
James Finlayson
August 26, 1887 (137 years old) in Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK
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
Credits
- 2023 · Laurel & Hardy: Year One as
- 2002 · Laurel & Hardy - Highlights as
- 1968 · The Best of Laurel and Hardy as Meadows / Dulcy's Father / Fin (archive footage)
- 1967 · The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy as
- 1964 · The Big Parade of Comedy as Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage)
- 1952 · Here We Go Again as Plato's Rival
- 1951 · The Slappiest Days of Our Lives as (archive footage)
- 1951 · Royal Wedding as Cabby (uncredited)
- 1948 · Grand Canyon Trail as Sheriff
- 1947 · The Perils of Pauline as Comic Chef
- 1946 · Two Sisters from Boston as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
- 1946 · She-Wolf of London as Constable (uncredited)
- 1943 · Happy Times and Jolly Moments as (archive footage)
- 1935 · Manhattan Monkey Business as Joyce's Father
- 1933 · Dick Turpin as Jeremy
- 1933 · So This Is Harris! as Golf Pro
- 1933 · The Gay Nighties as Mr. Amos Pipp
- 1933 · Me and My Pal as Peter Cucumber
- 1933 · Nature in the Wrong as Voice of lion (uncredited)
- 1932 · Jitters the Butler as Phineas P. McPhinn
- 1931 · Scratch-As-Catch-Can as
- 1931 · Beach Pajamas as
- 1931 · Stout Hearts and Willing Hands as
- 1931 · One of the Smiths as Wine Brewer (uncredited)
- 1931 · Second Hand Kisses as Jimmy Finlayson
- 1930 · Thieves as
- 1929 · Hard to Get as Pa Martin
- 1928 · Lady Be Good as Trelawney West
- 1927 · Hats Off as Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.
- 1927 · Forgotten Sweeties as
- 1927 · Seeing the World as 'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher
- 1926 · Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes as Dean of Pinkham University
- 1926 · Don Key (Son of Burro) as Vivien's Suitor
- 1926 · Madame Mystery as Struggling Author
- 1925 · Unfriendly Enemies as The Cameraman
- 1925 · Thundering Landlords as The Landlord
- 1925 · In the Grease as Father
- 1925 · Sure-Mike! as The Floorwalker
- 1924 · Near Dublin as Sir Patrick
- 1923 · Mother's Joy as Baron Buttontop
- 1923 · Scorching Sands as James
- 1923 · Frozen Hearts as General Sappovitch
- 1923 · Pitfalls of a Big City as The Hired Man
- 1923 · The Mystery Man as
- 1923 · Oranges and Lemons as Worker
- 1923 · Jack Frost as Wicked Man from the Wicked City
- 1923 · Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening? as The Hired Man
- 1923 · Courtship of Miles Sandwich as Miles Sandwich
- 1923 · Pick and Shovel as The Foreman
- 1923 · Sold at Auction as The Man Who WAS Sold
- 1922 · Newly Rich as
- 1921 · Hard Knocks and Love Taps as Plato's Rival
- 1919 · Up in Alf's Place as The Dancing Instructor
- 1919 · Trying to Get Along as The Beauty Parlor Operator
- Future · The World of Laurel and Hardy as
- 1942 · Wedding Yells as Hammerhead Nahl
- 1942 · To Be or Not to Be as Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)
- 1940 · Foreign Correspondent as Dutch Peasant (uncredited)
- 1940 · Saps at Sea as Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)
- 1940 · A Chump at Oxford as Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)
- 1939 · The Great Victor Herbert as Lamplighter
- 1939 · Raffles as Hansom Cab Driver
- 1939 · The Flying Deuces as Jailor
- 1939 · Hollywood Cavalcade as Keystone Cop
- 1939 · Dog-Gone as Mr. Jones
- 1938 · Block-Heads as Man on Stairs
- 1937 · Angel as Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)
- 1937 · All Over Town as MacDougal
- 1937 · The Toast of New York as Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)
- 1937 · Pick a Star as Director
- 1937 · Way Out West as Mickey Finn
- 1936 · Our Relations as Finn
- 1936 · The Bohemian Girl as Captain Finn
- 1935 · MGM 1935 Promo Reel as Manager
- 1935 · Life Hesitates at 40 as Dr. James Finlayson
- 1935 · Bonnie Scotland as Sgt. Maj. Finlayson
- 1935 · Thicker Than Water as Auction Manager
- 1935 · Father and Son as Bidad
- 1933 · Mush and Milk as Mr. Brown, the banker
- 1933 · The Druggist's Dilemma as Andrew Finch
