James Finlayson
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1887-08-26
Day of Death
1953-10-09 (66 years old)
Place of Birth
Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK
James Finlayson
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.
Acting
(2023)
(2002)
(1968)
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
as Meadows / Dulcy's Father / Fin (archive footage)
(1967)
(1964)
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage)
(1952)
Here We Go Again
as Plato's Rival
(1951)
Royal Wedding
as Cabby (uncredited)
(1951)
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
as (archive footage)
(1948)
Grand Canyon Trail
as Sheriff
(1947)
The Perils of Pauline
as Comic Chef
(1946)
She-Wolf of London
as Constable (uncredited)
(1946)
Two Sisters from Boston
as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
(1943)
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
as (archive footage)
(1942)
To Be or Not to Be
as Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)
(1942)
Wedding Yells
as Hammerhead Nahl
(1940)
Foreign Correspondent
as Dutch Peasant (uncredited)
(1940)
A Chump at Oxford
as Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)
(1940)
Saps at Sea
as Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)
(1939)
The Flying Deuces
as Jailor
(1939)
Raffles
as Hansom Cab Driver
(1939)
Hollywood Cavalcade
as Keystone Cop
(1939)
The Great Victor Herbert
as Lamplighter
(1939)
Dog-Gone
as Mr. Jones
(1938)
Block-Heads
as Man on Stairs
(1937)
Way Out West
as Mickey Finn
(1937)
Angel
as Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)
(1937)
The Toast of New York
as Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)
(1937)
Pick a Star
as Director
(1937)
All Over Town
as MacDougal
(1936)
Our Relations
as Finn
(1936)
The Bohemian Girl
as Captain Finn
(1935)
Bonnie Scotland
as Sgt. Maj. Finlayson
(1935)
Thicker Than Water
as Auction Manager
(1935)
Life Hesitates at 40
as Dr. James Finlayson
(1935)
Manhattan Monkey Business
as Joyce's Father
(1935)
MGM 1935 Promo Reel
as Manager
(1935)
Father and Son
as Bidad
(1933)
The Devil's Brother
as Lord Rocburg
(1933)
Me and My Pal
as Peter Cucumber
(1933)
Mush and Milk
as Mr. Brown, the banker
(1933)
The Gay Nighties
as Mr. Amos Pipp
(1933)
His Silent Racket
as James
(1933)
Nature in the Wrong
as Voice of lion (uncredited)
(1933)
Dick Turpin
as Jeremy
(1933)
So This Is Harris!
as Golf Pro
(1933)
The Druggist's Dilemma
as Andrew Finch
(1932)
Pack Up Your Troubles
as General
(1932)
The Chimp
as Ringmaster
(1932)
Thunder Below
as Scotty
(1932)
The Iceman's Ball
as Commissioner Walters
(1932)
Jitters the Butler
as Phineas P. McPhinn
(1932)
The Millionaire Cat
as Lawyer Fogg
(1932)
Boy Oh Boy!
as Saunders
(1931)
Our Wife
as Father of the bride
(1931)
One Good Turn
as A Community Player
(1931)
Pardon Us
as Schoolteacher
(1931)
Chickens Come Home
as Butler
(1931)
(1931)
(1931)
Hasty Marriage
as Kitty's Father
(1931)
(1931)
Playing at Politics
as Criado
(1931)
Second Hand Kisses
as Jimmy Finlayson
(1931)
One of the Smiths
as Wine Brewer (uncredited)
(1931)
False Roomers
as Landlord
(1930)
Another Fine Mess
as Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)
(1930)
The Dawn Patrol
as Field Sergeant
(1930)
Dollar Dizzy
as House Detective
(1930)
Night Owls
as Meadows
(1930)
Young Eagles
as Scotty
(1930)
For the Defense
as Parrott
(1930)
(1930)
(1930)
(1930)
(1929)
Big Business
as Homeowner
(1929)
Men O' War
as Soda jerk
(1929)
Liberty
as Store keeper
(1929)
The Hoose-Gow
as Governor
(1929)
Wall Street
as Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson)
(1929)
Two Weeks Off
as Pa Weaver
(1929)
Hard to Get
as Pa Martin
(1929)
Fast Freight
as Spooky Wall Painting
(1928)
Flying Elephants
as Saxophonus
(1928)
Should Tall Men Marry?
as Joe Skittle
(1928)
Show Girl
as Mr. Dugan
(1928)
Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
as Pa Slocum
(1928)
Galloping Ghosts
as Police Commissioner
(1928)
Lady Be Good
as Trelawney West
(1927)
Call of the Cuckoo
as Asylum Inmate
(1927)
Sugar Daddies
as Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle
(1927)
Hats Off
as Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.
