James Finlayson

Known For
Acting

Popular
10.535

Birthday
1887-08-26

Place of Birth
Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK

Also Known As

  • Jimmy Finlayson
  • Jimmie Finlayson
  • Jim Finlayson
  • James Henderson Finlayson
  • Jimmy Finalyson

James 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.

Cast

Image The Flying Deuces

The Flying Deuces

1939
Image Way Out West

Way Out West

1937
Image Block-Heads

Block-Heads

1938
Image Pack Up Your Troubles

Pack Up Your Troubles

1932
Image Our Relations

Our Relations

1936
Image Saps at Sea

Saps at Sea

1940
Image Liberty

Liberty

1929
Image Flying Elephants

Flying Elephants

1928
Image Sugar Daddies

Sugar Daddies

1927
Image Me and My Pal

Me and My Pal

1933
Image Men O'War

Men O'War

1929
Image Our Wife

Our Wife

1931
Image Night Owls

Night Owls

1930
Image One Good Turn

One Good Turn

1931
Image The Hoose-Gow

The Hoose-Gow

1929
Image Another Fine Mess

Another Fine Mess

1930
Image Do Detectives Think?

Do Detectives Think?

1927
Image Thundering Fleas

Thundering Fleas

1926
Image With Love and Hisses

With Love and Hisses

1927
Image Thicker Than Water

Thicker Than Water

1935
Image Call of the Cuckoo

Call of the Cuckoo

1927
Image Chickens Come Home

Chickens Come Home

1931
Image The Second Hundred Years

The Second Hundred Years

1927
Image Love 'Em and Weep

Love 'Em and Weep

1927
Image The Bohemian Girl

The Bohemian Girl

1936
Image The Devil's Brother

The Devil's Brother

1933
Image Oranges and Lemons

Oranges and Lemons

1923
Image Yes, Yes, Nanette

Yes, Yes, Nanette

1925
Image Mush and Milk

Mush and Milk

1933
Image Zeb vs. Paprika

Zeb vs. Paprika

1924
Image Hasty Marriage

Hasty Marriage

1931
Image The Gay Nighties

The Gay Nighties

1933
Image Thieves

Thieves

1930
Image The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

1951
Image In the Grease

In the Grease

1925
Image All Over Town

All Over Town

1937
Image Roughest Africa

Roughest Africa

1923
Image The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

1967
Image Raggedy Rose

Raggedy Rose

1926
Image A Small Town Idol

A Small Town Idol

1921
Image Anything Once!

Anything Once!

1927
Image California or Bust

California or Bust

1923
Image Sold at Auction

Sold at Auction

1923
Image White Wings

White Wings

1923
Image Scorching Sands

Scorching Sands

1923
Image A Man About Town

A Man About Town

1923
Image No Man's Law

No Man's Law

1927
Image Rupert of Hee-Haw

Rupert of Hee-Haw

1924
Image Seeing the World

Seeing the World

1927
Image For the Defense

For the Defense

1930
Image Frozen Hearts

Frozen Hearts

1923
Image The Whole Truth

The Whole Truth

1923
Image Chasing the Chaser

Chasing the Chaser

1925
Image Should Tall Men Marry?

Should Tall Men Marry?

1928
Image Hollywood Cavalcade

Hollywood Cavalcade

1939
Image Short Kilts

Short Kilts

1924
Image Big Business

Big Business

1929
Image Thunder Below

Thunder Below

1932
Image Courtship of Miles Sandwich

Courtship of Miles Sandwich

1923
Image Don't Weaken!

Don't Weaken!

1920
Image Dollar Dizzy

Dollar Dizzy

1930
Image Yankee Doodle in Berlin

Yankee Doodle in Berlin

1919
Image Young Eagles

Young Eagles

1930
Image Down on the Farm

Down on the Farm

1920
Image Innocent Husbands

Innocent Husbands

1925
Image Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes

Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes

1926
Image Second Hand Kisses

Second Hand Kisses

1931
Image A Chump at Oxford

A Chump at Oxford

1940
Image The Chimp

The Chimp

1932
Image Playing at Politics

Playing at Politics

1931
Image Raffles

Raffles

1939
Image Sure-Mike!

Sure-Mike!

1925
Image Grand Canyon Trail

Grand Canyon Trail

1948
Image Bonnie Scotland

Bonnie Scotland

1935
Image Smithy

Smithy

1924
Image What's the World Coming To?

What's the World Coming To?