- 1933 · The Devil's Brother as Lord Rocburg
- 1933 · His Silent Racket as James
- 1932 · Boy Oh Boy! as Saunders
- 1932 · The Millionaire Cat as Lawyer Fogg
- 1932 · Pack Up Your Troubles as General
- 1932 · The Iceman's Ball as Commissioner Walters
- 1932 · Thunder Below as Scotty
- 1932 · The Chimp as Ringmaster
- 1931 · Hasty Marriage as Kitty's Father
- 1931 · One Good Turn as A Community Player
- 1931 · False Roomers as Landlord
- 1931 · Pardon Us as Schoolteacher
- 1931 · Our Wife as Father of the bride
- 1931 · Playing at Politics as Criado
- 1931 · Chickens Come Home as Butler
- 1930 · Don't Leave Home as
- 1930 · Another Fine Mess as Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)
- 1930 · The prince of the dollar as
- 1930 · Gold Diggers as
- 1930 · Dollar Dizzy as House Detective
- 1930 · For the Defense as Parrott
- 1930 · The Dawn Patrol as Field Sergeant
- 1930 · Young Eagles as Scotty
- 1930 · Night Owls as Meadows
- 1929 · Wall Street as Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson)
- 1929 · The Hoose-Gow as Governor
- 1929 · Men O' War as Soda jerk
- 1929 · Two Weeks Off as Pa Weaver
- 1929 · Big Business as Homeowner
- 1929 · Liberty as Store keeper
- 1929 · Fast Freight as Spooky Wall Painting
- 1928 · Show Girl as Mr. Dugan
- 1928 · Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath as Pa Slocum
- 1928 · Galloping Ghosts as Police Commissioner
- 1928 · Flying Elephants as Saxophonus
- 1928 · Should Tall Men Marry? as Joe Skittle
- 1927 · Fighting Fathers as Neighbor
- 1927 · Do Detectives Think? as Judge Foozle
- 1927 · Call of the Cuckoo as Asylum Inmate
- 1927 · The Second 100 Years as Browne Van Dyke
- 1927 · Sugar Daddies as Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle
- 1927 · With Love and Hisses as Captain Bustle
- 1927 · Don't Tell Everything as Lawyer Goldblum
- 1927 · Love 'Em and Weep as Titus Tillsbury
- 1927 · No Man's Law as Jack Belcher
- 1927 · One Hour Married as
- 1927 · Anything Once! as Mabel's Boss
- 1926 · The Nickel-Hopper as Rupert
- 1926 · Raggedy Rose as Simpson Sniffle
- 1926 · Merry Widower as The Hunter
- 1926 · Thundering Fleas as Justice of the Peace
- 1926 · Wife Tamers as The Waiter
- 1926 · Dizzy Daddies as Jonathan Haig
- 1926 · What's the World Coming To? as The Father-in-Law
- 1926 · A Punch in the Nose as
- 1925 · Flaming Flappers as
- 1925 · The Caretaker's Daughter as The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson)
- 1925 · Moonlight and Noses as Professor Sniff
- 1925 · Mary, Queen of Tots as Radio Actor
- 1925 · Madame Sans Jane as The Girl's Father
- 1925 · Innocent Husbands as The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson)
- 1925 · Yes, Yes, Nanette as Hillory, the new husband
- 1925 · Chasing the Chaser as Gilroy (the husband)
- 1925 · Tell It to a Policeman as
- 1925 · Welcome Home as
- 1925 · The Haunted Honeymoon as
- 1925 · Hard Boiled as
- 1924 · Short Kilts as McGregor's Son
- 1924 · Why Husbands Go Mad as
- 1924 · Wide Open Spaces as Jack McQueen
- 1924 · Rupert of Hee-Haw as Rupert of Hee Haw
- 1924 · Brothers Under the Chin as
- 1924 · Zeb vs. Paprika as Major Glanders Botts
- 1924 · Postage Due as Postal Inspector Hawke
- 1924 · Smithy as Sergeant
- 1923 · Fully Insured as The Foreman
- 1923 · The Soilers as Smacknamara
- 1923 · The Whole Truth as Defense lawyer
- 1923 · Jus' Passin' Through as Drunk (uncredited)
- 1923 · Roughest Africa as Hans Downe
- 1923 · A Man About Town as Humko, Store Detective
- 1923 · Hollywood as James Finlayson
- 1923 · White Wings as Dental Patient
- 1923 · The Noon Whistle as
- 1923 · California or Bust as Campground neighbor
- 1923 · Before the Public as
- 1923 · A Tough Winter as
- 1922 · The Crossroads of New York as Lawyer
- 1921 · She Sighed by the Seaside as 1st Suitor
- 1921 · A Small Town Idol as J. Wellington Jones
- 1920 · Don't Weaken! as Lightfingered Luke - Professor Yonson's Assistant
- 1920 · Down on the Farm as The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage
- 1919 · Yankee Doodle in Berlin as Commander's Officer (uncredited)
- 1918 · In Dutch as