson movies
The World of Laurel and Hardy
Upcoming
Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
2002
The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionat
The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence
1990 · Self (archive footage)
Dance of the Cookoos
1982 · Man with Toothache / Christmas Tree Customer
The Muppets Go to the Movies
1981 · Keystone Kop (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
1968 · Meadows / Dulcy's Father / Fin (archive footage)
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
1967
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964 · Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage)
Here We Go Again
1952 · Plato's Rival
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
1951 · (archive footage)
Royal Wedding
1951 · Cabby (uncredited)
Grand Canyon Trail
1948 · Sheriff
The Perils of Pauline
1947 · Comic Chef
Two Sisters from Boston
1946 · Street Cleaner (uncredited)
She-Wolf of London
1946 · Constable (uncredited)
Yanks Ahoy
1943 · Cook Flynn (uncredited)
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
1943 · (archive footage)
Wedding Yells
Wedding Yells
1942 · Hammerhead Nahl
To Be or Not to Be
1942 · Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent
1940 · Dutch Peasant (uncredited)
Saps at Sea
1940 · Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)
A Chump at Oxford
1940 · Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)
The Great Victor Herbert
1939 · Lamplighter
Raffles
1939 · Hansom Cab Driver (uncredited)
The Flying Deuces
1939 · Jailor
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939 · Keystone Cop
Dog-Gone
Dog-Gone
1939 · Mr. Jones
Block-Heads
1938 · Man on Stairs
Angel
1937 · Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)
All Over Town
1937 · MacDougal
The Toast of New York
1937 · Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)
Pick a Star
1937
Way Out West
1937 · Mickey Finn
Our Relations
1936 · Finn
The Bohemian Girl
1936 · Captain Finn
MGM 1935 Promo Reel
MGM 1935 Promo Reel
1935 · Manager
Life Hesitates at 40
Life Hesitates at 40
1935 · Dr. James Finlayson
Manhattan Monkey Business
1935 · Joyce's Father
Bonnie Scotland
1935 · Sgt. Maj. Finlayson
Thicker Than Water
1935 · Auction Manager
Father and Son
Father and Son
1935 · Bidad
Dick Turpin
1933 · Jeremy
So This Is Harris!
1933 · Golf Pro
The Gay Nighties
1933 · Mr. Amos Pipp
Mush and Milk
1933 · Mr. Brown, the banker
The Druggist's Dilemma
The Druggist's Dilemma
1933 · Andrew Finch
The Devil's Brother
1933 · Lord Rocburg
His Silent Racket
1933 · James
Me and My Pal
1933 · Peter Cucumber
Nature in the Wrong
1933 · Voice of lion (uncredited)
Jitters the Butler
Jitters the Butler
1932 · Phineas P. McPhinn
Boy Oh Boy!
Boy Oh Boy!
1932 · Saunders
The Millionaire Cat
The Millionaire Cat
1932 · Lawyer Fogg
Pack Up Your Troubles
1932 · General
The Iceman's Ball
The Iceman's Ball
1932 · Commissioner Walters
Thunder Below
1932 · Scotty
The Chimp
1932 · Ringmaster (uncredited)
Hasty Marriage
1931 · Kitty's Father
Scratch-As-Catch-Can
1931
One Good Turn
1931 · A Community Player
False Roomers
False Roomers
1931 · Landlord
Beach Pajamas
Beach Pajamas
1931
Pardon Us
1931 · Schoolteacher
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
1931 · Kop(as the Original Keystone Kops)
One of the Smiths
1931 · Wine Brewer (uncredited)
Our Wife
1931 · Father of the bride (uncredited)
Playing at Politics
1931 · Criado
Second Hand Kisses
Second Hand Kisses
1931 · Jimmy Finlayson
Chickens Come Home
1931 · Butler (uncredited)
Don't Leave Home
Don't Leave Home
1930
Another Fine Mess
1930 · Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)
The prince of the dollar
The prince of the dollar
1930
Gold Diggers
Gold Diggers
1930
Dollar Dizzy
1930 · House Detective
For the Defense
1930 · Parrott
The Dawn Patrol
1930 · Field Sergeant
Young Eagles
1930 · Scotty
Thieves
1930
Night Owls
1930 · Meadows
Wall Street
1929 · Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson)
The Hoose-Gow
1929 · Governor (uncredited)
Hard to Get
1929 · Pa Martin
Men O' War
1929 · Soda jerk
Two Weeks Off
1929 · Pa Weaver
Big Business
1929 · Homeowner (uncredited)
Liberty
1929 · Store keeper
Fast Freight
1929 · Spooky Wall Painting
Show Girl
1928 · Mr. Dugan
Lady Be Good
1928 · Trelawney West
Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
1928 · Pa Slocum
Bachelor’s Paradise
1928 · Pat Malone
Galloping Ghosts
1928 · Police Commissioner
Flying Elephants
1928 · Saxophonus (uncredited)
Should Tall Men Marry?
