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.
Acted in 153
2000s
- 2002
Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
Movie
1980s
- 1982
Dance of the Cookoos
Man with Toothache / Christmas Tree Customer
- 1981
The Muppets Go to the Movies
Keystone Kop (archive footage) (uncredited)
1960s
- 1967
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
Movie
- 1964
The Big Parade of Comedy
Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage)
1950s
- 1952
Here We Go Again
Plato's Rival
- 1951
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
(archive footage)
1940s
- 1948
Grand Canyon Trail
Sheriff
- 1947
- 1946
Two Sisters from Boston
Street Cleaner (uncredited)
She-Wolf of London
Constable (uncredited)
- 1943
Yanks Ahoy
Cook Flynn (uncredited)
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
(archive footage)
- 1942
- 1940
Saps at Sea
Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)
1930s
- 1939
The Great Victor Herbert
Lamplighter
Raffles
Hansom Cab Driver (uncredited)
Hollywood Cavalcade
Keystone Cop
- 1938
- 1937
All Over Town
MacDougal
The Toast of New York
Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)
Pick a Star
Director
- 1936
Our Relations
Finn
- 1935
Manhattan Monkey Business
Joyce's Father
Bonnie Scotland
Sgt. Maj. Finlayson
Thicker Than Water
Auction Manager
- 1933
Dick Turpin
Jeremy
So This Is Harris!
Golf Pro
The Gay Nighties
Mr. Amos Pipp
Mush and Milk
Mr. Brown, the banker
The Devil's Brother
Lord Rocburg
His Silent Racket
James
Me and My Pal
Peter Cucumber
Nature in the Wrong
Voice of lion (uncredited)
- 1932
Thunder Below
Scotty
The Chimp
Ringmaster (uncredited)
- 1931
Hasty Marriage
Kitty's Father
Scratch-As-Catch-Can
Movie
One Good Turn
A Community Player
Pardon Us
Schoolteacher
One of the Smiths
Wine Brewer (uncredited)
Chickens Come Home
Butler (uncredited)
- 1930
Another Fine Mess
Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)
Dollar Dizzy
House Detective
For the Defense
Parrott
The Dawn Patrol
Field Sergeant
Young Eagles
Scotty
Thieves
Movie
Night Owls
Meadows
1920s
- 1929
Wall Street
Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson)
The Hoose-Gow
Governor (uncredited)
Hard to Get
Pa Martin
Men O' War
Soda jerk
Two Weeks Off
Pa Weaver
Big Business
Homeowner (uncredited)
Liberty
Store keeper
Fast Freight
Spooky Wall Painting
- 1928
Show Girl
Mr. Dugan
Lady Be Good
Trelawney West
Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
Pa Slocum
Bachelor’s Paradise
Pat Malone
Galloping Ghosts
Police Commissioner
Flying Elephants
Saxophonus (uncredited)
Should Tall Men Marry?
Joe Skittle
- 1927
Do Detectives Think?
Judge Foozle (uncredited)
Hats Off
Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.
Call of the Cuckoo
Asylum Inmate
The Second 100 Years
Browne Van Dyke
Sugar Daddies
Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle
With Love and Hisses
Captain Bustle
Don't Tell Everything
Lawyer Goldblum
Love 'Em and Weep
Titus Tillsbury
No Man's Law
Jack Belcher
Forgotten Sweeties
Movie
One Hour Married
Movie
Seeing the World
'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher
Anything Once!
Mabel's Boss
- 1926
The Nickel-Hopper
Rupert
Raggedy Rose
Simpson Sniffle
Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes
Dean of Pinkham University
Merry Widower
The Hunter
Thundering Fleas
Justice of the Peace
Don Key (Son of Burro)
Vivien's Suitor
Wife Tamers
The Waiter
Dizzy Daddies
Jonathan Haig
Madame Mystery
Struggling Author
What's the World Coming To?
The Father-in-Law
A Punch in the Nose
Movie
- 1925
Flaming Flappers
Movie
The Caretaker's Daughter
The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson)
Moonlight and Noses
Professor Sniff
Unfriendly Enemies
The Cameraman
Mary, Queen of Tots
Radio Actor
Madame Sans Jane
The Girl's Father
Innocent Husbands
The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson)
Yes, Yes, Nanette
Hillory, the new husband
Chasing the Chaser
Gilroy (the husband)
Thundering Landlords
The Landlord
Sure-Mike!
The Floorwalker
Welcome Home
Movie
The Haunted Honeymoon
Movie
Hard Boiled
Movie
- 1924
Short Kilts
McGregor's Son
Wide Open Spaces
Jack McQueen
Rupert of Hee-Haw
Rupert of Hee Haw
Near Dublin
Sir Patrick
Brothers Under the Chin
Movie
Zeb vs. Paprika
Major Glanders Botts
Postage Due
Postal Inspector Hawke
Smithy
Sergeant
- 1923
Mother's Joy
Baron Buttontop
Scorching Sands
James
The Soilers
Smacknamara
The Whole Truth
Defense lawyer
Frozen Hearts
General Sappovitch
Jus' Passin' Through
Drunk (uncredited)
Roughest Africa
Hans Downe
A Man About Town
Humko, Store Detective
Pitfalls of a Big City
The Hired Man
Hollywood
James Finlayson
Oranges and Lemons
Worker
Jack Frost
Wicked Man from the Wicked City
Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?
The Hired Man
Courtship of Miles Sandwich
Miles Sandwich
Pick and Shovel
The Foreman
Sold at Auction!
The Man Who WAS Sold
White Wings
Dental Patient
California or Bust
Campground neighbor
The Noon Whistle
Movie
A Tough Winter
Movie
- 1922
Newly Rich
Movie
The Crossroads of New York
Lawyer
- 1921
Hard Knocks and Love Taps
Plato's Rival
She Sighed by the Seaside
1st Suitor
A Small Town Idol
J. Wellington Jones
- 1920
Love, Honor and Behave
Artist
Don't Weaken!
Lightfingered Luke - Professor Yonson's Assistant
Down on the Farm
The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage
1910s
- 1919
Trying to Get Along
The Beauty Parlor Operator
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
Commander's Officer (uncredited)
- 1918
In Dutch
Movie
No release date
The World of Laurel and Hardy
Movie