James Finlayson

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

To Be or Not to Be

Foreign Correspondent

Royal Wedding

Angel

Way Out West

Block-Heads

Pardon Us

The Flying Deuces

All Movies (180)

• Laurel & Hardy - Highlights2002
• The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence1990 · as Self (archive footage)
• Dance of the Cookoos1982 · as Man with Toothache / Christmas Tree Customer
• The Best of Laurel and Hardy1968 · as Meadows / Dulcy's Father / Fin (archive footage)
• The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy1967
• The Big Parade of Comedy1964 · as Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage)
• Here We Go Again1952 · as Plato's Rival
• The Slappiest Days of Our Lives1951 · as (archive footage)
• Royal Wedding1951 · as Cabby (uncredited)
• Grand Canyon Trail1948 · as Sheriff
• The Perils of Pauline1947 · as Comic Chef
• Two Sisters from Boston1946 · as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
• She-Wolf of London1946 · as Constable (uncredited)
• Yanks Ahoy1943 · as Cook Flynn (uncredited)
• Happy Times and Jolly Moments1943 · as (archive footage)
• Wedding Yells1942 · as Hammerhead Nahl
• To Be or Not to Be1942 · as Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)
• Foreign Correspondent1940 · as Dutch Peasant (uncredited)
• Saps at Sea1940 · as Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)
• A Chump at Oxford1940 · as Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)
• The Great Victor Herbert1939 · as Lamplighter
• Raffles1939 · as Hansom Cab Driver (uncredited)
• The Flying Deuces1939 · as Jailor
• Hollywood Cavalcade1939 · as Keystone Cop
• Dog-Gone1939 · as Mr. Jones
• Block-Heads1938 · as Man on Stairs
• Angel1937 · as Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)
• All Over Town1937 · as MacDougal
• The Toast of New York1937 · as Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)
• Pick a Star1937 · as Director
• Way Out West1937 · as Mickey Finn
• Our Relations1936 · as Finn
• The Bohemian Girl1936 · as Captain Finn
• MGM 1935 Promo Reel1935 · as Manager
• Life Hesitates at 401935 · as Dr. James Finlayson
• Manhattan Monkey Business1935 · as Joyce's Father
• Bonnie Scotland1935 · as Sgt. Maj. Finlayson
• Thicker Than Water1935 · as Auction Manager
• Father and Son1935 · as Bidad
• Dick Turpin1933 · as Jeremy
• So This Is Harris!1933 · as Golf Pro
• The Gay Nighties1933 · as Mr. Amos Pipp
• Mush and Milk1933 · as Mr. Brown, the banker
• The Druggist's Dilemma1933 · as Andrew Finch
• The Devil's Brother1933 · as Lord Rocburg
• His Silent Racket1933 · as James
• Me and My Pal1933 · as Peter Cucumber
• Nature in the Wrong1933 · as Voice of lion (uncredited)
• Jitters the Butler1932 · as Phineas P. McPhinn
• Boy Oh Boy!1932 · as Saunders
• The Millionaire Cat1932 · as Lawyer Fogg
• Pack Up Your Troubles1932 · as General
• The Iceman's Ball1932 · as Commissioner Walters
• Thunder Below1932 · as Scotty
• The Chimp1932 · as Ringmaster (uncredited)
• Hasty Marriage1931 · as Kitty's Father
• Scratch-As-Catch-Can1931
• One Good Turn1931 · as A Community Player
• False Roomers1931 · as Landlord
• Beach Pajamas1931
• Pardon Us1931 · as Schoolteacher
• Stout Hearts and Willing Hands1931 · as Kop(as the Original Keystone Kops)
• One of the Smiths1931 · as Wine Brewer (uncredited)
• Our Wife1931 · as Father of the bride (uncredited)
• Playing at Politics1931 · as Criado
• Second Hand Kisses1931 · as Jimmy Finlayson
• Chickens Come Home1931 · as Butler (uncredited)
• Don't Leave Home1930
• Another Fine Mess1930 · as Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)
• The prince of the dollar1930
• Gold Diggers1930
• Dollar Dizzy1930 · as House Detective
• For the Defense1930 · as Parrott
• The Dawn Patrol1930 · as Field Sergeant
• Young Eagles1930 · as Scotty
• Thieves1930
• Night Owls1930 · as Meadows
• Wall Street1929 · as Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson)
• The Hoose-Gow1929 · as Governor (uncredited)
• Hard to Get1929 · as Pa Martin
• Men O' War1929 · as Soda jerk
• Two Weeks Off1929 · as Pa Weaver
• Big Business1929 · as Homeowner (uncredited)
• Liberty1929 · as Store keeper
• Fast Freight1929 · as Spooky Wall Painting
