James Finlayson

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To Be or Not to Be1942
Foreign Correspondent1940
Way Out West1937
The Flying Deuces1939

About James Finlayson

Known for: Acting
Born: August 26, 1887
Died: October 9, 1953 (age 66)
Birthplace: Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK

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",…

Also credited as

Jimmy Finlayson, Jimmie Finlayson, Jim Finlayson, James Henderson Finlayson, Jimmy Finalyson

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Filmography

Laurel & Hardy - Highlights2002

The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence1990as Self (archive footage)
The Muppets Go to the Movies1981as Keystone Kop (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Best of Laurel and Hardy1968as Meadows / Dulcy's Father / Fin (archive footage)
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy1967
The Big Parade of Comedy1964as Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage)
Here We Go Again1952as Plato's Rival
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives1951as (archive footage)
Royal Wedding1951as Cabby (uncredited)
Grand Canyon Trail1948as Sheriff
The Perils of Pauline1947as Comic Chef
Two Sisters from Boston1946as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
She-Wolf of London1946as Constable (uncredited)
Yanks Ahoy1943as Cook Flynn (uncredited)
Happy Times and Jolly Moments1943as (archive footage)
Wedding Yells1942as Hammerhead Nahl
To Be or Not to Be1942as Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent1940as Dutch Peasant (uncredited)
Saps at Sea1940as Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)
A Chump at Oxford1940as Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)
The Great Victor Herbert1939as Lamplighter
Raffles1939as Hansom Cab Driver (uncredited)
The Flying Deuces1939as Jailor
Hollywood Cavalcade1939as Keystone Cop
Dog-Gone1939as Mr. Jones
Block-Heads1938as Man on Stairs
Angel1937as Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)
All Over Town1937as MacDougal
The Toast of New York1937as Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)
Pick a Star1937as Director
Way Out West1937as Mickey Finn
Our Relations1936as Finn
The Bohemian Girl1936as Captain Finn
MGM 1935 Promo Reel1935as Manager
Life Hesitates at 401935as Dr. James Finlayson
Manhattan Monkey Business1935as Joyce's Father
Bonnie Scotland1935as Sgt. Maj. Finlayson
Thicker Than Water1935as Auction Manager
Father and Son1935as Bidad
Dick Turpin1933as Jeremy
So This Is Harris!1933as Golf Pro
The Gay Nighties1933as Mr. Amos Pipp
Mush and Milk1933as Mr. Brown, the banker
The Druggist's Dilemma1933as Andrew Finch
The Devil's Brother1933as Lord Rocburg
His Silent Racket1933as James
Me and My Pal1933as Peter Cucumber
Nature in the Wrong1933as Voice of lion (uncredited)
Jitters the Butler1932as Phineas P. McPhinn
Boy Oh Boy!1932as Saunders
The Millionaire Cat1932as Lawyer Fogg
Pack Up Your Troubles1932as General
The Iceman's Ball1932as Commissioner Walters
Thunder Below1932as Scotty
The Chimp1932as Ringmaster (uncredited)
Hasty Marriage1931as Kitty's Father
Scratch-As-Catch-Can1931
One Good Turn1931as A Community Player
False Roomers1931as Landlord
Beach Pajamas1931
Pardon Us1931as Schoolteacher
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands1931as Kop(as the Original Keystone Kops)
One of the Smiths1931as Wine Brewer (uncredited)
Our Wife1931as Father of the bride (uncredited)
Playing at Politics1931as Criado
Second Hand Kisses1931as Jimmy Finlayson
Chickens Come Home1931as Butler (uncredited)
Don't Leave Home1930
Another Fine Mess1930as Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)
Gold Diggers1930
The prince of the dollar1930
Dollar Dizzy1930as House Detective
For the Defense1930as Parrott
The Dawn Patrol1930as Field Sergeant
Young Eagles1930as Scotty
Thieves1930
Night Owls1930as Meadows
