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James Finlayson

James Finlayson

ActingBorn: August 26, 1887in Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UKDied: October 9, 1953

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.

Laurel & Hardy - Highlights

Laurel & Hardy - Highlights

as Unknown

The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence

1990Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

Dance of the Cookoos

Dance of the Cookoos

as Man with Toothache / Christmas Tree Customer

The Best of Laurel and Hardy

as Meadows / Dulcy's Father / Fin (archive footage)

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

as Unknown

The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy

as Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage)

Here We Go Again

Here We Go Again

as Plato's Rival

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

as (archive footage)

Royal Wedding

Royal Wedding

as Cabby (uncredited)

Grand Canyon Trail

Grand Canyon Trail

as Sheriff

The Perils of Pauline

The Perils of Pauline

as Comic Chef

Two Sisters from Boston

Two Sisters from Boston

as Street Cleaner (uncredited)

She-Wolf of London

She-Wolf of London

as Constable (uncredited)

Yanks Ahoy

Yanks Ahoy

as Cook Flynn (uncredited)

Happy Times and Jolly Moments

Happy Times and Jolly Moments

as (archive footage)

Wedding Yells

as Hammerhead Nahl

To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be

as Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent

as Dutch Peasant (uncredited)

Saps at Sea

Saps at Sea

as Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)

A Chump at Oxford

A Chump at Oxford

as Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)

The Great Victor Herbert

The Great Victor Herbert

as Lamplighter

Raffles

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Raffles

as Hansom Cab Driver (uncredited)

The Flying Deuces

The Flying Deuces

as Jailor

Hollywood Cavalcade

Hollywood Cavalcade

as Keystone Cop

Dog-Gone

as Mr. Jones

Block-Heads

Block-Heads

as Man on Stairs

Angel

Angel

as Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)

All Over Town

All Over Town

as MacDougal

The Toast of New York

The Toast of New York

as Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)

Pick a Star

Pick a Star

as Director

Way Out West

Way Out West

as Mickey Finn

Our Relations

Our Relations

as Finn

The Bohemian Girl

The Bohemian Girl

as Captain Finn

MGM 1935 Promo Reel

as Manager

Life Hesitates at 40

as Dr. James Finlayson

Manhattan Monkey Business

Manhattan Monkey Business

as Joyce's Father

Bonnie Scotland

Bonnie Scotland

as Sgt. Maj. Finlayson

Thicker Than Water

Thicker Than Water

as Auction Manager

Father and Son

as Bidad

Dick Turpin

Dick Turpin

as Jeremy

So This Is Harris!

So This Is Harris!

as Golf Pro

The Gay Nighties

The Gay Nighties

as Mr. Amos Pipp

Mush and Milk

Mush and Milk

as Mr. Brown, the banker

The Druggist's Dilemma

as Andrew Finch

The Devil's Brother

The Devil's Brother

as Lord Rocburg

His Silent Racket

His Silent Racket

as James

Me and My Pal

Me and My Pal

as Peter Cucumber

Nature in the Wrong

Nature in the Wrong

as Voice of lion (uncredited)

Jitters the Butler

as Phineas P. McPhinn

Boy Oh Boy!

as Saunders

The Millionaire Cat

as Lawyer Fogg

Pack Up Your Troubles

Pack Up Your Troubles

as General

The Iceman's Ball

as Commissioner Walters

Thunder Below

Thunder Below

as Scotty

The Chimp

The Chimp

as Ringmaster (uncredited)

Hasty Marriage

Hasty Marriage

as Kitty's Father

Scratch-As-Catch-Can

Scratch-As-Catch-Can

as Unknown

One Good Turn

One Good Turn

as A Community Player

False Roomers

as Landlord

Beach Pajamas

as Unknown

Pardon Us

Pardon Us

as Schoolteacher

Stout Hearts and Willing Hands

as Kop(as the Original Keystone Kops)

One of the Smiths

One of the Smiths

as Wine Brewer (uncredited)

Our Wife

Our Wife

as Father of the bride (uncredited)

Playing at Politics

Playing at Politics

as Criado

Second Hand Kisses

as Jimmy Finlayson

Chickens Come Home

Chickens Come Home

as Butler (uncredited)

Don't Leave Home

as Unknown

Another Fine Mess

Another Fine Mess

as Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)

The prince of the dollar

as Unknown

Gold Diggers

as Unknown

Dollar Dizzy

Dollar Dizzy

as House Detective

For the Defense

For the Defense

as Parrott

The Dawn Patrol

The Dawn Patrol

as Field Sergeant

Young Eagles

Young Eagles

as Scotty

Thieves

Thieves

as Unknown

Night Owls

Night Owls

as Meadows

Wall Street

Wall Street

as Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson)

The Hoose-Gow

The Hoose-Gow

as Governor (uncredited)

Hard to Get

Hard to Get

as Pa Martin

Men O' War

Men O' War

as Soda jerk

Two Weeks Off

Two Weeks Off

as Pa Weaver

Big Business

Big Business

as Homeowner (uncredited)

Liberty

Liberty

as Store keeper

Fast Freight

Fast Freight

as Spooky Wall Painting

Show Girl

Show Girl

as Mr. Dugan

Lady Be Good

Lady Be Good

as Trelawney West

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath

as Pa Slocum

Bachelor’s Paradise

Bachelor’s Paradise

as Pat Malone

Galloping Ghosts

Galloping Ghosts

as Police Commissioner

Flying Elephants

Flying Elephants

as Saxophonus (uncredited)

Should Tall Men Marry?

Should Tall Men Marry?

as Joe Skittle

Fighting Fathers

as Neighbor

Do Detectives Think?

