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)
- 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)
- 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
- 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 · Manhattan Monkey Business as Joyce's Father
- 1935 · Bonnie Scotland as Sgt. Maj. Finlayson
- 1935 · Thicker Than Water as Auction Manager
- 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 · His Silent Racket as James
- 1933 · Me and My Pal as Peter Cucumber
- 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 · Scratch-As-Catch-Can as
- 1931 · One Good Turn as A Community Player
- 1931 · Pardon Us as Schoolteacher
- 1931 · Stout Hearts and Willing Hands as
- 1931 · Our Wife as Father of the bride
- 1931 · Chickens Come Home as Butler
- 1930 · Another Fine Mess as Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)
- 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 · The Hoose-Gow as Governor
- 1929 · Men O' War as Soda jerk
- 1929 · Big Business as Homeowner
- 1929 · Liberty as Store keeper
- 1928 · Show Girl as Mr. Dugan
- 1928 · Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath as Pa Slocum
- 1928 · Flying Elephants as Saxophonus
- 1928 · Should Tall Men Marry? as Joe Skittle
- 1927 · Do Detectives Think? as Judge Foozle
- 1927 · Hats Off as Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.
- 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 · Love 'Em and Weep as Titus Tillsbury
- 1927 · No Man's Law as Jack Belcher
- 1927 · One Hour Married as
- 1926 · The Nickel-Hopper as Rupert
- 1926 · Raggedy Rose as Simpson Sniffle
- 1926 · Thundering Fleas as Justice of the Peace
- 1926 · Don Key (Son of Burro) as Vivien's Suitor
- 1926 · What's the World Coming To? as The Father-in-Law
- 1925 · Unfriendly Enemies as The Cameraman
- 1925 · Madame Sans Jane as The Girl's Father
- 1924 · Zeb vs. Paprika as Major Glanders Botts
- 1923 · Scorching Sands as James
- 1923 · The Soilers as Smacknamara
- 1923 · Hollywood as James Finlayson
- 1923 · Oranges and Lemons as Worker
- Future · The World of Laurel and Hardy as
- 1967 · The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy as
- 1943 · Happy Times and Jolly Moments as (archive footage)
- 1942 · Wedding Yells as Hammerhead Nahl
- 1939 · Dog-Gone as Mr. Jones
- 1935 · MGM 1935 Promo Reel as Manager
- 1935 · Life Hesitates at 40 as Dr. James Finlayson
- 1935 · Father and Son as Bidad
- 1933 · Dick Turpin as Jeremy
- 1933 · So This Is Harris! as Golf Pro
- 1933 · The Druggist's Dilemma as Andrew Finch
- 1933 · Nature in the Wrong as Voice of lion (uncredited)
- 1932 · Jitters the Butler as Phineas P. McPhinn
- 1932 · Boy Oh Boy! as Saunders
- 1932 · The Millionaire Cat as Lawyer Fogg
- 1931 · Hasty Marriage as Kitty's Father
- 1931 · False Roomers as Landlord
- 1931 · Beach Pajamas as
- 1931 · One of the Smiths as Wine Brewer (uncredited)
- 1931 · Playing at Politics as Criado
- 1931 · Second Hand Kisses as Jimmy Finlayson
- 1930 · Don't Leave Home as
- 1930 · The prince of the dollar as
- 1930 · Gold Diggers as
- 1930 · Thieves as
- 1929 · Wall Street as Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson)
- 1929 · Hard to Get as Pa Martin
- 1929 · Two Weeks Off as Pa Weaver
- 1929 · Fast Freight as Spooky Wall Painting
- 1928 · Lady Be Good as Trelawney West
- 1928 · Galloping Ghosts as Police Commissioner
- 1927 · Fighting Fathers as Neighbor
- 1927 · Don't Tell Everything as Lawyer Goldblum
- 1927 · Forgotten Sweeties as
- 1927 · Seeing the World as 'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher
- 1927 · Anything Once! as Mabel's Boss
- 1926 · Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes as Dean of Pinkham University
- 1926 · Merry Widower as The Hunter
- 1926 · Wife Tamers as The Waiter
- 1926 · Dizzy Daddies as Jonathan Haig
- 1926 · Madame Mystery as Struggling Author
- 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 · 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 · Thundering Landlords as The Landlord
- 1925 · In the Grease as Father
- 1925 · Tell It to a Policeman as
- 1925 · Sure-Mike! as The Floorwalker
- 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 · Near Dublin as Sir Patrick
- 1924 · Brothers Under the Chin as
- 1924 · Postage Due as Postal Inspector Hawke
- 1924 · Smithy as Sergeant
- 1923 · Mother's Joy as Baron Buttontop
- 1923 · Fully Insured as The Foreman
- 1923 · The Whole Truth as Defense lawyer
- 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 · Pitfalls of a Big City as The Hired Man
- 1923 · The Mystery Man as
- 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 · California or Bust as Campground neighbor
- 1923 · The Noon Whistle as
- 1923 · Before the Public as
- 1923 · A Tough Winter as
- 1922 · Newly Rich as
- 1922 · The Crossroads of New York as Lawyer
- 1921 · Hard Knocks and Love Taps as Plato's Rival
- 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 · Up in Alf's Place as The Dancing Instructor
- 1919 · Trying to Get Along as The Beauty Parlor Operator
- 1919 · Yankee Doodle in Berlin as Commander's Officer (uncredited)
- 1918 · In Dutch as