James Finlayson
August 26, 1887 (138 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)
- 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
- 1947 · The Perils of Pauline as Comic Chef
- 1946 · Two Sisters from Boston as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
- 1946 · She-Wolf of London as Constable (uncredited)
- 1937 · Pick a Star as Director
- 1936 · The Bohemian Girl as Captain Finn
- 1935 · Life Hesitates at 40 as Dr. James Finlayson
- 1935 · Thicker Than Water as Auction Manager
- 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 · Me and My Pal as Peter Cucumber
- 1932 · Pack Up Your Troubles as General
- 1932 · Thunder Below as Scotty
- 1931 · Playing at Politics as Criado
- 1931 · Chickens Come Home as Butler
- 1930 · Don't Leave Home as
- 1930 · Gold Diggers as
- 1930 · The Dawn Patrol as Field Sergeant
- 1929 · Wall Street as Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson)
- 1929 · The Hoose-Gow as Governor
- 1929 · Two Weeks Off as Pa Weaver
- 1928 · Lady Be Good as Trelawney West
- 1927 · Do Detectives Think? as Judge Foozle
- 1927 · Call of the Cuckoo as Asylum Inmate
- 1927 · One Hour Married as
- 1926 · The Nickel-Hopper as Rupert
- 1925 · Madame Sans Jane as The Girl's Father
- 1925 · Thundering Landlords as The Landlord
- 1925 · In the Grease as Father
- 1925 · The Haunted Honeymoon as
- 1924 · Near Dublin as Sir Patrick
- 1923 · Frozen Hearts as General Sappovitch
- 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 · California or Bust as Campground neighbor
- 1919 · Trying to Get Along as The Beauty Parlor Operator
- Future · The World of Laurel and Hardy as
- 2002 · Laurel & Hardy - Highlights as
- 1982 · Dance of the Cookoos as Man with Toothache / Christmas Tree Customer
- 1951 · The Slappiest Days of Our Lives as (archive footage)
- 1951 · Royal Wedding as Cabby (uncredited)
- 1948 · Grand Canyon Trail as Sheriff
- 1943 · Happy Times and Jolly Moments as (archive footage)
- 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 · Saps at Sea as Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)
- 1940 · A Chump at Oxford as Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)
- 1939 · The Great Victor Herbert as Lamplighter
- 1939 · Raffles as Hansom Cab Driver
- 1939 · The Flying Deuces as Jailor
- 1939 · Hollywood Cavalcade as Keystone Cop
- 1939 · Dog-Gone as Mr. Jones
- 1938 · Block-Heads as Man on Stairs
- 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 · Way Out West as Mickey Finn
- 1936 · Our Relations as Finn
- 1935 · MGM 1935 Promo Reel as Manager
- 1935 · Manhattan Monkey Business as Joyce's Father
- 1935 · Bonnie Scotland as Sgt. Maj. Finlayson
- 1935 · Father and Son as Bidad
- 1933 · Dick Turpin as Jeremy
- 1933 · The Druggist's Dilemma as Andrew Finch
- 1933 · The Devil's Brother as Lord Rocburg
- 1933 · His Silent Racket as James
- 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 · The Chimp as Ringmaster
- 1931 · Hasty Marriage as Kitty's Father
- 1931 · Scratch-As-Catch-Can as
- 1931 · One Good Turn as A Community Player
- 1931 · False Roomers as Landlord
- 1931 · Beach Pajamas as
- 1931 · Pardon Us as Schoolteacher
- 1931 · Stout Hearts and Willing Hands as
- 1931 · One of the Smiths as Wine Brewer (uncredited)
- 1931 · Our Wife as Father of the bride
- 1931 · Second Hand Kisses as Jimmy Finlayson
- 1930 · Another Fine Mess as Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)
- 1930 · The prince of the dollar as
- 1930 · Dollar Dizzy as House Detective
- 1930 · For the Defense as Parrott
- 1930 · Young Eagles as Scotty
- 1930 · Thieves as
- 1930 · Night Owls as Meadows
- 1929 · Hard to Get as Pa Martin
- 1929 · Men O' War as Soda jerk
- 1929 · Big Business as Homeowner
- 1929 · Liberty as Store keeper
- 1929 · Fast Freight as Spooky Wall Painting
- 1928 · Show Girl as Mr. Dugan
- 1928 · Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath as Pa Slocum
- 1928 · Galloping Ghosts as Police Commissioner
- 1928 · Flying Elephants as Saxophonus
- 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 · Sugar Daddies as Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle
- 1927 · With Love and Hisses as Captain Bustle
- 1927 · Don't Tell Everything as Lawyer Goldblum
- 1927 · Love 'Em and Weep as Titus Tillsbury
- 1927 · No Man's Law as Jack Belcher
- 1927 · Forgotten Sweeties as
- 1927 · Seeing the World as 'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher
- 1927 · Anything Once! as Mabel's Boss
- 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 · Wife Tamers as The Waiter
- 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 · Unfriendly Enemies as The Cameraman
- 1925 · Mary, Queen of Tots as Radio Actor
- 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 · Tell It to a Policeman as
- 1925 · Sure-Mike! as The Floorwalker
- 1925 · Welcome Home as
- 1925 · Hard Boiled 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 · 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 · Scorching Sands as James
- 1923 · The Soilers as Smacknamara
- 1923 · The Whole Truth as Defense lawyer
- 1923 · Jus' Passin' Through as Drunk (uncredited)
- 1923 · Roughest Africa as Hans Downe
- 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 · 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
- 1923 · The Noon Whistle as
- 1923 · Before the Public as
- 1923 · A Tough Winter as
- 1922 · Newly Rich 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 · Love, Honor and Behave as Artist
- 1920 · Don't Weaken! as Lightfingered Luke - Professor Yonson's Assistant
- 1920 · Married Life as Man Who Made Good
- 1920 · Down on the Farm as The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage
- 1919 · Up in Alf's Place as The Dancing Instructor
- 1919 · Yankee Doodle in Berlin as Commander's Officer (uncredited)
- 1918 · In Dutch as




