Birthday
1887/08/26
Day of death
1953/10/09 (66 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK
Also know as
Jimmy Finlayson, Jimmie Finlayson , Jim Finlayson , James Henderson Finlayson, Jimmy Finalyson
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.
(1939) The Flying Deuces
as Jailor
(1937) Way Out West
as Mickey Finn
(1921) She Sighed by the Seaside
as 1st Suitor
(1923) Hollywood
as James Finlayson
(1925) The Haunted Honeymoon
as ---
(1942) To Be or Not to Be
as Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)
(1946) She-Wolf of London
as Constable (uncredited)
(1938) Block-Heads
as Man on Stairs
(1925) Thundering Landlords
as The Landlord
(1925) Madame Sans Jane
as ---
(1925) Unfriendly Enemies
as The Cameraman
(1926) Don Key (Son of Burro)
as Vivien's Suitor
(1932) Pack Up Your Troubles
as General
(1932) The Iceman's Ball
as Commissioner Walters
(1936) Our Relations
as Finn
(1940) Saps at Sea
as Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)
(1926) A Punch in the Nose
as ---
(1924) Why Husbands Go Mad
as ---
(1925) Hard Boiled
as ---
(1927) Forgotten Sweeties
as ---
(1926) Merry Widower
as The Hunter
(1933) Nature in the Wrong
as Voice of lion (uncredited)
(1922) Newly Rich
as ---
(1929) Men O' War
as Soda jerk
(1930) Night Owls
as Meadows
(1931) One Good Turn
as A Community Player
(1927) Sugar Daddies
as Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle
(1931) Our Wife
as Father of the bride
(1930) The prince of the dollar
as ---
(1930) Gold Diggers
as ---
(1931) Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
as ---
(1923) Jack Frost
as Wicked Man from the Wicked City
(1929) Liberty
as Store keeper
(1928) Flying Elephants
as Saxophonus
(1933) Me and My Pal
as Peter Cucumber
The World of Laurel and Hardy
as ---
(1930) Another Fine Mess
as Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)
(1931) Chickens Come Home
as Butler
(1927) Do Detectives Think?
as Judge Foozle
(1927) Call of the Cuckoo
as Asylum Inmate
(1927) The Second Hundred Years
as Browne Van Dyke
(1929) The Hoose-Gow
as Governor
(1935) Thicker Than Water
as Auction Manager
(1926) Thundering Fleas
as Justice of the Peace
(1927) Love 'Em and Weep
as Titus Tillsbury
(1927) With Love and Hisses
as Captain Bustle
(1936) The Bohemian Girl
as Captain Finn
(1942) Wedding Yells
as Hammerhead Nahl
(1937) Angel
as Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)
(1933) The Devil's Brother
as Lord Rocburg
(1923) Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?
as The Hired Man
(1923) Pitfalls of a Big City
as The Hired Man
(1922) The Crossroads of New York
as Lawyer
(1923) Oranges and Lemons
as Worker
(1925) Yes, Yes, Nanette
as Hillory, the new husband
(1937) The Toast of New York
as Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)
(1921) Hard Knocks and Love Taps
as Plato's Rival
(1952) Here We Go Again
as Plato's Rival
(1928) Show Girl
as Mr. Dugan
(1924) Zeb vs. Paprika
as Major Glanders Botts
(1933) Mush and Milk
as Mr. Brown, the banker
(1926) Wife Tamers
as The Waiter
(1931) Hasty Marriage
as Kitty's Father
(1933) The Gay Nighties
as Mr. Amos Pipp
(1951) The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
as (archive footage)
(1930) Thieves
as ---
(1925) In the Grease
as Father
(1923) Roughest Africa
as Hans Downe
(1937) All Over Town
as MacDougal
(1967) The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
as ---
(1931) Beach Pajamas
as ---
(1921) A Small Town Idol
as J. Wellington Jones
(1926) Raggedy Rose
as Simpson Sniffle
(1927) Anything Once!
as Mabel's Boss
(1923) A Man About Town
as Humko, Store Detective
(1923) Scorching Sands
as James
(1923) Sold at Auction
as The Man Who WAS Sold
(1923) California or Bust
as Campground neighbor
(1923) White Wings
as Dental Patient
(1927) No Man's Law
as Jack Belcher
(1924) Rupert of Hee-Haw
as Rupert of Hee Haw
(1927) Seeing the World
as 'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher
(1930) Don't Leave Home
as ---
(1930) For the Defense
as Parrott
(1923) The Whole Truth
as Defense lawyer
(1923) Frozen Hearts
as General Sappovitch
(1925) Chasing the Chaser
as Gilroy (the husband)
(1923) Mother's Joy
as Baron Buttontop
(1923) The Mystery Man
as ---
(1928) Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
as Pa Slocum
(1928) Should Tall Men Marry?
