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