
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)

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)

The Flying Deuces
1939
as Jailor

Bonnie Scotland
1935
as Sgt. Maj. Finlayson

Anything Once!
1927
as Mabel's Boss

The Chimp
1932
as Ringmaster (uncredited)

Flaming Flappers
1925

Block-Heads
1938
as Man on Stairs

Merry Widower
1926
as The Hunter

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

Pardon Us
1931
as Schoolteacher

Thundering Fleas
1926
as Justice of the Peace

The Soilers
1923
as Smacknamara

Two Sisters from Boston
1946
as Street Cleaner (uncredited)

She-Wolf of London
1946
as Constable (uncredited)
Dog-Gone
1939
as Mr. Jones

Fast Freight
1929
as Spooky Wall Painting

Our Relations
1936
as Finn
Beach Pajamas
1931

Way Out West
1937
as Mickey Finn

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

Young Eagles
1930
as Scotty

Hollywood Cavalcade
1939
as Keystone Cop

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

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

Raffles
1939
as Hansom Cab Driver (uncredited)

The Perils of Pauline
1947
as Comic Chef

Pack Up Your Troubles
1932
as General

Night Owls
1930
as Meadows

Sugar Daddies
1927
as Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle

Scorching Sands
1923
as James

The Dawn Patrol
1930
as Field Sergeant

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

Hollywood
1923
as James Finlayson

Short Kilts
1924
as McGregor's Son

Call of the Cuckoo
1927
as Asylum Inmate
Jitters the Butler
1932
as Phineas P. McPhinn

Big Business
1929
as Homeowner (uncredited)

A Chump at Oxford
1940
as Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)

Chickens Come Home
1931
as Butler (uncredited)

The Bohemian Girl
1936
as Captain Finn

Hasty Marriage
1931
as Kitty's Father

With Love and Hisses
1927
as Captain Bustle

For the Defense
1930
as Parrott

Flying Elephants
1928
as Saxophonus (uncredited)

Men O' War
1929
as Soda jerk

Our Wife
1931
as Father of the bride (uncredited)

Love 'Em and Weep
1927
as Titus Tillsbury

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
1928
as Pa Slocum

Seeing the World
1927
as 'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher
Fully Insured
1923
as The Foreman

Postage Due
1924
as Postal Inspector Hawke

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

Scratch-As-Catch-Can
1931

Lady Be Good
1928
as Trelawney West

One Good Turn
1931
as A Community Player

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

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

Chasing the Chaser
1925
as Gilroy (the husband)

The Great Victor Herbert
1939
as Lamplighter

What's the World Coming To?
1926
as The Father-in-Law
False Roomers
1931
as Landlord

Don't Tell Everything
1927
as Lawyer Goldblum

Thunder Below
1932
as Scotty
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
1931
as Kop(as the Original Keystone Kops)

The Second 100 Years
1927
as Browne Van Dyke

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

Oranges and Lemons
1923
as Worker
Life Hesitates at 40
1935
as Dr. James Finlayson

Here We Go Again
1952
as Plato's Rival
The Iceman's Ball
1932
as Commissioner Walters

Me and My Pal
1933
as Peter Cucumber

The Hoose-Gow
1929
as Governor (uncredited)

Dollar Dizzy
1930
as House Detective
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
1968
as Meadows / Dulcy's Father / Fin (archive footage)

Pick a Star
1937
as Director

The Gay Nighties
1933
as Mr. Amos Pipp

Hats Off
1927
as Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.

The Whole Truth
1923
as Defense lawyer

No Man's Law
1927
as Jack Belcher

Innocent Husbands
1925
as The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson)

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

Madame Mystery
1926
as Struggling Author

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

Thicker Than Water
1935
as Auction Manager

Happy Times and Jolly Moments
1943
as (archive footage)

Sure-Mike!
1925
as The Floorwalker

Unfriendly Enemies
1925
as The Cameraman

Liberty
1929
as Store keeper

All Over Town
1937
as MacDougal

Mush and Milk
1933
as Mr. Brown, the banker

Welcome Home
1925

One of the Smiths
1931
as Wine Brewer (uncredited)

Show Girl
1928
as Mr. Dugan
The prince of the dollar
1930

Courtship of Miles Sandwich
1923
as Miles Sandwich

Hard to Get
1929
as Pa Martin

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

Thieves
1930

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
1967

Playing at Politics
1931
as Criado

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

Grand Canyon Trail
1948
as Sheriff

Moonlight and Noses
1925
as Professor Sniff

A Small Town Idol
1921
as J. Wellington Jones

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
1951
as (archive footage)

Do Detectives Think?
1927
as Judge Foozle (uncredited)

Forgotten Sweeties
1927

Frozen Hearts
1923
as General Sappovitch

The Nickel-Hopper
1926
as Rupert

Smithy
1924
as Sergeant

Wall Street
1929
as Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson)

Wife Tamers
1926
as The Waiter

Pick and Shovel
1923
as The Foreman

Wide Open Spaces
1924
as Jack McQueen
Wedding Yells
1942
as Hammerhead Nahl

Yanks Ahoy
1943
as Cook Flynn (uncredited)
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)
- 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)
- The Flying Deuces (1939) — as Jailor
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