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.
Known For
Acting
(2023)
(2002)
(1990)
The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence
as Self (archive footage)
(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)
Two Sisters from Boston
as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
(1946)
She-Wolf of London
as Constable (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)
Saps at Sea
as Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)
(1940)
Foreign Correspondent
as Dutch Peasant (uncredited)
(1940)
A Chump at Oxford
as Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)
(1939)
Hollywood Cavalcade
as Keystone Cop
(1939)
The Great Victor Herbert
as Lamplighter
(1939)
Raffles
as Hansom Cab Driver
(1939)
Dog-Gone
as Mr. Jones
(1939)
The Flying Deuces
as Jailor
(1938)
Block-Heads
as Man on Stairs
(1937)
Angel
as Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)
(1937)
Way Out West
as Mickey Finn
(1937)
The Toast of New York
as Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)
(1937)
All Over Town
as MacDougal
(1937)
Pick a Star
as Director
(1936)
Our Relations
as Finn
(1936)
The Bohemian Girl
as Captain Finn
(1935)
Bonnie Scotland
as Sgt. Maj. Finlayson
(1935)
Manhattan Monkey Business
as Joyce's Father
(1935)
Father and Son
as Bidad
(1935)
Life Hesitates at 40
as Dr. James Finlayson
(1935)
Thicker Than Water
as Auction Manager
(1935)
MGM 1935 Promo Reel
as Manager
(1933)
The Druggist's Dilemma
as Andrew Finch
(1933)
Mush and Milk
as Mr. Brown, the banker
(1933)
His Silent Racket
as James
(1933)
The Devil's Brother
as Lord Rocburg
(1933)
Me and My Pal
as Peter Cucumber
(1933)
So This Is Harris!
as Golf Pro
(1933)
The Gay Nighties
as Mr. Amos Pipp
(1933)
Nature in the Wrong
as Voice of lion (uncredited)
(1933)
Dick Turpin
as Jeremy
(1932)
The Millionaire Cat
as Lawyer Fogg
(1932)
Jitters the Butler
as Phineas P. McPhinn
(1932)
The Chimp
as Ringmaster
(1932)
Pack Up Your Troubles
as General
(1932)
Thunder Below
as Scotty
(1932)
The Iceman's Ball
as Commissioner Walters
(1932)
Boy Oh Boy!
as Saunders
(1931)
(1931)
Chickens Come Home
as Butler
(1931)
Pardon Us
as Schoolteacher
(1931)
(1931)
(1931)
Second Hand Kisses
as Jimmy Finlayson
(1931)
False Roomers
as Landlord
(1931)
One Good Turn
as A Community Player
(1931)
Playing at Politics
as Criado
(1931)
Our Wife
as Father of the bride
(1931)
One of the Smiths
as Wine Brewer (uncredited)
(1931)
Hasty Marriage
as Kitty's Father
(1930)
For the Defense
as Parrott
(1930)
Dollar Dizzy
as House Detective
(1930)
The Dawn Patrol
as Field Sergeant
(1930)
Another Fine Mess
as Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)
(1930)
Night Owls
as Meadows
(1930)
(1930)
Young Eagles
as Scotty
(1930)
(1930)
(1930)
(1929)
Fast Freight
as Spooky Wall Painting
(1929)
Wall Street
as Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson)
(1929)
Hard to Get
as Pa Martin
(1929)
Liberty
as Store keeper
(1929)
Big Business
as Homeowner
(1929)
Men O' War
as Soda jerk
(1929)
The Hoose-Gow
as Governor
(1929)
Two Weeks Off
as Pa Weaver
(1928)
Flying Elephants
as Saxophonus
(1928)
Lady Be Good
as Trelawney West
(1928)
Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
as Pa Slocum
(1928)
Galloping Ghosts
as Police Commissioner
(1928)
Should Tall Men Marry?
as Joe Skittle
(1928)
Show Girl
as Mr. Dugan
(1927)
Seeing the World
as 'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher
(1927)
The Second 100 Years
as Browne Van Dyke
(1927)
Don't Tell Everything
as Lawyer Goldblum
(1927)
(1927)
With Love and Hisses
as Captain Bustle
(1927)
Hats Off
as Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.