1928 · Joe Skittle
Fighting Fathers
Fighting Fathers
1927 · Neighbor
Do Detectives Think?
1927 · Judge Foozle (uncredited)
Hats Off
1927 · Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.
Call of the Cuckoo
1927 · Asylum Inmate
The Second 100 Years
1927 · Browne Van Dyke
Sugar Daddies
1927 · Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle
With Love and Hisses
1927 · Captain Bustle
Don't Tell Everything
1927 · Lawyer Goldblum
Love 'Em and Weep
1927 · Titus Tillsbury
No Man's Law
1927 · Jack Belcher
Forgotten Sweeties
1927
One Hour Married
1927
Seeing the World
1927 · 'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher
Anything Once!
1927 · Mabel's Boss
The Nickel-Hopper
1926 · Rupert
Raggedy Rose
1926 · Simpson Sniffle
Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes
1926 · Dean of Pinkham University
Merry Widower
1926 · The Hunter
Thundering Fleas
1926 · Justice of the Peace
Don Key (Son of Burro)
1926 · Vivien's Suitor
Wife Tamers
1926 · The Waiter
Dizzy Daddies
1926 · Jonathan Haig
Madame Mystery
1926 · Struggling Author
What's the World Coming To?
1926 · The Father-in-Law
A Punch in the Nose
1926
Flaming Flappers
1925
The Caretaker's Daughter
1925 · The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson)
Moonlight and Noses
1925 · Professor Sniff
Unfriendly Enemies
1925 · The Cameraman
Mary, Queen of Tots
1925 · Radio Actor
Madame Sans Jane
1925 · The Girl's Father
Innocent Husbands
1925 · The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson)
Yes, Yes, Nanette
1925 · Hillory, the new husband
Chasing the Chaser
1925 · Gilroy (the husband)
Thundering Landlords
1925 · The Landlord
In the Grease
In the Grease
1925 · Father
Tell It to a Policeman
Tell It to a Policeman
1925
Sure-Mike!
1925 · The Floorwalker
Welcome Home
1925
The Haunted Honeymoon
1925
Hard Boiled
1925
Change the Needle
Change the Needle
1925
Short Kilts
1924 · McGregor's Son
Why Husbands Go Mad
Why Husbands Go Mad
1924
Wide Open Spaces
1924 · Jack McQueen
Rupert of Hee-Haw
1924 · Rupert of Hee Haw
Near Dublin
1924 · Sir Patrick
Brothers Under the Chin
1924
Zeb vs. Paprika
1924 · Major Glanders Botts
Postage Due
1924 · Postal Inspector Hawke
Smithy
1924 · Sergeant
Mother's Joy
1923 · Baron Buttontop
Fully Insured
Fully Insured
1923 · The Foreman
Scorching Sands
1923 · James
The Soilers
1923 · Smacknamara
The Whole Truth
1923 · Defense lawyer
Frozen Hearts
1923 · General Sappovitch
Jus' Passin' Through
1923 · Drunk (uncredited)
Roughest Africa
1923 · Hans Downe
A Man About Town
1923 · Humko, Store Detective
Pitfalls of a Big City
1923 · The Hired Man
Hollywood
1923 · James Finlayson
The Mystery Man
The Mystery Man
1923
Oranges and Lemons
1923 · Worker
Jack Frost
1923 · Wicked Man from the Wicked City
Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?
1923 · The Hired Man
Courtship of Miles Sandwich
1923 · Miles Sandwich
Pick and Shovel
1923 · The Foreman
Sold at Auction!
1923 · The Man Who WAS Sold
White Wings
1923 · Dental Patient
California or Bust
1923 · Campground neighbor
The Noon Whistle
1923
Before the Public
Before the Public
1923
A Tough Winter
1923
Newly Rich
1922
The Crossroads of New York
1922 · Lawyer
Hard Knocks and Love Taps
1921 · Plato's Rival
She Sighed by the Seaside
1921 · 1st Suitor
A Small Town Idol
1921 · J. Wellington Jones
Love, Honor and Behave
1920 · Artist
Don't Weaken!
1920 · Lightfingered Luke - Professor Yonson's Assistant
Married Life
1920 · Man Who Made Good
Down on the Farm
1920 · The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage
Up in Alf's Place
Up in Alf's Place
1919 · The Dancing Instructor
Trying to Get Along
1919 · The Beauty Parlor Operator
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
1919 · Commander's Officer (uncredited)
In Dutch
1918
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