James Finlayson

Actor Aug 26 (died age 66) Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK 1918–2002 (84 year career)

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Biography

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

Film

To Be or Not to Be

Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)

Film

Foreign Correspondent

Dutch Peasant (uncredited)

Film

Way Out West

Mickey Finn

Film

Block-Heads

Man on Stairs

Film

Our Relations

Finn

Film

The Flying Deuces

Jailor

Film

A Chump at Oxford

Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)

Film

Big Business

Homeowner

Filmography

Acting (179)

Movies (179)

Laurel & Hardy - Highlights

2002

8.5

The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence

1990

as Self (archive footage)

Dance of the Cookoos

1982

as Man with Toothache / Christmas Tree Customer

The Best of Laurel and Hardy

1968

as Meadows / Dulcy's Father / Fin (archive footage)

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

1967

6.0

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

as Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage)

6.3

Here We Go Again

1952

as Plato's Rival

Royal Wedding

1951

as Cabby (uncredited)

6.4

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

1951

as (archive footage)

Grand Canyon Trail

1948

as Sheriff

5.0

The Perils of Pauline

1947

as Comic Chef

6.2

She-Wolf of London

1946

as Constable (uncredited)

5.6

Two Sisters from Boston

1946

as Street Cleaner (uncredited)

6.0

Happy Times and Jolly Moments

1943

as (archive footage)

To Be or Not to Be

1942

as Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)

7.8

Wedding Yells

1942

as Hammerhead Nahl

Foreign Correspondent

1940

as Dutch Peasant (uncredited)

7.0

Saps at Sea

1940

as Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)

6.8

A Chump at Oxford

1940

as Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)

6.8

Dog-Gone

1939

as Mr. Jones

Hollywood Cavalcade

as Keystone Cop

Raffles

as Hansom Cab Driver

The Flying Deuces

as Jailor

The Great Victor Herbert

as Lamplighter

Block-Heads

as Man on Stairs

The Toast of New York

1937

as Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)

5.8

Angel

1937

as Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)

Way Out West

as Mickey Finn

Pick a Star

as Director

All Over Town

as MacDougal

Our Relations

as Finn

The Bohemian Girl

as Captain Finn

Life Hesitates at 40

as Dr. James Finlayson

Bonnie Scotland

1935

as Sgt. Maj. Finlayson

6.6

Father and Son

1935

as Bidad

Manhattan Monkey Business

1935

as Joyce's Father

Thicker Than Water

as Auction Manager

MGM 1935 Promo Reel

as Manager

The Druggist's Dilemma

1933

as Andrew Finch

Nature in the Wrong

1933

as Voice of lion (uncredited)

Dick Turpin

1933

as Jeremy

Mush and Milk

1933

as Mr. Brown, the banker

The Devil's Brother

as Lord Rocburg

So This Is Harris!

as Golf Pro

Me and My Pal

as Peter Cucumber

The Gay Nighties

as Mr. Amos Pipp

His Silent Racket

as James

The Iceman's Ball

as Commissioner Walters

1.0

Jitters the Butler

1932

as Phineas P. McPhinn

6.0

Pack Up Your Troubles

as General

The Chimp

as Ringmaster

Thunder Below

as Scotty

Boy Oh Boy!

1932

as Saunders

The Millionaire Cat

1932

as Lawyer Fogg

Pardon Us

1931

as Schoolteacher

6.4

Stout Hearts and Willing Hands

1931

6.0

One of the Smiths

1931

as Wine Brewer (uncredited)

6.0

Second Hand Kisses

1931

as Jimmy Finlayson

One Good Turn

1931

as A Community Player

Playing at Politics

as Criado

Chickens Come Home

as Butler

Our Wife

as Father of the bride

7.1

False Roomers

1931

as Landlord

Scratch-As-Catch-Can

Beach Pajamas

Hasty Marriage

as Kitty's Father

Another Fine Mess

as Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)

6.8

For the Defense

1930

as Parrott

4.8

The prince of the dollar

Dollar Dizzy

as House Detective

The Dawn Patrol

as Field Sergeant

Thieves

Young Eagles

as Scotty

Don't Leave Home

Night Owls

as Meadows

Gold Diggers

Liberty

as Store keeper

Men O' War

as Soda jerk

Big Business

as Homeowner

The Hoose-Gow

as Governor

Hard to Get

as Pa Martin

Wall Street

1929

as Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson)

6.0

Two Weeks Off

1929

as Pa Weaver

Fast Freight

1929

as Spooky Wall Painting

7.0

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath

1928

as Pa Slocum

Show Girl

1928

as Mr. Dugan

Flying Elephants

1928

as Saxophonus

5.7

Lady Be Good

1928

as Trelawney West

Galloping Ghosts

1928

as Police Commissioner

Should Tall Men Marry?

