James Finlayson
Acting
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
Acting180
The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence
1990
Self (archive footage)
movieDance of the Cookoos
1982
Man with Toothache / Christmas Tree Customer
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
1968
Meadows / Dulcy's Father / Fin (archive footage)
movieThe Big Parade of Comedy
1964
Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage)
movieHere We Go Again
1952
Plato's Rival
movieThe Slappiest Days of Our Lives
1951
(archive footage)
movieRoyal Wedding
1951
Cabby (uncredited)
movieGrand Canyon Trail
1948
Sheriff
movieThe Perils of Pauline
1947
Comic Chef
movieTwo Sisters from Boston
1946
Street Cleaner (uncredited)
movieShe-Wolf of London
1946
Constable (uncredited)
movieYanks Ahoy
1943
Cook Flynn (uncredited)
movieHappy Times and Jolly Moments
1943
(archive footage)
Wedding Yells
1942
Hammerhead Nahl
movieTo Be or Not to Be
1942
Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)
movieForeign Correspondent
1940
Dutch Peasant (uncredited)
movieSaps at Sea
1940
Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)
movieA Chump at Oxford
1940
Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)
movieThe Great Victor Herbert
1939
Lamplighter
movieRaffles
1939
Hansom Cab Driver (uncredited)
movieHollywood Cavalcade
1939
Keystone Cop
Dog-Gone
1939
Mr. Jones
movieBlock-Heads
1938
Man on Stairs
movieAngel
1937
Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)
movieAll Over Town
1937
MacDougal
movieThe Toast of New York
1937
Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)
moviePick a Star
1937
Director
movieWay Out West
1937
Mickey Finn
movieThe Bohemian Girl
1936
Captain Finn
Life Hesitates at 40
1935
Dr. James Finlayson
movieManhattan Monkey Business
1935
Joyce's Father
movieBonnie Scotland
1935
Sgt. Maj. Finlayson
movieThicker Than Water
1935
Auction Manager
movieDick Turpin
1933
Jeremy
movieSo This Is Harris!
1933
Golf Pro
movieThe Gay Nighties
1933
Mr. Amos Pipp
movieMush and Milk
1933
Mr. Brown, the banker
movieThe Devil's Brother
1933
Lord Rocburg
movieMe and My Pal
1933
Peter Cucumber
movieNature in the Wrong
1933
Voice of lion (uncredited)
Jitters the Butler
1932
Phineas P. McPhinn
Boy Oh Boy!
1932
Saunders
The Iceman's Ball
1932
Commissioner Walters
movieThunder Below
1932
Scotty
movieThe Chimp
1932
Ringmaster (uncredited)
movieHasty Marriage
1931
Kitty's Father
movieOne Good Turn
1931
A Community Player
moviePardon Us
1931
Schoolteacher
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
1931
Kop(as the Original Keystone Kops)
movieOne of the Smiths
1931
Wine Brewer (uncredited)
movieOur Wife
1931
Father of the bride (uncredited)
Second Hand Kisses
1931
Jimmy Finlayson
movieChickens Come Home
1931
Butler (uncredited)
movieAnother Fine Mess
1930
Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)
movieDollar Dizzy
1930
House Detective
movieFor the Defense
1930
Parrott
movieThe Dawn Patrol
1930
Field Sergeant
movieYoung Eagles
1930
Scotty
movieNight Owls
1930
Meadows
movieWall Street
1929
Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson)
movieThe Hoose-Gow
1929
Governor (uncredited)
movieHard to Get
1929
Pa Martin
movieMen O' War
1929
Soda jerk
movieTwo Weeks Off
1929
Pa Weaver
movieBig Business
1929
Homeowner (uncredited)
movieLiberty
1929
Store keeper
movieFast Freight
1929
Spooky Wall Painting
movieShow Girl
1928
Mr. Dugan
movieLady Be Good
1928
Trelawney West
movieBachelor’s Paradise
1928
Pat Malone
movieGalloping Ghosts
1928
Police Commissioner
movieFlying Elephants
1928
Saxophonus (uncredited)
movieShould Tall Men Marry?
