James Finlayson
August 26, 1887 (139 years old) in 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.
Known For
Credits
- 1990 · The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence as Self (archive footage)
- 1982 · Dance of the Cookoos as Man with Toothache / Christmas Tree Customer
- 1951 · Royal Wedding as Cabby (uncredited)
- 1946 · She-Wolf of London as Constable (uncredited)
- 1942 · Wedding Yells as Hammerhead Nahl
- 1942 · To Be or Not to Be as Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)
- 1940 · Foreign Correspondent as Dutch Peasant (uncredited)
- 1940 · A Chump at Oxford as Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)
- 1938 · Block-Heads as Man on Stairs
- 1937 · Way Out West as Mickey Finn
- 1935 · Bonnie Scotland as Sgt. Maj. Finlayson
- 1935 · Thicker Than Water as Auction Manager
- 1933 · Dick Turpin as Jeremy
- 1933 · The Devil's Brother as Lord Rocburg
- 1932 · Pack Up Your Troubles as General
- 1931 · One Good Turn as A Community Player
- 1931 · Pardon Us as Schoolteacher
- 1931 · One of the Smiths as Wine Brewer (uncredited)
- 1931 · Our Wife as Father of the bride (uncredited)
- 1931 · Playing at Politics as Criado
- 1930 · The prince of the dollar as
- 1930 · Thieves as
- 1929 · The Hoose-Gow as Governor (uncredited)
- 1928 · Show Girl as Mr. Dugan
- 1928 · Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath as Pa Slocum
- 1928 · Bachelor’s Paradise as Pat Malone
- 1927 · Do Detectives Think? as Judge Foozle (uncredited)
- 1927 · Call of the Cuckoo as Asylum Inmate
- 1927 · Sugar Daddies as Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle
- 1927 · Don't Tell Everything as Lawyer Goldblum
- 1926 · Wife Tamers as The Waiter
- 1925 · Unfriendly Enemies as The Cameraman
- 1925 · Thundering Landlords as The Landlord
- 1925 · Sure-Mike! as The Floorwalker
- 1925 · Hard Boiled as
- 1923 · Scorching Sands as James
- 1923 · Frozen Hearts as General Sappovitch
- 1923 · Roughest Africa as Hans Downe
- 1923 · The Mystery Man as
- 1923 · Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening? as The Hired Man
- 1923 · Courtship of Miles Sandwich as Miles Sandwich
- 1923 · White Wings as Dental Patient
- 1922 · Newly Rich as
- 1920 · Love, Honor and Behave as Artist
- 1920 · Married Life as Man Who Made Good
- 1920 · Down on the Farm as The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage
- 1919 · Trying to Get Along as The Beauty Parlor Operator
- Future · The World of Laurel and Hardy as
- 2002 · Laurel & Hardy - Highlights as
- 1981 · The Muppets Go to the Movies as Keystone Kop (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1968 · The Best of Laurel and Hardy as Meadows / Dulcy's Father / Fin (archive footage)
- 1967 · The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy as
- 1964 · The Big Parade of Comedy as Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage)
- 1952 · Here We Go Again as Plato's Rival
- 1951 · The Slappiest Days of Our Lives as (archive footage)
- 1948 · Grand Canyon Trail as Sheriff
- 1947 · The Perils of Pauline as Comic Chef
- 1946 · Two Sisters from Boston as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
- 1943 · Yanks Ahoy as Cook Flynn (uncredited)
- 1943 · Happy Times and Jolly Moments as (archive footage)
- 1940 · Saps at Sea as Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)
- 1939 · The Great Victor Herbert as Lamplighter
- 1939 · Raffles as Hansom Cab Driver (uncredited)
- 1939 · The Flying Deuces as Jailor
- 1939 · Hollywood Cavalcade as Keystone Cop
- 1939 · Dog-Gone as Mr. Jones
- 1937 · Angel as Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)
- 1937 · All Over Town as MacDougal
- 1937 · The Toast of New York as Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)
- 1937 · Pick a Star as Director
- 1936 · Our Relations as Finn
- 1936 · The Bohemian Girl as Captain Finn
- 1935 · MGM 1935 Promo Reel as Manager
- 1935 · Life Hesitates at 40 as Dr. James Finlayson
- 1935 · Manhattan Monkey Business as Joyce's Father
- 1935 · Father and Son as Bidad
- 1933 · So This Is Harris! as Golf Pro
- 1933 · The Gay Nighties as Mr. Amos Pipp
- 1933 · Mush and Milk as Mr. Brown, the banker
- 1933 · The Druggist's Dilemma as Andrew Finch
- 1933 · His Silent Racket as James
- 1933 · Me and My Pal as Peter Cucumber
- 1933 · Nature in the Wrong as Voice of lion (uncredited)
- 1932 · Jitters the Butler as Phineas P. McPhinn
- 1932 · Boy Oh Boy! as Saunders
- 1932 · The Millionaire Cat as Lawyer Fogg
- 1932 · The Iceman's Ball as Commissioner Walters
- 1932 · Thunder Below as Scotty
- 1932 · The Chimp as Ringmaster (uncredited)
- 1931 · Hasty Marriage as Kitty's Father
- 1931 · Scratch-As-Catch-Can as
- 1931 · False Roomers as Landlord
- 1931 · Beach Pajamas as
- 1931 · Stout Hearts and Willing Hands as Kop(as the Original Keystone Kops)
- 1931 · Second Hand Kisses as Jimmy Finlayson
- 1931 · Chickens Come Home as Butler (uncredited)
- 1930 · Don't Leave Home as
- 1930 · Another Fine Mess as Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)
- 1930 · Gold Diggers as
- 1930 · Dollar Dizzy as House Detective
- 1930 · For the Defense as Parrott
- 1930 · The Dawn Patrol as Field Sergeant
- 1930 · Young Eagles as Scotty
- 1930 · Night Owls as Meadows
- 1929 · Wall Street as Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson)
- 1929 · Hard to Get as Pa Martin
- 1929 · Men O' War as Soda jerk
- 1929 · Two Weeks Off as Pa Weaver
- 1929 · Big Business as Homeowner (uncredited)
- 1929 · Liberty as Store keeper
- 1929 · Fast Freight as Spooky Wall Painting
- 1928 · Lady Be Good as Trelawney West
- 1928 · Galloping Ghosts as Police Commissioner
- 1928 · Flying Elephants as Saxophonus (uncredited)
- 1928 · Should Tall Men Marry? as Joe Skittle
- 1927 · Fighting Fathers as Neighbor
- 1927 · Hats Off as Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.
