James Finlayson
ActingBorn
August 26, 1887
Died
October 9, 1953
Place of Birth
Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK
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.
Known For
Filmography
Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
2002
The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence
1990
Dance of the Cookoos
1982
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
1968
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
1967
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
Here We Go Again
1952
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
1951
Royal Wedding
1951
Grand Canyon Trail
1948
The Perils of Pauline
1947
Two Sisters from Boston
1946
She-Wolf of London
1946
Yanks Ahoy
1943
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
1943
Wedding Yells
1942
To Be or Not to Be
1942
Foreign Correspondent
1940
Saps at Sea
1940
A Chump at Oxford
1940
The Great Victor Herbert
1939
Raffles
1939
The Flying Deuces
1939
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939
Dog-Gone
1939
Block-Heads
1938
Angel
1937
All Over Town
1937
The Toast of New York
1937
Pick a Star
1937
Way Out West
1937
Our Relations
1936
The Bohemian Girl
1936
MGM 1935 Promo Reel
1935
Life Hesitates at 40
1935
Manhattan Monkey Business
1935
Bonnie Scotland
1935
Thicker Than Water
1935
Father and Son
1935
Dick Turpin
1933
So This Is Harris!
1933
The Gay Nighties
1933
Mush and Milk
1933
The Druggist's Dilemma
1933
The Devil's Brother
1933
His Silent Racket
1933
Me and My Pal
1933
Nature in the Wrong
1933
Jitters the Butler
1932
Boy Oh Boy!
1932
The Millionaire Cat
1932
Pack Up Your Troubles
1932
The Iceman's Ball
1932
Thunder Below
1932
The Chimp
1932
Hasty Marriage
1931
Scratch-As-Catch-Can
1931
One Good Turn
1931
False Roomers
1931
Beach Pajamas
1931
Pardon Us
1931
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
1931
One of the Smiths
1931
Our Wife
1931
Playing at Politics
1931
Second Hand Kisses
1931
Chickens Come Home
1931
Don't Leave Home
1930
Another Fine Mess
1930
The prince of the dollar
1930
Gold Diggers
1930
Dollar Dizzy
1930
For the Defense
1930
The Dawn Patrol
1930
Young Eagles
1930
Thieves
1930
Night Owls
1930
Wall Street
1929
The Hoose-Gow
1929
Hard to Get
1929
Men O' War
1929
Two Weeks Off
1929
Big Business
1929
Liberty
1929
Fast Freight
1929
Show Girl
1928
Lady Be Good
1928
Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
1928
Bachelor’s Paradise
1928
Galloping Ghosts
1928
Flying Elephants
1928
Should Tall Men Marry?
1928
Fighting Fathers
1927
Do Detectives Think?
1927
Hats Off
1927
Call of the Cuckoo
1927
The Second 100 Years
1927
Sugar Daddies
1927
With Love and Hisses
1927
Don't Tell Everything
1927
Love 'Em and Weep
1927
No Man's Law
1927
Forgotten Sweeties
1927
One Hour Married
1927
Seeing the World
1927
Anything Once!
1927
The Nickel-Hopper
1926
Raggedy Rose
1926
Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes
1926
Merry Widower
1926
Thundering Fleas
1926
Don Key (Son of Burro)
1926
Wife Tamers
1926
Dizzy Daddies
1926
Madame Mystery
1926
What's the World Coming To?
1926
A Punch in the Nose
1926
Flaming Flappers
1925
The Caretaker's Daughter
1925
Moonlight and Noses
1925
Unfriendly Enemies
1925
Mary, Queen of Tots
1925
Madame Sans Jane
1925
Innocent Husbands
1925
Yes, Yes, Nanette
1925
Chasing the Chaser
1925
Thundering Landlords
1925
In the Grease
1925
Tell It to a Policeman
1925
Sure-Mike!
1925
Welcome Home
1925
The Haunted Honeymoon
1925
Hard Boiled
1925
Change the Needle
1925
Short Kilts
1924
Why Husbands Go Mad
1924
Wide Open Spaces
1924
Rupert of Hee-Haw
1924
Near Dublin
1924
Brothers Under the Chin
1924
Zeb vs. Paprika
1924
Postage Due
1924
Smithy
1924
Mother's Joy
1923
Fully Insured
1923
Scorching Sands
1923
The Soilers
1923
The Whole Truth
1923
Frozen Hearts
1923
Jus' Passin' Through
1923
Roughest Africa
1923
A Man About Town
1923
Pitfalls of a Big City
1923
Hollywood
1923
The Mystery Man
1923
Oranges and Lemons
1923
Jack Frost
1923
Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?
1923
Courtship of Miles Sandwich
1923
Pick and Shovel
1923
Sold at Auction!
1923
White Wings
1923
California or Bust
1923
The Noon Whistle
1923
Before the Public
1923
A Tough Winter
1923
Newly Rich
1922
The Crossroads of New York
1922
Hard Knocks and Love Taps
1921
She Sighed by the Seaside
1921
A Small Town Idol
1921
Love, Honor and Behave
1920
Don't Weaken!
1920
Married Life
1920
Down on the Farm
1920
Up in Alf's Place
1919
Trying to Get Along
1919
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
1919
In Dutch
1918
The World of Laurel and Hardy