James Finlayson

Known For: Acting
Born: August 26, 1887
Place of Birth: Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK
Died: October 9, 1953

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.

Filmography

Laurel & Hardy - Highlights

2002

The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence

The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence

1990 · Self (archive footage)

Dance of the Cookoos

1982 · Man with Toothache / Christmas Tree Customer

The Best of Laurel and Hardy

The Best of Laurel and Hardy

1968 · Meadows / Dulcy's Father / Fin (archive footage)

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

1967

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964 · Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage)

Here We Go Again

1952 · Plato's Rival

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

1951 · (archive footage)

Royal Wedding

1951 · Cabby (uncredited)

Grand Canyon Trail

1948 · Sheriff

The Perils of Pauline

1947 · Comic Chef

Two Sisters from Boston

1946 · Street Cleaner (uncredited)

She-Wolf of London

1946 · Constable (uncredited)

Yanks Ahoy

1943 · Cook Flynn (uncredited)

Happy Times and Jolly Moments

1943 · (archive footage)

Wedding Yells

1942 · Hammerhead Nahl

To Be or Not to Be

1942 · Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)

Foreign Correspondent

1940 · Dutch Peasant (uncredited)

Saps at Sea

1940 · Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)

A Chump at Oxford

1940 · Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)

The Great Victor Herbert

1939 · Lamplighter

Raffles

1939 · Hansom Cab Driver (uncredited)

The Flying Deuces

1939 · Jailor

Hollywood Cavalcade

1939 · Keystone Cop

Dog-Gone

1939 · Mr. Jones

Block-Heads

1938 · Man on Stairs

Angel

1937 · Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)

All Over Town

1937 · MacDougal

The Toast of New York

1937 · Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)

Pick a Star

1937 · Director

Way Out West

1937 · Mickey Finn

Our Relations

1936 · Finn

The Bohemian Girl

1936 · Captain Finn

MGM 1935 Promo Reel

MGM 1935 Promo Reel

1935 · Manager

Life Hesitates at 40

Life Hesitates at 40

1935 · Dr. James Finlayson

Manhattan Monkey Business

1935 · Joyce's Father

Bonnie Scotland

1935 · Sgt. Maj. Finlayson

Thicker Than Water

1935 · Auction Manager

Father and Son

1935 · Bidad

Dick Turpin

1933 · Jeremy

So This Is Harris!

1933 · Golf Pro

The Gay Nighties

1933 · Mr. Amos Pipp

Mush and Milk

1933 · Mr. Brown, the banker

The Druggist's Dilemma

The Druggist's Dilemma

1933 · Andrew Finch

The Devil's Brother

1933 · Lord Rocburg

His Silent Racket

1933 · James

Me and My Pal

1933 · Peter Cucumber

Nature in the Wrong

1933 · Voice of lion (uncredited)

Jitters the Butler

Jitters the Butler

1932 · Phineas P. McPhinn

Boy Oh Boy!

1932 · Saunders

The Millionaire Cat

The Millionaire Cat

1932 · Lawyer Fogg

Pack Up Your Troubles

1932 · General

The Iceman's Ball

The Iceman's Ball

1932 · Commissioner Walters

Thunder Below

1932 · Scotty

The Chimp

1932 · Ringmaster (uncredited)

Hasty Marriage

1931 · Kitty's Father

Scratch-As-Catch-Can

1931

One Good Turn

1931 · A Community Player

False Roomers

1931 · Landlord

Beach Pajamas

1931

Pardon Us

1931 · Schoolteacher

Stout Hearts and Willing Hands

Stout Hearts and Willing Hands

1931 · Kop(as the Original Keystone Kops)

One of the Smiths

1931 · Wine Brewer (uncredited)

Our Wife

1931 · Father of the bride (uncredited)

Playing at Politics

1931 · Criado

Second Hand Kisses

Second Hand Kisses

1931 · Jimmy Finlayson

Chickens Come Home

1931 · Butler (uncredited)

Don't Leave Home

Don't Leave Home

1930

Another Fine Mess

1930 · Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)

The prince of the dollar

The prince of the dollar

1930

Gold Diggers

1930

Dollar Dizzy

1930 · House Detective

For the Defense

1930 · Parrott

The Dawn Patrol

1930 · Field Sergeant

Young Eagles

1930 · Scotty

Thieves

1930

Night Owls

1930 · Meadows

Wall Street

1929 · Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson)

The Hoose-Gow

1929 · Governor (uncredited)

Hard to Get

1929 · Pa Martin

Men O' War

1929 · Soda jerk

Two Weeks Off

1929 · Pa Weaver

Big Business

1929 · Homeowner (uncredited)

Liberty

1929 · Store keeper

Fast Freight

1929 · Spooky Wall Painting

Show Girl

1928 · Mr. Dugan

Lady Be Good

1928 · Trelawney West

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath

1928 · Pa Slocum

Bachelor’s Paradise

1928 · Pat Malone

Galloping Ghosts

1928 · Police Commissioner

Flying Elephants

1928 · Saxophonus (uncredited)

Should Tall Men Marry?

