Birthday:
Aug 26, 1887
Place of Birth: Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK
Place of Birth: Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK
James Finlayson
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.
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Flying Deuces | Jailor | 1939 |
| Way Out West | Mickey Finn | 1937 |
| She Sighed by the Seaside | 1st Suitor | 1921 |
| Hollywood | James Finlayson | 1923 |
| The Haunted Honeymoon | 1925 | |
| To Be or Not to Be | Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited) | 1942 |
| She-Wolf of London | Constable (uncredited) | 1946 |
| Block-Heads | Man on Stairs | 1938 |
| Thundering Landlords | The Landlord | 1925 |
| Madame Sans Jane | 1925 | |
| Unfriendly Enemies | The Cameraman | 1925 |
| Don Key (Son of Burro) | Vivien's Suitor | 1926 |
| Pack Up Your Troubles | General | 1932 |
| The Iceman's Ball | Commissioner Walters | 1932 |
| Our Relations | Finn | 1936 |
| Saps at Sea | Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited) | 1940 |
| A Punch in the Nose | 1926 | |
| Why Husbands Go Mad | 1924 | |
| Hard Boiled | 1925 | |
| Merry Widower | The Hunter | 1926 |
| Forgotten Sweeties | 1927 | |
| Newly Rich | 1922 | |
| Nature in the Wrong | Voice of lion (uncredited) | 1933 |
| Men O'War | Soda jerk | 1929 |
| Night Owls | Meadows | 1930 |
| Sugar Daddies | Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle | 1927 |
| Our Wife | Father of the bride | 1931 |
| One Good Turn | A Community Player | 1931 |
| The prince of the dollar | 1930 | |
| Gold Diggers | 1930 | |
| Stout Hearts and Willing Hands | 1931 | |
| Jack Frost | Wicked Man from the Wicked City | 1923 |
| Liberty | Store keeper | 1929 |
| Flying Elephants | Saxophonus | 1928 |
| Me and My Pal | Peter Cucumber | 1933 |
| The World of Laurel and Hardy | 1970 | |
| Another Fine Mess | Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited) | 1930 |
| Call of the Cuckoo | Asylum Inmate | 1927 |
| Chickens Come Home | Butler | 1931 |
| Do Detectives Think? | Judge Foozle | 1927 |
| The Hoose-Gow | Governor | 1929 |
| The Second Hundred Years | Browne Van Dyke | 1927 |
| Thundering Fleas | Justice of the Peace | 1926 |
| Thicker Than Water | Auction Manager | 1935 |
| Love 'Em and Weep | Titus Tillsbury | 1927 |
| With Love and Hisses | Captain Bustle | 1927 |
| The Bohemian Girl | Captain Finn | 1936 |
| Wedding Yells | Hammerhead Nahl | 1942 |
| Angel | Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited) | 1937 |
| The Devil's Brother | Lord Rocburg | 1933 |
| Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening? | The Hired Man | 1923 |
| Pitfalls of a Big City | The Hired Man | 1923 |
| The Crossroads of New York | Lawyer | 1922 |
| Yes, Yes, Nanette | Hillory, the new husband | 1925 |
| Oranges and Lemons | Worker | 1923 |
| The Toast of New York | Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited) | 1937 |
| Hard Knocks and Love Taps | Plato's Rival | 1921 |
| Here We Go Again | Plato's Rival | 1952 |
| Show Girl | Mr. Dugan | 1928 |
| Zeb vs. Paprika | Major Glanders Botts | 1924 |
| Mush and Milk | Mr. Brown, the banker | 1933 |
| Wife Tamers | The Waiter | 1926 |
| Hasty Marriage | Kitty's Father | 1931 |
| The Gay Nighties | Mr. Amos Pipp | 1933 |
| The Slappiest Days of Our Lives | (archive footage) | 1951 |
| Thieves | 1930 | |
| In the Grease | Father | 1925 |
| Roughest Africa | Hans Downe | 1923 |
| All Over Town | MacDougal | 1937 |
| The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy | 1967 | |
| Beach Pajamas | 1931 | |
| Raggedy Rose | Simpson Sniffle | 1926 |
| Anything Once! | Mabel's Boss | 1927 |
| A Small Town Idol | J. Wellington Jones | 1921 |
| Sold at Auction | The Man Who WAS Sold | 1923 |
| A Man About Town | Humko, Store Detective | 1923 |
| California or Bust | Campground neighbor | 1923 |
| Scorching Sands | James | 1923 |
| White Wings | Dental Patient | 1923 |
| No Man's Law | Jack Belcher | 1927 |
| Rupert of Hee-Haw | Rupert of Hee Haw | 1924 |
| Seeing the World | 'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher | 1927 |
| Don't Leave Home | 1930 | |
