James Finlayson
Actor
Born August 26, 1887 in Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK
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.
Filmography
The World of Laurel and Hardy
Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
Dance of the Cookoos
Man with Toothache / Christmas Tree Customer
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
The Big Parade of Comedy
Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage)
Here We Go Again
Plato's Rival
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
(archive footage)
Royal Wedding
Cabby (uncredited)
Grand Canyon Trail
Sheriff
The Perils of Pauline
Comic Chef
Two Sisters from Boston
Street Cleaner (uncredited)
She-Wolf of London
Constable (uncredited)
Yanks Ahoy
Cook Flynn (uncredited)
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
(archive footage)
To Be or Not to Be
Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent
Dutch Peasant (uncredited)
Saps at Sea
Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)
A Chump at Oxford
Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)
The Great Victor Herbert
Lamplighter
Raffles
Hansom Cab Driver (uncredited)
The Flying Deuces
Jailor
Hollywood Cavalcade
Keystone Cop
Block-Heads
Man on Stairs
Angel
Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)
All Over Town
MacDougal
The Toast of New York
Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)
Pick a Star
Director
Way Out West
Mickey Finn
Our Relations
Finn
The Bohemian Girl
Captain Finn
Manhattan Monkey Business
Joyce's Father
Bonnie Scotland
Sgt. Maj. Finlayson
Thicker Than Water
Auction Manager
Dick Turpin
Jeremy
So This Is Harris!
Golf Pro
The Gay Nighties
Mr. Amos Pipp
Mush and Milk
Mr. Brown, the banker
The Devil's Brother
Lord Rocburg
His Silent Racket
James
Me and My Pal
Peter Cucumber
Nature in the Wrong
Voice of lion (uncredited)
Pack Up Your Troubles
General
Thunder Below
Scotty
The Chimp
Ringmaster (uncredited)
Hasty Marriage
Kitty's Father
Scratch-As-Catch-Can
One Good Turn
A Community Player
Pardon Us
Schoolteacher
One of the Smiths
Wine Brewer (uncredited)
Our Wife
Father of the bride (uncredited)
Playing at Politics
Criado
Chickens Come Home
Butler (uncredited)
Another Fine Mess
Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)
Dollar Dizzy
House Detective
For the Defense
Parrott
The Dawn Patrol
Field Sergeant
Young Eagles
Scotty
Thieves
Night Owls
Meadows
Wall Street
Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson)
The Hoose-Gow
Governor (uncredited)
Hard to Get
Pa Martin
Men O' War
Soda jerk
Two Weeks Off
Pa Weaver
Big Business
Homeowner (uncredited)
Liberty
Store keeper
Fast Freight
Spooky Wall Painting
Show Girl
Mr. Dugan
Lady Be Good
Trelawney West
Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
Pa Slocum
Bachelor’s Paradise
Pat Malone
Galloping Ghosts
Police Commissioner
Flying Elephants
Saxophonus (uncredited)
Should Tall Men Marry?
Joe Skittle
Do Detectives Think?
Judge Foozle (uncredited)
Hats Off
Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.
Call of the Cuckoo
Asylum Inmate
The Second 100 Years
Browne Van Dyke
Sugar Daddies
Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle
With Love and Hisses
Captain Bustle
Don't Tell Everything
Lawyer Goldblum
Love 'Em and Weep
Titus Tillsbury
No Man's Law
Jack Belcher
Forgotten Sweeties
One Hour Married
Seeing the World
'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher
Anything Once!
Mabel's Boss
The Nickel-Hopper
Rupert
Raggedy Rose
Simpson Sniffle
Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes
Dean of Pinkham University
Merry Widower
The Hunter
Thundering Fleas
Justice of the Peace
Don Key (Son of Burro)
Vivien's Suitor
Wife Tamers
The Waiter
Dizzy Daddies
Jonathan Haig
Madame Mystery
Struggling Author
What's the World Coming To?
The Father-in-Law
A Punch in the Nose
Flaming Flappers
The Caretaker's Daughter
The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson)
Moonlight and Noses
Professor Sniff
Unfriendly Enemies
The Cameraman
Mary, Queen of Tots
Radio Actor
Madame Sans Jane
The Girl's Father
Innocent Husbands
The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson)
Yes, Yes, Nanette
Hillory, the new husband
Chasing the Chaser
Gilroy (the husband)
Thundering Landlords
The Landlord
Sure-Mike!
The Floorwalker
Welcome Home
The Haunted Honeymoon
Hard Boiled
Short Kilts
McGregor's Son
Wide Open Spaces
Jack McQueen
Rupert of Hee-Haw
Rupert of Hee Haw
Near Dublin
Sir Patrick
Brothers Under the Chin
Zeb vs. Paprika
Major Glanders Botts
Postage Due
Postal Inspector Hawke
Smithy
Sergeant
Mother's Joy
Baron Buttontop
Scorching Sands
James
The Soilers
Smacknamara
The Whole Truth
Defense lawyer
Frozen Hearts
General Sappovitch
Jus' Passin' Through
Drunk (uncredited)
Roughest Africa
Hans Downe
A Man About Town
Humko, Store Detective
Pitfalls of a Big City
The Hired Man
Hollywood
James Finlayson
Oranges and Lemons
Worker
Jack Frost
Wicked Man from the Wicked City
Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?
The Hired Man
Courtship of Miles Sandwich
Miles Sandwich
Pick and Shovel
The Foreman
Sold at Auction!
The Man Who WAS Sold
White Wings
Dental Patient
California or Bust
Campground neighbor
The Noon Whistle
A Tough Winter
Newly Rich
The Crossroads of New York
Lawyer
Hard Knocks and Love Taps
Plato's Rival
She Sighed by the Seaside
1st Suitor
A Small Town Idol
J. Wellington Jones
Love, Honor and Behave
Artist
Don't Weaken!
Lightfingered Luke - Professor Yonson's Assistant
Married Life
Man Who Made Good
Down on the Farm
The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage
Trying to Get Along
The Beauty Parlor Operator
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
Commander's Officer (uncredited)
In Dutch