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James Finlayson

James Finlayson

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.

Born

Aug 26, 1887

Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK

Died

Oct 09, 1953

Known For

Acting

Movies

181 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.4

movie

Known For

To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be

1942

as Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent

1940

as Dutch Peasant (uncredited)
Block-Heads

Block-Heads

1938

as Man on Stairs
Way Out West

Way Out West

1937

as Mickey Finn
Royal Wedding

Royal Wedding

1951

as Cabby (uncredited)
The Flying Deuces

The Flying Deuces

1939

as Jailor
A Chump at Oxford

A Chump at Oxford

1940

as Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)
Our Relations

Our Relations

1936

as Finn
Big Business

Big Business

1929

as Homeowner (uncredited)
To Be or Not to Be
To Be or Not to Be
1942 • as Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)
★ 7.8
The Devil's Brother
The Devil's Brother
1933 • as Lord Rocburg
★ 6.8
Married Life
Married Life
1920 • as Man Who Made Good
★ 9.0
Playing at Politics
Playing at Politics
1931 • as Criado
★ 7.0
Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent
1940 • as Dutch Peasant (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Bonnie Scotland
Bonnie Scotland
1935 • as Sgt. Maj. Finlayson
★ 6.6
Block-Heads
Block-Heads
1938 • as Man on Stairs
★ 7.0
Bachelor’s Paradise
Bachelor’s Paradise
1928 • as Pat Malone
★ 8.0
Thicker Than Water
Thicker Than Water
1935 • as Auction Manager
★ 7.4
Pardon Us
Pardon Us
1931 • as Schoolteacher
★ 6.4
Show Girl
Show Girl
1928 • as Mr. Dugan
★ 8.0
Our Wife
Our Wife
1931 • as Father of the bride (uncredited)
★ 7.1
Call of the Cuckoo
Call of the Cuckoo
1927 • as Asylum Inmate
★ 5.8
Way Out West
Way Out West
1937 • as Mickey Finn
★ 7.1
Sugar Daddies
Sugar Daddies
1927 • as Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle
★ 6.0
The Bohemian Girl
The Bohemian Girl
1936 • as Captain Finn
★ 6.2
Unfriendly Enemies
Unfriendly Enemies
1925 • as The Cameraman
★ 6.5
Saps at Sea
Saps at Sea
1940 • as Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Royal Wedding
Royal Wedding
1951 • as Cabby (uncredited)
★ 6.4
Sure-Mike!
Sure-Mike!
1925 • as The Floorwalker
★ 7.0
Pack Up Your Troubles
Pack Up Your Troubles
1932 • as General
★ 6.8
The Hoose-Gow
The Hoose-Gow
1929 • as Governor (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Do Detectives Think?
Do Detectives Think?
1927 • as Judge Foozle (uncredited)
★ 6.4
Wife Tamers
Wife Tamers
1926 • as The Waiter
★ 7.0
Sold at Auction!
Sold at Auction!
1923 • as The Man Who WAS Sold
★ 6.8
The Flying Deuces
The Flying Deuces
1939 • as Jailor
★ 6.4
Thundering Landlords
Thundering Landlords
1925 • as The Landlord
★ 10.0
Love, Honor and Behave
Love, Honor and Behave
1920 • as Artist
★ 8.0
Down on the Farm
Down on the Farm
1920 • as The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage
★ 5.8
A Chump at Oxford
A Chump at Oxford
1940 • as Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Scorching Sands
Scorching Sands
1923 • as James
★ 5.9
Thieves
Thieves
1930
★ 7.1
Angel
Angel
1937 • as Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)
★ 6.7
One of the Smiths