1928
Joe Skittle
movieDo Detectives Think?
1927
Judge Foozle (uncredited)
movieHats Off
1927
Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.
movieCall of the Cuckoo
1927
Asylum Inmate
movieThe Second 100 Years
1927
Browne Van Dyke
movieSugar Daddies
1927
Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle
movieWith Love and Hisses
1927
Captain Bustle
movieDon't Tell Everything
1927
Lawyer Goldblum
movieLove 'Em and Weep
1927
Titus Tillsbury
movieNo Man's Law
1927
Jack Belcher
movieSeeing the World
1927
'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher
movieAnything Once!
1927
Mabel's Boss
movieRaggedy Rose
1926
Simpson Sniffle
movieWise Guys Prefer Brunettes
1926
Dean of Pinkham University
movieMerry Widower
1926
The Hunter
movieThundering Fleas
1926
Justice of the Peace
movieDon Key (Son of Burro)
1926
Vivien's Suitor
movieWife Tamers
1926
The Waiter
movieDizzy Daddies
1926
Jonathan Haig
movieMadame Mystery
1926
Struggling Author
movieWhat's the World Coming To?
1926
The Father-in-Law
movieThe Caretaker's Daughter
1925
The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson)
movieMoonlight and Noses
1925
Professor Sniff
movieUnfriendly Enemies
1925
The Cameraman
movieMary, Queen of Tots
1925
Radio Actor
movieMadame Sans Jane
1925
The Girl's Father
movieInnocent Husbands
1925
The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson)
movieYes, Yes, Nanette
1925
Hillory, the new husband
movieChasing the Chaser
1925
Gilroy (the husband)
movieThundering Landlords
1925
The Landlord
movieSure-Mike!
1925
The Floorwalker
movieShort Kilts
1924
McGregor's Son
movieWide Open Spaces
1924
Jack McQueen
movieRupert of Hee-Haw
1924
Rupert of Hee Haw
movieNear Dublin
1924
Sir Patrick
movieZeb vs. Paprika
1924
Major Glanders Botts
moviePostage Due
1924
Postal Inspector Hawke
movieSmithy
1924
Sergeant
movieMother's Joy
1923
Baron Buttontop
Fully Insured
1923
The Foreman
movieThe Soilers
1923
Smacknamara
movieThe Whole Truth
1923
Defense lawyer
movieFrozen Hearts
1923
General Sappovitch
movieJus' Passin' Through
1923
Drunk (uncredited)
movieRoughest Africa
1923
Hans Downe
movieA Man About Town
1923
Humko, Store Detective
moviePitfalls of a Big City
1923
The Hired Man
movieHollywood
1923
James Finlayson
movieJack Frost
1923
Wicked Man from the Wicked City
movieWhere's My Wandering Boy This Evening?
1923
The Hired Man
movieCourtship of Miles Sandwich
1923
Miles Sandwich
moviePick and Shovel
1923
The Foreman
movieSold at Auction!
1923
The Man Who WAS Sold
movieWhite Wings
1923
Dental Patient
movieCalifornia or Bust
1923
Campground neighbor
movieHard Knocks and Love Taps
1921
Plato's Rival
movieShe Sighed by the Seaside
1921
1st Suitor
movieA Small Town Idol
1921
J. Wellington Jones
movieDon't Weaken!
1920
Lightfingered Luke - Professor Yonson's Assistant
movieMarried Life
1920
Man Who Made Good
movieDown on the Farm
1920
The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage
Up in Alf's Place
1919
The Dancing Instructor
movieTrying to Get Along
1919
The Beauty Parlor Operator
movieYankee Doodle in Berlin
1919
Commander's Officer (uncredited)
