James Finlayson

Known for: Acting

Born: 1887-08-26 – 1953-10-09 (aged 66)

From: Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK

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.

Filmography (180)

MOVIE★ 8.5
Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
2002
MOVIE
The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence
1990
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 10.0
Dance of the Cookoos
1982
as Man with Toothache / Christmas Tree Customer
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
1968
as Meadows / Dulcy's Father / Fin (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
1967
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage)
MOVIE
Here We Go Again
1952
as Plato's Rival
MOVIE
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
1951
as (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.5
Royal Wedding
1951
as Cabby (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.7
Grand Canyon Trail
1948
as Sheriff
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Perils of Pauline
1947
as Comic Chef
MOVIE★ 6.3
Two Sisters from Boston
1946
as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.6
She-Wolf of London
1946
as Constable (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.6
Yanks Ahoy
1943
as Cook Flynn (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.5
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
1943
as (archive footage)
MOVIE
Wedding Yells
1942
as Hammerhead Nahl
MOVIE★ 7.8
To Be or Not to Be
1942
as Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Foreign Correspondent
1940
as Dutch Peasant (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.8
Saps at Sea
1940
as Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.9
A Chump at Oxford
1940
as Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.4
The Great Victor Herbert
1939
as Lamplighter
MOVIE★ 6.2
Raffles
1939
as Hansom Cab Driver (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Flying Deuces
1939
as Jailor
MOVIE★ 6.2
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939
as Keystone Cop
MOVIE★ 8.0
Dog-Gone
1939
as Mr. Jones
MOVIE★ 6.9
Block-Heads
1938
as Man on Stairs
MOVIE★ 6.7
Angel
1937
as Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.4
All Over Town
1937
as MacDougal
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Toast of New York
1937
as Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 4.8
Pick a Star
1937
as Director
MOVIE★ 7.1
Way Out West
1937
as Mickey Finn
MOVIE★ 7.0
Our Relations
1936
as Finn
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Bohemian Girl
1936
as Captain Finn
MOVIE★ 6.0
MGM 1935 Promo Reel
1935
as Manager
MOVIE★ 7.5
Life Hesitates at 40
1935
as Dr. James Finlayson
MOVIE★ 10.0
Manhattan Monkey Business
1935
as Joyce's Father
MOVIE★ 6.6
Bonnie Scotland
1935
as Sgt. Maj. Finlayson
MOVIE★ 7.3
Thicker Than Water
1935
as Auction Manager
MOVIE★ 10.0
Father and Son
1935
as Bidad
MOVIE★ 9.0
Dick Turpin
1933
as Jeremy
MOVIE★ 5.4
So This Is Harris!
1933
as Golf Pro
MOVIE★ 4.3
The Gay Nighties
1933
as Mr. Amos Pipp
MOVIE★ 6.6
Mush and Milk
1933
as Mr. Brown, the banker
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Druggist's Dilemma
1933
as Andrew Finch
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Devil's Brother
1933
as Lord Rocburg
MOVIE★ 8.0
His Silent Racket
1933
as James
MOVIE★ 6.5
Me and My Pal
1933
as Peter Cucumber
MOVIE★ 6.5
Nature in the Wrong
1933
as Voice of lion (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Jitters the Butler
1932
as Phineas P. McPhinn
MOVIE★ 7.0
Boy Oh Boy!
1932
as Saunders
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Millionaire Cat
1932
as Lawyer Fogg
MOVIE★ 6.8
Pack Up Your Troubles
1932
