James Finlayson
Acting
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.
Movies(180)
Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
2002
The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence
Self (archive footage)
1990
Dance of the Cookoos
Man with Toothache / Christmas Tree Customer
1982
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
Meadows / Dulcy's Father / Fin (archive footage)
1968
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
1967
The Big Parade of Comedy
Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage)
1964
Here We Go Again
Plato's Rival
1952
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
(archive footage)
1951
Royal Wedding
Cabby (uncredited)
1951
Grand Canyon Trail
Sheriff
1948
The Perils of Pauline
Comic Chef
1947
Two Sisters from Boston
Street Cleaner (uncredited)
1946
She-Wolf of London
Constable (uncredited)
1946
Yanks Ahoy
Cook Flynn (uncredited)
1943
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
(archive footage)
1943
Wedding Yells
Hammerhead Nahl
1942
To Be or Not to Be
Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)
1942
Foreign Correspondent
Dutch Peasant (uncredited)
1940
Saps at Sea
Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)
1940
A Chump at Oxford
Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)
1940
The Great Victor Herbert
Lamplighter
1939
Raffles
Hansom Cab Driver (uncredited)
1939
The Flying Deuces
Jailor
1939
Hollywood Cavalcade
Keystone Cop
1939
Dog-Gone
Mr. Jones
1939
Block-Heads
Man on Stairs
1938
Angel
Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)
1937
All Over Town
MacDougal
1937
The Toast of New York
Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)
1937
Pick a Star
Director
1937
Way Out West
Mickey Finn
1937
Our Relations
Finn
1936
The Bohemian Girl
Captain Finn
1936
MGM 1935 Promo Reel
Manager
1935
Life Hesitates at 40
Dr. James Finlayson
1935
Manhattan Monkey Business
Joyce's Father
1935
Bonnie Scotland
Sgt. Maj. Finlayson
1935
Thicker Than Water
Auction Manager
1935
Father and Son
Bidad
1935
Dick Turpin
Jeremy
1933
So This Is Harris!
Golf Pro
1933
The Gay Nighties
Mr. Amos Pipp
1933
Mush and Milk
Mr. Brown, the banker
1933
The Druggist's Dilemma
Andrew Finch
1933
The Devil's Brother
Lord Rocburg
1933
His Silent Racket
James
1933
Me and My Pal
Peter Cucumber
1933
Nature in the Wrong
Voice of lion (uncredited)
1933
Jitters the Butler
Phineas P. McPhinn
1932
Boy Oh Boy!
Saunders
1932
The Millionaire Cat
Lawyer Fogg
1932
Pack Up Your Troubles
General
1932
The Iceman's Ball
Commissioner Walters
1932
Thunder Below
Scotty
1932
The Chimp
Ringmaster (uncredited)
1932
Hasty Marriage
Kitty's Father
1931
Scratch-As-Catch-Can
1931
One Good Turn
A Community Player
1931
False Roomers
Landlord
1931
Beach Pajamas
1931
Pardon Us
Schoolteacher
1931
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
Kop(as the Original Keystone Kops)
1931
One of the Smiths
Wine Brewer (uncredited)
1931
Our Wife
Father of the bride (uncredited)
1931
Playing at Politics
Criado
1931
Second Hand Kisses
Jimmy Finlayson
1931
Chickens Come Home
Butler (uncredited)
1931
Don't Leave Home
1930
Another Fine Mess
Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)
1930
The prince of the dollar
1930
Gold Diggers
1930
Dollar Dizzy
House Detective
1930
For the Defense
Parrott
1930
The Dawn Patrol
Field Sergeant
1930
Young Eagles
Scotty
1930
Thieves
1930
Night Owls
Meadows
1930
Wall Street
Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson)
1929
The Hoose-Gow
Governor (uncredited)
1929
Hard to Get
Pa Martin
1929
Men O' War
Soda jerk
1929
Two Weeks Off
Pa Weaver
1929
Big Business
Homeowner (uncredited)
1929
Liberty
Store keeper
1929
Fast Freight
Spooky Wall Painting
1929
Show Girl
Mr. Dugan
1928
Lady Be Good
Trelawney West
1928
Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
Pa Slocum
1928
Bachelor’s Paradise
Pat Malone
1928
Galloping Ghosts
Police Commissioner
1928
Flying Elephants
Saxophonus (uncredited)
1928
Should Tall Men Marry?
