James Finlayson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 26 August 1887 · Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK
- Died
- 9 October 1953
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.
Known for
Acting 182
- 2025The World of Laurel and Hardy
- 2023Laurel & Hardy: Year One
- 2002Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
- 1990The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence as Self (archive footage)
- 1982Dance of the Cookoos as Man with Toothache / Christmas Tree Customer
- 1981The Muppets Go to the Movies as Keystone Kop (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1968The Best of Laurel and Hardy as Meadows / Dulcy's Father / Fin (archive footage)
- 1967The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
- 1964The Big Parade of Comedy as Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage)
- 1952Here We Go Again as Plato's Rival
- 1951The Slappiest Days of Our Lives as (archive footage)
- 1951Royal Wedding as Cabby (uncredited)
- 1948Grand Canyon Trail as Sheriff
- 1947The Perils of Pauline as Comic Chef
- 1946Two Sisters from Boston as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
- 1946She-Wolf of London as Constable (uncredited)
- 1943Yanks Ahoy as Cook Flynn (uncredited)
- 1943Happy Times and Jolly Moments as (archive footage)
- 1942Wedding Yells as Hammerhead Nahl
- 1942To Be or Not to Be as Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)
- 1940Foreign Correspondent as Dutch Peasant (uncredited)
- 1940Saps at Sea as Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)
- 1940A Chump at Oxford as Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)
- 1939The Great Victor Herbert as Lamplighter
- 1939Raffles as Hansom Cab Driver (uncredited)
- 1939The Flying Deuces as Jailor
- 1939Hollywood Cavalcade as Keystone Cop
- 1939Dog-Gone as Mr. Jones
- 1938Block-Heads as Man on Stairs
- 1937Angel as Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)
- 1937All Over Town as MacDougal
- 1937The Toast of New York as Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)
- 1937Pick a Star as Director
- 1937Way Out West as Mickey Finn
- 1936Our Relations as Finn
- 1936The Bohemian Girl as Captain Finn
- 1935MGM 1935 Promo Reel as Manager
- 1935Life Hesitates at 40 as Dr. James Finlayson
- 1935Manhattan Monkey Business as Joyce's Father
- 1935Bonnie Scotland as Sgt. Maj. Finlayson
- 1935Thicker Than Water as Auction Manager
- 1935Father and Son as Bidad
- 1933Dick Turpin as Jeremy
- 1933So This Is Harris! as Golf Pro
- 1933The Gay Nighties as Mr. Amos Pipp
- 1933Mush and Milk as Mr. Brown, the banker
- 1933The Druggist's Dilemma as Andrew Finch
- 1933The Devil's Brother as Lord Rocburg
- 1933His Silent Racket as James
- 1933Me and My Pal as Peter Cucumber
- 1933Nature in the Wrong as Voice of lion (uncredited)
- 1932Jitters the Butler as Phineas P. McPhinn
- 1932Boy Oh Boy! as Saunders
- 1932The Millionaire Cat as Lawyer Fogg
- 1932Pack Up Your Troubles as General
- 1932The Iceman's Ball as Commissioner Walters
- 1932Thunder Below as Scotty
- 1932The Chimp as Ringmaster (uncredited)
- 1931Hasty Marriage as Kitty's Father
- 1931Scratch-As-Catch-Can
- 1931One Good Turn as A Community Player
- 1931False Roomers as Landlord
- 1931Beach Pajamas
- 1931Pardon Us as Schoolteacher
- 1931Stout Hearts and Willing Hands as Kop(as the Original Keystone Kops)
- 1931One of the Smiths as Wine Brewer (uncredited)
- 1931Our Wife as Father of the bride (uncredited)
- 1931Playing at Politics as Criado
- 1931Second Hand Kisses as Jimmy Finlayson
- 1931Chickens Come Home as Butler (uncredited)
- 1930Don't Leave Home
- 1930Another Fine Mess as Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)
- 1930Gold Diggers
- 1930The prince of the dollar
- 1930Dollar Dizzy as House Detective
- 1930For the Defense as Parrott
- 1930The Dawn Patrol as Field Sergeant
- 1930Young Eagles as Scotty
- 1930Thieves
- 1930Night Owls as Meadows
- 1929Wall Street as Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson)
- 1929The Hoose-Gow as Governor (uncredited)
- 1929Hard to Get as Pa Martin
- 1929Men O' War as Soda jerk
- 1929Two Weeks Off as Pa Weaver
- 1929Big Business as Homeowner (uncredited)
- 1929Liberty as Store keeper
- 1929Fast Freight as Spooky Wall Painting
- 1928Show Girl as Mr. Dugan
- 1928Lady Be Good as Trelawney West
- 1928Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath as Pa Slocum
- 1928Bachelor’s Paradise as Pat Malone
- 1928Galloping Ghosts as Police Commissioner
- 1928Flying Elephants as Saxophonus (uncredited)
- 1928Should Tall Men Marry? as Joe Skittle
- 1927Fighting Fathers as Neighbor
- 1927Do Detectives Think? as Judge Foozle (uncredited)
- 1927Hats Off as Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.