One of the Smiths
1931 • as Wine Brewer (uncredited)
★ 8.0
movie
The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence
1990 • as Self (archive footage)
Two Sisters from Boston
Two Sisters from Boston
1946 • as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
★ 6.3
She-Wolf of London
She-Wolf of London
1946 • as Constable (uncredited)
★ 5.6
Dick Turpin
Dick Turpin
1933 • as Jeremy
★ 9.0
White Wings
White Wings
1923 • as Dental Patient
★ 7.2
movie
Boy Oh Boy!
1932 • as Saunders
★ 7.0
One Good Turn
One Good Turn
1931 • as A Community Player
★ 6.9
Our Relations
Our Relations
1936 • as Finn
★ 7.0
Pick a Star
Pick a Star
1937 • as Director
★ 4.8
The Perils of Pauline
The Perils of Pauline
1947 • as Comic Chef
★ 6.7
Newly Rich
Newly Rich
1922
Me and My Pal
Me and My Pal
1933 • as Peter Cucumber
★ 6.5
Madame Sans Jane
Madame Sans Jane
1925 • as The Girl's Father
★ 4.3
She Sighed by the Seaside
She Sighed by the Seaside
1921 • as 1st Suitor
★ 7.0
The World of Laurel and Hardy
The World of Laurel and Hardy
The Crossroads of New York
The Crossroads of New York
1922 • as Lawyer
★ 7.0
In Dutch
In Dutch
1918
★ 10.0
Roughest Africa
Roughest Africa
1923 • as Hans Downe
★ 5.8
movie
Wedding Yells
1942 • as Hammerhead Nahl
Don't Tell Everything
Don't Tell Everything
1927 • as Lawyer Goldblum
★ 10.0
movie
In the Grease
1925 • as Father
★ 7.0
The Toast of New York
The Toast of New York
1937 • as Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Frozen Hearts
Frozen Hearts
1923 • as General Sappovitch
★ 5.7
The Second 100 Years
The Second 100 Years
1927 • as Browne Van Dyke
★ 6.2
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964 • as Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage)
★ 7.2
The Noon Whistle
The Noon Whistle
1923
★ 8.0
With Love and Hisses
With Love and Hisses
1927 • as Captain Bustle
★ 6.1
movie
The prince of the dollar
1930
★ 8.0
Courtship of Miles Sandwich
Courtship of Miles Sandwich
1923 • as Miles Sandwich
★ 7.0
Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
1928 • as Pa Slocum
★ 10.0
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
1967
★ 7.0
Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?
Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?
1923 • as The Hired Man
★ 8.0
Pick and Shovel
Pick and Shovel
1923 • as The Foreman
★ 7.3
Trying to Get Along
Trying to Get Along
1919 • as The Beauty Parlor Operator
★ 7.0
Hard Boiled
Hard Boiled
1925
★ 8.0
California or Bust
California or Bust
1923 • as Campground neighbor
★ 8.0
Chickens Come Home
Chickens Come Home
1931 • as Butler (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Big Business
Big Business
1929 • as Homeowner (uncredited)
★ 6.7
The Gay Nighties
The Gay Nighties
1933 • as Mr. Amos Pipp
★ 4.2
movie
Life Hesitates at 40
1935 • as Dr. James Finlayson
★ 7.5
Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
2002
★ 8.5
Scratch-As-Catch-Can
Scratch-As-Catch-Can
1931
★ 6.0
movie
The Mystery Man
1923
★ 8.0
For the Defense
For the Defense
1930 • as Parrott
★ 5.7
Here We Go Again
Here We Go Again
1952 • as Plato's Rival
Jus' Passin' Through
Jus' Passin' Through
1923 • as Drunk (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Raffles
Raffles
1939 • as Hansom Cab Driver (uncredited)
★ 6.2
movie
MGM 1935 Promo Reel
1935 • as Manager
★ 6.0
movie
