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
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Movies 185
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Man with Toothache
Dance of the Cookoos (1982)
Movie
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The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy (1967)
Movie
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Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's (1965)
Movie
Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
Movie
Plato's Rival
Here We Go Again (1952)
Movie
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The Slappiest Days of Our Lives (1951)
Movie
Cabby (uncredited)
Royal Wedding (1951)
Movie
Target instructor
Down Memory Lane (1949)
Movie
Court Judge
Thunder in the Valley (1947)
Movie
Comic Chef
The Perils of Pauline (1947)
Movie
Street Cleaner (uncredited)
Two Sisters from Boston (1946)
Movie
Constable (uncredited)
She-Wolf of London (1946)
Movie
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Once Over Lightly (1944)
Movie
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Happy Times and Jolly Moments (1943)
Movie
Hammerhead Nahl
Wedding Yells (1942)
Movie
Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Movie
3.5
Dutch Peasant (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
Movie
4
Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)
Saps at Sea (1940)
Movie
10
Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)
A Chump at Oxford (1940)
Movie
10
Lamplighter
The Great Victor Herbert (1939)
Movie
Hansom Cab Driver
Raffles (1939)
Movie
Keystone Cop
Hollywood Cavalcade (1939)
Movie
Mr. Jones
Dog-Gone (1939)
Movie
J. Wellington Jones
A Small Town Idol (1939)
Movie
Finn - Man on Stairs
Block-Heads (1938)
Movie
9
Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)
Angel (1937)
Movie
MacDougal
All Over Town (1937)
Movie
Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)
The Toast of New York (1937)
Movie
Director
Pick a Star (1937)
Movie
Mickey Finn
Way Out West (1937)
Movie
10
Mickey Finn
That's That! (1937)
Movie
Captain Finn
The Bohemian Girl (1936)
Movie
9
Dr. James Finlayson
Life Hesitates at 40 (1935)
Movie
Joyce's Father
Manhattan Monkey Business (1935)
Movie
Sgt. Maj. Finlayson
Bonnie Scotland (1935)
Movie
6
Auction Manager
Thicker Than Water (1935)
Movie
9
(Unknown - part cut)
Dandy Dick (1935)
Movie
Uncle Story Harbour
Treasure Blues (1935)
Movie
Undetermined Role
The Girl in Possession (1934)
Movie
Jeremy
Dick Turpin (1933)
Movie
Golf Pro
So This Is Harris! (1933)
Movie
Mr. Amos Pipp
The Gay Nighties (1933)
Movie
Mr. Brown, the banker
Mush and Milk (1933)
Movie
Andrew Finch
The Druggist's Dilemma (1933)
Movie
Lord Rocburg
The Devil's Brother (1933)
Movie
James Finlayson
His Silent Racket (1933)
Movie
Peter Cucumber
Me and My Pal (1933)
Movie
8
Voice of lion
Nature in the Wrong (1933)
Movie
Phineas P. McPhinn
Jitters the Butler (1932)
Movie
Saunders
Boy Oh Boy! (1932)
Movie
Commissioner Walters
The Iceman's Ball (1932)
Movie
Ringmaster
The Chimp (1932)
Movie
9
Kitty's Father
Hasty Marriage (1931)
Movie
A Community Player
One Good Turn (1931)
Movie
10
Landlord
False Roomers (1931)
Movie
Schoolteacher
Pardon Us (1931)
Movie
9
Wine Brewer (uncredited)
One of the Smiths (1931)
Movie
Father of the Bride
Our Wife (1931)
Movie
10
Jimmy Finlayson
Second Hand Kisses (1931)
Movie
Col. Wilburforce Buckshot
Another Fine Mess (1930)
Movie
6.33
House Detective
Dollar Dizzy (1930)
Movie
Parrott
For the Defense (1930)
Movie
Field Sergeant
The Dawn Patrol (1930)
Movie
Scotty
Young Eagles (1930)
Movie
Meadows
Night Owls (1930)
Movie
9
Governor
The Hoose-Gow (1929)
Movie
10
Pa Martin
Hard to Get (1929)
Movie
Soda jerk
Men O'War (1929)
Movie
9
Pa Weaver
Two Weeks Off (1929)
Movie
Homeowner
Big Business (1929)
Movie
9
Store keeper
Liberty (1929)
Movie
8
Spooky Wall Painting
Fast Freight (1929)
Movie
Mr. Dugan
Show Girl (1928)
Movie
Trelawney West
Lady Be Good (1928)
Movie
Saxophonus
Flying Elephants (1928)
Movie
Joe Skittle
Should Tall Men Marry? (1928)
Movie
Judge Foozle
Do Detectives Think? (1927)
Movie
Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.