- 1927Call of the Cuckoo as Asylum Inmate
- 1927The Second 100 Years as Browne Van Dyke
- 1927Sugar Daddies as Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle
- 1927With Love and Hisses as Captain Bustle
- 1927Don't Tell Everything as Lawyer Goldblum
- 1927Love 'Em and Weep as Titus Tillsbury
- 1927No Man's Law as Jack Belcher
- 1927Forgotten Sweeties
- 1927One Hour Married
- 1927Seeing the World as 'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher
- 1927Anything Once! as Mabel's Boss
- 1926The Nickel-Hopper as Rupert
- 1926Raggedy Rose as Simpson Sniffle
- 1926Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes as Dean of Pinkham University
- 1926Merry Widower as The Hunter
- 1926Thundering Fleas as Justice of the Peace
- 1926Don Key (Son of Burro) as Vivien's Suitor
- 1926Wife Tamers as The Waiter
- 1926Dizzy Daddies as Jonathan Haig
- 1926Madame Mystery as Struggling Author
- 1926What's the World Coming To? as The Father-in-Law
- 1926A Punch in the Nose
- 1925Flaming Flappers
- 1925The Caretaker's Daughter as The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson)
- 1925Moonlight and Noses as Professor Sniff
- 1925Unfriendly Enemies as The Cameraman
- 1925Mary, Queen of Tots as Radio Actor
- 1925Madame Sans Jane as The Girl's Father
- 1925Innocent Husbands as The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson)
- 1925Yes, Yes, Nanette as Hillory, the new husband
- 1925Chasing the Chaser as Gilroy (the husband)
- 1925Thundering Landlords as The Landlord
- 1925In the Grease as Father
- 1925Tell It to a Policeman
- 1925Sure-Mike! as The Floorwalker
- 1925Welcome Home
- 1925The Haunted Honeymoon
- 1925Hard Boiled
- 1925Change the Needle
- 1924Short Kilts as McGregor's Son
- 1924Why Husbands Go Mad
- 1924Wide Open Spaces as Jack McQueen
- 1924Rupert of Hee-Haw as Rupert of Hee Haw
- 1924Near Dublin as Sir Patrick
- 1924Brothers Under the Chin
- 1924Zeb vs. Paprika as Major Glanders Botts
- 1924Postage Due as Postal Inspector Hawke
- 1924Smithy as Sergeant
- 1923Mother's Joy as Baron Buttontop
- 1923Fully Insured as The Foreman
- 1923Scorching Sands as James
- 1923The Soilers as Smacknamara
- 1923The Whole Truth as Defense lawyer
- 1923Frozen Hearts as General Sappovitch
- 1923Jus' Passin' Through as Drunk (uncredited)
- 1923Roughest Africa as Hans Downe
- 1923A Man About Town as Humko, Store Detective
- 1923Pitfalls of a Big City as The Hired Man
- 1923The Mystery Man
- 1923Hollywood as James Finlayson
- 1923Oranges and Lemons as Worker
- 1923Jack Frost as Wicked Man from the Wicked City
- 1923Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening? as The Hired Man
- 1923Courtship of Miles Sandwich as Miles Sandwich
- 1923Pick and Shovel as The Foreman
- 1923Sold at Auction! as The Man Who WAS Sold
- 1923White Wings as Dental Patient
- 1923The Noon Whistle
- 1923California or Bust as Campground neighbor
- 1923Before the Public
- 1923A Tough Winter
- 1922Newly Rich
- 1922The Crossroads of New York as Lawyer
- 1921Hard Knocks and Love Taps as Plato's Rival
- 1921She Sighed by the Seaside as 1st Suitor
- 1921A Small Town Idol as J. Wellington Jones
- 1920Love, Honor and Behave as Artist
- 1920Don't Weaken! as Lightfingered Luke - Professor Yonson's Assistant
- 1920Married Life as Man Who Made Good
- 1920Down on the Farm as The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage
- 1919Up in Alf's Place as The Dancing Instructor
- 1919Trying to Get Along as The Beauty Parlor Operator
- 1919Yankee Doodle in Berlin as Commander's Officer (uncredited)
- 1918In Dutch