
James Finlayson
Known for Acting · 180 credits
- Born
- 1887-08-26
- Died
- 1953-10-09
- Place of birth
- Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as
- Jimmy Finlayson · Jimmie Finlayson · Jim Finlayson · James Henderson Finlayson · Jimmy Finalyson
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
Movies (180)

Foreign Correspondent
1940
as Dutch Peasant (uncredited)

To Be or Not to Be
1942
as Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)

The Devil's Brother
1933
as Lord Rocburg

The Flying Deuces
1939
as Jailor

Royal Wedding
1951
as Cabby (uncredited)

Bonnie Scotland
1935
as Sgt. Maj. Finlayson

Angel
1937
as Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)

Anything Once!
1927
as Mabel's Boss

The Soilers
1923
as Smacknamara

Merry Widower
1926
as The Hunter

Block-Heads
1938
as Man on Stairs

Flaming Flappers
1925

Way Out West
1937
as Mickey Finn

The Chimp
1932
as Ringmaster (uncredited)

Two Sisters from Boston
1946
as Street Cleaner (uncredited)

Thundering Fleas
1926
as Justice of the Peace

She-Wolf of London
1946
as Constable (uncredited)

Our Relations
1936
as Finn
Dog-Gone
1939
as Mr. Jones

Pardon Us
1931
as Schoolteacher

The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage)

Hollywood Cavalcade
1939
as Keystone Cop

Scorching Sands
1923
as James

Saps at Sea
1940
as Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)

Fast Freight
1929
as Spooky Wall Painting

Postage Due
1924
as Postal Inspector Hawke

Raffles
1939
as Hansom Cab Driver (uncredited)
Jitters the Butler
1932
as Phineas P. McPhinn

Night Owls
1930
as Meadows

The Dawn Patrol
1930
as Field Sergeant

Our Wife
1931
as Father of the bride (uncredited)
Beach Pajamas
1931

Young Eagles
1930
as Scotty

Pick a Star
1937
as Director

The Toast of New York
1937
as Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)

A Chump at Oxford
1940
as Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)

Down on the Farm
1920
as The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage

Hollywood
1923
as James Finlayson

Hasty Marriage
1931
as Kitty's Father

Big Business
1929
as Homeowner (uncredited)

Sugar Daddies
1927
as Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle

Pack Up Your Troubles
1932
as General

The Second 100 Years
1927
as Browne Van Dyke

The Perils of Pauline
1947
as Comic Chef

The Hoose-Gow
1929
as Governor (uncredited)

Short Kilts
1924
as McGregor's Son

Here We Go Again
1952
as Plato's Rival

Flying Elephants
1928
as Saxophonus (uncredited)
Fully Insured
1923
as The Foreman

Chickens Come Home
1931
as Butler (uncredited)

The Great Victor Herbert
1939
as Lamplighter

Call of the Cuckoo
1927
as Asylum Inmate

Men O' War
1929
as Soda jerk

Thicker Than Water
1935
as Auction Manager

Seeing the World
1927
as 'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher

Don Key (Son of Burro)
1926
as Vivien's Suitor
Life Hesitates at 40
1935
as Dr. James Finlayson

The Bohemian Girl
1936
as Captain Finn

Yes, Yes, Nanette
1925
as Hillory, the new husband
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
1968
as Meadows / Dulcy's Father / Fin (archive footage)

The Gay Nighties
1933
as Mr. Amos Pipp

One Good Turn
1931
as A Community Player

All Over Town
1937
as MacDougal

For the Defense
1930
as Parrott

Hats Off
1927
as Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.

Madame Mystery
1926
as Struggling Author

Welcome Home
1925

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
1928
as Pa Slocum

Courtship of Miles Sandwich
1923
as Miles Sandwich

Don't Weaken!
1920
as Lightfingered Luke - Professor Yonson's Assistant

Wide Open Spaces
1924
as Jack McQueen

A Small Town Idol
1921
as J. Wellington Jones
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
1931
as Kop(as the Original Keystone Kops)

Dollar Dizzy
1930
as House Detective

Yanks Ahoy
1943
as Cook Flynn (uncredited)

Don't Tell Everything
1927
as Lawyer Goldblum

Sure-Mike!
1925
as The Floorwalker

Two Weeks Off
1929
as Pa Weaver
The prince of the dollar
1930

Scratch-As-Catch-Can
1931

Show Girl
1928
as Mr. Dugan

Unfriendly Enemies
1925
as The Cameraman

Love 'Em and Weep
1927
as Titus Tillsbury

Do Detectives Think?
1927
as Judge Foozle (uncredited)
False Roomers
1931
as Landlord

Oranges and Lemons
1923
as Worker

Smithy
1924
as Sergeant

Hard to Get
1929
as Pa Martin

The Caretaker's Daughter
1925
as The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson)

His Silent Racket
1933
as James

Forgotten Sweeties
1927

What's the World Coming To?
1926
as The Father-in-Law

Innocent Husbands
1925
as The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson)

Playing at Politics
1931
as Criado
The Iceman's Ball
1932
as Commissioner Walters

She Sighed by the Seaside
1921
as 1st Suitor

Mush and Milk
1933
as Mr. Brown, the banker
Why Husbands Go Mad
1924

Another Fine Mess
1930
as Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)

Roughest Africa
1923
as Hans Downe
The Mystery Man
1923

Pick and Shovel
1923
as The Foreman

Frozen Hearts
1923
as General Sappovitch

Near Dublin
1924
as Sir Patrick

Grand Canyon Trail
1948
as Sheriff

Yankee Doodle in Berlin
1919
as Commander's Officer (uncredited)

Thunder Below
1932
as Scotty

No Man's Law
1927
as Jack Belcher

With Love and Hisses
1927
as Captain Bustle

A Man About Town
1923
as Humko, Store Detective

Me and My Pal
1933
as Peter Cucumber

One of the Smiths
1931
as Wine Brewer (uncredited)

Married Life
1920
as Man Who Made Good

Happy Times and Jolly Moments
1943
as (archive footage)

Chasing the Chaser
1925
as Gilroy (the husband)

Nature in the Wrong
1933
as Voice of lion (uncredited)
Second Hand Kisses
1931
as Jimmy Finlayson

Wife Tamers
1926
as The Waiter

Thieves
1930

Dick Turpin
1933
as Jeremy
About James Finlayson
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. With 180 credits spanning from 1918 to 2002, James Finlayson has appeared in 180 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular James Finlayson Movies
- Foreign Correspondent (1940) — as Dutch Peasant (uncredited)
- To Be or Not to Be (1942) — as Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)
- The Devil's Brother (1933) — as Lord Rocburg
- The Flying Deuces (1939) — as Jailor
- Royal Wedding (1951) — as Cabby (uncredited)
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