James Finlayson
Born
August 26, 1887 (age 66)
Died
October 9, 1953
Birthplace
Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK

James Finlayson

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

Laurel & Hardy: Year One
Laurel & Hardy: Year One
2023 ★ 10.0
Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
2002 ★ 8.5
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
1968
Meadows / Dulcy's Father / Fin (archive footage)
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
1967 ★ 6.0
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964 ★ 6.3
Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage)
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)
Royal Wedding
Royal Wedding
1951 ★ 6.4
Cabby (uncredited)
Grand Canyon Trail
Grand Canyon Trail
1948 ★ 5.0
Sheriff
The Perils of Pauline
The Perils of Pauline
1947 ★ 6.2
Comic Chef
Two Sisters from Boston
Two Sisters from Boston
1946 ★ 6.0
Street Cleaner (uncredited)
She-Wolf of London
She-Wolf of London
1946 ★ 5.6
Constable (uncredited)
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
1943
(archive footage)
Wedding Yells
Wedding Yells
1942
Hammerhead Nahl
To Be or Not to Be
To Be or Not to Be
1942 ★ 7.8
Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent
1940 ★ 7.0
Dutch Peasant (uncredited)
Saps at Sea
Saps at Sea
1940 ★ 6.8
Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)
A Chump at Oxford
A Chump at Oxford
1940 ★ 6.8
Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)
The Great Victor Herbert
The Great Victor Herbert
1939 ★ 5.0
Lamplighter
Raffles
Raffles
1939 ★ 6.0
Hansom Cab Driver
The Flying Deuces
The Flying Deuces
1939 ★ 6.4
Jailor
Hollywood Cavalcade
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939 ★ 5.3
Keystone Cop
Dog-Gone
Dog-Gone
1939
Mr. Jones
Block-Heads
Block-Heads
1938 ★ 7.0
Man on Stairs
Angel
Angel
1937 ★ 6.7
Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)
All Over Town
All Over Town
1937 ★ 6.2
MacDougal
The Toast of New York
The Toast of New York
1937 ★ 5.8
Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)
Pick a Star
Pick a Star
1937 ★ 4.5
Director
Way Out West
Way Out West
1937 ★ 7.1
Mickey Finn
Our Relations
Our Relations
1936 ★ 7.0
Finn
The Bohemian Girl
The Bohemian Girl
1936 ★ 6.2
Captain Finn
MGM 1935 Promo Reel
MGM 1935 Promo Reel
1935 ★ 6.0
Manager
Life Hesitates at 40
Life Hesitates at 40
1935
Dr. James Finlayson
Manhattan Monkey Business
Manhattan Monkey Business
1935
Joyce's Father
Bonnie Scotland
Bonnie Scotland
1935 ★ 6.6
Sgt. Maj. Finlayson
Thicker Than Water
Thicker Than Water
1935 ★ 7.2
Auction Manager
Father and Son
Father and Son
1935
Bidad
Dick Turpin
Dick Turpin
1933
Jeremy
So This Is Harris!
So This Is Harris!
1933 ★ 5.2
Golf Pro
The Gay Nighties
The Gay Nighties
1933 ★ 2.3
Mr. Amos Pipp
Mush and Milk
Mush and Milk
1933 ★ 6.8
Mr. Brown, the banker
The Druggist's Dilemma
The Druggist's Dilemma
1933
Andrew Finch
The Devil's Brother
The Devil's Brother
1933 ★ 6.7
Lord Rocburg
His Silent Racket
His Silent Racket
1933 ★ 10.0
James
Me and My Pal
Me and My Pal
1933 ★ 6.4
Peter Cucumber
Nature in the Wrong
Nature in the Wrong
1933
Voice of lion (uncredited)
Jitters the Butler
Jitters the Butler
1932 ★ 6.0
Phineas P. McPhinn
Boy Oh Boy!
Boy Oh Boy!
