James Finlayson

James Finlayson

Acting

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

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.

Acting
The Flying Deuces
6.4

(1939) The Flying Deuces

as Jailor

Way Out West
7.0

(1937) Way Out West

as Mickey Finn

She Sighed by the Seaside
0.0

(1921) She Sighed by the Seaside

as 1st Suitor

Hollywood
7.0

(1923) Hollywood

as James Finlayson

The Haunted Honeymoon
0.0

(1925) The Haunted Honeymoon

as ---

To Be or Not to Be
7.8

(1942) To Be or Not to Be

as Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)

She-Wolf of London
5.6

(1946) She-Wolf of London

as Constable (uncredited)

Block-Heads
7.0

(1938) Block-Heads

as Man on Stairs

Thundering Landlords
0.0

(1925) Thundering Landlords

as The Landlord

Madame Sans Jane
2.0

(1925) Madame Sans Jane

as ---

Unfriendly Enemies
6.0

(1925) Unfriendly Enemies

as The Cameraman

6.0

(1926) Don Key (Son of Burro)

as Vivien's Suitor

Pack Up Your Troubles
6.7

(1932) Pack Up Your Troubles

as General

1.0

(1932) The Iceman's Ball

as Commissioner Walters

Our Relations
6.9

(1936) Our Relations

as Finn

Saps at Sea
6.8

(1940) Saps at Sea

as Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)

A Punch in the Nose
0.0

(1926) A Punch in the Nose

as ---

0.0

(1924) Why Husbands Go Mad

as ---

Hard Boiled
0.0

(1925) Hard Boiled

as ---

Forgotten Sweeties
3.0

(1927) Forgotten Sweeties

as ---

Merry Widower
6.0

(1926) Merry Widower

as The Hunter

Nature in the Wrong
0.0

(1933) Nature in the Wrong

as Voice of lion (uncredited)

Newly Rich
0.0

(1922) Newly Rich

as ---

Men O' War
7.0

(1929) Men O' War

as Soda jerk

Night Owls
7.4

(1930) Night Owls

as Meadows

One Good Turn
7.0

(1931) One Good Turn

as A Community Player

Sugar Daddies
6.0

(1927) Sugar Daddies

as Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle

Our Wife
7.1

(1931) Our Wife

as Father of the bride

0.0

(1930) The prince of the dollar

as ---

0.0

(1930) Gold Diggers

as ---

6.0

(1931) Stout Hearts and Willing Hands

as ---

Jack Frost
0.0

(1923) Jack Frost

as Wicked Man from the Wicked City

Liberty
6.8

(1929) Liberty

as Store keeper

Flying Elephants
5.8

(1928) Flying Elephants

as Saxophonus

Me and My Pal
6.5

(1933) Me and My Pal

as Peter Cucumber

The World of Laurel and Hardy
0.0

The World of Laurel and Hardy

as ---

Another Fine Mess
6.8

(1930) Another Fine Mess

as Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)

Chickens Come Home
6.7

(1931) Chickens Come Home

as Butler

Do Detectives Think?
6.3

(1927) Do Detectives Think?

as Judge Foozle

Call of the Cuckoo
5.8

(1927) Call of the Cuckoo

as Asylum Inmate

The Second Hundred Years
6.3

(1927) The Second Hundred Years

as Browne Van Dyke

The Hoose-Gow
6.6

(1929) The Hoose-Gow

as Governor

Thicker Than Water
7.3

(1935) Thicker Than Water

as Auction Manager

Thundering Fleas
5.6

(1926) Thundering Fleas

as Justice of the Peace

Love 'Em and Weep
5.7

(1927) Love 'Em and Weep

as Titus Tillsbury

With Love and Hisses
6.1

(1927) With Love and Hisses

as Captain Bustle

The Bohemian Girl
6.1

(1936) The Bohemian Girl

as Captain Finn

0.0

(1942) Wedding Yells

as Hammerhead Nahl

Angel
6.8

(1937) Angel

as Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)

The Devil's Brother
6.7

(1933) The Devil's Brother

as Lord Rocburg

Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?
0.0

(1923) Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?

as The Hired Man

Pitfalls of a Big City
0.0

(1923) Pitfalls of a Big City

as The Hired Man

The Crossroads of New York
0.0

(1922) The Crossroads of New York

as Lawyer

Oranges and Lemons
5.2

(1923) Oranges and Lemons

as Worker

Yes, Yes, Nanette
5.3

(1925) Yes, Yes, Nanette

as Hillory, the new husband

The Toast of New York
5.8

(1937) The Toast of New York

as Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)