• Show Girl1928 · as Mr. Dugan
• Lady Be Good1928 · as Trelawney West
• Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath1928 · as Pa Slocum
• Bachelor’s Paradise1928 · as Pat Malone
• Galloping Ghosts1928 · as Police Commissioner
• Flying Elephants1928 · as Saxophonus (uncredited)
• Should Tall Men Marry?1928 · as Joe Skittle
• Fighting Fathers1927 · as Neighbor
• Do Detectives Think?1927 · as Judge Foozle (uncredited)
• Hats Off1927 · as Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.
• Call of the Cuckoo1927 · as Asylum Inmate
• The Second 100 Years1927 · as Browne Van Dyke
• Sugar Daddies1927 · as Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle
• With Love and Hisses1927 · as Captain Bustle
• Don't Tell Everything1927 · as Lawyer Goldblum
• Love 'Em and Weep1927 · as Titus Tillsbury
• No Man's Law1927 · as Jack Belcher
• Forgotten Sweeties1927
• One Hour Married1927
• Seeing the World1927 · as 'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher
• Anything Once!1927 · as Mabel's Boss
• The Nickel-Hopper1926 · as Rupert
• Raggedy Rose1926 · as Simpson Sniffle
• Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes1926 · as Dean of Pinkham University
• Merry Widower1926 · as The Hunter
• Thundering Fleas1926 · as Justice of the Peace
• Don Key (Son of Burro)1926 · as Vivien's Suitor
• Wife Tamers1926 · as The Waiter
• Dizzy Daddies1926 · as Jonathan Haig
• Madame Mystery1926 · as Struggling Author
• What's the World Coming To?1926 · as The Father-in-Law
• A Punch in the Nose1926
• Flaming Flappers1925
• The Caretaker's Daughter1925 · as The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson)
• Moonlight and Noses1925 · as Professor Sniff
• Unfriendly Enemies1925 · as The Cameraman
• Mary, Queen of Tots1925 · as Radio Actor
• Madame Sans Jane1925 · as The Girl's Father
• Innocent Husbands1925 · as The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson)
• Yes, Yes, Nanette1925 · as Hillory, the new husband
• Chasing the Chaser1925 · as Gilroy (the husband)
• Thundering Landlords1925 · as The Landlord
• In the Grease1925 · as Father
• Tell It to a Policeman1925
• Sure-Mike!1925 · as The Floorwalker
• Welcome Home1925
• The Haunted Honeymoon1925
• Hard Boiled1925
• Change the Needle1925
• Short Kilts1924 · as McGregor's Son
• Why Husbands Go Mad1924
• Wide Open Spaces1924 · as Jack McQueen
• Rupert of Hee-Haw1924 · as Rupert of Hee Haw
• Near Dublin1924 · as Sir Patrick
• Brothers Under the Chin1924
• Zeb vs. Paprika1924 · as Major Glanders Botts
• Postage Due1924 · as Postal Inspector Hawke
• Smithy1924 · as Sergeant
• Mother's Joy1923 · as Baron Buttontop
• Fully Insured1923 · as The Foreman
• Scorching Sands1923 · as James
• The Soilers1923 · as Smacknamara
• The Whole Truth1923 · as Defense lawyer
• Frozen Hearts1923 · as General Sappovitch
• Jus' Passin' Through1923 · as Drunk (uncredited)
• Roughest Africa1923 · as Hans Downe
• A Man About Town1923 · as Humko, Store Detective
• Pitfalls of a Big City1923 · as The Hired Man
• Hollywood1923 · as James Finlayson
• The Mystery Man1923
• Oranges and Lemons1923 · as Worker
• Jack Frost1923 · as Wicked Man from the Wicked City
• Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?1923 · as The Hired Man
• Courtship of Miles Sandwich1923 · as Miles Sandwich
• Pick and Shovel1923 · as The Foreman
• Sold at Auction!1923 · as The Man Who WAS Sold
• White Wings1923 · as Dental Patient
• California or Bust1923 · as Campground neighbor
• The Noon Whistle1923
• Before the Public1923
• A Tough Winter1923
• Newly Rich1922
• The Crossroads of New York1922 · as Lawyer
• Hard Knocks and Love Taps1921 · as Plato's Rival
• She Sighed by the Seaside1921 · as 1st Suitor
• A Small Town Idol1921 · as J. Wellington Jones
• Love, Honor and Behave1920 · as Artist
• Don't Weaken!1920 · as Lightfingered Luke - Professor Yonson's Assistant
• Married Life1920 · as Man Who Made Good
• Down on the Farm1920 · as The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage
• Up in Alf's Place1919 · as The Dancing Instructor
• Trying to Get Along1919 · as The Beauty Parlor Operator
• Yankee Doodle in Berlin1919 · as Commander's Officer (uncredited)
• In Dutch1918
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