About

Known credits:
167
Birthday:
1887-08-26
Place of birth:
Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK
Website:
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James Finlayson

Overview

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

Acting
2002 Laurel & Hardy - Highlights Actor 59
Average
1968 The Best of Laurel and Hardy Actor Meadows / Dulcy's Father / Fin (archive footage) N/A
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1967 The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy Actor N/A
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1964 The Big Parade of Comedy Actor Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage) 59
Average
1952 Here We Go Again Actor Plato's Rival N/A
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1951 The Slappiest Days of Our Lives Actor (archive footage) N/A
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1951 Royal Wedding Actor Cabby (uncredited) 59
Average
1948 Grand Canyon Trail Actor Sheriff 59
Average
1947 The Perils of Pauline Actor Comic Chef 59
Average
1946 Two Sisters from Boston Actor Street Cleaner (uncredited) 58
Average
1946 She-Wolf of London Actor Constable (uncredited) 58
Average
1943 Happy Times and Jolly Moments Actor (archive footage) N/A
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1942 Wedding Yells Actor Hammerhead Nahl N/A
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1942 To Be or Not to Be Actor Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited) 70
Good
1940 Foreign Correspondent Actor Dutch Peasant (uncredited) 63
Fair
1940 Saps at Sea Actor Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited) 60
Fair
1940 A Chump at Oxford Actor Baldy Vandevere (uncredited) 60
Fair
1939 The Great Victor Herbert Actor Lamplighter 58
Average
1939 Raffles Actor Hansom Cab Driver 59
Average
1939 The Flying Deuces Actor Jailor 60
Fair
1939 Hollywood Cavalcade Actor Keystone Cop 59
Average
1939 Dog-Gone Actor Mr. Jones N/A
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1938 Block-Heads Actor Man on Stairs 61
Fair
1937 Angel Actor Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited) 60
Fair
1937 All Over Town Actor MacDougal 59
Average
1937 The Toast of New York Actor Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited) 59
Average
1937 Pick a Star Actor Director 58
Average
1937 Way Out West Actor Mickey Finn 62
Fair
1936 Our Relations Actor Finn 60
Fair
1936 The Bohemian Girl Actor Captain Finn 59
Average
1935 MGM 1935 Promo Reel Actor Manager N/A
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1935 Life Hesitates at 40 Actor Dr. James Finlayson N/A
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1935 Manhattan Monkey Business Actor Joyce's Father N/A
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1935 Bonnie Scotland Actor Sgt. Maj. Finlayson 59
Average
1935 Thicker Than Water Actor Auction Manager 60
Fair
1935 Father and Son Actor Bidad N/A
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1933 Dick Turpin Actor Jeremy N/A
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1933 So This Is Harris! Actor Golf Pro 58
Average
1933 The Gay Nighties Actor Mr. Amos Pipp 58
Average
1933 Mush and Milk Actor Mr. Brown, the banker 59
Average
1933 The Druggist's Dilemma Actor Andrew Finch N/A
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1933 The Devil's Brother Actor Lord Rocburg 59
Average
1933 His Silent Racket Actor James N/A
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1933 Me and My Pal Actor Peter Cucumber 59
Average
1933 Nature in the Wrong Actor Voice of lion (uncredited) N/A
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1932 Jitters the Butler Actor Phineas P. McPhinn 59
Average
1932 Boy Oh Boy! Actor Saunders N/A
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1932 Pack Up Your Troubles Actor General 60
Fair
1932 The Iceman's Ball Actor Commissioner Walters N/A
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1932 Thunder Below Actor Scotty N/A
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1932 The Chimp Actor Ringmaster 59
Average
1931 Hasty Marriage Actor Kitty's Father 59
Average
1931 Scratch-As-Catch-Can Actor 58
Average
1931 One Good Turn Actor A Community Player 59
Average
1931 False Roomers Actor Landlord N/A
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1931 Beach Pajamas Actor N/A
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1931 Pardon Us Actor Schoolteacher 59
Average
1931 Stout Hearts and Willing Hands Actor N/A
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1931 One of the Smiths Actor Wine Brewer (uncredited) N/A
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1931 Our Wife Actor Father of the bride 59
Average
1931 Playing at Politics Actor Criado 59
Average
1931 Second Hand Kisses Actor Jimmy Finlayson N/A
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1931 Chickens Come Home Actor Butler 59
Average
1930 Don't Leave Home Actor N/A
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1930 Another Fine Mess Actor Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited) 60
Fair
1930 The prince of the dollar Actor N/A
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1930 Gold Diggers Actor N/A
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1930 Dollar Dizzy Actor House Detective 59
Average
1930 For the Defense Actor Parrott 58
Average
1930 The Dawn Patrol Actor Field Sergeant 59
Average
1930 Young Eagles Actor Scotty N/A
N/A
1930 Thieves Actor 59
Average
1930 Night Owls Actor Meadows 60
Fair
1929 Wall Street Actor Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson) 59
Average
1929 The Hoose-Gow Actor Governor 59
Average
1929 Hard to Get Actor Pa Martin N/A
N/A
1929 Men O'War Actor Soda jerk 59
Average
1929 Two Weeks Off Actor Pa Weaver N/A
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1929 Big Business Actor Homeowner 60
Fair
1929 Liberty Actor Store keeper 59
Average
1929 Fast Freight Actor Spooky Wall Painting N/A
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1928 Show Girl Actor Mr. Dugan N/A
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1928 Lady Be Good Actor Trelawney West N/A
