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James Finlayson

Acting · Born 1887-08-26 · Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK

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.

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Credits · 174

Laurel & Hardy - Highlights

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

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964 · Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage)

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)

1943 · Cook Flynn (uncredited)

Happy Times and Jolly Moments

1943 · (archive footage)

To Be or Not to Be

1942 · Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)

Foreign Correspondent

1940 · Dutch Peasant (uncredited)

1940 · Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)

A Chump at Oxford

1940 · Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)

The Great Victor Herbert

1939 · Lamplighter

1939 · Hansom Cab Driver (uncredited)

The Flying Deuces

Hollywood Cavalcade

1939 · Keystone Cop

1939 · Mr. Jones

1938 · Man on Stairs

1937 · Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)

1937 · MacDougal

The Toast of New York

1937 · Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)

1937 · Director

1937 · Mickey 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

So This Is Harris!

1933 · Golf Pro

The Gay Nighties

1933 · Mr. Amos Pipp

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 · Peter Cucumber

Nature in the Wrong

1933 · Voice of lion (uncredited)

Jitters the Butler

Jitters the Butler

1932 · Phineas P. McPhinn

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

1932 · Ringmaster (uncredited)

1931 · Kitty's Father

Scratch-As-Catch-Can

1931 · A Community Player

1931 · Landlord

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)

1931 · Father of the bride (uncredited)

Playing at Politics

Chickens Come Home

1931 · Butler (uncredited)

Don't Leave Home

Don't Leave Home

Another Fine Mess

1930 · Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)

The prince of the dollar

The prince of the dollar

1930 · House Detective

For the Defense

1930 · Parrott

The Dawn Patrol

1930 · Field Sergeant

1930 · Meadows

1929 · Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson)

1929 · Governor (uncredited)

1929 · Pa Martin

1929 · Soda jerk

1929 · Pa Weaver

1929 · Homeowner (uncredited)

1929 · Store keeper

1929 · Spooky Wall Painting

1928 · Mr. Dugan

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)

1927 · Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.

Call of the Cuckoo

1927 · Asylum Inmate

The Second 100 Years

1927 · Browne Van Dyke

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

1927 · Jack Belcher

Forgotten Sweeties

One Hour Married

Seeing the World

1927 · 'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher

1927 · Mabel's Boss

The Nickel-Hopper

1926 · Simpson Sniffle

Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes

1926 · Dean of Pinkham University

1926 · The Hunter

Thundering Fleas

1926 · Justice of the Peace

Don Key (Son of Burro)

1926 · Vivien's Suitor

1926 · The Waiter

1926 · Jonathan Haig

1926 · Struggling Author

What's the World Coming To?

1926 · The Father-in-Law

A Punch in the Nose

Flaming Flappers

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

Tell It to a Policeman

Tell It to a Policeman

1925 · The Floorwalker

The Haunted Honeymoon

Change the Needle

Change the Needle

1924 · McGregor's Son

Why Husbands Go Mad

Why Husbands Go Mad

Wide Open Spaces

1924 · Jack McQueen

Rupert of Hee-Haw

1924 · Rupert of Hee Haw

1924 · Sir Patrick

Brothers Under the Chin

Zeb vs. Paprika

1924 · Major Glanders Botts

1924 · Postal Inspector Hawke

1924 · Sergeant

1923 · Baron Buttontop

1923 · The Foreman

Scorching Sands

1923 · Smacknamara

The Whole Truth

1923 · Defense lawyer

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

1923 · James Finlayson

The Mystery Man

The Mystery Man

Oranges and Lemons

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

1923 · Dental Patient

California or Bust

1923 · Campground neighbor

The Noon Whistle

Before the Public

Before the Public

The Crossroads of New York

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 · Lightfingered Luke - Professor Yonson's Assistant

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)

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