as General
MOVIE★ 4.0
The Iceman's Ball
1932
as Commissioner Walters
MOVIE★ 7.0
Thunder Below
1932
as Scotty
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Chimp
1932
as Ringmaster (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.7
Hasty Marriage
1931
as Kitty's Father
MOVIE★ 6.0
Scratch-As-Catch-Can
1931
MOVIE★ 6.9
One Good Turn
1931
as A Community Player
MOVIE★ 8.0
False Roomers
1931
as Landlord
MOVIE★ 7.0
Beach Pajamas
1931
MOVIE★ 6.4
Pardon Us
1931
as Schoolteacher
MOVIE★ 7.3
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
1931
as Kop(as the Original Keystone Kops)
MOVIE★ 8.0
One of the Smiths
1931
as Wine Brewer (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.1
Our Wife
1931
as Father of the bride (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Playing at Politics
1931
as Criado
MOVIE
Second Hand Kisses
1931
as Jimmy Finlayson
MOVIE★ 6.6
Chickens Come Home
1931
as Butler (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 9.0
Don't Leave Home
1930
MOVIE★ 6.9
Another Fine Mess
1930
as Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 8.0
The prince of the dollar
1930
MOVIE★ 7.0
Gold Diggers
1930
MOVIE★ 6.8
Dollar Dizzy
1930
as House Detective
MOVIE★ 5.3
For the Defense
1930
as Parrott
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Dawn Patrol
1930
as Field Sergeant
MOVIE★ 7.0
Young Eagles
1930
as Scotty
MOVIE★ 7.1
Thieves
1930
MOVIE★ 7.4
Night Owls
1930
as Meadows
MOVIE★ 7.0
Wall Street
1929
as Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson)
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Hoose-Gow
1929
as Governor (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Hard to Get
1929
as Pa Martin
MOVIE★ 6.8
Men O' War
1929
as Soda jerk
MOVIE★ 9.0
Two Weeks Off
1929
as Pa Weaver
MOVIE★ 6.6
Big Business
1929
as Homeowner (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.9
Liberty
1929
as Store keeper
MOVIE★ 8.5
Fast Freight
1929
as Spooky Wall Painting
MOVIE★ 8.0
Show Girl
1928
as Mr. Dugan
MOVIE★ 10.0
Lady Be Good
1928
as Trelawney West
MOVIE★ 10.0
Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
1928
as Pa Slocum
MOVIE★ 8.0
Bachelor’s Paradise
1928
as Pat Malone
MOVIE★ 7.0
Galloping Ghosts
1928
as Police Commissioner
MOVIE★ 5.9
Flying Elephants
1928
as Saxophonus (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.5
Should Tall Men Marry?
1928
as Joe Skittle
MOVIE★ 7.0
Fighting Fathers
1927
as Neighbor
MOVIE★ 6.4
Do Detectives Think?
1927
as Judge Foozle (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Hats Off
1927
as Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.
MOVIE★ 5.8
Call of the Cuckoo
1927
as Asylum Inmate
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Second 100 Years
1927
as Browne Van Dyke
MOVIE★ 6.1
Sugar Daddies
1927
as Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle
MOVIE★ 6.1
With Love and Hisses
1927
as Captain Bustle
MOVIE★ 10.0
Don't Tell Everything
1927
as Lawyer Goldblum
MOVIE★ 5.7
Love 'Em and Weep
1927
as Titus Tillsbury
MOVIE★ 7.3
No Man's Law
1927
as Jack Belcher
MOVIE★ 5.3
Forgotten Sweeties
1927
MOVIE★ 8.0
One Hour Married
1927
MOVIE★ 7.1
Seeing the World
1927
as 'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher
MOVIE★ 6.8
Anything Once!
1927
as Mabel's Boss
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Nickel-Hopper
1926
as Rupert
MOVIE★ 6.3
Raggedy Rose
1926
as Simpson Sniffle
MOVIE★ 5.7
Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes
1926
as Dean of Pinkham University
MOVIE★ 8.0
Merry Widower
1926
as The Hunter
MOVIE★ 6.0
Thundering Fleas
1926
as Justice of the Peace
MOVIE★ 8.0
Don Key (Son of Burro)
1926
as Vivien's Suitor
MOVIE★ 7.0
Wife Tamers
1926
as The Waiter
MOVIE★ 3.8
Dizzy Daddies
1926
as Jonathan Haig