1932
Saunders
The Millionaire Cat
The Millionaire Cat
1932
Lawyer Fogg
Pack Up Your Troubles
Pack Up Your Troubles
1932 ★ 6.7
General
The Iceman's Ball
The Iceman's Ball
1932 ★ 1.0
Commissioner Walters
Thunder Below
Thunder Below
1932
Scotty
The Chimp
The Chimp
1932 ★ 6.5
Ringmaster
Hasty Marriage
Hasty Marriage
1931 ★ 6.5
Kitty's Father
Scratch-As-Catch-Can
Scratch-As-Catch-Can
1931 ★ 5.4
One Good Turn
One Good Turn
1931 ★ 7.0
A Community Player
False Roomers
False Roomers
1931
Landlord
Beach Pajamas
Beach Pajamas
1931
Pardon Us
Pardon Us
1931 ★ 6.4
Schoolteacher
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
1931 ★ 6.0
One of the Smiths
One of the Smiths
1931 ★ 6.0
Wine Brewer (uncredited)
Our Wife
Our Wife
1931 ★ 7.1
Father of the bride
Playing at Politics
Playing at Politics
1931 ★ 6.9
Criado
Second Hand Kisses
Second Hand Kisses
1931
Jimmy Finlayson
Chickens Come Home
Chickens Come Home
1931 ★ 6.5
Butler
Don't Leave Home
Don't Leave Home
1930
Another Fine Mess
Another Fine Mess
1930 ★ 6.8
Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)
The prince of the dollar
The prince of the dollar
1930
Gold Diggers
Gold Diggers
1930
Dollar Dizzy
Dollar Dizzy
1930 ★ 6.0
House Detective
For the Defense
For the Defense
1930 ★ 4.8
Parrott
The Dawn Patrol
The Dawn Patrol
1930 ★ 6.7
Field Sergeant
Young Eagles
Young Eagles
1930 ★ 6.0
Scotty
Thieves
Thieves
1930 ★ 6.9
Night Owls
Night Owls
1930 ★ 7.4
Meadows
Wall Street
Wall Street
1929 ★ 6.0
Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson)
The Hoose-Gow
The Hoose-Gow
1929 ★ 6.6
Governor
Hard to Get
Hard to Get
1929
Pa Martin
Men O' War
Men O' War
1929 ★ 6.7
Soda jerk
Two Weeks Off
Two Weeks Off
1929
Pa Weaver
Big Business
Big Business
1929 ★ 6.6
Homeowner
Liberty
Liberty
1929 ★ 6.9
Store keeper
Fast Freight
Fast Freight
1929 ★ 7.0
Spooky Wall Painting
Show Girl
Show Girl
1928
Mr. Dugan
Lady Be Good
Lady Be Good
1928
Trelawney West
Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
1928
Pa Slocum
Galloping Ghosts
Galloping Ghosts
1928
Police Commissioner
Flying Elephants
Flying Elephants
1928 ★ 5.7
Saxophonus
Should Tall Men Marry?
Should Tall Men Marry?
1928 ★ 5.9
Joe Skittle
Fighting Fathers
Fighting Fathers
1927
Neighbor
Do Detectives Think?
Do Detectives Think?
1927 ★ 6.3
Judge Foozle
Hats Off
Hats Off
1927 ★ 6.3
Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.
Call of the Cuckoo
Call of the Cuckoo
1927 ★ 5.7
Asylum Inmate
The Second 100 Years
The Second 100 Years
1927 ★ 6.2
Browne Van Dyke
Sugar Daddies
Sugar Daddies
1927 ★ 5.9
Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle
With Love and Hisses
With Love and Hisses
1927 ★ 6.1
Captain Bustle
Don't Tell Everything
Don't Tell Everything
1927 ★ 10.0
Lawyer Goldblum
Love 'Em and Weep
Love 'Em and Weep
1927 ★ 5.5
Titus Tillsbury
No Man's Law
No Man's Law
1927 ★ 6.0
Jack Belcher
Forgotten Sweeties
Forgotten Sweeties
1927 ★ 3.0
One Hour Married
One Hour Married
1927 ★ 6.0
Seeing the World
Seeing the World
1927 ★ 6.1
'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher
Anything Once!
Anything Once!
1927 ★ 6.0
Mabel's Boss
The Nickel-Hopper
The Nickel-Hopper
1926 ★ 7.0
Rupert
Raggedy Rose
Raggedy Rose
1926 ★ 5.5
Simpson Sniffle
Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes
Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes
1926 ★ 4.0
Dean of Pinkham University
Merry Widower
Merry Widower
1926 ★ 6.0
The Hunter
Thundering Fleas
Thundering Fleas
1926 ★ 5.6
Justice of the Peace
Don Key (Son of Burro)
Don Key (Son of Burro)
1926 ★ 6.0
Vivien's Suitor
Wife Tamers
Wife Tamers
1926 ★ 6.0
The Waiter
Dizzy Daddies
Dizzy Daddies
1926 ★ 2.7
Jonathan Haig
Madame Mystery
Madame Mystery
1926 ★ 5.6
Struggling Author
What's the World Coming To?
What's the World Coming To?
