James Finlayson
August 26, 1887 (138 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
- 2002 · Laurel & Hardy - Highlights as
- 1990 · The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence as Self (archive footage)
- 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)
- 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 · Yanks Ahoy as Cook Flynn (uncredited)
- 1943 · Happy Times and Jolly Moments as (archive footage)
- 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 · Raffles as Hansom Cab Driver (uncredited)
- 1939 · The Flying Deuces as Jailor
- 1939 · Hollywood Cavalcade as Keystone Cop
- 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 · Manhattan Monkey Business as Joyce's Father
- 1935 · Bonnie Scotland as Sgt. Maj. Finlayson
- 1935 · Thicker Than Water as Auction Manager
- 1935 · Father and Son as Bidad
- 1933 · Dick Turpin as Jeremy
- 1933 · The Gay Nighties as Mr. Amos Pipp
- 1933 · Mush and Milk as Mr. Brown, the banker
- 1933 · The Devil's Brother as Lord Rocburg
- 1933 · Me and My Pal as Peter Cucumber
- 1932 · Boy Oh Boy! as Saunders
- 1932 · Pack Up Your Troubles as General
- 1932 · Thunder Below as Scotty
- 1932 · The Chimp as Ringmaster (uncredited)
- 1931 · One Good Turn as A Community Player
- 1931 · Pardon Us as Schoolteacher
- 1931 · Stout Hearts and Willing Hands as Kop(as the Original Keystone Kops)
- 1931 · One of the Smiths as Wine Brewer (uncredited)
- 1931 · Our Wife as Father of the bride (uncredited)
- 1931 · Playing at Politics as Criado
- 1931 · Second Hand Kisses as Jimmy Finlayson
- 1931 · Chickens Come Home as Butler (uncredited)
- 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 · Thieves as
- 1930 · Night Owls as Meadows
- 1929 · Wall Street as Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson)
- 1929 · The Hoose-Gow as Governor (uncredited)
- 1929 · Men O' War as Soda jerk
- 1929 · Two Weeks Off as Pa Weaver
- 1929 · Big Business as Homeowner (uncredited)
- 1929 · Liberty as Store keeper
- 1928 · Show Girl as Mr. Dugan
- 1928 · Lady Be Good as Trelawney West
- 1928 · Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath as Pa Slocum
- 1928 · Bachelor’s Paradise as Pat Malone
- 1928 · Flying Elephants as Saxophonus (uncredited)
- 1928 · Should Tall Men Marry? as Joe Skittle
- 1927 · Fighting Fathers as Neighbor
- 1927 · Do Detectives Think? as Judge Foozle (uncredited)
- 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 · Seeing the World as 'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher
- 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 · Don Key (Son of Burro) as Vivien's Suitor
- 1926 · Wife Tamers as The Waiter
- 1926 · Madame Mystery as Struggling Author
- 1926 · What's the World Coming To? as The Father-in-Law
- 1925 · Moonlight and Noses as Professor Sniff
- 1925 · Unfriendly Enemies as The Cameraman
- 1925 · Madame Sans Jane as The Girl's Father
- 1925 · Yes, Yes, Nanette as Hillory, the new husband
- 1925 · Thundering Landlords as The Landlord
- 1925 · In the Grease as Father
- 1925 · Sure-Mike! as The Floorwalker
- 1925 · Welcome Home as
- 1925 · Hard Boiled as
- 1925 · Change the Needle as
- 1924 · Wide Open Spaces as Jack McQueen
- 1924 · Near Dublin as Sir Patrick
- 1924 · Brothers Under the Chin as
- 1924 · Zeb vs. Paprika as Major Glanders Botts
- 1924 · Postage Due as Postal Inspector Hawke
- 1923 · Fully Insured as The Foreman
- 1923 · Scorching Sands as James
- 1923 · The Soilers as Smacknamara
- 1923 · Frozen Hearts as General Sappovitch
- 1923 · Jus' Passin' Through as Drunk (uncredited)
- 1923 · Roughest Africa as Hans Downe
- 1923 · A Man About Town as Humko, Store Detective
- 1923 · The Mystery Man as
- 1923 · Hollywood as James Finlayson
- 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
- 1923 · White Wings as Dental Patient
- 1923 · The Noon Whistle as
- 1923 · California or Bust as Campground neighbor
- 1923 · Before the Public as
- 1922 · Newly Rich as
- 1922 · The Crossroads of New York as Lawyer
- 1921 · Hard Knocks and Love Taps as Plato's Rival
- 1920 · Love, Honor and Behave as Artist
- 1920 · Married Life as Man Who Made Good
- 1920 · Down on the Farm as The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage
- 1919 · Trying to Get Along as The Beauty Parlor Operator
- 1919 · Yankee Doodle in Berlin as Commander's Officer (uncredited)
- Future · The World of Laurel and Hardy as
- 1982 · Dance of the Cookoos as Man with Toothache / Christmas Tree Customer
- 1952 · Here We Go Again as Plato's Rival
- 1939 · The Great Victor Herbert as Lamplighter
- 1939 · Dog-Gone as Mr. Jones
- 1933 · So This Is Harris! as Golf Pro
- 1933 · The Druggist's Dilemma as Andrew Finch
- 1933 · His Silent Racket as James
- 1933 · Nature in the Wrong as Voice of lion (uncredited)
- 1932 · Jitters the Butler as Phineas P. McPhinn
- 1932 · The Millionaire Cat as Lawyer Fogg
- 1932 · The Iceman's Ball as Commissioner Walters
- 1931 · Hasty Marriage as Kitty's Father
- 1931 · Scratch-As-Catch-Can as
- 1931 · False Roomers as Landlord
- 1931 · Beach Pajamas as
- 1930 · Don't Leave Home as
- 1929 · Hard to Get as Pa Martin
- 1929 · Fast Freight as Spooky Wall Painting
- 1928 · Galloping Ghosts as Police Commissioner
- 1927 · Hats Off as Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.
- 1927 · Forgotten Sweeties as
- 1927 · One Hour Married as
- 1927 · Anything Once! as Mabel's Boss
- 1926 · Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes as Dean of Pinkham University
- 1926 · Dizzy Daddies as Jonathan Haig
- 1926 · A Punch in the Nose as
- 1925 · Flaming Flappers as
- 1925 · The Caretaker's Daughter as The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson)
- 1925 · Mary, Queen of Tots as Radio Actor
- 1925 · Innocent Husbands as The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson)
- 1925 · Chasing the Chaser as Gilroy (the husband)
- 1925 · Tell It to a Policeman as
- 1925 · The Haunted Honeymoon as
- 1924 · Short Kilts as McGregor's Son
- 1924 · Why Husbands Go Mad as
- 1924 · Rupert of Hee-Haw as Rupert of Hee Haw
- 1924 · Smithy as Sergeant
- 1923 · Mother's Joy as Baron Buttontop
- 1923 · The Whole Truth as Defense lawyer
- 1923 · Pitfalls of a Big City as The Hired Man
- 1923 · A Tough Winter as
- 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
- 1919 · Up in Alf's Place as The Dancing Instructor
- 1918 · In Dutch as