
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.

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
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