(1927)
The Second 100 Years
as Browne Van Dyke
(1927)
Do Detectives Think?
as Judge Foozle
(1927)
Love 'Em and Weep
as Titus Tillsbury
(1927)
With Love and Hisses
as Captain Bustle
(1927)
Don't Tell Everything
as Lawyer Goldblum
(1927)
(1927)
No Man's Law
as Jack Belcher
(1927)
Fighting Fathers
as Neighbor
(1927)
(1927)
Seeing the World
as 'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher
(1927)
Anything Once!
as Mabel's Boss
(1926)
The Nickel-Hopper
as Rupert
(1926)
Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes
as Dean of Pinkham University
(1926)
Madame Mystery
as Struggling Author
(1926)
Thundering Fleas
as Justice of the Peace
(1926)
Don Key (Son of Burro)
as Vivien's Suitor
(1926)
Raggedy Rose
as Simpson Sniffle
(1926)
(1926)
What's the World Coming To?
as The Father-in-Law
(1926)
Merry Widower
as The Hunter
(1926)
Wife Tamers
as The Waiter
(1926)
Dizzy Daddies
as Jonathan Haig
(1925)
Innocent Husbands
as The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson)
(1925)
Mary, Queen of Tots
as Radio Actor
(1925)
(1925)
Thundering Landlords
as The Landlord
(1925)
Yes, Yes, Nanette
as Hillory, the new husband
(1925)
Unfriendly Enemies
as The Cameraman
(1925)
Madame Sans Jane
as The Girl's Father
(1925)
Sure-Mike!
as The Floorwalker
(1925)
(1925)
(1925)
The Caretaker's Daughter
as The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson)
(1925)
Chasing the Chaser
as Gilroy (the husband)
(1925)
In the Grease
as Father
(1925)
Moonlight and Noses
as Professor Sniff
(1925)
(1925)
(1924)
Rupert of Hee-Haw
as Rupert of Hee Haw
(1924)
Short Kilts
as McGregor's Son
(1924)
Smithy
as Sergeant
(1924)
Near Dublin
as Sir Patrick
(1924)
(1924)
Postage Due
as Postal Inspector Hawke
(1924)
Zeb vs. Paprika
as Major Glanders Botts
(1924)
Wide Open Spaces
as Jack McQueen
(1924)
(1923)
Hollywood
as James Finlayson
(1923)
Jus' Passin' Through
as Drunk (uncredited)
(1923)
A Man About Town
as Humko, Store Detective
(1923)
Oranges and Lemons
as Worker
(1923)
Scorching Sands
as James
(1923)
The Soilers
as Smacknamara
(1923)
Mother's Joy
as Baron Buttontop
(1923)
Courtship of Miles Sandwich
as Miles Sandwich
(1923)
(1923)
Sold at Auction
as The Man Who WAS Sold
(1923)
White Wings
as Dental Patient
(1923)
Frozen Hearts
as General Sappovitch
(1923)
Pick and Shovel
as The Foreman
(1923)
The Whole Truth
as Defense lawyer
(1923)
Pitfalls of a Big City
as The Hired Man
(1923)
Jack Frost
as Wicked Man from the Wicked City
(1923)
Fully Insured
as The Foreman
(1923)
California or Bust
as Campground neighbor
(1923)
(1923)
(1923)
Roughest Africa
as Hans Downe
(1923)
(1923)
Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?
as The Hired Man
(1922)
The Crossroads of New York
as Lawyer
(1922)
(1921)
She Sighed by the Seaside
as 1st Suitor
(1921)
A Small Town Idol
as J. Wellington Jones
(1921)
Hard Knocks and Love Taps
as Plato's Rival
(1920)
Down on the Farm
as The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage
(1920)
Don't Weaken!
as Lightfingered Luke - Professor Yonson's Assistant
(1919)
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
as Commander's Officer (uncredited)
(1919)
Up in Alf's Place
as The Dancing Instructor
(1919)
Trying to Get Along
as The Beauty Parlor Operator
(1918)