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