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James Finlayson

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedAug 26, 1887 (Died at 66)
Zodiac Sign♍Virgo
Place of BirthLarbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK
Career Span1920 – 1953
Known Credits153 Titles
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James Finlayson

Also known as:Jimmy FinlaysonJimmie Finlayson Jim Finlayson James Henderson Finlayson+1 more
Total Works

153

153 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

6.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

To Be or Not to Be
7.8
To Be or Not to Be
1942•movie
as Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent
7.0
as Dutch Peasant (uncredited)
Way Out West
7.1
Way Out West
1937•movie
as Mickey Finn
The Flying Deuces
6.4
The Flying Deuces
1939•movie
as Jailor

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 153 titles featuring James Finlayson

To Be or Not to Be
7.8
To Be or Not to Be
1942•movie

as Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)

Foreign Correspondent
7.0

as Dutch Peasant (uncredited)

Way Out West
7.1
Way Out West
1937•movie

as Mickey Finn

The Flying Deuces
6.4
The Flying Deuces
1939•movie

as Jailor

Block-Heads
7.0
Block-Heads
1938•movie

as Man on Stairs

Our Relations
7.0
Our Relations
1936•movie

as Finn

Royal Wedding
6.4
Royal Wedding
1951•movie

as Cabby (uncredited)

A Chump at Oxford
6.9
A Chump at Oxford
1940•movie

as Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)

Big Business
6.7
Big Business
1929•movie

as Homeowner (uncredited)

Pardon Us
6.4
Pardon Us
1931•movie

as Schoolteacher

Saps at Sea
6.8
Saps at Sea
1940•movie

as Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)

Angel
6.7
Angel
1937•movie

as Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)

Pack Up Your Troubles
6.8

as General

Another Fine Mess
6.9
Another Fine Mess
1930•movie

as Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)

She-Wolf of London
5.6
She-Wolf of London
1946•movie

as Constable (uncredited)

Bonnie Scotland
6.6
Bonnie Scotland
1935•movie

as Sgt. Maj. Finlayson

The Devil's Brother
6.8

as Lord Rocburg

Liberty
6.9
Liberty
1929•movie

as Store keeper

The Bohemian Girl
6.2
The Bohemian Girl
1936•movie

as Captain Finn

Chickens Come Home
6.6
Chickens Come Home
1931•movie

as Butler (uncredited)

The Hoose-Gow
6.8
The Hoose-Gow
1929•movie

as Governor (uncredited)

Thicker Than Water
7.4
Thicker Than Water
1935•movie

as Auction Manager

The Chimp
6.6
The Chimp
1932•movie

as Ringmaster (uncredited)

Night Owls
7.4
Night Owls
1930•movie

as Meadows

One Good Turn
6.9
One Good Turn
1931•movie

as A Community Player

Me and My Pal
6.5
Me and My Pal
1933•movie

as Peter Cucumber

Our Wife
7.1
Our Wife
1931•movie

as Father of the bride (uncredited)

Men O' War
6.8
Men O' War
1929•movie

as Soda jerk

The Second 100 Years
6.2

as Browne Van Dyke

The Dawn Patrol
6.6
The Dawn Patrol
1930•movie

as Field Sergeant

Do Detectives Think?
6.4

as Judge Foozle (uncredited)

With Love and Hisses
6.1

as Captain Bustle

Sugar Daddies
6.0
Sugar Daddies
1927•movie

as Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle

Flying Elephants
5.9
Flying Elephants
1928•movie

as Saxophonus (uncredited)

Call of the Cuckoo
5.8
Call of the Cuckoo
1927•movie

as Asylum Inmate

Love 'Em and Weep
5.7
Love 'Em and Weep
1927•movie

as Titus Tillsbury

Oranges and Lemons
5.5
Oranges and Lemons
1923•movie

as Worker

Raffles
6.2
Raffles
1939•movie

as Hansom Cab Driver (uncredited)

