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