Hard Knocks and Love Taps
0.0

(1921) Hard Knocks and Love Taps

as Plato's Rival

Here We Go Again
0.0

(1952) Here We Go Again

as Plato's Rival

Show Girl
0.0

(1928) Show Girl

as Mr. Dugan

Zeb vs. Paprika
5.5

(1924) Zeb vs. Paprika

as Major Glanders Botts

Mush and Milk
6.8

(1933) Mush and Milk

as Mr. Brown, the banker

Wife Tamers
6.0

(1926) Wife Tamers

as The Waiter

Hasty Marriage
6.5

(1931) Hasty Marriage

as Kitty's Father

The Gay Nighties
3.0

(1933) The Gay Nighties

as Mr. Amos Pipp

Ça, c'est du cinéma
0.0

(1951) The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

as (archive footage)

Ladrones
6.9

(1930) Thieves

as ---

0.0

(1925) In the Grease

as Father

Roughest Africa
5.5

(1923) Roughest Africa

as Hans Downe

All Over Town
7.2

(1937) All Over Town

as MacDougal

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
6.0

(1967) The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

as ---

0.0

(1931) Beach Pajamas

as ---

A Small Town Idol
6.0

(1921) A Small Town Idol

as J. Wellington Jones

Raggedy Rose
5.5

(1926) Raggedy Rose

as Simpson Sniffle

Anything Once!
6.0

(1927) Anything Once!

as Mabel's Boss

A Man About Town
5.5

(1923) A Man About Town

as Humko, Store Detective

Scorching Sands
5.4

(1923) Scorching Sands

as James

4.5

(1923) Sold at Auction

as The Man Who WAS Sold

California or Bust
0.0

(1923) California or Bust

as Campground neighbor

White Wings
6.7

(1923) White Wings

as Dental Patient

No Man's Law
6.0

(1927) No Man's Law

as Jack Belcher

Rupert of Hee-Haw
5.2

(1924) Rupert of Hee-Haw

as Rupert of Hee Haw

Seeing the World
6.1

(1927) Seeing the World

as 'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher

0.0

(1930) Don't Leave Home

as ---

For the Defense
4.8

(1930) For the Defense

as Parrott

The Whole Truth
5.5

(1923) The Whole Truth

as Defense lawyer

Frozen Hearts
5.4

(1923) Frozen Hearts

as General Sappovitch

Chasing the Chaser
6.0

(1925) Chasing the Chaser

as Gilroy (the husband)

Mother's Joy
5.2

(1923) Mother's Joy

as Baron Buttontop

0.0

(1923) The Mystery Man

as ---

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
0.0

(1928) Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath

as Pa Slocum

Should Tall Men Marry?
5.9

(1928) Should Tall Men Marry?

as Joe Skittle

3.5

(1926) Dizzy Daddies

as Jonathan Haig

Hollywood Cavalcade
5.1

(1939) Hollywood Cavalcade

as Keystone Cop

Big Business
6.7

(1929) Big Business

as Homeowner

Short Kilts
5.3

(1924) Short Kilts

as McGregor's Son

Thunder Below
0.0

(1932) Thunder Below

as Scotty

Courtship of Miles Sandwich
0.0

(1923) Courtship of Miles Sandwich

as Miles Sandwich

The Noon Whistle
7.0

(1923) The Noon Whistle

as ---

Yankee Doodle in Berlin
5.3

(1919) Yankee Doodle in Berlin

as Commander's Officer (uncredited)

Don't Weaken!
5.5

(1920) Don't Weaken!

as Lightfingered Luke - Professor Yonson's Assistant

Young Eagles
6.0

(1930) Young Eagles

as Scotty

Dollar Dizzy
6.0

(1930) Dollar Dizzy

as House Detective

Down on the Farm
5.5

(1920) Down on the Farm

as The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage

Innocent Husbands
6.2

(1925) Innocent Husbands

as The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson)

Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes
4.0

(1926) Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes

as Dean of Pinkham University

0.0

(1931) Second Hand Kisses

as Jimmy Finlayson

Scratch-As-Catch-Can
5.0

(1931) Scratch-As-Catch-Can

as ---

A Chump at Oxford
6.8

(1940) A Chump at Oxford

as Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)

The Chimp
6.5

(1932) The Chimp

as Ringmaster

Politiquerías
7.0

(1931) Playing at Politics

as Criado

The Nickel-Hopper
7.0

(1926) The Nickel-Hopper

as Rupert

Sure-Mike!
0.0

(1925) Sure-Mike!