Before the Public
1923
★ 7.5
The Dawn Patrol
The Dawn Patrol
1930 • as Field Sergeant
★ 6.6
The Muppets Go to the Movies
The Muppets Go to the Movies
1981 • as Keystone Kop (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.0
movie
Second Hand Kisses
1931 • as Jimmy Finlayson
A Small Town Idol
A Small Town Idol
1921 • as J. Wellington Jones
★ 6.8
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
1951 • as (archive footage)
Love 'Em and Weep
Love 'Em and Weep
1927 • as Titus Tillsbury
★ 5.7
The Great Victor Herbert
The Great Victor Herbert
1939 • as Lamplighter
★ 5.4
Young Eagles
Young Eagles
1930 • as Scotty
★ 7.0
Don Key (Son of Burro)
Don Key (Son of Burro)
1926 • as Vivien's Suitor
★ 8.0
Another Fine Mess
Another Fine Mess
1930 • as Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Hollywood
Hollywood
1923 • as James Finlayson
★ 9.0
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
1919 • as Commander's Officer (uncredited)
★ 5.7
Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes
Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes
1926 • as Dean of Pinkham University
★ 5.7
Men O' War
Men O' War
1929 • as Soda jerk
★ 6.8
Oranges and Lemons
Oranges and Lemons
1923 • as Worker
★ 5.5
Hollywood Cavalcade
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939 • as Keystone Cop
★ 6.2
Night Owls
Night Owls
1930 • as Meadows
★ 7.4
Yes, Yes, Nanette
Yes, Yes, Nanette
1925 • as Hillory, the new husband
★ 5.3
Thunder Below
Thunder Below
1932 • as Scotty
★ 7.0
Nature in the Wrong
Nature in the Wrong
1933 • as Voice of lion (uncredited)
★ 6.5
What's the World Coming To?
What's the World Coming To?
1926 • as The Father-in-Law
★ 4.7
movie
Change the Needle
1925
★ 9.0
movie
Fighting Fathers
1927 • as Neighbor
★ 7.0
movie
The Iceman's Ball
1932 • as Commissioner Walters
★ 4.0
The Haunted Honeymoon
The Haunted Honeymoon
1925
★ 7.0
Hard Knocks and Love Taps
Hard Knocks and Love Taps
1921 • as Plato's Rival
★ 8.0
The Caretaker's Daughter
The Caretaker's Daughter
1925 • as The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson)
★ 4.0
Moonlight and Noses
Moonlight and Noses
1925 • as Professor Sniff
★ 5.9
movie
Up in Alf's Place
1919 • as The Dancing Instructor
★ 7.0
Mary, Queen of Tots
Mary, Queen of Tots
1925 • as Radio Actor
★ 7.3
movie
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
1968 • as Meadows / Dulcy's Father / Fin (archive footage)
★ 8.0
Zeb vs. Paprika
Zeb vs. Paprika
1924 • as Major Glanders Botts
★ 5.8
Brothers Under the Chin
Brothers Under the Chin
1924
★ 7.0
movie
Gold Diggers
1930
★ 7.0
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
1943 • as (archive footage)
★ 7.5
Innocent Husbands
Innocent Husbands
1925 • as The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson)
★ 7.0
Thundering Fleas
Thundering Fleas
1926 • as Justice of the Peace
★ 6.0
movie
The Druggist's Dilemma
1933 • as Andrew Finch
★ 7.0
The Chimp
The Chimp
1932 • as Ringmaster (uncredited)
★ 6.6
No Man's Law
No Man's Law
1927 • as Jack Belcher
★ 7.3
Madame Mystery
Madame Mystery
1926 • as Struggling Author
★ 6.5
A Punch in the Nose
A Punch in the Nose
1926
★ 10.0
Flying Elephants
Flying Elephants
1928 • as Saxophonus (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Manhattan Monkey Business
Manhattan Monkey Business
1935 • as Joyce's Father