The Soilers
5.5
The Soilers
1923•movie

as Smacknamara

Short Kilts
5.4
Short Kilts
1924•movie

as McGregor's Son

Roughest Africa
5.8
Roughest Africa
1923•movie

as Hans Downe

Pick a Star
4.8
Pick a Star
1937•movie

as Director

So This Is Harris!
5.4
So This Is Harris!
1933•movie

as Golf Pro

Yes, Yes, Nanette
5.3
Yes, Yes, Nanette
1925•movie

as Hillory, the new husband

The Toast of New York
6.2

as Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)

For the Defense
5.7
For the Defense
1930•movie

as Parrott

The Muppets Go to the Movies
7.0

as Keystone Kop (archive footage) (uncredited)

Thundering Fleas
6.0
Thundering Fleas
1926•movie

as Justice of the Peace

The Perils of Pauline
6.7

as Comic Chef

Smithy
5.8
Smithy
1924•movie

as Sergeant

Thieves
7.1
Thieves
1930•movie
Scorching Sands
5.9
Scorching Sands
1923•movie

as James

Yankee Doodle in Berlin
5.7

as Commander's Officer (uncredited)

Playing at Politics
7.0

as Criado

What's the World Coming To?
4.7

as The Father-in-Law

Down on the Farm
5.8
Down on the Farm
1920•movie

as The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage

Mush and Milk
6.6
Mush and Milk
1933•movie

as Mr. Brown, the banker

All Over Town
6.4
All Over Town
1937•movie

as MacDougal

Should Tall Men Marry?
6.5

as Joe Skittle

Hollywood Cavalcade
6.2

as Keystone Cop

The Great Victor Herbert
5.4

as Lamplighter

Frozen Hearts
5.7
Frozen Hearts
1923•movie

as General Sappovitch

Mother's Joy
5.7
Mother's Joy
1923•movie

as Baron Buttontop

Scratch-As-Catch-Can
6.0
The Big Parade of Comedy
7.2

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

Two Sisters from Boston
6.3

as Street Cleaner (uncredited)

Zeb vs. Paprika
5.8
Zeb vs. Paprika
1924•movie

as Major Glanders Botts

A Man About Town
6.0
A Man About Town
1923•movie

as Humko, Store Detective

Seeing the World
7.1
Seeing the World
1927•movie

as 'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher

Innocent Husbands
7.0
Innocent Husbands
1925•movie

as The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson)

Madame Mystery
6.5
Madame Mystery
1926•movie

as Struggling Author

Hats Off
6.6
Hats Off
1927•movie

as Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.

Mary, Queen of Tots
7.3

as Radio Actor

Yanks Ahoy
6.6
Yanks Ahoy
1943•movie

as Cook Flynn (uncredited)

The Gay Nighties
4.2
The Gay Nighties
1933•movie

as Mr. Amos Pipp

Raggedy Rose
6.2
Raggedy Rose
1926•movie

as Simpson Sniffle

Anything Once!
6.8
Anything Once!
1927•movie

as Mabel's Boss

A Small Town Idol
6.8
A Small Town Idol
1921•movie

as J. Wellington Jones

White Wings
7.2
White Wings
1923•movie

as Dental Patient

Rupert of Hee-Haw
5.6
Rupert of Hee-Haw
1924•movie

as Rupert of Hee Haw

Dizzy Daddies
3.8
Dizzy Daddies
1926•movie

as Jonathan Haig

Dollar Dizzy
6.8
Dollar Dizzy
1930•movie

as House Detective

The Nickel-Hopper
7.5
The Nickel-Hopper
1926•movie

as Rupert

The Caretaker's Daughter
4.0

as The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson)

Moonlight and Noses
5.9

as Professor Sniff

Postage Due
6.2
Postage Due
1924•movie

as Postal Inspector Hawke

Hollywood
9.0
Hollywood
1923•movie

as James Finlayson

Madame Sans Jane
4.3
Madame Sans Jane
1925•movie

as The Girl's Father

Forgotten Sweeties
5.3
Forgotten Sweeties
1927•movie
Hasty Marriage
7.7
Hasty Marriage
1931•movie

