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James Finlayson

James Finlayson
  • Name: James Finlayson
  • Birthday: 1887-08-26
  • Also known as: Jimmy Finlayson,Jimmie Finlayson ,Jim Finlayson ,James Henderson Finlayson,Jimmy Finalyson
  • Place of birth: Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK
  • Popularity: 3.821
Biography: 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.

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Title Release date
Laurel & Hardy - Highlights 2002-01-22
The Best of Laurel and Hardy   as  Meadows / Dulcy's Father / Fin (archive footage) 1968-12-14
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy 1967-12-01
The Big Parade of Comedy   as  Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage) 1964-09-02
Here We Go Again   as  Plato's Rival 1952-11-15
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives   as  (archive footage) 1951-03-23
Royal Wedding   as  Cabby (uncredited) 1951-03-08
Grand Canyon Trail   as  Sheriff 1948-11-04
The Perils of Pauline   as  Comic Chef 1947-07-04
Two Sisters from Boston   as  Street Cleaner (uncredited) 1946-06-06
She-Wolf of London   as  Constable (uncredited) 1946-05-17
Happy Times and Jolly Moments   as  (archive footage) 1943-01-01
Wedding Yells   as  Hammerhead Nahl 1942-03-07
To Be or Not to Be   as  Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited) 1942-03-05
Foreign Correspondent   as  Dutch Peasant (uncredited) 1940-08-16
Saps at Sea   as  Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited) 1940-04-29
A Chump at Oxford   as  Baldy Vandevere (uncredited) 1940-01-25
The Great Victor Herbert   as  Lamplighter 1939-12-29
Raffles   as  Hansom Cab Driver 1939-11-11
The Flying Deuces   as  Jailor 1939-11-03
Hollywood Cavalcade   as  Keystone Cop 1939-10-13
Dog-Gone   as  Mr. Jones 1939-09-30
Block-Heads   as  Man on Stairs 1938-08-19
Angel   as  Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited) 1937-10-29
All Over Town   as  MacDougal 1937-08-09
The Toast of New York   as  Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited) 1937-07-22
Pick a Star   as  Director 1937-05-21
Way Out West   as  Mickey Finn 1937-04-16
Our Relations   as  Finn 1936-09-15
The Bohemian Girl   as  Captain Finn 1936-02-14
MGM 1935 Promo Reel   as  Manager 1935-12-09
Life Hesitates at 40   as  Dr. James Finlayson 1935-11-18
Manhattan Monkey Business   as  Joyce's Father 1935-11-09
Bonnie Scotland   as  Sgt. Maj. Finlayson 1935-08-23
Thicker Than Water   as  Auction Manager 1935-03-16
Father and Son   as  Bidad 1935-01-07
Dick Turpin   as  Jeremy 1933-12-01
So This Is Harris!   as  Golf Pro 1933-08-13
The Gay Nighties   as  Mr. Amos Pipp 1933-06-22
Mush and Milk   as  Mr. Brown, the banker 1933-05-27
The Druggist's Dilemma   as  Andrew Finch 1933-05-22
The Devil's Brother   as  Lord Rocburg 1933-05-05
His Silent Racket   as  James 1933-04-29
Me and My Pal   as  Peter Cucumber 1933-04-22
Nature in the Wrong   as  Voice of lion (uncredited) 1933-03-18
Jitters the Butler   as  Phineas P. McPhinn 1932-12-30
Boy Oh Boy!   as  Saunders 1932-12-25
Pack Up Your Troubles   as  General 1932-09-16
The Iceman's Ball   as  Commissioner Walters 1932-08-12
Thunder Below   as  Scotty 1932-06-17
The Chimp   as  Ringmaster 1932-05-21
Hasty Marriage   as  Kitty's Father 1931-12-16
Scratch-As-Catch-Can 1931-11-06
One Good Turn   as  A Community Player 1931-10-31
False Roomers   as  Landlord 1931-10-10
Beach Pajamas 1931-09-21
Pardon Us   as  Schoolteacher 1931-08-15
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands 1931-06-15
One of the Smiths   as  Wine Brewer (uncredited) 1931-05-23
Our Wife   as  Father of the bride 1931-05-16
Playing at Politics   as  Criado 1931-05-01
Second Hand Kisses   as  Jimmy Finlayson 1931-03-29
Chickens Come Home   as  Butler 1931-02-21
Don't Leave Home 1930-12-28
Another Fine Mess   as  Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited) 1930-11-29
Gold Diggers 1930-10-04
The prince of the dollar 1930-10-04
Dollar Dizzy   as  House Detective 1930-10-03
For the Defense   as  Parrott 1930-07-19
The Dawn Patrol   as  Field Sergeant 1930-07-10
Young Eagles   as  Scotty 1930-03-20
Thieves 1930-01-07
Night Owls   as  Meadows 1930-01-04
Wall Street   as  Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson) 1929-12-01
The Hoose-Gow   as  Governor 1929-11-16
Hard to Get   as  Pa Martin 1929-08-04
Men O'War   as  Soda jerk 1929-06-29
Two Weeks Off   as  Pa Weaver 1929-05-11