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1928 Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath Actor Pa Slocum N/A
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1928 Flying Elephants Actor Saxophonus 59
Average
1928 Should Tall Men Marry? Actor Joe Skittle 59
Average
1927 Do Detectives Think? Actor Judge Foozle 59
Average
1927 Hats Off Actor Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co. 58
Average
1927 Call of the Cuckoo Actor Asylum Inmate 59
Average
1927 The Second Hundred Years Actor Browne Van Dyke 59
Average
1927 Sugar Daddies Actor Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle 59
Average
1927 With Love and Hisses Actor Capitaine Bustle N/A
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1927 With Love and Hisses Actor Captain Bustle 59
Average
1927 Don't Tell Everything Actor Lawyer Goldblum 59
Average
1927 Love 'Em and Weep Actor Titus Tillsbury 59
Average
1927 No Man's Law Actor Jack Belcher 58
Average
1927 Forgotten Sweeties Actor 58
Average
1927 One Hour Married Actor 58
Average
1927 Seeing the World Actor 'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher 58
Average
1927 Anything Once! Actor Mabel's Boss 59
Average
1926 The Nickel-Hopper Actor Rupert 59
Average
1926 Raggedy Rose Actor Simpson Sniffle 59
Average
1926 Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes Actor Dean of Pinkham University 59
Average
1926 Merry Widower Actor The Hunter N/A
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1926 Thundering Fleas Actor Justice of the Peace 59
Average
1926 Don Key (Son of Burro) Actor Vivien's Suitor N/A
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1926 Wife Tamers Actor The Waiter 59
Average
1926 Dizzy Daddies Actor Jonathan Haig N/A
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1926 Madame Mystery Actor Struggling Author 59
Average
1926 What's the World Coming To? Actor The Father-in-Law 58
Average
1926 A Punch in the Nose Actor N/A
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1925 Flaming Flappers Actor N/A
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1925 The Caretaker's Daughter Actor The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson) 58
Average
1925 Moonlight and Noses Actor Professor Sniff 58
Average
1925 Unfriendly Enemies Actor The Cameraman N/A
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1925 Madame Sans Jane Actor N/A
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1925 Innocent Husbands Actor The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson) 59
Average
1925 Yes, Yes, Nanette Actor Hillory, the new husband 58
Average
1925 Chasing the Chaser Actor Gilroy (the husband) 58
Average
1925 Thundering Landlords Actor The Landlord N/A
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1925 In the Grease Actor Father N/A
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1925 Tell It to a Policeman Actor N/A
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1925 Sure-Mike! Actor The Floorwalker N/A
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1925 The Haunted Honeymoon Actor N/A
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1925 Hard Boiled Actor N/A
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1924 Short Kilts Actor McGregor's Son 58
Average
1924 Why Husbands Go Mad Actor N/A
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1924 Wide Open Spaces Actor Jack McQueen 58
Average
1924 Rupert of Hee-Haw Actor Rupert of Hee Haw 58
Average
1924 Near Dublin Actor Sir Patrick 58
Average
1924 Brothers Under the Chin Actor 58
Average
1924 Zeb vs. Paprika Actor Major Glanders Botts 58
Average
1924 Postage Due Actor Postal Inspector Hawke 58
Average
1924 Smithy Actor Sergeant 58
Average
1923 Mother's Joy Actor Baron Buttontop 58
Average
1923 Fully Insured Actor The Foreman 59
Average
1923 Scorching Sands Actor James 59
Average
1923 The Soilers Actor Smacknamara 59
Average
1923 The Whole Truth Actor Defense lawyer 58
Average
1923 Frozen Hearts Actor General Sappovitch 58
Average
1923 Roughest Africa Actor Hans Downe 58
Average
1923 A Man About Town Actor Humko, Store Detective 58
Average
1923 Pitfalls of a Big City Actor The Hired Man N/A
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1923 The Mystery Man Actor N/A
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1923 Hollywood Actor James Finlayson 59
Average
1923 Oranges and Lemons Actor Worker 58
Average
1923 Jack Frost Actor Wicked Man from the Wicked City N/A
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1923 Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening? Actor The Hired Man N/A
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1923 Courtship of Miles Sandwich Actor Miles Sandwich N/A
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1923 Pick and Shovel Actor The Foreman 58
Average
1923 Sold at Auction Actor The Man Who WAS Sold 59
Average
1923 White Wings Actor Dental Patient 59
Average
1923 The Noon Whistle Actor 58
Average
1923 California or Bust Actor Campground neighbor N/A
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1923 Before the Public Actor 59
Average
1923 A Tough Winter Actor N/A
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1922 Newly Rich Actor N/A
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1922 The Crossroads of New York Actor Lawyer N/A
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1921 Hard Knocks and Love Taps Actor Plato's Rival N/A
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1921 She Sighed by the Seaside Actor 1st Suitor N/A
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1921 A Small Town Idol Actor J. Wellington Jones 59
Average
1920 Don't Weaken! Actor Lightfingered Luke - Professor Yonson's Assistant 59
Average
1920 Down on the Farm Actor The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage 58
Average
1919 Up in Alf's Place Actor The Dancing Instructor N/A
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1919 Yankee Doodle in Berlin Actor Commander's Officer (uncredited) 58
Average
1918 In Dutch Actor N/A
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The World of Laurel and Hardy Actor N/A
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