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)
- 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)
- 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 (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 · 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
- 1933 · Dick Turpin as Jeremy
- 1933 · The Gay Nighties as Mr. Amos Pipp
- 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
- 1931 · One Good Turn as A Community Player
- 1931 · Pardon Us as Schoolteacher
- 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 · The prince of the dollar as
- 1930 · Gold Diggers as
- 1930 · The Dawn Patrol as Field Sergeant
- 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 · Big Business as Homeowner (uncredited)
- 1928 · Show Girl as Mr. Dugan
- 1928 · Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath as Pa Slocum
- 1928 · Bachelor’s Paradise as Pat Malone
- 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 · Don't Tell Everything as Lawyer Goldblum
- 1926 · Don Key (Son of Burro) as Vivien's Suitor
- 1926 · Wife Tamers as The Waiter
- 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 · Hard Boiled as
- 1924 · Wide Open Spaces as Jack McQueen
- 1923 · Scorching Sands as James
- 1923 · Frozen Hearts as General Sappovitch
- 1923 · Jus' Passin' Through as Drunk (uncredited)
- 1923 · Roughest Africa as Hans Downe
- 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
- 1923 · White Wings as Dental Patient
- 1923 · The Noon Whistle as
- 1923 · Before the Public as
- 1922 · Newly Rich as
- 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
- 1918 · In Dutch as
- Future · The World of Laurel and Hardy as
- 1982 · Dance of the Cookoos as Man with Toothache / Christmas Tree Customer
- 1968 · The Best of Laurel and Hardy as Meadows / Dulcy's Father / Fin (archive footage)
- 1967 · The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy as
- 1952 · Here We Go Again as Plato's Rival
- 1943 · Yanks Ahoy as Cook Flynn (uncredited)
- 1943 · Happy Times and Jolly Moments as (archive footage)
- 1939 · Dog-Gone as Mr. Jones
- 1937 · All Over Town as MacDougal
- 1935 · Manhattan Monkey Business as Joyce's Father
- 1935 · Father and Son as Bidad
- 1933 · So This Is Harris! as Golf Pro
- 1933 · Mush and Milk as Mr. Brown, the banker
- 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
- 1932 · Thunder Below as Scotty
- 1932 · The Chimp as Ringmaster (uncredited)
- 1931 · Hasty Marriage as Kitty's Father
- 1931 · Scratch-As-Catch-Can as
- 1931 · False Roomers as Landlord
- 1931 · Beach Pajamas as
- 1931 · Stout Hearts and Willing Hands as Kop(as the Original Keystone Kops)
- 1930 · Don't Leave Home as
- 1930 · Another Fine Mess as Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)
- 1930 · Dollar Dizzy as House Detective
- 1930 · For the Defense as Parrott
- 1930 · Young Eagles as Scotty
- 1929 · Hard to Get as Pa Martin
- 1929 · Two Weeks Off as Pa Weaver
- 1929 · Liberty as Store keeper
- 1929 · Fast Freight as Spooky Wall Painting
- 1928 · Lady Be Good as Trelawney West
- 1928 · Galloping Ghosts as Police Commissioner
- 1928 · Flying Elephants as Saxophonus (uncredited)
- 1928 · Should Tall Men Marry? as Joe Skittle
- 1927 · Fighting Fathers as Neighbor
- 1927 · Hats Off as Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.
- 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 · Forgotten Sweeties as
- 1927 · One Hour Married as
- 1927 · Seeing the World as 'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher
- 1927 · Anything Once! as Mabel's Boss
- 1926 · The Nickel-Hopper as Rupert
- 1926 · Raggedy Rose as Simpson Sniffle
- 1926 · Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes as Dean of Pinkham University
- 1926 · Merry Widower as The Hunter
- 1926 · Thundering Fleas as Justice of the Peace
- 1926 · Dizzy Daddies as Jonathan Haig
- 1926 · Madame Mystery as Struggling Author
- 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 · 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 · Welcome Home as
- 1925 · The Haunted Honeymoon as
- 1925 · Change the Needle 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 · 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
- 1924 · Smithy as Sergeant
- 1923 · Mother's Joy as Baron Buttontop
- 1923 · Fully Insured as The Foreman
- 1923 · The Soilers as Smacknamara
- 1923 · The Whole Truth as Defense lawyer
- 1923 · A Man About Town as Humko, Store Detective
- 1923 · Pitfalls of a Big City as The Hired Man
- 1923 · Hollywood as James Finlayson
- 1923 · California or Bust as Campground neighbor
- 1923 · A Tough Winter 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
- 1919 · Up in Alf's Place as The Dancing Instructor
- 1919 · Yankee Doodle in Berlin as Commander's Officer (uncredited)