James Finlayson

James Finlayson

Birthday: 1887-08-26
Deathday: 1953-10-09
Place of birth: Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK
Also know as: Jimmy 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.

Filmography

The Flying Deuces

1939

As Jailor

Way Out West

1937

As Mickey Finn

Block-Heads

1938

As Man on Stairs

Pack Up Your Troubles

1932

As General

Our Relations

1936

As Finn

Saps at Sea

1940

As Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)

Liberty

1929

As Store keeper

Flying Elephants

1928

As Saxophonus

Me and My Pal

1933

As Peter Cucumber

Men O'War

1929

As Soda jerk

Night Owls

1930

As Meadows

One Good Turn

1931

As A Community Player

Our Wife

1931

As Father of the bride

Sugar Daddies

1927

As Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle

Another Fine Mess

1930

As Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)

Call of the Cuckoo

1927

As Asylum Inmate

Chickens Come Home

1931

As Butler

Do Detectives Think?

1927

As Judge Foozle

The Hoose-Gow

1929

As Governor

The Second Hundred Years

1927

As Browne Van Dyke

Thicker Than Water

1935

As Auction Manager

Thundering Fleas

1926

As Justice of the Peace

With Love and Hisses

1927

As Captain Bustle

Love 'Em and Weep

1927

As Titus Tillsbury

The Bohemian Girl

1936

As Captain Finn

The Devil's Brother

1933

As Lord Rocburg

Oranges and Lemons

1923

As Worker

Yes, Yes, Nanette

1925

As Hillory, the new husband

Mush and Milk

1933

As Mr. Brown, the banker

Zeb vs. Paprika

1924

As Major Glanders Botts

Hasty Marriage

1931

As Kitty's Father

The Gay Nighties

1933

As Mr. Amos Pipp

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

1951

As (archive footage)

Thieves

1930

As

In the Grease

1925

As Father

Roughest Africa

1923

As Hans Downe

All Over Town

1937

As MacDougal

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

1967

As

Raggedy Rose

1926

As Simpson Sniffle

A Small Town Idol

1921

As J. Wellington Jones

Anything Once!

1927

As Mabel's Boss

Sold at Auction

1923

As The Man Who WAS Sold

California or Bust

1923

As Campground neighbor

Scorching Sands

1923

As James

A Man About Town

1923

As Humko, Store Detective

White Wings

1923

As Dental Patient

No Man's Law

1927

As Jack Belcher

Rupert of Hee-Haw

1924

As Rupert of Hee Haw

Seeing the World

1927

As 'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher

For the Defense

1930

As Parrott

Frozen Hearts

1923

As General Sappovitch

The Whole Truth

1923

As Defense lawyer

Chasing the Chaser

1925

As Gilroy (the husband)

Should Tall Men Marry?

1928

As Joe Skittle

Hollywood Cavalcade

1939

As Keystone Cop

Short Kilts

1924

As McGregor's Son

Big Business

1929

As Homeowner

Thunder Below

1932

As Scotty

Courtship of Miles Sandwich

1923

As Miles Sandwich

Don't Weaken!

1920

As Lightfingered Luke - Professor Yonson's Assistant

Dollar Dizzy

1930

As House Detective (uncredited)

Yankee Doodle in Berlin

1919

As Commander's Officer (uncredited)

Young Eagles

1930

As Scotty

Down on the Farm

1920

As The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage

Innocent Husbands

1925

As The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson)

Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes

1926

As Dean of Pinkham University

Second Hand Kisses

1931

As Jimmy Finlayson

A Chump at Oxford

1940

As Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)

The Chimp

1932

As Ringmaster

Playing at Politics

1931

As Criado

Raffles

1939

As Hansom Cab Driver

Sure-Mike!

1925

As The Floorwalker

Grand Canyon Trail

1948

As Sheriff

Bonnie Scotland

1935

As Sgt. Maj. Finlayson

Smithy

1924

As Sergeant

What's the World Coming To?