Hats Off (1927)
Movie
Asylum Inmate
Call of the Cuckoo (1927)
Movie
Browne Van Dyke
The Second Hundred Years (1927)
Movie
Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle
Sugar Daddies (1927)
Movie
Captain Bustle
With Love and Hisses (1927)
Movie
Lawyer Goldblum
Don't Tell Everything (1927)
Movie
Titus Tillsbury
Love 'Em and Weep (1927)
Movie
Jack Belcher
No Man's Law (1927)
Movie
Neighbor
Forgotten Sweeties (1927)
Movie
James Finlayson, teacher
Seeing the World (1927)
Movie
Mabel's Boss
Anything Once! (1927)
Movie
Resident of 625 Park Street
The Nickel-Hopper (1926)
Movie
Simpson Sniffle
Raggedy Rose (1926)
Movie
Dean of Pinkham University
Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes (1926)
Movie
The Hunter
Merry Widower (1926)
Movie
Justice of the Peace
Thundering Fleas (1926)
Movie
Vivien's Suitor
Don Key (Son of Burro) (1926)
Movie
The Waiter
Wife Tamers (1926)
Movie
Jonathan Haig
Dizzy Daddies (1926)
Movie
Struggling Author
Madame Mystery (1926)
Movie
The Father-in-Law
What's the World Coming To? (1926)
Movie
The Prohibition Sleuth
The Caretaker's Daughter (1925)
Movie
Professor Sniff
Moonlight and Noses (1925)
Movie
The Cameraman
Unfriendly Enemies (1925)
Movie
The Girl's Father
Madame Sans Jane (1925)
Movie
The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson)
Innocent Husbands (1925)
Movie
Hillory, the new husband
Yes, Yes, Nanette (1925)
Movie
Gilroy (the husband)
Chasing the Chaser (1925)
Movie
Angry Motorist
Official Officers (1925)
Movie
The Landlord
Thundering Landlords (1925)
Movie
Policeman #1
Tell It to a Policeman (1925)
Movie
The Floorwalker
Sure-Mike! (1925)
Movie
McGregor's Son
Short Kilts (1924)
Movie
Dinner Party Guest
Our Congressman (1924)
Movie
Jack McQueen
Wide Open Spaces (1924)
Movie
Rupert of Hee Haw
Rupert of Hee-Haw (1924)
Movie
Sir Patrick, brick merchant
Near Dublin (1924)
Movie
Maj.Glanders Botts - His Trainer
Zeb vs. Paprika (1924)
Movie
Postal Inspector
Postage Due (1924)
Movie
Sergeant
Smithy (1924)
Movie
Baron Buttontop
Mother's Joy (1923)
Movie
The Foreman
Fully Insured (1923)
Movie
Smacknamara
The Soilers (1923)
Movie
Defense lawyer
The Whole Truth (1923)
Movie
Gen. Sappovitch
Frozen Hearts (1923)
Movie
Drunk (uncredited)
Jus' Passin' Through (1923)
Movie
Lt. Hans Downe (Little Boss)
Roughest Africa (1923)
Movie
Humko, Store Detective
A Man About Town (1923)
Movie
The Hired Man
Pitfalls of a Big City (1923)
Movie
James Finlayson
Hollywood (1923)
Movie
Wicked Man from the Wicked City
Jack Frost (1923)
Movie
The Hired Man
Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening? (1923)
Movie
Miles Sandwich
Courtship of Miles Sandwich (1923)
Movie
The Foreman
Pick and Shovel (1923)
Movie
The Man Who WAS Sold
Sold at Auction (1923)
Movie
Dental patient
White Wings (1923)
Movie
O'Hallahan - the Foreman
The Noon Whistle (1923)
Movie
Campground neighbor
California or Bust (1923)
Movie
Undetermined Secondary Role
When Summer Comes (1922)
Movie
Secondary Role
Gymnasium Jim (1922)
Movie
Plato's Rival
Hard Knocks and Love Taps (1921)
Movie
1st Suitor
She Sighed by the Seaside (1921)
Movie
J. Wellington Jones
A Small Town Idol (1921)
Movie
Lightfingered Luke - Professor Yonson's Assistant
Don't Weaken! (1920)
Movie
The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage
Down on the Farm (1920)
Movie
The Dancing Instructor
Up in Alf's Place (1919)
Movie
The Beauty Parlor Operator
Trying to Get Along (1919)
Movie
Commander's Officer (uncredited)
Yankee Doodle in Berlin (1919)
Movie
Actor
In Dutch (1918)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1887-08-27
Deathday1953-10-09 (66 years old)
Birth PlaceFalkirk, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsJimmy Finlayson, Jimmie Finlayson , Jim Finlayson , James Henderson Finlayson, Jimmy Finalyson
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