(1927)
Anything Once!
as Mabel's Boss
(1927)
(1927)
Do Detectives Think?
as Judge Foozle
(1927)
Call of the Cuckoo
as Asylum Inmate
(1927)
No Man's Law
as Jack Belcher
(1927)
Sugar Daddies
as Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle
(1927)
Love 'Em and Weep
as Titus Tillsbury
(1927)
Fighting Fathers
as Neighbor
(1926)
Thundering Fleas
as Justice of the Peace
(1926)
The Nickel-Hopper
as Rupert
(1926)
What's the World Coming To?
as The Father-in-Law
(1926)
Madame Mystery
as Struggling Author
(1926)
Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes
as Dean of Pinkham University
(1926)
Dizzy Daddies
as Jonathan Haig
(1926)
Don Key (Son of Burro)
as Vivien's Suitor
(1926)
Merry Widower
as The Hunter
(1926)
Raggedy Rose
as Simpson Sniffle
(1926)
(1926)
Wife Tamers
as The Waiter
(1925)
(1925)
Moonlight and Noses
as Professor Sniff
(1925)
Chasing the Chaser
as Gilroy (the husband)
(1925)
Sure-Mike!
as The Floorwalker
(1925)
In the Grease
as Father
(1925)
Yes, Yes, Nanette
as Hillory, the new husband
(1925)
The Caretaker's Daughter
as The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson)
(1925)
(1925)
(1925)
(1925)
Thundering Landlords
as The Landlord
(1925)
Innocent Husbands
as The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson)
(1925)
Madame Sans Jane
as The Girl's Father
(1925)
(1925)
Unfriendly Enemies
as The Cameraman
(1925)
Mary, Queen of Tots
as Radio Actor
(1924)
Near Dublin
as Sir Patrick
(1924)
Short Kilts
as McGregor's Son
(1924)
Wide Open Spaces
as Jack McQueen
(1924)
Rupert of Hee-Haw
as Rupert of Hee Haw
(1924)
Zeb vs. Paprika
as Major Glanders Botts
(1924)
(1924)
Postage Due
as Postal Inspector Hawke
(1924)
Smithy
as Sergeant
(1924)
(1923)
Mother's Joy
as Baron Buttontop
(1923)
The Soilers
as Smacknamara
(1923)
Hollywood
as James Finlayson
(1923)
The Whole Truth
as Defense lawyer
(1923)
Sold at Auction
as The Man Who WAS Sold
(1923)
Pitfalls of a Big City
as The Hired Man
(1923)
Fully Insured
as The Foreman
(1923)
White Wings
as Dental Patient
(1923)
California or Bust
as Campground neighbor
(1923)
Roughest Africa
as Hans Downe
(1923)
Scorching Sands
as James
(1923)
(1923)
A Man About Town
as Humko, Store Detective
(1923)
Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?
as The Hired Man
(1923)
(1923)
Jack Frost
as Wicked Man from the Wicked City
(1923)
Oranges and Lemons
as Worker
(1923)
Courtship of Miles Sandwich
as Miles Sandwich
(1923)
Pick and Shovel
as The Foreman
(1923)
Frozen Hearts
as General Sappovitch
(1923)
(1923)
Jus' Passin' Through
as Drunk (uncredited)
(1923)
(1922)
The Crossroads of New York
as Lawyer
(1922)
(1921)
A Small Town Idol
as J. Wellington Jones
(1921)
She Sighed by the Seaside
as 1st Suitor
(1921)
Hard Knocks and Love Taps
as Plato's Rival
(1920)
Don't Weaken!
as Lightfingered Luke - Professor Yonson's Assistant
(1920)
Down on the Farm
as The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage
(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)