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
(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)
Saps at Sea
as Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)
(1940)
A Chump at Oxford
as Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)
(1939)
The Flying Deuces
as Jailor
(1939)
Hollywood Cavalcade
as Keystone Cop
(1939)
Raffles
as Hansom Cab Driver
(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)
Pick a Star
as Director
(1937)
Angel
as Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)
(1937)
The Toast of New York
as Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)
(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)
MGM 1935 Promo Reel
as Manager
(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)
Father and Son
as Bidad
(1933)
The Devil's Brother
as Lord Rocburg
(1933)
Me and My Pal
as Peter Cucumber
(1933)
Dick Turpin
as Jeremy
(1933)
Mush and Milk
as Mr. Brown, the banker
(1933)
His Silent Racket
as James
(1933)
The Gay Nighties
as Mr. Amos Pipp
(1933)
Nature in the Wrong
as Voice of lion (uncredited)
(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)
Boy Oh Boy!
as Saunders
(1931)
Chickens Come Home
as Butler
(1931)
Pardon Us
as Schoolteacher
(1931)
Our Wife
as Father of the bride
(1931)
One Good Turn
as A Community Player
(1931)
(1931)
Playing at Politics
as Criado
(1931)
(1931)
One of the Smiths
as Wine Brewer (uncredited)
(1931)
(1931)
Hasty Marriage
as Kitty's Father
(1931)
False Roomers
as Landlord
(1931)
Second Hand Kisses
as Jimmy Finlayson
(1930)
Another Fine Mess
as Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)
(1930)
The Dawn Patrol
as Field Sergeant
(1930)
For the Defense
as Parrott
(1930)
Night Owls
as Meadows
(1930)
(1930)
Young Eagles
as Scotty
(1930)
Dollar Dizzy
as House Detective
(1930)
(1930)
(1930)
(1929)
Liberty
as Store keeper
(1929)
Big Business
as Homeowner
(1929)
Wall Street
as Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson)
(1929)
Men O' War
as Soda jerk
(1929)
Two Weeks Off
as Pa Weaver
(1929)
Hard to Get
as Pa Martin
(1929)
The Hoose-Gow
as Governor
(1929)
Fast Freight
as Spooky Wall Painting
(1928)
Should Tall Men Marry?
as Joe Skittle
(1928)
Flying Elephants
as Saxophonus
(1928)
Show Girl
as Mr. Dugan
(1928)
Lady Be Good
as Trelawney West
(1928)
Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
as Pa Slocum
(1928)
Galloping Ghosts
as Police Commissioner
(1927)
The Second 100 Years
as Browne Van Dyke
(1927)
Call of the Cuckoo
as Asylum Inmate
(1927)
Sugar Daddies
as Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle
(1927)
Do Detectives Think?
as Judge Foozle
(1927)
Anything Once!
as Mabel's Boss
(1927)
Hats Off
as Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.
(1927)
With Love and Hisses
as Captain Bustle
(1927)
Love 'Em and Weep
as Titus Tillsbury
(1927)
(1927)
Don't Tell Everything
as Lawyer Goldblum
(1927)
Seeing the World
as 'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher
(1927)
No Man's Law
as Jack Belcher
(1927)
(1926)
The Nickel-Hopper
as Rupert
(1926)
Raggedy Rose
as Simpson Sniffle
(1926)
Don Key (Son of Burro)
as Vivien's Suitor
(1926)
Thundering Fleas
as Justice of the Peace
(1926)
Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes
as Dean of Pinkham University
(1926)
Wife Tamers
as The Waiter
(1926)
Merry Widower
as The Hunter
(1926)
(1926)
What's the World Coming To?
as The Father-in-Law
(1926)
Madame Mystery
as Struggling Author
(1926)
Dizzy Daddies
as Jonathan Haig
(1925)
(1925)
Innocent Husbands
as The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson)
(1925)
(1925)
Mary, Queen of Tots
as Radio Actor
(1925)
(1925)
Moonlight and Noses
as Professor Sniff
(1925)
Thundering Landlords
as The Landlord
(1925)
(1925)
The Caretaker's Daughter
as The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson)
(1925)
Yes, Yes, Nanette
as Hillory, the new husband
(1925)
Chasing the Chaser
as Gilroy (the husband)
(1925)
Sure-Mike!
as The Floorwalker
(1925)
Unfriendly Enemies
as The Cameraman
(1925)
Madame Sans Jane
as The Girl's Father
(1925)
In the Grease
as Father
(1925)
(1924)
Zeb vs. Paprika
as Major Glanders Botts
(1924)
Short Kilts
as McGregor's Son
(1924)
Smithy
as Sergeant
(1924)
Postage Due
as Postal Inspector Hawke
(1924)
Rupert of Hee-Haw
as Rupert of Hee Haw
(1924)
(1924)
Wide Open Spaces
as Jack McQueen
(1924)
Near Dublin
as Sir Patrick
(1924)
(1923)
Hollywood
as James Finlayson
(1923)
Scorching Sands
as James
(1923)
The Soilers
as Smacknamara
(1923)
Oranges and Lemons
as Worker
(1923)
(1923)
Pick and Shovel
as The Foreman
(1923)
The Whole Truth
as Defense lawyer
(1923)
Jus' Passin' Through
as Drunk (uncredited)
(1923)
Frozen Hearts
as General Sappovitch
(1923)
Jack Frost
as Wicked Man from the Wicked City
(1923)
A Man About Town
as Humko, Store Detective
(1923)
White Wings
as Dental Patient
(1923)
Roughest Africa
as Hans Downe
(1923)
Sold at Auction
as The Man Who WAS Sold
(1923)
Courtship of Miles Sandwich
as Miles Sandwich
(1923)
Mother's Joy
as Baron Buttontop
(1923)
Fully Insured
as The Foreman
(1923)
California or Bust
as Campground neighbor
(1923)
(1923)
(1923)
Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?
as The Hired Man
(1923)
Pitfalls of a Big City
as The Hired Man
(1923)
(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)
Up in Alf's Place
as The Dancing Instructor
(1919)
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
as Commander's Officer (uncredited)
(1919)
Trying to Get Along
as The Beauty Parlor Operator
(1918)