- 1927 · The Second 100 Years as Browne Van Dyke
- 1927 · With Love and Hisses as Captain Bustle
- 1927 · Love 'Em and Weep as Titus Tillsbury
- 1927 · No Man's Law as Jack Belcher
- 1927 · Forgotten Sweeties as
- 1927 · One Hour Married as
- 1927 · Seeing the World as 'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher
- 1927 · Anything Once! as Mabel's Boss
- 1926 · The Nickel-Hopper as Rupert
- 1926 · Raggedy Rose as Simpson Sniffle
- 1926 · Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes as Dean of Pinkham University
- 1926 · Merry Widower as The Hunter
- 1926 · Thundering Fleas as Justice of the Peace
- 1926 · Don Key (Son of Burro) as Vivien's Suitor
- 1926 · Dizzy Daddies as Jonathan Haig
- 1926 · Madame Mystery as Struggling Author
- 1926 · What's the World Coming To? as The Father-in-Law
- 1926 · A Punch in the Nose as
- 1925 · Flaming Flappers as
- 1925 · The Caretaker's Daughter as The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson)
- 1925 · Moonlight and Noses as Professor Sniff
- 1925 · Mary, Queen of Tots as Radio Actor
- 1925 · Madame Sans Jane as The Girl's Father
- 1925 · Innocent Husbands as The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson)
- 1925 · Yes, Yes, Nanette as Hillory, the new husband
- 1925 · Chasing the Chaser as Gilroy (the husband)
- 1925 · In the Grease as Father
- 1925 · Tell It to a Policeman as
- 1925 · Welcome Home as
- 1925 · The Haunted Honeymoon as
- 1925 · Change the Needle as
- 1924 · Short Kilts as McGregor's Son
- 1924 · Why Husbands Go Mad as
- 1924 · Wide Open Spaces as Jack McQueen
- 1924 · Rupert of Hee-Haw as Rupert of Hee Haw
- 1924 · Near Dublin as Sir Patrick
- 1924 · Brothers Under the Chin as
- 1924 · Zeb vs. Paprika as Major Glanders Botts
- 1924 · Postage Due as Postal Inspector Hawke
- 1924 · Smithy as Sergeant
- 1923 · Mother's Joy as Baron Buttontop
- 1923 · Fully Insured as The Foreman
- 1923 · The Soilers as Smacknamara
- 1923 · The Whole Truth as Defense lawyer
- 1923 · Jus' Passin' Through as Drunk (uncredited)
- 1923 · A Man About Town as Humko, Store Detective
- 1923 · Pitfalls of a Big City as The Hired Man
- 1923 · Hollywood as James Finlayson
- 1923 · Oranges and Lemons as Worker
- 1923 · Jack Frost as Wicked Man from the Wicked City
- 1923 · Pick and Shovel as The Foreman
- 1923 · Sold at Auction! as The Man Who WAS Sold
- 1923 · The Noon Whistle as
- 1923 · California or Bust as Campground neighbor
- 1923 · Before the Public as
- 1923 · A Tough Winter as
- 1922 · The Crossroads of New York as Lawyer
- 1921 · Hard Knocks and Love Taps as Plato's Rival
- 1921 · She Sighed by the Seaside as 1st Suitor
- 1921 · A Small Town Idol as J. Wellington Jones
- 1920 · Don't Weaken! as Lightfingered Luke - Professor Yonson's Assistant
- 1919 · Up in Alf's Place as The Dancing Instructor
- 1919 · Yankee Doodle in Berlin as Commander's Officer (uncredited)
- 1918 · In Dutch as