Joe Skittle
1928
Fighting Fathers
Neighbor
1927
Do Detectives Think?
Judge Foozle (uncredited)
1927
Hats Off
Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.
1927
Call of the Cuckoo
Asylum Inmate
1927
The Second 100 Years
Browne Van Dyke
1927
Sugar Daddies
Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle
1927
With Love and Hisses
Captain Bustle
1927
Don't Tell Everything
Lawyer Goldblum
1927
Love 'Em and Weep
Titus Tillsbury
1927
No Man's Law
Jack Belcher
1927
Forgotten Sweeties
1927
One Hour Married
1927
Seeing the World
'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher
1927
Anything Once!
Mabel's Boss
1927
The Nickel-Hopper
Rupert
1926
Raggedy Rose
Simpson Sniffle
1926
Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes
Dean of Pinkham University
1926
Merry Widower
The Hunter
1926
Thundering Fleas
Justice of the Peace
1926
Don Key (Son of Burro)
Vivien's Suitor
1926
Wife Tamers
The Waiter
1926
Dizzy Daddies
Jonathan Haig
1926
Madame Mystery
Struggling Author
1926
What's the World Coming To?
The Father-in-Law
1926
A Punch in the Nose
1926
Flaming Flappers
1925
The Caretaker's Daughter
The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson)
1925
Moonlight and Noses
Professor Sniff
1925
Unfriendly Enemies
The Cameraman
1925
Mary, Queen of Tots
Radio Actor
1925
Madame Sans Jane
The Girl's Father
1925
Innocent Husbands
The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson)
1925
Yes, Yes, Nanette
Hillory, the new husband
1925
Chasing the Chaser
Gilroy (the husband)
1925
Thundering Landlords
The Landlord
1925
In the Grease
Father
1925
Tell It to a Policeman
1925
Sure-Mike!
The Floorwalker
1925
Welcome Home
1925
The Haunted Honeymoon
1925
Hard Boiled
1925
Change the Needle
1925
Short Kilts
McGregor's Son
1924
Why Husbands Go Mad
1924
Wide Open Spaces
Jack McQueen
1924
Rupert of Hee-Haw
Rupert of Hee Haw
1924
Near Dublin
Sir Patrick
1924
Brothers Under the Chin
1924
Zeb vs. Paprika
Major Glanders Botts
1924
Postage Due
Postal Inspector Hawke
1924
Smithy
Sergeant
1924
Mother's Joy
Baron Buttontop
1923
Fully Insured
The Foreman
1923
Scorching Sands
James
1923
The Soilers
Smacknamara
1923
The Whole Truth
Defense lawyer
1923
Frozen Hearts
General Sappovitch
1923
Jus' Passin' Through
Drunk (uncredited)
1923
Roughest Africa
Hans Downe
1923
A Man About Town
Humko, Store Detective
1923
Pitfalls of a Big City
The Hired Man
1923
Hollywood
James Finlayson
1923
The Mystery Man
1923
Oranges and Lemons
Worker
1923
Jack Frost
Wicked Man from the Wicked City
1923
Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?
The Hired Man
1923
Courtship of Miles Sandwich
Miles Sandwich
1923
Pick and Shovel
The Foreman
1923
Sold at Auction!
The Man Who WAS Sold
1923
White Wings
Dental Patient
1923
California or Bust
Campground neighbor
1923
The Noon Whistle
1923
Before the Public
1923
A Tough Winter
1923
Newly Rich
1922
The Crossroads of New York
Lawyer
1922
Hard Knocks and Love Taps
Plato's Rival
1921
She Sighed by the Seaside
1st Suitor
1921
A Small Town Idol
J. Wellington Jones
1921
Love, Honor and Behave
Artist
1920
Don't Weaken!
Lightfingered Luke - Professor Yonson's Assistant
1920
Married Life
Man Who Made Good
1920
Down on the Farm
The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage
1920
Up in Alf's Place
The Dancing Instructor
1919
Trying to Get Along
The Beauty Parlor Operator
1919
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
Commander's Officer (uncredited)
1919
In Dutch
1918
The World of Laurel and Hardy