James Finlayson

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.

Known For

Jailor

The Flying Deuces

Mickey Finn

Way Out West

1st Suitor

She Sighed by the Seaside

James Finlayson

Hollywood

The Haunted Honeymoon

Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)

To Be or Not to Be

Constable (uncredited)

She-Wolf of London

Man on Stairs

Block-Heads

The Landlord

Thundering Landlords

The Girl's Father

Madame Sans Jane

The Cameraman

Unfriendly Enemies

Vivien's Suitor

Don Key (Son of Burro)

General

Pack Up Your Troubles

Commissioner Walters

The Iceman's Ball

Finn

Our Relations

Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)

Saps at Sea

A Punch in the Nose

Why Husbands Go Mad

Hard Boiled

Forgotten Sweeties

The Hunter

Merry Widower

Voice of lion (uncredited)

Nature in the Wrong

Newly Rich

Soda jerk

Men O' War

Meadows

Night Owls

A Community Player

One Good Turn

Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle

Sugar Daddies

Father of the bride

Our Wife

El príncipe del dólar

Chercheuses d'or

Stout Hearts and Willing Hands

Wicked Man from the Wicked City

Jack Frost

Store keeper

Liberty

Saxophonus

Flying Elephants

Peter Cucumber

Me and My Pal

The World of Laurel and Hardy

Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)

Another Fine Mess

Butler

Chickens Come Home

Judge Foozle

Do Detectives Think?

Asylum Inmate

Call of the Cuckoo

Browne Van Dyke

The Second 100 Years

Governor

The Hoose-Gow

Auction Manager

Thicker Than Water

Justice of the Peace

Thundering Fleas

Titus Tillsbury

Love 'Em and Weep

Captain Bustle

With Love and Hisses

Captain Finn

The Bohemian Girl

Hammerhead Nahl

Wedding Yells

Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)

Angel

Lord Rocburg

The Devil's Brother

The Hired Man

Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?

The Hired Man

Pitfalls of a Big City

Lawyer

The Crossroads of New York

Worker

Oranges and Lemons

Hillory, the new husband

Yes, Yes, Nanette

Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)

The Toast of New York

Plato's Rival

Hard Knocks and Love Taps

Plato's Rival

Here We Go Again

Mr. Dugan

Show Girl

Major Glanders Botts

Zeb vs. Paprika

Mr. Brown, the banker

Mush and Milk

The Waiter

Wife Tamers

Kitty's Father

Hasty Marriage

Mr. Amos Pipp

The Gay Nighties

(archive footage)

Ça, c'est du cinéma

Ladrones

Father

In the Grease

Hans Downe

Roughest Africa

MacDougal

All Over Town

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

Beach Pajamas

J. Wellington Jones

A Small Town Idol

Simpson Sniffle

Raggedy Rose

Mabel's Boss

Anything Once!

Humko, Store Detective

A Man About Town

James

Scorching Sands

The Man Who WAS Sold

Sold at Auction!

Campground neighbor

California or Bust

Dental Patient

White Wings

Jack Belcher

No Man's Law

Rupert of Hee Haw

Rupert of Hee-Haw

'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher

Seeing the World

Don't Leave Home

Parrott

For the Defense

Defense lawyer

The Whole Truth

General Sappovitch

Frozen Hearts

Gilroy (the husband)

Chasing the Chaser

Baron Buttontop

Mother's Joy

The Mystery Man

Pa Slocum

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath

Joe Skittle

Should Tall Men Marry?

Jonathan Haig

Dizzy Daddies

Keystone Cop

Hollywood Cavalcade

Homeowner

Big Business

McGregor's Son

Short Kilts

Scotty

Thunder Below

Miles Sandwich

Courtship of Miles Sandwich

The Noon Whistle

Commander's Officer (uncredited)

Yankee Doodle in Berlin

Lightfingered Luke - Professor Yonson's Assistant

Don't Weaken!

Scotty

Young Eagles

House Detective

Dollar Dizzy

The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage

Down on the Farm

The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson)

Innocent Husbands

Dean of Pinkham University

Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes

Jimmy Finlayson

Second Hand Kisses

Scratch-As-Catch-Can

Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)

A Chump at Oxford

Ringmaster

The Chimp

Criado

Politiquerías

Rupert

The Nickel-Hopper

The Floorwalker

Sure-Mike!

Hansom Cab Driver

Raffles

Sheriff

Grand Canyon Trail

Sgt. Maj. Finlayson

Bonnie Scotland

The Father-in-Law

What's the World Coming To?

Sergeant

Smithy

Pa Martin

Hard to Get

The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson)

The Caretaker's Daughter

Lawyer Goldblum

Don't Tell Everything

The Foreman

Fully Insured

Professor Sniff

Moonlight and Noses

The Beauty Parlor Operator

Trying to Get Along

Jeremy

Dick Turpin

Sir Patrick

Near Dublin

Spooky Wall Painting

Fast Freight

Dutch Peasant (uncredited)

Foreign Correspondent

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

The Best of Laurel and Hardy

Field Sergeant

The Dawn Patrol

Struggling Author

Madame Mystery

Andrew Finch

The Druggist's Dilemma

Bidad

Father and Son

Comic Chef

The Perils of Pauline

Cabby (uncredited)

Royal Wedding

Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.

Hats Off

Schoolteacher

Pardon Us

Pa Weaver

Two Weeks Off

Jack McQueen

Wide Open Spaces

Mr. Jones

Dog-Gone

Laurel & Hardy - Highlights

Before the Public

Tell It to a Policeman

(archive footage)

Happy Times and Jolly Moments

Lamplighter

The Great Victor Herbert

In Dutch

Trelawney West

Lady Be Good

Wine Brewer (uncredited)

One of the Smiths

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

The Big Parade of Comedy

The Dancing Instructor

Up in Alf's Place

James

His Silent Racket

Flaming Flappers

Street Cleaner (uncredited)

Two Sisters from Boston

Director

Pick a Star

Golf Pro

So This Is Harris!

Smacknamara

The Soilers

Manager

MGM 1935 Promo Reel

The Foreman

Pick and Shovel

Brothers Under the Chin

Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson)

Wall Street

Landlord

False Roomers

Phineas P. McPhinn

Jitters the Butler

Postal Inspector Hawke

Postage Due

One Hour Married

A Tough Winter

Dr. James Finlayson

Life Hesitates at 40

Joyce's Father

Manhattan Monkey Business

Saunders

Boy Oh Boy!

Drunk (uncredited)

Jus' Passin' Through

Welcome Home

Radio Actor

Mary, Queen of Tots

Police Commissioner

Galloping Ghosts

Neighbor

Fighting Fathers

Lawyer Fogg

The Millionaire Cat

Laurel & Hardy: Year One

Self (archive footage)

The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

175

Gender

Male

Birthday

1887-08-26

Place of Birth

Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK

Also Known As

Jimmy Finlayson