MOVIE★ 6.5
Madame Mystery
1926
as Struggling Author
MOVIE★ 4.6
What's the World Coming To?
1926
as The Father-in-Law
MOVIE★ 10.0
A Punch in the Nose
1926
MOVIE★ 10.0
Flaming Flappers
1925
MOVIE★ 4.0
The Caretaker's Daughter
1925
as The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson)
MOVIE★ 5.9
Moonlight and Noses
1925
as Professor Sniff
MOVIE★ 6.5
Unfriendly Enemies
1925
as The Cameraman
MOVIE★ 7.3
Mary, Queen of Tots
1925
as Radio Actor
MOVIE★ 4.3
Madame Sans Jane
1925
as The Girl's Father
MOVIE★ 7.0
Innocent Husbands
1925
as The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson)
MOVIE★ 5.5
Yes, Yes, Nanette
1925
as Hillory, the new husband
MOVIE★ 6.5
Chasing the Chaser
1925
as Gilroy (the husband)
MOVIE★ 10.0
Thundering Landlords
1925
as The Landlord
MOVIE★ 7.0
In the Grease
1925
as Father
MOVIE★ 8.0
Tell It to a Policeman
1925
MOVIE★ 7.0
Sure-Mike!
1925
as The Floorwalker
MOVIE★ 7.0
Welcome Home
1925
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Haunted Honeymoon
1925
MOVIE★ 8.0
Hard Boiled
1925
MOVIE★ 9.0
Change the Needle
1925
MOVIE★ 5.4
Short Kilts
1924
as McGregor's Son
MOVIE★ 7.0
Why Husbands Go Mad
1924
MOVIE★ 6.3
Wide Open Spaces
1924
as Jack McQueen
MOVIE★ 5.6
Rupert of Hee-Haw
1924
as Rupert of Hee Haw
MOVIE★ 6.7
Near Dublin
1924
as Sir Patrick
MOVIE★ 7.0
Brothers Under the Chin
1924
MOVIE★ 5.8
Zeb vs. Paprika
1924
as Major Glanders Botts
MOVIE★ 6.3
Postage Due
1924
as Postal Inspector Hawke
MOVIE★ 5.8
Smithy
1924
as Sergeant
MOVIE★ 5.7
Mother's Joy
1923
as Baron Buttontop
MOVIE★ 6.5
Fully Insured
1923
as The Foreman
MOVIE★ 5.9
Scorching Sands
1923
as James
MOVIE★ 5.5
The Soilers
1923
as Smacknamara
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Whole Truth
1923
as Defense lawyer
MOVIE★ 5.7
Frozen Hearts
1923
as General Sappovitch
MOVIE★ 6.5
Jus' Passin' Through
1923
as Drunk (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.8
Roughest Africa
1923
as Hans Downe
MOVIE★ 6.0
A Man About Town
1923
as Humko, Store Detective
MOVIE★ 8.0
Pitfalls of a Big City
1923
as The Hired Man
MOVIE★ 9.0
Hollywood
1923
as James Finlayson
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Mystery Man
1923
MOVIE★ 5.5
Oranges and Lemons
1923
as Worker
MOVIE★ 10.0
Jack Frost
1923
as Wicked Man from the Wicked City
MOVIE★ 8.0
Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?
1923
as The Hired Man
MOVIE★ 7.0
Courtship of Miles Sandwich
1923
as Miles Sandwich
MOVIE★ 7.3
Pick and Shovel
1923
as The Foreman
MOVIE★ 6.8
Sold at Auction!
1923
as The Man Who WAS Sold
MOVIE★ 7.3
White Wings
1923
as Dental Patient
MOVIE★ 8.0
California or Bust
1923
as Campground neighbor
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Noon Whistle
1923
MOVIE★ 7.5
Before the Public
1923
MOVIE★ 9.0
A Tough Winter
1923
MOVIE
Newly Rich
1922
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Crossroads of New York
1922
as Lawyer
MOVIE★ 8.0
Hard Knocks and Love Taps
1921
as Plato's Rival
MOVIE★ 7.0
She Sighed by the Seaside
1921
as 1st Suitor
MOVIE★ 6.8
A Small Town Idol
1921
as J. Wellington Jones
MOVIE★ 8.0
Love, Honor and Behave
1920
as Artist
MOVIE★ 6.3
Don't Weaken!
1920
as Lightfingered Luke - Professor Yonson's Assistant
MOVIE★ 9.0
Married Life
1920
as Man Who Made Good
MOVIE★ 5.8
Down on the Farm
1920
as The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage
MOVIE★ 7.0
Up in Alf's Place
1919
as The Dancing Instructor
MOVIE★ 7.0
Trying to Get Along
1919
as The Beauty Parlor Operator
MOVIE★ 5.7
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
1919
as Commander's Officer (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 10.0
In Dutch
1918
MOVIE
The World of Laurel and Hardy
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