as The Floorwalker

Raffles
6.2

(1939) Raffles

as Hansom Cab Driver

Grand Canyon Trail
5.0

(1948) Grand Canyon Trail

as Sheriff

Bonnie Scotland
6.6

(1935) Bonnie Scotland

as Sgt. Maj. Finlayson

What's the World Coming To?
4.5

(1926) What's the World Coming To?

as The Father-in-Law

Smithy
5.2

(1924) Smithy

as Sergeant

Hard to Get
0.0

(1929) Hard to Get

as Pa Martin

The Caretaker's Daughter
3.5

(1925) The Caretaker's Daughter

as The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson)

Don't Tell Everything
10.0

(1927) Don't Tell Everything

as Lawyer Goldblum

5.0

(1923) Fully Insured

as The Foreman

Moonlight and Noses
4.5

(1925) Moonlight and Noses

as Professor Sniff

Trying to Get Along
0.0

(1919) Trying to Get Along

as The Beauty Parlor Operator

Dick Turpin
0.0

(1933) Dick Turpin

as Jeremy

Near Dublin
6.0

(1924) Near Dublin

as Sir Patrick

Fast Freight
0.0

(1929) Fast Freight

as Spooky Wall Painting

Foreign Correspondent
7.0

(1940) Foreign Correspondent

as Dutch Peasant (uncredited)

0.0

(1968) The Best of Laurel and Hardy

as Meadows / Dulcy's Father / Fin (archive footage)

The Dawn Patrol
6.6

(1930) The Dawn Patrol

as Field Sergeant

Madame Mystery
5.6

(1926) Madame Mystery

as Struggling Author

0.0

(1933) The Druggist's Dilemma

as Andrew Finch

0.0

(1935) Father and Son

as Bidad

The Perils of Pauline
6.2

(1947) The Perils of Pauline

as Comic Chef

Royal Wedding
6.4

(1951) Royal Wedding

as Cabby (uncredited)

Hats Off
6.3

(1927) Hats Off

as Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.

Pardon Us
6.5

(1931) Pardon Us

as Schoolteacher

Two Weeks Off
0.0

(1929) Two Weeks Off

as Pa Weaver

Wide Open Spaces
5.0

(1924) Wide Open Spaces

as Jack McQueen

0.0

(1939) Dog-Gone

as Mr. Jones

Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
8.5

(2002) Laurel & Hardy - Highlights

as ---

5.0

(1923) Before the Public

as ---

0.0

(1925) Tell It to a Policeman

as ---

Happy Times and Jolly Moments
0.0

(1943) Happy Times and Jolly Moments

as (archive footage)

The Great Victor Herbert
5.0

(1939) The Great Victor Herbert

as Lamplighter

In Dutch
0.0

(1918) In Dutch

as ---

Lady Be Good
0.0

(1928) Lady Be Good

as Trelawney West

One of the Smiths
0.0

(1931) One of the Smiths

as Wine Brewer (uncredited)

The Big Parade of Comedy
6.3

(1964) The Big Parade of Comedy

as Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage)

0.0

(1919) Up in Alf's Place

as The Dancing Instructor

His Silent Racket
10.0

(1933) His Silent Racket

as James

Flaming Flappers
0.0

(1925) Flaming Flappers

as ---

Two Sisters from Boston
6.0

(1946) Two Sisters from Boston

as Street Cleaner (uncredited)

Pick a Star
4.8

(1937) Pick a Star

as Director

So This Is Harris!
5.1

(1933) So This Is Harris!

as Golf Pro

The Soilers
5.5

(1923) The Soilers

as Smacknamara

MGM 1935 Promo Reel
6.0

(1935) MGM 1935 Promo Reel

as Manager

Pick and Shovel
6.0

(1923) Pick and Shovel

as The Foreman

Brothers Under the Chin
5.5

(1924) Brothers Under the Chin

as ---

Wall Street
6.0

(1929) Wall Street

as Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson)

0.0

(1931) False Roomers

as Landlord

6.0

(1932) Jitters the Butler

as Phineas P. McPhinn

Postage Due
5.3

(1924) Postage Due

as Postal Inspector Hawke

One Hour Married
6.0

(1927) One Hour Married

as ---

A Tough Winter
0.0

(1923) A Tough Winter

as ---

0.0

(1935) Life Hesitates at 40

as Dr. James Finlayson

Manhattan Monkey Business
0.0

(1935) Manhattan Monkey Business

as Joyce's Father

0.0

(1932) Boy Oh Boy!

as Saunders

Jus' Passin' Through
5.0

(1923) Jus' Passin' Through

as Drunk (uncredited)

Welcome Home
0.0

(1925) Welcome Home

as ---

Mary, Queen of Tots
5.8

(1925) Mary, Queen of Tots

as Radio Actor