1926

As The Father-in-Law

The Caretaker's Daughter

1925

As The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson)

Don't Tell Everything

1927

As Lawyer Goldblum

Fully Insured

1923

As The Foreman

Moonlight and Noses

1925

As Professor Sniff

Dick Turpin

1933

As Jeremy

Near Dublin

1924

As Sir Patrick

Fast Freight

1929

As Spooky Wall Painting

Pardon Us

1931

As Schoolteacher

Foreign Correspondent

1940

As Dutch Peasant (uncredited)

Madame Mystery

1926

As Struggling Author

The Dawn Patrol

1930

As Field Sergeant

The Druggist's Dilemma

1933

As Andrew Finch

Royal Wedding

1951

As Cabby (uncredited)

The Perils of Pauline

1947

As Comic Chef

Hats Off

1927

As Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.

Two Weeks Off

1929

As Pa Weaver

Wide Open Spaces

1924

As Jack McQueen

Laurel & Hardy - Highlights

2002

As

Dog-Gone

1939

As Mr. Jones

Happy Times and Jolly Moments

1943

As (archive footage)

Before the Public

1923

As

Tell It to a Policeman

1925

As

The Great Victor Herbert

1939

As Lamplighter

In Dutch

1918

As

Lady Be Good

1928

As Trelawney West

One of the Smiths

1931

As Wine Brewer (uncredited)

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

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

Up in Alf's Place

1919

As The Dancing Instructor

His Silent Racket

1933

As James

Flaming Flappers

1925

As

Two Sisters from Boston

1946

As Street Cleaner (uncredited)

Pick a Star

1937

As Director

So This Is Harris!

1933

As Golf Pro

The Soilers

1923

As Smacknamara

Pick and Shovel

1923

As The Foreman

Brothers Under the Chin

1924

As

False Roomers

1931

As Landlord

MGM 1935 Promo Reel

1935

As Manager

Wall Street

1929

As Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson)

Jitters the Butler

1932

As Phineas P. McPhinn

Postage Due

1924

As Postal Inspector Hawke

One Hour Married

1927

As

A Tough Winter

1923

As

Life Hesitates at 40

1935

As Dr. James Finlayson

Manhattan Monkey Business

1935

As Joyce's Father

Hollywood

1923

As James Finlayson

The Haunted Honeymoon

1925

As

To Be or Not to Be

1942

As Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)

Thundering Landlords

1925

As The Landlord

Madame Sans Jane

1925

As

Unfriendly Enemies

1925

As The Cameraman

Don Key (Son of Burro)

1926

As Vivien's Suitor

The Iceman's Ball

1932

As Commissioner Walters

A Punch in the Nose

1926

As

Stout Hearts and Willing Hands

1931

As

Jack Frost

1923

As Wicked Man from the Wicked City

Why Husbands Go Mad

1924

As

Hard Boiled

1925

As

Merry Widower

1926

As The Hunter

Forgotten Sweeties

1927

As

Newly Rich

1922

As

Nature in the Wrong

1933

As Voice of lion (uncredited)

The prince of the dollar

1930

As

Gold diggers

1930

As

The World of Laurel and Hardy

0000

As

Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?

1923

As The Hired Man

Pitfalls of a Big City

1923

As The Hired Man

The Crossroads of New York

1922

As Lawyer

Show Girl

1928

As Mr. Dugan

Wife Tamers

1926

As The Waiter

Beach Pajamas

1931

As

Don't Leave Home

1930

As

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath

1928

As Pa Slocum

Dizzy Daddies

1926

As Jonathan Haig

Scratch-As-Catch-Can

1931

As

She Sighed by the Seaside

1921

As 1st Suitor

She-Wolf of London

1946

As Constable (uncredited)

Angel

1937

As

Wedding Yells

1942

As Hammerhead Nahl

The Toast of New York

1937

As Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)

Hard Knocks and Love Taps

1921

As Plato's Rival

Here We Go Again

1952

As Plato's Rival

Mother's Joy

1923

As Baron Buttontop

The Mystery Man

1923

As

The Noon Whistle

1923

As

The Nickel-Hopper

1926

As Rupert