1928 · Joe Skittle

Fighting Fathers

Fighting Fathers

1927 · Neighbor

Do Detectives Think?

1927 · Judge Foozle (uncredited)

Hats Off

1927 · Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.

Call of the Cuckoo

1927 · Asylum Inmate

The Second 100 Years

1927 · Browne Van Dyke

Sugar Daddies

1927 · Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle

With Love and Hisses

1927 · Captain Bustle

Don't Tell Everything

1927 · Lawyer Goldblum

Love 'Em and Weep

1927 · Titus Tillsbury

No Man's Law

1927 · Jack Belcher

Forgotten Sweeties

1927

One Hour Married

1927

Seeing the World

1927 · 'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher

Anything Once!

1927 · Mabel's Boss

The Nickel-Hopper

1926 · Rupert

Raggedy Rose

1926 · Simpson Sniffle

Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes

1926 · Dean of Pinkham University

Merry Widower

1926 · The Hunter

Thundering Fleas

1926 · Justice of the Peace

Don Key (Son of Burro)

1926 · Vivien's Suitor

Wife Tamers

1926 · The Waiter

Dizzy Daddies

1926 · Jonathan Haig

Madame Mystery

1926 · Struggling Author

What's the World Coming To?

1926 · The Father-in-Law

A Punch in the Nose

1926

Flaming Flappers

1925

The Caretaker's Daughter

1925 · The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson)

Moonlight and Noses

1925 · Professor Sniff

Unfriendly Enemies

1925 · The Cameraman

Mary, Queen of Tots

1925 · Radio Actor

Madame Sans Jane

1925 · The Girl's Father

Innocent Husbands

1925 · The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson)

Yes, Yes, Nanette

1925 · Hillory, the new husband

Chasing the Chaser

1925 · Gilroy (the husband)

Thundering Landlords

1925 · The Landlord

In the Grease

1925 · Father

Tell It to a Policeman

Tell It to a Policeman

1925

Sure-Mike!

1925 · The Floorwalker

Welcome Home

1925

The Haunted Honeymoon

1925

Hard Boiled

1925

Change the Needle

Change the Needle

1925

Short Kilts

1924 · McGregor's Son

Why Husbands Go Mad

Why Husbands Go Mad

1924

Wide Open Spaces

1924 · Jack McQueen

Rupert of Hee-Haw

1924 · Rupert of Hee Haw

Near Dublin

1924 · Sir Patrick

Brothers Under the Chin

1924

Zeb vs. Paprika

1924 · Major Glanders Botts

Postage Due

1924 · Postal Inspector Hawke

Smithy

1924 · Sergeant

Mother's Joy

1923 · Baron Buttontop

Fully Insured

1923 · The Foreman

Scorching Sands

1923 · James

The Soilers

1923 · Smacknamara

The Whole Truth

1923 · Defense lawyer

Frozen Hearts

1923 · General Sappovitch

Jus' Passin' Through

1923 · Drunk (uncredited)

Roughest Africa

1923 · Hans Downe

A Man About Town

1923 · Humko, Store Detective

Pitfalls of a Big City

1923 · The Hired Man

Hollywood

1923 · James Finlayson

The Mystery Man

The Mystery Man

1923

Oranges and Lemons

1923 · Worker

Jack Frost

1923 · Wicked Man from the Wicked City

Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?

1923 · The Hired Man

Courtship of Miles Sandwich

1923 · Miles Sandwich

Pick and Shovel

1923 · The Foreman

Sold at Auction!

1923 · The Man Who WAS Sold

White Wings

1923 · Dental Patient

California or Bust

1923 · Campground neighbor

The Noon Whistle

1923

Before the Public

Before the Public

1923

A Tough Winter

1923

Newly Rich

1922

The Crossroads of New York

1922 · Lawyer

Hard Knocks and Love Taps

1921 · Plato's Rival

She Sighed by the Seaside

1921 · 1st Suitor

A Small Town Idol

1921 · J. Wellington Jones

Love, Honor and Behave

1920 · Artist

Don't Weaken!

1920 · Lightfingered Luke - Professor Yonson's Assistant

Married Life

1920 · Man Who Made Good

Down on the Farm

1920 · The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage

Up in Alf's Place

Up in Alf's Place

1919 · The Dancing Instructor

Trying to Get Along

1919 · The Beauty Parlor Operator

Yankee Doodle in Berlin

1919 · Commander's Officer (uncredited)

In Dutch

1918

The World of Laurel and Hardy

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