1928

as Joe Skittle

5.9

Bachelor’s Paradise

1928

as Pat Malone

Don't Tell Everything

1927

as Lawyer Goldblum

10.0

Sugar Daddies

1927

as Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle

5.9

Seeing the World

1927

as 'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher

Forgotten Sweeties

The Second 100 Years

as Browne Van Dyke

Call of the Cuckoo

as Asylum Inmate

Hats Off

as Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.

With Love and Hisses

as Captain Bustle

No Man's Law

as Jack Belcher

Do Detectives Think?

as Judge Foozle

Love 'Em and Weep

as Titus Tillsbury

One Hour Married

Fighting Fathers

as Neighbor

Anything Once!

as Mabel's Boss

A Punch in the Nose

Raggedy Rose

as Simpson Sniffle

Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes

1926

as Dean of Pinkham University

Wife Tamers

as The Waiter

Madame Mystery

as Struggling Author

The Nickel-Hopper

as Rupert

Merry Widower

as The Hunter

Thundering Fleas

as Justice of the Peace

5.6

Dizzy Daddies

1926

as Jonathan Haig

2.7

What's the World Coming To?

1926

as The Father-in-Law

4.0

Don Key (Son of Burro)

1926

as Vivien's Suitor

6.0

Tell It to a Policeman

1925

The Haunted Honeymoon

1925

Innocent Husbands

1925

as The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson)

Moonlight and Noses

as Professor Sniff

Sure-Mike!

as The Floorwalker

The Caretaker's Daughter

1925

as The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson)

Unfriendly Enemies

as The Cameraman

Hard Boiled

Yes, Yes, Nanette

as Hillory, the new husband

5.3

Thundering Landlords

1925

as The Landlord

Chasing the Chaser

1925

as Gilroy (the husband)

Madame Sans Jane

as The Girl's Father

In the Grease

as Father

Welcome Home

Mary, Queen of Tots

as Radio Actor

Flaming Flappers

Change the Needle

Wide Open Spaces

as Jack McQueen

Rupert of Hee-Haw

as Rupert of Hee Haw

Brothers Under the Chin

1924

5.5

Postage Due

1924

as Postal Inspector Hawke

Short Kilts

as McGregor's Son

Zeb vs. Paprika

as Major Glanders Botts

Smithy

as Sergeant

Why Husbands Go Mad

Near Dublin

as Sir Patrick

A Tough Winter

The Whole Truth

as Defense lawyer

Pitfalls of a Big City

1923

as The Hired Man

The Soilers

as Smacknamara

White Wings

as Dental Patient

Roughest Africa

as Hans Downe

Scorching Sands

as James

Hollywood

as James Finlayson

Fully Insured

as The Foreman

Jus' Passin' Through

as Drunk (uncredited)

The Mystery Man

Pick and Shovel

as The Foreman

Before the Public

Jack Frost

as Wicked Man from the Wicked City

California or Bust

1923

as Campground neighbor

Oranges and Lemons

1923

as Worker

5.3

Frozen Hearts

1923

as General Sappovitch

The Noon Whistle

Sold at Auction!

as The Man Who WAS Sold

5.8

A Man About Town

1923

as Humko, Store Detective

5.5

Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?

1923

as The Hired Man

Mother's Joy

1923

as Baron Buttontop

5.2

Courtship of Miles Sandwich

1923

as Miles Sandwich

Newly Rich

1922

The Crossroads of New York

1922

as Lawyer

She Sighed by the Seaside

1921

as 1st Suitor

A Small Town Idol

1921

as J. Wellington Jones

6.0

Hard Knocks and Love Taps

1921

as Plato's Rival

Down on the Farm

1920

as The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage

5.5

Married Life

1920

as Man Who Made Good

Don't Weaken!

1920

as Lightfingered Luke - Professor Yonson's Assistant

5.5

Love, Honor and Behave

1920

as Artist

Up in Alf's Place

1919

as The Dancing Instructor

Trying to Get Along

1919

as The Beauty Parlor Operator

Yankee Doodle in Berlin

1919

as Commander's Officer (uncredited)

5.3

In Dutch

1918

The World of Laurel and Hardy