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.
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- Born:
- Aug 27, 1887 In Falkirk, Scotland, UK
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 108
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Yankee Doodle in Berlin 1919-03-02
- Latest Project:
- Movie The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy 1967-12-01
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy | 1967-12-01 | |
| Movie | The Big Parade of Comedy | Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage) | 1964-09-02 |
| Movie | Royal Wedding | Cabby (uncredited) | 1951-03-08 |
| Movie | The Slappiest Days of Our Lives | (archive footage) | 1951-03-23 |
| Movie | Grand Canyon Trail | Sheriff | 1948-11-04 |
| Movie | The Perils of Pauline | Comic Chef | 1947-07-04 |
| Movie | She-Wolf of London | Constable (uncredited) | 1946-05-17 |
| Movie | Two Sisters from Boston | Street Cleaner (uncredited) | 1946-06-06 |
| Movie | To Be or Not to Be | Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited) | 1942-03-06 |
| Movie | Foreign Correspondent | Dutch Peasant (uncredited) | 1940-08-16 |
| Movie | A Chump at Oxford | Baldy Vandevere (uncredited) | 1940-01-25 |
| Movie | Hollywood Cavalcade | Keystone Cop | 1939-10-13 |
| Movie | The Flying Deuces | Jailor | 1939-11-03 |
| Movie | Raffles | Hansom Cab Driver | 1939-11-11 |
| Movie | The Great Victor Herbert | Lamplighter | 1939-12-29 |
| Movie | Block-Heads | Man on Stairs | 1938-08-19 |
| Movie | Way Out West | Mickey Finn | 1937-04-16 |
| Movie | Pick a Star | Director | 1937-05-21 |
| Movie | All Over Town | MacDougal | 1937-08-09 |
| Movie | The Toast of New York | Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited) | 1937-07-22 |
| Movie | The Bohemian Girl | Captain Finn | 1936-02-14 |
| Movie | Our Relations | Finn | 1936-09-15 |
| Movie | Bonnie Scotland | Sgt. Maj. Finlayson | 1935-08-23 |
| Movie | Father and Son | Bidad | 1935-01-07 |
| Movie | Thicker Than Water | Auction Manager | 1935-03-16 |
| Movie | Me and My Pal | Peter Cucumber | 1933-04-22 |
| Movie | The Devil's Brother | Lord Rocburg | 1933-05-05 |
| Movie | Nature in the Wrong | Voice of lion (uncredited) | 1933-03-18 |
| Movie | Dick Turpin | Jeremy | 1933-12-01 |
| Movie | The Druggist's Dilemma | Andrew Finch | 1933-05-22 |
| Movie | The Gay Nighties | Mr. Amos Pipp | 1933-06-22 |
| Movie | Mush and Milk | Mr. Brown, the banker | 1933-05-27 |
| Movie | The Chimp | Ringmaster | 1932-05-21 |
| Movie | Thunder Below | Scotty | 1932-06-17 |
| Movie | Pack Up Your Troubles | General | 1932-09-16 |
| Movie | Second Hand Kisses | Jimmy Finlayson | 1931-03-29 |
| Movie | Chickens Come Home | Butler | 1931-02-21 |
| Movie | Our Wife | Father of the bride | 1931-05-16 |
| Movie | Playing at Politics | Criado | 1931-05-01 |
| Movie | Pardon Us | Schoolteacher | 1931-08-15 |
| Movie | Hasty Marriage | Kitty's Father | 1931-12-16 |
| Movie | One Good Turn | A Community Player | 1931-10-31 |
| Movie | Thieves | 1930-01-07 | |
| Movie | Night Owls | Meadows | 1930-01-04 |
| Movie | Young Eagles | Scotty | 1930-03-20 |
| Movie | For the Defense | Parrott | 1930-07-19 |
| Movie | The Dawn Patrol | Field Sergeant | 1930-07-10 |
| Movie | Another Fine Mess | Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited) | 1930-11-29 |
| Movie | Dollar Dizzy | House Detective | 1930-10-03 |
| Movie | Big Business | Homeowner | 1929-04-20 |
| Movie | Fast Freight | Spooky Wall Painting | 1929-01-01 |
| Movie | Liberty | Store keeper | 1929-01-26 |