| For the Defense | Parrott | 1930 |
| Frozen Hearts | General Sappovitch | 1923 |
| The Whole Truth | Defense lawyer | 1923 |
| Chasing the Chaser | Gilroy (the husband) | 1925 |
| Mother's Joy | Baron Buttontop | 1923 |
| The Mystery Man | 1923 | |
| Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath | Pa Slocum | 1928 |
| Should Tall Men Marry? | Joe Skittle | 1928 |
| Hollywood Cavalcade | Keystone Cop | 1939 |
| Dizzy Daddies | Jonathan Haig | 1926 |
| Big Business | Homeowner | 1929 |
| Short Kilts | McGregor's Son | 1924 |
| Thunder Below | Scotty | 1932 |
| Courtship of Miles Sandwich | Miles Sandwich | 1923 |
| The Noon Whistle | 1923 | |
| Yankee Doodle in Berlin | Commander's Officer (uncredited) | 1919 |
| Don't Weaken! | Lightfingered Luke - Professor Yonson's Assistant | 1920 |
| Young Eagles | Scotty | 1930 |
| Dollar Dizzy | House Detective | 1930 |
| Down on the Farm | The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage | 1920 |
| Innocent Husbands | The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson) | 1925 |
| Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes | Dean of Pinkham University | 1926 |
| Second Hand Kisses | Jimmy Finlayson | 1931 |
| Scratch-As-Catch-Can | 1931 | |
| A Chump at Oxford | Baldy Vandevere (uncredited) | 1940 |
| The Chimp | Ringmaster | 1932 |
| Playing at Politics | Criado | 1931 |
| The Nickel-Hopper | Rupert | 1926 |
| Sure-Mike! | The Floorwalker | 1925 |
| Raffles | Hansom Cab Driver | 1939 |
| Grand Canyon Trail | Sheriff | 1948 |
| Bonnie Scotland | Sgt. Maj. Finlayson | 1935 |
| What's the World Coming To? | The Father-in-Law | 1926 |
| Smithy | Sergeant | 1924 |
| Hard to Get | Pa Martin | 1929 |
| The Caretaker's Daughter | The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson) | 1925 |
| Don't Tell Everything | Lawyer Goldblum | 1927 |
| Fully Insured | The Foreman | 1923 |
| Moonlight and Noses | Professor Sniff | 1925 |
| Trying to Get Along | The Beauty Parlor Operator | 1919 |
| Dick Turpin | Jeremy | 1933 |
| Near Dublin | Sir Patrick | 1924 |
| Fast Freight | Spooky Wall Painting | 1929 |
| Foreign Correspondent | Dutch Peasant (uncredited) | 1940 |
| The Best of Laurel and Hardy | Meadows / Dulcy's Father / Fin (archive footage) | 1968 |
| The Dawn Patrol | Field Sergeant | 1930 |
| Madame Mystery | Struggling Author | 1926 |
| The Druggist's Dilemma | Andrew Finch | 1933 |
| Father and Son | Bidad | 1935 |
| The Perils of Pauline | Comic Chef | 1947 |
| Royal Wedding | Cabby (uncredited) | 1951 |
| Hats Off | Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co. | 1927 |
| Pardon Us | Schoolteacher | 1931 |
| Two Weeks Off | Pa Weaver | 1929 |
| Wide Open Spaces | Jack McQueen | 1924 |
| Dog-Gone | Mr. Jones | 1939 |
| Laurel & Hardy - Highlights | 2002 | |
| Before the Public | 1923 | |
| Tell It to a Policeman | 1925 | |
| Happy Times and Jolly Moments | (archive footage) | 1943 |
| The Great Victor Herbert | Lamplighter | 1939 |
| In Dutch | 1918 | |
| Lady Be Good | Trelawney West | 1928 |
| One of the Smiths | Wine Brewer (uncredited) | 1931 |
| The Big Parade of Comedy | Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage) | 1964 |
| Up in Alf's Place | The Dancing Instructor | 1919 |
| His Silent Racket | James | 1933 |
| Flaming Flappers | 1925 | |
| Two Sisters from Boston | Street Cleaner (uncredited) | 1946 |
| Pick a Star | Director | 1937 |
| So This Is Harris! | Golf Pro | 1933 |
| The Soilers | Smacknamara | 1923 |
| MGM 1935 Promo Reel | Manager | 1935 |
| Pick and Shovel | The Foreman | 1923 |
| Brothers Under the Chin | 1924 | |
| Wall Street | Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson) | 1929 |
| False Roomers | Landlord | 1931 |
| Jitters the Butler | Phineas P. McPhinn | 1932 |
| Postage Due | Postal Inspector Hawke | 1924 |
| One Hour Married | 1927 | |
| A Tough Winter | 1923 | |
| Life Hesitates at 40 | Dr. James Finlayson | 1935 |
| Manhattan Monkey Business | Joyce's Father | 1935 |
| Boy Oh Boy! | Saunders | 1932 |
| Jus' Passin' Through | Drunk (uncredited) | 1923 |
| Welcome Home | 1925 | Series | Cast | Year |
