James Finlayson
ActingJames 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
To Be or Not to Be
Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)
She-Wolf of London
Constable (uncredited)
Angel
Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent
Dutch Peasant (uncredited)
Block-Heads
Man on Stairs
Way Out West
Mickey Finn
Royal Wedding
Cabby (uncredited)
Our Relations
Finn
Bonnie Scotland
Sgt. Maj. Finlayson
The Devil's Brother
Lord Rocburg
Filmography — Acting
To Be or Not to Be
Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)
She-Wolf of London
Constable (uncredited)
Angel
Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent
Dutch Peasant (uncredited)
Block-Heads
Man on Stairs
Way Out West
Mickey Finn
Royal Wedding
Cabby (uncredited)
Our Relations
Finn
Bonnie Scotland
Sgt. Maj. Finlayson
The Devil's Brother
Lord Rocburg
Two Sisters from Boston
Street Cleaner (uncredited)
The Perils of Pauline
Comic Chef
Pack Up Your Troubles
General
Raffles
Hansom Cab Driver (uncredited)
Pardon Us
Schoolteacher
The Flying Deuces
Jailor
The Toast of New York
Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)
A Chump at Oxford
Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)
Hollywood
James Finlayson
Saps at Sea
Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)
Young Eagles
Scotty
Another Fine Mess
Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)
Big Business
Homeowner (uncredited)
The Second 100 Years
Browne Van Dyke
The Big Parade of Comedy
Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage)
Thunder Below
Scotty
Yanks Ahoy
Cook Flynn (uncredited)
Night Owls
Meadows
Men O' War
Soda jerk
The Great Victor Herbert
Lamplighter
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
(archive footage)
The Bohemian Girl
Captain Finn
The Soilers
Smacknamara
Liberty
Store keeper
All Over Town
MacDougal
The Chimp
Ringmaster (uncredited)
Hollywood Cavalcade
Keystone Cop
Nature in the Wrong
Voice of lion (uncredited)
Wife Tamers
The Waiter
Don Key (Son of Burro)
Vivien's Suitor
Pick a Star
Director
Thicker Than Water
Auction Manager
Second Hand Kisses
Jimmy Finlayson
The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence
Self (archive footage)
Wall Street
Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson)
The Dawn Patrol
Field Sergeant
Smithy
Sergeant
Flying Elephants
Saxophonus (uncredited)
Dance of the Cookoos
Man with Toothache / Christmas Tree Customer
One Good Turn
A Community Player
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
Meadows / Dulcy's Father / Fin (archive footage)
Down on the Farm
The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
Kop(as the Original Keystone Kops)
Welcome Home
Oranges and Lemons
Worker
Hats Off
Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.
Dollar Dizzy
House Detective
Our Wife
Father of the bride (uncredited)
Moonlight and Noses
Professor Sniff
Madame Mystery
Struggling Author
Brothers Under the Chin
Love, Honor and Behave
Artist
Chickens Come Home
Butler (uncredited)
No Man's Law
Jack Belcher
Love 'Em and Weep
Titus Tillsbury
Should Tall Men Marry?
Joe Skittle
Thundering Fleas
Justice of the Peace
Grand Canyon Trail
Sheriff
Thieves
The Haunted Honeymoon
Sold at Auction!
The Man Who WAS Sold
The Iceman's Ball
Commissioner Walters
Postage Due
Postal Inspector Hawke
Seeing the World
'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher
Here We Go Again
Plato's Rival
Call of the Cuckoo
Asylum Inmate
Zeb vs. Paprika
Major Glanders Botts
What's the World Coming To?
The Father-in-Law
The Druggist's Dilemma
Andrew Finch
Fast Freight
Spooky Wall Painting
The Hoose-Gow
Governor (uncredited)
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
Hasty Marriage
Kitty's Father
A Punch in the Nose
The Crossroads of New York
Lawyer
Anything Once!
Mabel's Boss
Me and My Pal
Peter Cucumber
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
Commander's Officer (uncredited)
Life Hesitates at 40
Dr. James Finlayson
Dick Turpin
Jeremy
Yes, Yes, Nanette
Hillory, the new husband
Married Life
Man Who Made Good
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
(archive footage)
Scratch-As-Catch-Can
Sure-Mike!
The Floorwalker
Don't Weaken!
Lightfingered Luke - Professor Yonson's Assistant
Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes
Dean of Pinkham University
Merry Widower
The Hunter
Madame Sans Jane
The Girl's Father
Do Detectives Think?
Judge Foozle (uncredited)
The Nickel-Hopper
Rupert
The Caretaker's Daughter
The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson)
Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
Near Dublin
Sir Patrick
Mush and Milk
Mr. Brown, the banker
Playing at Politics
Criado
A Man About Town
Humko, Store Detective
White Wings
Dental Patient
Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
Pa Slocum
She Sighed by the Seaside
1st Suitor
Rupert of Hee-Haw
Rupert of Hee Haw
Innocent Husbands
The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson)
A Small Town Idol
J. Wellington Jones
Mary, Queen of Tots
Radio Actor
The Whole Truth
Defense lawyer
The Gay Nighties
Mr. Amos Pipp
Sugar Daddies
Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle
Unfriendly Enemies
The Cameraman
Raggedy Rose
Simpson Sniffle
Flaming Flappers
Show Girl
Mr. Dugan
Lady Be Good
Trelawney West
Hard to Get
Pa Martin
Pitfalls of a Big City
The Hired Man
With Love and Hisses
Captain Bustle
Father and Son
Bidad
The prince of the dollar
Frozen Hearts
General Sappovitch
Hard Boiled
Fighting Fathers
Neighbor
Roughest Africa
Hans Downe
Mother's Joy
Baron Buttontop
Manhattan Monkey Business
Joyce's Father
One of the Smiths
Wine Brewer (uncredited)
For the Defense
Parrott
Dog-Gone
Mr. Jones
Hard Knocks and Love Taps
Plato's Rival
In Dutch
Scorching Sands
James
Before the Public
Thundering Landlords
The Landlord
Chasing the Chaser
Gilroy (the husband)
Wedding Yells
Hammerhead Nahl
False Roomers
Landlord
Trying to Get Along
The Beauty Parlor Operator
The World of Laurel and Hardy
Up in Alf's Place
The Dancing Instructor
Wide Open Spaces
Jack McQueen
The Mystery Man
Don't Tell Everything
Lawyer Goldblum
So This Is Harris!
Golf Pro
Short Kilts
McGregor's Son
A Tough Winter
Courtship of Miles Sandwich
Miles Sandwich
Beach Pajamas
Two Weeks Off
Pa Weaver
Newly Rich
In the Grease
Father
Jus' Passin' Through
Drunk (uncredited)
Fully Insured
The Foreman
Boy Oh Boy!
Saunders
MGM 1935 Promo Reel
Manager
California or Bust
Campground neighbor
Change the Needle
Jack Frost
Wicked Man from the Wicked City
Pick and Shovel
The Foreman
The Noon Whistle
One Hour Married
Jitters the Butler
Phineas P. McPhinn
Tell It to a Policeman
Galloping Ghosts
Police Commissioner
Gold Diggers
His Silent Racket
James
Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?
The Hired Man
Bachelor’s Paradise
Pat Malone
Forgotten Sweeties
The Millionaire Cat
Lawyer Fogg
Don't Leave Home
Dizzy Daddies
Jonathan Haig