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James Finlayson

James Finlayson

Acting·1887–1953·152 films

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.

Filmography

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