0
James Finlayson
Born · August 26, 1887
Died · October 9, 1953 (66 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK
Bio
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.
Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
8.5
2002
She-Wolf of London
Constable (uncredited)
5.6
1946
To Be or Not to Be
Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)
7.8
1942
Saps at Sea
Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)
6.8
1940
The Flying Deuces
Jailor
6.4
1939
Block-Heads
Man on Stairs
7.0
1938
Way Out West
Mickey Finn
7.0
1937
Our Relations
Finn
6.9
1936
Me and My Pal
Peter Cucumber
6.5
1933
Nature in the Wrong
Voice of lion (uncredited)
0.0
1933
Pack Up Your Troubles
General
6.7
1932
The Iceman's Ball
Commissioner Walters
1.0
1932
One Good Turn
A Community Player
7.0
1931
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
6.0
1931
Our Wife
Father of the bride
7.1
1931
Chickens Come Home
Butler
6.6
1931
Another Fine Mess
Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)
6.8
1930
The prince of the dollar
0.0
1930
Gold Diggers
0.0
1930
Night Owls
Meadows
7.4
1930
The Hoose-Gow
Governor
6.6
1929
Men O' War
Soda jerk
7.0
1929
Liberty
Store keeper
6.8
1929
Flying Elephants
Saxophonus
5.7
1928
Do Detectives Think?
Judge Foozle
6.2
1927
Call of the Cuckoo
Asylum Inmate
5.7
1927
The Second 100 Years
Browne Van Dyke
6.3
1927
Sugar Daddies
Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle
6.0
1927
Forgotten Sweeties
3.0
1927
Merry Widower
The Hunter
6.0
1926
Thundering Fleas
Justice of the Peace
5.6
1926
Don Key (Son of Burro)
Vivien's Suitor
6.0
1926
A Punch in the Nose
0.0
1926
Unfriendly Enemies
The Cameraman
6.0
1925
Madame Sans Jane
2.0
1925
Thundering Landlords
The Landlord
0.0
1925
The Haunted Honeymoon
0.0
1925
Hard Boiled
0.0
1925
Why Husbands Go Mad
0.0
1924
Hollywood
James Finlayson
7.0
1923
Jack Frost
Wicked Man from the Wicked City
0.0
1923
Newly Rich
0.0
1922
She Sighed by the Seaside
1st Suitor
0.0
1921
The World of Laurel and Hardy
0.0
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
Meadows / Dulcy's Father / Fin (archive footage)
0.0
1968
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
6.0
1967
The Big Parade of Comedy
Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage)
6.3
1964
Here We Go Again
Plato's Rival
0.0
1952
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
(archive footage)
0.0
1951
Royal Wedding
Cabby (uncredited)
6.5
1951
Grand Canyon Trail
Sheriff
5.0
1948
The Perils of Pauline
Comic Chef
6.2
1947
Two Sisters from Boston
Street Cleaner (uncredited)
6.0
1946
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
(archive footage)
0.0
1943
Wedding Yells
Hammerhead Nahl
0.0
1942
Foreign Correspondent
Dutch Peasant (uncredited)
7.0
1940
A Chump at Oxford
Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)
6.9
1940
The Great Victor Herbert
Lamplighter
5.0
1939
Raffles
Hansom Cab Driver
6.0
1939
Hollywood Cavalcade
Keystone Cop
5.1
1939
Dog-Gone
Mr. Jones
0.0
1939
Angel
Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)
6.8
1937
All Over Town
MacDougal
7.2
1937
The Toast of New York
Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)
5.8
1937
Pick a Star
Director
4.8
1937
The Bohemian Girl
Captain Finn
6.1
1936
MGM 1935 Promo Reel
Manager
6.0
1935
Life Hesitates at 40
Dr. James Finlayson
0.0
1935
Manhattan Monkey Business
Joyce's Father
0.0
1935
Bonnie Scotland
Sgt. Maj. Finlayson
6.6
1935
Thicker Than Water
Auction Manager
7.2
1935
Father and Son
Bidad
0.0
1935
Dick Turpin
Jeremy
0.0
1933
So This Is Harris!
Golf Pro
5.1
1933
The Gay Nighties
Mr. Amos Pipp
3.0
1933
Mush and Milk
Mr. Brown, the banker
6.8
1933
The Druggist's Dilemma
Andrew Finch
0.0
1933
The Devil's Brother
Lord Rocburg
6.7
1933
His Silent Racket
James
10.0
1933
Jitters the Butler
Phineas P. McPhinn
6.0
1932
Boy Oh Boy!