1926
Image Don't Tell Everything

Don't Tell Everything

1927
Image The Caretaker's Daughter

The Caretaker's Daughter

1925
Image Moonlight and Noses

Moonlight and Noses

1925
Image Fully Insured

Fully Insured

1923
Image Dick Turpin

Dick Turpin

1933
Image Near Dublin

Near Dublin

1924
Image Fast Freight

Fast Freight

1929
Image Pardon Us

Pardon Us

1931
Image Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent

1940
Image Madame Mystery

Madame Mystery

1926
Image The Dawn Patrol

The Dawn Patrol

1930
Image The Druggist's Dilemma

The Druggist's Dilemma

1933
Image Royal Wedding

Royal Wedding

1951
Image The Perils of Pauline

The Perils of Pauline

1947
Image Hats Off

Hats Off

1927
Image Two Weeks Off

Two Weeks Off

1929
Image Wide Open Spaces

Wide Open Spaces

1924
Image Laurel & Hardy - Highlights

Laurel & Hardy - Highlights

2002
Image Dog-Gone

Dog-Gone

1939
Image Happy Times and Jolly Moments

Happy Times and Jolly Moments

1943
Image Before the Public

Before the Public

1923
Image Tell It to a Policeman

Tell It to a Policeman

1925
Image The Great Victor Herbert

The Great Victor Herbert

1939
Image In Dutch

In Dutch

1918
Image Lady Be Good

Lady Be Good

1928
Image One of the Smiths

One of the Smiths

1931
Image The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964
Image Up in Alf's Place

Up in Alf's Place

1919
Image His Silent Racket

His Silent Racket

1933
Image Flaming Flappers

Flaming Flappers

1925
Image Two Sisters from Boston

Two Sisters from Boston

1946
Image Pick a Star

Pick a Star

1937
Image So This Is Harris!

So This Is Harris!

1933
Image The Soilers

The Soilers

1923
Image Pick and Shovel

Pick and Shovel

1923
Image Brothers Under the Chin

Brothers Under the Chin

1924
Image False Roomers

False Roomers

1931
Image MGM 1935 Promo Reel

MGM 1935 Promo Reel

1935
Image Wall Street

Wall Street

1929
Image Jitters the Butler

Jitters the Butler

1932
Image Postage Due

Postage Due

1924
Image One Hour Married

One Hour Married

1927
Image A Tough Winter

A Tough Winter

1923
Image Life Hesitates at 40

Life Hesitates at 40

1935
Image Manhattan Monkey Business

Manhattan Monkey Business

1935
Image Hollywood

Hollywood

1923
Image The Haunted Honeymoon

The Haunted Honeymoon

1925
Image To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be

1942
Image Thundering Landlords

Thundering Landlords

1925
Image Madame Sans Jane

Madame Sans Jane

1925
Image Unfriendly Enemies

Unfriendly Enemies

1925
Image Don Key (Son of Burro)

Don Key (Son of Burro)

1926
Image The Iceman's Ball

The Iceman's Ball

1932
Image A Punch in the Nose

A Punch in the Nose

1926
Image Stout Hearts and Willing Hands

Stout Hearts and Willing Hands

1931
Image Jack Frost

Jack Frost

1923
Image Why Husbands Go Mad

Why Husbands Go Mad

1924
Image Hard Boiled

Hard Boiled

1925
Image Merry Widower

Merry Widower

1926
Image Forgotten Sweeties

Forgotten Sweeties

1927
Image Newly Rich

Newly Rich

1922
Image Nature in the Wrong

Nature in the Wrong

1933
Image The prince of the dollar

The prince of the dollar

1930
Image Gold Diggers

Gold Diggers

1930
Image The World of Laurel and Hardy

The World of Laurel and Hardy

Image Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?

Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?

1923
Image Pitfalls of a Big City

Pitfalls of a Big City

1923
Image The Crossroads of New York

The Crossroads of New York

1922
Image Show Girl

Show Girl

1928
Image Wife Tamers

Wife Tamers

1926
Image Beach Pajamas

Beach Pajamas

1931
Image Don't Leave Home

Don't Leave Home

1930
Image Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath

1928
Image Dizzy Daddies

Dizzy Daddies

1926
Image Scratch-As-Catch-Can

Scratch-As-Catch-Can

1931
Image She Sighed by the Seaside

She Sighed by the Seaside

1921
Image She-Wolf of London

She-Wolf of London

1946
Image Angel

Angel

1937
Image Wedding Yells

Wedding Yells

1942
Image The Toast of New York

The Toast of New York

1937
Image Hard Knocks and Love Taps

Hard Knocks and Love Taps

1921
Image Here We Go Again

Here We Go Again

1952
Image Mother's Joy

Mother's Joy

1923
Image The Mystery Man

The Mystery Man

1923
Image The Noon Whistle

The Noon Whistle

1923
Image The Nickel-Hopper

The Nickel-Hopper

1926
Image Hard to Get

Hard to Get

1929
Image Trying to Get Along

Trying to Get Along

1919
Image The Best of Laurel and Hardy

The Best of Laurel and Hardy

1968
Image Father and Son

Father and Son

1935

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