James Finlayson
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.

Top 10 collaborators

Roles

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

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