★ 10.0
Hard to Get
Hard to Get
1929 • as Pa Martin
★ 7.0
Grand Canyon Trail
Grand Canyon Trail
1948 • as Sheriff
★ 5.7
Should Tall Men Marry?
Should Tall Men Marry?
1928 • as Joe Skittle
★ 6.5
movie
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
1931 • as Kop(as the Original Keystone Kops)
★ 7.3
Pitfalls of a Big City
Pitfalls of a Big City
1923 • as The Hired Man
★ 8.0
Welcome Home
Welcome Home
1925
★ 7.0
Jack Frost
Jack Frost
1923 • as Wicked Man from the Wicked City
★ 10.0
The Soilers
The Soilers
1923 • as Smacknamara
★ 5.5
movie
Why Husbands Go Mad
1924
★ 7.0
Postage Due
Postage Due
1924 • as Postal Inspector Hawke
★ 6.2
The Whole Truth
The Whole Truth
1923 • as Defense lawyer
★ 7.0
Mother's Joy
Mother's Joy
1923 • as Baron Buttontop
★ 5.7
Merry Widower
Merry Widower
1926 • as The Hunter
★ 8.0
Liberty
Liberty
1929 • as Store keeper
★ 6.9
Dance of the Cookoos
Dance of the Cookoos
1982 • as Man with Toothache / Christmas Tree Customer
★ 10.0
A Man About Town
A Man About Town
1923 • as Humko, Store Detective
★ 6.0
Smithy
Smithy
1924 • as Sergeant
★ 5.8
Wall Street
Wall Street
1929 • as Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson)
★ 7.0
movie
Beach Pajamas
1931
★ 7.0
All Over Town
All Over Town
1937 • as MacDougal
★ 6.4
movie
The Millionaire Cat
1932 • as Lawyer Fogg
★ 10.0
Mush and Milk
Mush and Milk
1933 • as Mr. Brown, the banker
★ 6.8
Dollar Dizzy
Dollar Dizzy
1930 • as House Detective
★ 6.8
movie
Don't Leave Home
1930
★ 9.0
movie
Tell It to a Policeman
1925
★ 8.0
Yanks Ahoy
Yanks Ahoy
1943 • as Cook Flynn (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Rupert of Hee-Haw
Rupert of Hee-Haw
1924 • as Rupert of Hee Haw
★ 5.6
Flaming Flappers
Flaming Flappers
1925
★ 10.0
Don't Weaken!
Don't Weaken!
1920 • as Lightfingered Luke - Professor Yonson's Assistant
★ 6.3
Hats Off
Hats Off
1927 • as Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.
★ 6.6
Dizzy Daddies
Dizzy Daddies
1926 • as Jonathan Haig
★ 3.8
Wide Open Spaces
Wide Open Spaces
1924 • as Jack McQueen
★ 6.3
Seeing the World
Seeing the World
1927 • as 'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher
★ 7.1
Short Kilts
Short Kilts
1924 • as McGregor's Son
★ 5.4
Raggedy Rose
Raggedy Rose
1926 • as Simpson Sniffle
★ 6.2
Anything Once!
Anything Once!
1927 • as Mabel's Boss
★ 6.8
movie
Fully Insured
1923 • as The Foreman
★ 6.5
Near Dublin
Near Dublin
1924 • as Sir Patrick
★ 6.7
The Nickel-Hopper
The Nickel-Hopper
1926 • as Rupert
★ 7.5
So This Is Harris!
So This Is Harris!
1933 • as Golf Pro
★ 5.4
Hasty Marriage
Hasty Marriage
1931 • as Kitty's Father
★ 7.7
Forgotten Sweeties
Forgotten Sweeties
1927
★ 5.3
Two Weeks Off
Two Weeks Off
1929 • as Pa Weaver
★ 9.0
movie
Jitters the Butler
1932 • as Phineas P. McPhinn
★ 7.0
Fast Freight
Fast Freight
1929 • as Spooky Wall Painting
★ 8.5
A Tough Winter
A Tough Winter
1923
★ 9.0
movie
False Roomers
1931 • as Landlord
★ 8.0
Lady Be Good
Lady Be Good
1928 • as Trelawney West
★ 10.0
Chasing the Chaser
Chasing the Chaser
1925 • as Gilroy (the husband)
★ 6.5
movie
Father and Son
1935 • as Bidad
★ 10.0
One Hour Married
One Hour Married
1927
★ 8.0
His Silent Racket
His Silent Racket
1933 • as James
★ 8.0
Galloping Ghosts
Galloping Ghosts
1928 • as Police Commissioner
★ 7.0
movie
Dog-Gone
1939 • as Mr. Jones
★ 8.0