as Kitty's Father

Sold at Auction!
6.8
Sold at Auction!
1923•movie

as The Man Who WAS Sold

No Man's Law
7.3
No Man's Law
1927•movie

as Jack Belcher

The Whole Truth
7.0
The Whole Truth
1923•movie

as Defense lawyer

Don't Weaken!
6.3
Don't Weaken!
1920•movie

as Lightfingered Luke - Professor Yonson's Assistant

Young Eagles
7.0
Young Eagles
1930•movie

as Scotty

Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes
5.7

as Dean of Pinkham University

Grand Canyon Trail
5.7
Grand Canyon Trail
1948•movie

as Sheriff

Near Dublin
6.7
Near Dublin
1924•movie

as Sir Patrick

Wide Open Spaces
6.3
Wide Open Spaces
1924•movie

as Jack McQueen

His Silent Racket
8.0
His Silent Racket
1933•movie

as James

Pick and Shovel
7.3
Pick and Shovel
1923•movie

as The Foreman

Unfriendly Enemies
6.5
Unfriendly Enemies
1925•movie

as The Cameraman

Don Key (Son of Burro)
8.0

as Vivien's Suitor

Merry Widower
8.0
Merry Widower
1926•movie

as The Hunter

Nature in the Wrong
6.5

as Voice of lion (uncredited)

Wife Tamers
7.0
Wife Tamers
1926•movie

as The Waiter

Chasing the Chaser
6.5
Chasing the Chaser
1925•movie

as Gilroy (the husband)

The Noon Whistle
8.0
The Noon Whistle
1923•movie
Don't Tell Everything
10.0

as Lawyer Goldblum

Fast Freight
8.5
Fast Freight
1929•movie

as Spooky Wall Painting

Happy Times and Jolly Moments
7.5

as (archive footage)

One of the Smiths
8.0
One of the Smiths
1931•movie

as Wine Brewer (uncredited)

Wall Street
7.0
Wall Street
1929•movie

as Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson)

One Hour Married
8.0
One Hour Married
1927•movie
Jus' Passin' Through
6.5

as Drunk (uncredited)

She Sighed by the Seaside
7.0

as 1st Suitor

The Haunted Honeymoon
7.0
Thundering Landlords
10.0

as The Landlord

A Punch in the Nose
10.0
Hard Boiled
8.0
Hard Boiled
1925•movie
Jack Frost
10.0
Jack Frost
1923•movie

as Wicked Man from the Wicked City

Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?
8.0

as The Hired Man

Pitfalls of a Big City
8.0

as The Hired Man

The Crossroads of New York
7.0

as Lawyer

Hard Knocks and Love Taps
8.0

as Plato's Rival

Show Girl
8.0
Show Girl
1928•movie

as Mr. Dugan

California or Bust
8.0
California or Bust
1923•movie

as Campground neighbor

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
10.0

as Pa Slocum

Thunder Below
7.0
Thunder Below
1932•movie

as Scotty

Courtship of Miles Sandwich
7.0

as Miles Sandwich

Sure-Mike!
7.0
Sure-Mike!
1925•movie

as The Floorwalker

Hard to Get
7.0
Hard to Get
1929•movie

as Pa Martin

Trying to Get Along
7.0

as The Beauty Parlor Operator

Dick Turpin
9.0
Dick Turpin
1933•movie

as Jeremy

Two Weeks Off
9.0
Two Weeks Off
1929•movie

as Pa Weaver

In Dutch
10.0
In Dutch
1918•movie
Lady Be Good
10.0
Lady Be Good
1928•movie

as Trelawney West

Flaming Flappers
10.0
Flaming Flappers
1925•movie
A Tough Winter
9.0
A Tough Winter
1923•movie
Manhattan Monkey Business
10.0

as Joyce's Father

Welcome Home
7.0
Welcome Home
1925•movie
Galloping Ghosts
7.0
Galloping Ghosts
1928•movie

as Police Commissioner

Love, Honor and Behave
8.0

as Artist

Married Life
9.0
Married Life
1920•movie

as Man Who Made Good

Dance of the Cookoos
10.0

as Man with Toothache / Christmas Tree Customer

Bachelor’s Paradise
8.0

as Pat Malone

Newly Rich
Newly Rich
1922•movie
Here We Go Again
Here We Go Again
1952•movie

as Plato's Rival

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

as (archive footage)