Saunders
0.0
1932
Thunder Below
Scotty
0.0
1932
The Chimp
Ringmaster
6.5
1932
Hasty Marriage
Kitty's Father
6.5
1931
Scratch-As-Catch-Can
5.0
1931
False Roomers
Landlord
0.0
1931
Beach Pajamas
0.0
1931
Pardon Us
Schoolteacher
6.5
1931
One of the Smiths
Wine Brewer (uncredited)
0.0
1931
Playing at Politics
Criado
7.0
1931
Second Hand Kisses
Jimmy Finlayson
0.0
1931
Don't Leave Home
0.0
1930
Dollar Dizzy
House Detective
6.0
1930
For the Defense
Parrott
4.8
1930
The Dawn Patrol
Field Sergeant
6.7
1930
Young Eagles
Scotty
6.0
1930
Thieves
6.9
1930
Wall Street
Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson)
6.0
1929
Hard to Get
Pa Martin
0.0
1929
Two Weeks Off
Pa Weaver
0.0
1929
Big Business
Homeowner
6.7
1929
Fast Freight
Spooky Wall Painting
0.0
1929
Show Girl
Mr. Dugan
0.0
1928
Lady Be Good
Trelawney West
0.0
1928
Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
Pa Slocum
0.0
1928
Galloping Ghosts
Police Commissioner
0.0
1928
Should Tall Men Marry?
Joe Skittle
5.9
1928
Hats Off
Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.
6.3
1927
With Love and Hisses
Captain Bustle
6.1
1927
Don't Tell Everything
Lawyer Goldblum
10.0
1927
Love 'Em and Weep
Titus Tillsbury
5.7
1927
No Man's Law
Jack Belcher
6.0
1927
One Hour Married
6.0
1927
Seeing the World
'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher
6.1
1927
Anything Once!
Mabel's Boss
6.0
1927
The Nickel-Hopper
Rupert
7.0
1926
Raggedy Rose
Simpson Sniffle
5.5
1926
Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes
Dean of Pinkham University
4.0
1926
Wife Tamers
The Waiter
6.0
1926
Dizzy Daddies
Jonathan Haig
3.5
1926
Madame Mystery
Struggling Author
5.6
1926
What's the World Coming To?
The Father-in-Law
4.5
1926
Flaming Flappers
0.0
1925
The Caretaker's Daughter
The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson)
3.5
1925
Moonlight and Noses
Professor Sniff
4.5
1925
Mary, Queen of Tots
Radio Actor
5.8
1925
Innocent Husbands
The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson)
6.2
1925
Yes, Yes, Nanette
Hillory, the new husband
5.3
1925
Chasing the Chaser
Gilroy (the husband)
6.0
1925
In the Grease
Father
0.0
1925
Tell It to a Policeman
0.0
1925
Sure-Mike!
The Floorwalker
0.0
1925
Welcome Home
0.0
1925
Short Kilts
McGregor's Son
5.3
1924
Wide Open Spaces
Jack McQueen
5.0
1924
Rupert of Hee-Haw
Rupert of Hee Haw
5.2
1924
Near Dublin
Sir Patrick
6.0
1924
Brothers Under the Chin
5.5
1924
Zeb vs. Paprika
Major Glanders Botts
5.5
1924
Postage Due
Postal Inspector Hawke
5.3
1924
Smithy
Sergeant
5.2
1924
Mother's Joy
Baron Buttontop
5.2
1923
Fully Insured
The Foreman
5.0
1923
Scorching Sands
James
5.4
1923
The Soilers
Smacknamara
5.5
1923
The Whole Truth
Defense lawyer
5.5
1923
Frozen Hearts
General Sappovitch
5.4
1923
Jus' Passin' Through
Drunk (uncredited)
5.0
1923
Roughest Africa
Hans Downe
5.5
1923
A Man About Town
Humko, Store Detective
5.5
1923
Pitfalls of a Big City
The Hired Man
0.0
1923
The Mystery Man
0.0
1923
Oranges and Lemons
Worker
5.2
1923
Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?
The Hired Man
0.0
1923
Courtship of Miles Sandwich
Miles Sandwich
0.0
1923
Pick and Shovel
The Foreman
6.0
1923
Sold at Auction
The Man Who WAS Sold
4.5
1923
White Wings
Dental Patient
6.7
1923
California or Bust
Campground neighbor
0.0
1923
The Noon Whistle
7.0
1923
Before the Public
5.0
1923
A Tough Winter
0.0
1923
The Crossroads of New York
Lawyer
0.0
1922
Hard Knocks and Love Taps
Plato's Rival
0.0
1921
A Small Town Idol
J. Wellington Jones
6.0
1921
Don't Weaken!
Lightfingered Luke - Professor Yonson's Assistant
5.5
1920
Down on the Farm
The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage
5.5
1920
Up in Alf's Place
The Dancing Instructor
0.0
1919
Trying to Get Along
The Beauty Parlor Operator
0.0
1919
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
Commander's Officer (uncredited)
5.3
1919
In Dutch
0.0
1918