Big Business   as  Homeowner 1929-04-20
Liberty   as  Store keeper 1929-01-26
Fast Freight   as  Spooky Wall Painting 1929-01-01
Show Girl   as  Mr. Dugan 1928-09-23
Lady Be Good   as  Trelawney West 1928-05-06
Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath   as  Pa Slocum 1928-03-31
Flying Elephants   as  Saxophonus 1928-02-12
Should Tall Men Marry?   as  Joe Skittle 1928-01-15
Do Detectives Think?   as  Judge Foozle 1927-11-20
Hats Off   as  Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co. 1927-11-05
Call of the Cuckoo   as  Asylum Inmate 1927-10-15
The Second Hundred Years   as  Browne Van Dyke 1927-10-08
Sugar Daddies   as  Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle 1927-09-10
With Love and Hisses   as  Captain Bustle 1927-08-28
Don't Tell Everything   as  Lawyer Goldblum 1927-07-02
Love 'Em and Weep   as  Titus Tillsbury 1927-06-12
No Man's Law   as  Jack Belcher 1927-05-01
Forgotten Sweeties 1927-04-10
One Hour Married 1927-02-27
Seeing the World   as  'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher 1927-02-13
Anything Once!   as  Mabel's Boss 1927-01-02
The Nickel-Hopper   as  Rupert 1926-12-04
Raggedy Rose   as  Simpson Sniffle 1926-11-06
Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes   as  Dean of Pinkham University 1926-10-02
Merry Widower   as  The Hunter 1926-08-01
Thundering Fleas   as  Justice of the Peace 1926-07-18
Don Key (Son of Burro)   as  Vivien's Suitor 1926-05-23
Wife Tamers   as  The Waiter 1926-03-25
Dizzy Daddies   as  Jonathan Haig 1926-03-14
Madame Mystery   as  Struggling Author 1926-03-12
What's the World Coming To?   as  The Father-in-Law 1926-01-16
A Punch in the Nose 1926-01-03
Flaming Flappers 1925-12-27
The Caretaker's Daughter   as  The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson) 1925-10-10
Moonlight and Noses   as  Professor Sniff 1925-10-03
Unfriendly Enemies   as  The Cameraman 1925-09-13
Madame Sans Jane 1925-08-09
Innocent Husbands   as  The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson) 1925-08-01
Yes, Yes, Nanette   as  Hillory, the new husband 1925-07-19
Chasing the Chaser   as  Gilroy (the husband) 1925-07-04
Thundering Landlords   as  The Landlord 1925-06-21
In the Grease   as  Father 1925-06-20
Tell It to a Policeman 1925-05-24
Sure-Mike!   as  The Floorwalker 1925-05-23
Welcome Home 1925-05-17
The Haunted Honeymoon 1925-03-29
Hard Boiled 1925-03-15
Short Kilts   as  McGregor's Son 1924-08-03
Why Husbands Go Mad 1924-07-13
Wide Open Spaces   as  Jack McQueen 1924-07-06
Rupert of Hee-Haw   as  Rupert of Hee Haw 1924-06-07
Near Dublin   as  Sir Patrick 1924-05-10
Brothers Under the Chin 1924-04-13
Zeb vs. Paprika   as  Major Glanders Botts 1924-03-16
Postage Due   as  Postal Inspector Hawke 1924-02-17
Smithy   as  Sergeant 1924-01-19
Mother's Joy   as  Baron Buttontop 1923-12-23
Fully Insured   as  The Foreman 1923-12-16
Scorching Sands   as  James 1923-12-09
The Soilers   as  Smacknamara 1923-11-24
The Whole Truth   as  Defense lawyer 1923-11-03
Frozen Hearts   as  General Sappovitch 1923-10-27
Jus' Passin' Through   as  Drunk (uncredited) 1923-10-14
Roughest Africa   as  Hans Downe 1923-09-29
A Man About Town   as  Humko, Store Detective 1923-09-15
Pitfalls of a Big City   as  The Hired Man 1923-09-02
Hollywood   as  James Finlayson 1923-08-19
The Mystery Man 1923-08-19
Oranges and Lemons   as  Worker 1923-08-12
Jack Frost   as  Wicked Man from the Wicked City 1923-07-22
Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?   as  The Hired Man 1923-07-08
Courtship of Miles Sandwich   as  Miles Sandwich 1923-06-24
Pick and Shovel   as  The Foreman 1923-06-16
Sold at Auction   as  The Man Who WAS Sold 1923-05-26
White Wings   as  Dental Patient 1923-05-12
The Noon Whistle 1923-04-28
California or Bust   as  Campground neighbor 1923-04-28
Before the Public 1923-03-04
A Tough Winter 1923-02-04
Newly Rich 1922-12-10
The Crossroads of New York   as  Lawyer 1922-06-22
Hard Knocks and Love Taps   as  Plato's Rival 1921-07-24
She Sighed by the Seaside   as  1st Suitor 1921-05-08
A Small Town Idol   as  J. Wellington Jones 1921-02-13
Don't Weaken!   as  Lightfingered Luke - Professor Yonson's Assistant 1920-09-05
Down on the Farm   as  The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage 1920-04-17
Up in Alf's Place   as  The Dancing Instructor 1919-10-12
Trying to Get Along   as  The Beauty Parlor Operator 1919-07-05
Yankee Doodle in Berlin   as  Commander's Officer (uncredited) 1919-03-02
In Dutch 1918-06-26