Do Detectives Think?

as Judge Foozle (uncredited)

Hats Off

Hats Off

as Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.

Call of the Cuckoo

Call of the Cuckoo

as Asylum Inmate

The Second 100 Years

The Second 100 Years

as Browne Van Dyke

Sugar Daddies

Sugar Daddies

as Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle

With Love and Hisses

With Love and Hisses

as Captain Bustle

Don't Tell Everything

Don't Tell Everything

as Lawyer Goldblum

Love 'Em and Weep

Love 'Em and Weep

as Titus Tillsbury

No Man's Law

No Man's Law

as Jack Belcher

Forgotten Sweeties

Forgotten Sweeties

as Unknown

One Hour Married

One Hour Married

as Unknown

Seeing the World

Seeing the World

as 'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher

Anything Once!

Anything Once!

as Mabel's Boss

The Nickel-Hopper

The Nickel-Hopper

as Rupert

Raggedy Rose

Raggedy Rose

as Simpson Sniffle

Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes

Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes

as Dean of Pinkham University

Merry Widower

Merry Widower

as The Hunter

Thundering Fleas

Thundering Fleas

as Justice of the Peace

Don Key (Son of Burro)

Don Key (Son of Burro)

as Vivien's Suitor

Wife Tamers

Wife Tamers

as The Waiter

Dizzy Daddies

Dizzy Daddies

as Jonathan Haig

Madame Mystery

Madame Mystery

as Struggling Author

What's the World Coming To?

What's the World Coming To?

as The Father-in-Law

A Punch in the Nose

A Punch in the Nose

as Unknown

Flaming Flappers

Flaming Flappers

as Unknown

The Caretaker's Daughter

The Caretaker's Daughter

as The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson)

Moonlight and Noses

Moonlight and Noses

as Professor Sniff

Unfriendly Enemies

Unfriendly Enemies

as The Cameraman

Mary, Queen of Tots

Mary, Queen of Tots

as Radio Actor

Madame Sans Jane

Madame Sans Jane

as The Girl's Father

Innocent Husbands

Innocent Husbands

as The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson)

Yes, Yes, Nanette

Yes, Yes, Nanette

as Hillory, the new husband

Chasing the Chaser

Chasing the Chaser

as Gilroy (the husband)

Thundering Landlords

Thundering Landlords

as The Landlord

In the Grease

as Father

Tell It to a Policeman

as Unknown

Sure-Mike!

Sure-Mike!

as The Floorwalker

Welcome Home

Welcome Home

as Unknown

The Haunted Honeymoon

The Haunted Honeymoon

as Unknown

Hard Boiled

Hard Boiled

as Unknown

Change the Needle

as Unknown

Short Kilts

Short Kilts

as McGregor's Son

Why Husbands Go Mad

as Unknown

Wide Open Spaces

Wide Open Spaces

as Jack McQueen

Rupert of Hee-Haw

Rupert of Hee-Haw

as Rupert of Hee Haw

Near Dublin

Near Dublin

as Sir Patrick

Brothers Under the Chin

Brothers Under the Chin

as Unknown

Zeb vs. Paprika

Zeb vs. Paprika

as Major Glanders Botts

Postage Due

Postage Due

as Postal Inspector Hawke

Smithy

Smithy

as Sergeant

Mother's Joy

Mother's Joy

as Baron Buttontop

Fully Insured

as The Foreman

Scorching Sands

Scorching Sands

as James

The Soilers

The Soilers

as Smacknamara

The Whole Truth

The Whole Truth

as Defense lawyer

Frozen Hearts

Frozen Hearts

as General Sappovitch

Jus' Passin' Through

Jus' Passin' Through

as Drunk (uncredited)

Roughest Africa

Roughest Africa

as Hans Downe

A Man About Town

A Man About Town

as Humko, Store Detective

Pitfalls of a Big City

Pitfalls of a Big City

as The Hired Man

Hollywood

Hollywood

as James Finlayson

The Mystery Man

as Unknown

Oranges and Lemons

Oranges and Lemons

as Worker

Jack Frost

Jack Frost

as Wicked Man from the Wicked City

Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?

Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?

as The Hired Man

Courtship of Miles Sandwich

Courtship of Miles Sandwich

as Miles Sandwich

Pick and Shovel

Pick and Shovel

as The Foreman

Sold at Auction!

Sold at Auction!

as The Man Who WAS Sold

White Wings

White Wings

as Dental Patient

California or Bust

California or Bust

as Campground neighbor

The Noon Whistle

The Noon Whistle

as Unknown

Before the Public

as Unknown

A Tough Winter

A Tough Winter

as Unknown

Newly Rich

Newly Rich

as Unknown

The Crossroads of New York

The Crossroads of New York

as Lawyer

Hard Knocks and Love Taps

Hard Knocks and Love Taps

as Plato's Rival

She Sighed by the Seaside

She Sighed by the Seaside

as 1st Suitor

A Small Town Idol

A Small Town Idol

as J. Wellington Jones

Love, Honor and Behave

Love, Honor and Behave

as Artist

Don't Weaken!

Don't Weaken!

as Lightfingered Luke - Professor Yonson's Assistant

Married Life

Married Life

as Man Who Made Good

Down on the Farm

Down on the Farm

as The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage

Up in Alf's Place

as The Dancing Instructor

Trying to Get Along

Trying to Get Along

as The Beauty Parlor Operator

Yankee Doodle in Berlin

Yankee Doodle in Berlin

as Commander's Officer (uncredited)

In Dutch

In Dutch

as Unknown

The World of Laurel and Hardy

The World of Laurel and Hardy

as Unknown