| Movie | Wall Street | Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson) | 1929-12-01 |
| Movie | Men O'War | Soda jerk | 1929-06-29 |
| Movie | Two Weeks Off | Pa Weaver | 1929-05-11 |
| Movie | Should Tall Men Marry? | Joe Skittle | 1928-01-15 |
| Movie | Flying Elephants | Saxophonus | 1928-02-12 |
| Movie | Love 'Em and Weep | Titus Tillsbury | 1927-06-12 |
| Movie | Forgotten Sweeties | 1927-04-10 | |
| Movie | Seeing the World | 'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher | 1927-02-13 |
| Movie | Anything Once! | Mabel's Boss | 1927-01-02 |
| Movie | Don't Tell Everything | Lawyer Goldblum | 1927-07-02 |
| Movie | No Man's Law | Jack Belcher | 1927-05-01 |
| Movie | Do Detectives Think? | Judge Foozle | 1927-11-20 |
| Movie | With Love and Hisses | Captain Bustle | 1927-08-28 |
| Movie | Call of the Cuckoo | Asylum Inmate | 1927-10-15 |
| Movie | Hats Off | Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co. | 1927-11-05 |
| Movie | Sugar Daddies | Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle | 1927-09-10 |
| Movie | The Second Hundred Years | Browne Van Dyke | 1927-10-08 |
| Movie | Madame Mystery | Struggling Author | 1926-03-12 |
| Movie | What's the World Coming To? | The Father-in-Law | 1926-01-16 |
| Movie | Wife Tamers | The Waiter | 1926-03-25 |
| Movie | Raggedy Rose | Simpson Sniffle | 1926-11-06 |
| Movie | Thundering Fleas | Justice of the Peace | 1926-07-18 |
| Movie | The Nickel-Hopper | Rupert | 1926-12-04 |
| Movie | Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes | Dean of Pinkham University | 1926-10-02 |
| Movie | Chasing the Chaser | Gilroy (the husband) | 1925-07-04 |
| Movie | Sure-Mike! | The Floorwalker | 1925-05-23 |
| Movie | In the Grease | Father | 1925-06-20 |
| Movie | Yes, Yes, Nanette | Hillory, the new husband | 1925-07-19 |
| Movie | Innocent Husbands | The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson) | 1925-08-01 |
| Movie | The Caretaker's Daughter | The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson) | 1925-10-10 |
| Movie | Moonlight and Noses | Professor Sniff | 1925-10-03 |
| Movie | Zeb vs. Paprika | Major Glanders Botts | 1924-03-16 |
| Movie | Near Dublin | Sir Patrick | 1924-05-10 |
| Movie | Smithy | Sergeant | 1924-01-19 |
| Movie | Rupert of Hee-Haw | Rupert of Hee Haw | 1924-06-07 |
| Movie | Short Kilts | McGregor's Son | 1924-08-03 |
| Movie | Courtship of Miles Sandwich | Miles Sandwich | 1923-06-24 |
| Movie | Oranges and Lemons | Worker | 1923-08-12 |
| Movie | Pick and Shovel | The Foreman | 1923-06-16 |
| Movie | White Wings | Dental Patient | 1923-05-12 |
| Movie | Hollywood | James Finlayson | 1923-08-19 |
| Movie | California or Bust | Campground neighbor | 1923-04-28 |
| Movie | The Noon Whistle | 1923-04-28 | |
| Movie | Sold at Auction | The Man Who WAS Sold | 1923-05-26 |
| Movie | Jus' Passin' Through | Drunk (uncredited) | 1923-10-14 |
| Movie | A Man About Town | Humko, Store Detective | 1923-09-15 |
| Movie | Fully Insured | The Foreman | 1923-12-16 |
| Movie | The Soilers | Smacknamara | 1923-11-24 |
| Movie | Scorching Sands | James | 1923-12-09 |
| Movie | Roughest Africa | Hans Downe | 1923-09-29 |
| Movie | Frozen Hearts | General Sappovitch | 1923-10-27 |
| Movie | The Whole Truth | Defense lawyer | 1923-11-03 |
| Movie | A Small Town Idol | J. Wellington Jones | 1921-02-13 |
| Movie | Don't Weaken! | Lightfingered Luke - Professor Yonson's Assistant | 1920-09-05 |
| Movie | Down on the Farm | The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage | 1920-04-17 |
| Movie | Yankee Doodle in Berlin | Commander's Officer (uncredited) | 1919-03-02 |