1926 ★ 4.0
The Father-in-Law
A Punch in the Nose
A Punch in the Nose
1926
Flaming Flappers
Flaming Flappers
1925
The Caretaker's Daughter
The Caretaker's Daughter
1925 ★ 2.7
The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson)
Moonlight and Noses
Moonlight and Noses
1925 ★ 4.5
Professor Sniff
Unfriendly Enemies
Unfriendly Enemies
1925 ★ 6.0
The Cameraman
Mary, Queen of Tots
Mary, Queen of Tots
1925 ★ 6.2
Radio Actor
Madame Sans Jane
Madame Sans Jane
1925 ★ 2.0
The Girl's Father
Innocent Husbands
Innocent Husbands
1925 ★ 6.2
The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson)
Yes, Yes, Nanette
Yes, Yes, Nanette
1925 ★ 5.3
Hillory, the new husband
Chasing the Chaser
Chasing the Chaser
1925 ★ 6.0
Gilroy (the husband)
Thundering Landlords
Thundering Landlords
1925
The Landlord
In the Grease
In the Grease
1925
Father
Tell It to a Policeman
Tell It to a Policeman
1925
Sure-Mike!
Sure-Mike!
1925
The Floorwalker
Welcome Home
Welcome Home
1925
The Haunted Honeymoon
The Haunted Honeymoon
1925
Hard Boiled
Hard Boiled
1925
Short Kilts
Short Kilts
1924 ★ 5.3
McGregor's Son
Why Husbands Go Mad
Why Husbands Go Mad
1924
Wide Open Spaces
Wide Open Spaces
1924 ★ 5.0
Jack McQueen
Rupert of Hee-Haw
Rupert of Hee-Haw
1924 ★ 5.2
Rupert of Hee Haw
Near Dublin
Near Dublin
1924 ★ 6.0
Sir Patrick
Brothers Under the Chin
Brothers Under the Chin
1924 ★ 5.5
Zeb vs. Paprika
Zeb vs. Paprika
1924 ★ 5.5
Major Glanders Botts
Postage Due
Postage Due
1924 ★ 5.3
Postal Inspector Hawke
Smithy
Smithy
1924 ★ 5.2
Sergeant
Mother's Joy
Mother's Joy
1923 ★ 5.2
Baron Buttontop
Fully Insured
Fully Insured
1923 ★ 5.0
The Foreman
Scorching Sands
Scorching Sands
1923 ★ 5.4
James
The Soilers
The Soilers
1923 ★ 5.2
Smacknamara
The Whole Truth
The Whole Truth
1923 ★ 5.5
Defense lawyer
Frozen Hearts
Frozen Hearts
1923 ★ 5.4
General Sappovitch
Jus' Passin' Through
Jus' Passin' Through
1923 ★ 5.0
Drunk (uncredited)
Roughest Africa
Roughest Africa
1923 ★ 5.5
Hans Downe
A Man About Town
A Man About Town
1923 ★ 5.5
Humko, Store Detective
Pitfalls of a Big City
Pitfalls of a Big City
1923
The Hired Man
Hollywood
Hollywood
1923 ★ 8.5
James Finlayson
The Mystery Man
The Mystery Man
1923
Oranges and Lemons
Oranges and Lemons
1923 ★ 5.3
Worker
Jack Frost
Jack Frost
1923
Wicked Man from the Wicked City
Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?
Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?
1923
The Hired Man
Courtship of Miles Sandwich
Courtship of Miles Sandwich
1923
Miles Sandwich
Pick and Shovel
Pick and Shovel
1923 ★ 6.0
The Foreman
Sold at Auction!
Sold at Auction!
1923 ★ 5.8
The Man Who WAS Sold
White Wings
White Wings
1923 ★ 6.7
Dental Patient
California or Bust
California or Bust
1923
Campground neighbor
The Noon Whistle
The Noon Whistle
1923 ★ 7.0
Before the Public
Before the Public
1923 ★ 5.0
A Tough Winter
A Tough Winter
1923
Newly Rich
Newly Rich
1922
The Crossroads of New York
The Crossroads of New York
1922
Lawyer
Hard Knocks and Love Taps
Hard Knocks and Love Taps
1921
Plato's Rival
She Sighed by the Seaside
She Sighed by the Seaside
1921
1st Suitor
A Small Town Idol
A Small Town Idol
1921 ★ 6.0
J. Wellington Jones
Love, Honor and Behave
Love, Honor and Behave
1920
Artist
Don't Weaken!
Don't Weaken!
1920 ★ 5.5
Lightfingered Luke - Professor Yonson's Assistant
Married Life
Married Life
1920
Man Who Made Good
Down on the Farm
Down on the Farm
1920 ★ 5.5
The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage
Up in Alf's Place
Up in Alf's Place
1919
The Dancing Instructor
Trying to Get Along
Trying to Get Along
1919
The Beauty Parlor Operator
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
1919 ★ 5.3
Commander's Officer (uncredited)
In Dutch
In Dutch
1918
The World of Laurel and Hardy
The World of Laurel and Hardy