as Joe Skittle
(1926) Dizzy Daddies
as Jonathan Haig
(1939) Hollywood Cavalcade
as Keystone Cop
(1929) Big Business
as Homeowner
(1924) Short Kilts
as McGregor's Son
(1932) Thunder Below
as Scotty
(1923) Courtship of Miles Sandwich
as Miles Sandwich
(1923) The Noon Whistle
as ---
(1919) Yankee Doodle in Berlin
as Commander's Officer (uncredited)
(1920) Don't Weaken!
as Lightfingered Luke - Professor Yonson's Assistant
(1930) Young Eagles
as Scotty
(1930) Dollar Dizzy
as House Detective
(1920) Down on the Farm
as The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage
(1925) Innocent Husbands
as The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson)
(1926) Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes
as Dean of Pinkham University
(1931) Second Hand Kisses
as Jimmy Finlayson
(1931) Scratch-As-Catch-Can
as ---
(1940) A Chump at Oxford
as Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)
(1932) The Chimp
as Ringmaster
(1931) Playing at Politics
as Criado
(1926) The Nickel-Hopper
as Rupert
(1925) Sure-Mike!
as The Floorwalker
(1939) Raffles
as Hansom Cab Driver
(1948) Grand Canyon Trail
as Sheriff
(1935) Bonnie Scotland
as Sgt. Maj. Finlayson
(1926) What's the World Coming To?
as The Father-in-Law
(1924) Smithy
as Sergeant
(1929) Hard to Get
as Pa Martin
(1925) The Caretaker's Daughter
as The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson)
(1927) Don't Tell Everything
as Lawyer Goldblum
(1923) Fully Insured
as The Foreman
(1925) Moonlight and Noses
as Professor Sniff
(1919) Trying to Get Along
as The Beauty Parlor Operator
(1933) Dick Turpin
as Jeremy
(1924) Near Dublin
as Sir Patrick
(1929) Fast Freight
as Spooky Wall Painting
(1940) Foreign Correspondent
as Dutch Peasant (uncredited)
(1968) The Best of Laurel and Hardy
as Meadows / Dulcy's Father / Fin (archive footage)
(1930) The Dawn Patrol
as Field Sergeant
(1926) Madame Mystery
as Struggling Author
(1933) The Druggist's Dilemma
as Andrew Finch
(1935) Father and Son
as Bidad
(1947) The Perils of Pauline
as Comic Chef
(1951) Royal Wedding
as Cabby (uncredited)
(1927) Hats Off
as Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.
(1931) Pardon Us
as Schoolteacher
(1929) Two Weeks Off
as Pa Weaver
(1924) Wide Open Spaces
as Jack McQueen
(1939) Dog-Gone
as Mr. Jones
(2002) Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
as ---
(1923) Before the Public
as ---
(1925) Tell It to a Policeman
as ---
(1943) Happy Times and Jolly Moments
as (archive footage)
(1939) The Great Victor Herbert
as Lamplighter
(1918) In Dutch
as ---
(1928) Lady Be Good
as Trelawney West
(1931) One of the Smiths
as Wine Brewer (uncredited)
(1964) The Big Parade of Comedy
as Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage)
(1919) Up in Alf's Place
as The Dancing Instructor
(1933) His Silent Racket
as James
(1925) Flaming Flappers
as ---
(1946) Two Sisters from Boston
as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
(1937) Pick a Star
as Director
(1933) So This Is Harris!
as Golf Pro
(1923) The Soilers
as Smacknamara
(1935) MGM 1935 Promo Reel
as Manager
(1923) Pick and Shovel
as The Foreman
(1924) Brothers Under the Chin
as ---
(1929) Wall Street
as Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson)
(1931) False Roomers
as Landlord
(1932) Jitters the Butler
as Phineas P. McPhinn
(1924) Postage Due
as Postal Inspector Hawke
(1927) One Hour Married
as ---
(1923) A Tough Winter
as ---
(1935) Life Hesitates at 40
as Dr. James Finlayson
(1935) Manhattan Monkey Business
as Joyce's Father
(1932) Boy Oh Boy!
as Saunders
(1923) Jus' Passin' Through
as Drunk (uncredited)
(1925) Welcome Home
as ---
(1925) Mary, Queen of Tots
as Radio Actor