Wall Street1929as Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson)
The Hoose-Gow1929as Governor (uncredited)
Hard to Get1929as Pa Martin
Men O' War1929as Soda jerk
Two Weeks Off1929as Pa Weaver
Big Business1929as Homeowner (uncredited)
Liberty1929as Store keeper
Fast Freight1929as Spooky Wall Painting
Show Girl1928as Mr. Dugan
Lady Be Good1928as Trelawney West
Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath1928as Pa Slocum
Bachelor’s Paradise1928as Pat Malone
Galloping Ghosts1928as Police Commissioner
Flying Elephants1928as Saxophonus (uncredited)
Should Tall Men Marry?1928as Joe Skittle
Fighting Fathers1927as Neighbor
Do Detectives Think?1927as Judge Foozle (uncredited)
Hats Off1927as Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.
Call of the Cuckoo1927as Asylum Inmate
The Second 100 Years1927as Browne Van Dyke
Sugar Daddies1927as Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle
With Love and Hisses1927as Captain Bustle
Don't Tell Everything1927as Lawyer Goldblum
Love 'Em and Weep1927as Titus Tillsbury
No Man's Law1927as Jack Belcher
Forgotten Sweeties1927
One Hour Married1927
Seeing the World1927as 'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher
Anything Once!1927as Mabel's Boss
The Nickel-Hopper1926as Rupert
Raggedy Rose1926as Simpson Sniffle
Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes1926as Dean of Pinkham University
Merry Widower1926as The Hunter
Thundering Fleas1926as Justice of the Peace
Don Key (Son of Burro)1926as Vivien's Suitor
Wife Tamers1926as The Waiter
Dizzy Daddies1926as Jonathan Haig
Madame Mystery1926as Struggling Author
What's the World Coming To?1926as The Father-in-Law
A Punch in the Nose1926
Flaming Flappers1925
The Caretaker's Daughter1925as The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson)
Moonlight and Noses1925as Professor Sniff
Unfriendly Enemies1925as The Cameraman
Mary, Queen of Tots1925as Radio Actor
Madame Sans Jane1925as The Girl's Father
Innocent Husbands1925as The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson)
Yes, Yes, Nanette1925as Hillory, the new husband
Chasing the Chaser1925as Gilroy (the husband)
Thundering Landlords1925as The Landlord
In the Grease1925as Father
Tell It to a Policeman1925
Sure-Mike!1925as The Floorwalker
Welcome Home1925
The Haunted Honeymoon1925
Hard Boiled1925
Change the Needle1925
Short Kilts1924as McGregor's Son
Why Husbands Go Mad1924
Wide Open Spaces1924as Jack McQueen
Rupert of Hee-Haw1924as Rupert of Hee Haw
Near Dublin1924as Sir Patrick
Brothers Under the Chin1924
Zeb vs. Paprika1924as Major Glanders Botts
Postage Due1924as Postal Inspector Hawke
Smithy1924as Sergeant
Mother's Joy1923as Baron Buttontop
Fully Insured1923as The Foreman
Scorching Sands1923as James
The Soilers1923as Smacknamara
The Whole Truth1923as Defense lawyer
Frozen Hearts1923as General Sappovitch
Jus' Passin' Through1923as Drunk (uncredited)
Roughest Africa1923as Hans Downe
A Man About Town1923as Humko, Store Detective
Pitfalls of a Big City1923as The Hired Man
Hollywood1923as James Finlayson
The Mystery Man1923
Oranges and Lemons1923as Worker
Jack Frost1923as Wicked Man from the Wicked City
Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?1923as The Hired Man
Courtship of Miles Sandwich1923as Miles Sandwich
Pick and Shovel1923as The Foreman
Sold at Auction!1923as The Man Who WAS Sold
White Wings1923as Dental Patient
California or Bust1923as Campground neighbor
The Noon Whistle1923
Before the Public1923
A Tough Winter1923
Newly Rich1922
The Crossroads of New York1922as Lawyer
Hard Knocks and Love Taps1921as Plato's Rival
She Sighed by the Seaside1921as 1st Suitor
A Small Town Idol1921as J. Wellington Jones
Love, Honor and Behave1920as Artist
Don't Weaken!1920as Lightfingered Luke - Professor Yonson's Assistant
Married Life1920as Man Who Made Good
Down on the Farm1920as The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage
Up in Alf's Place1919as The Dancing Instructor
Trying to Get Along1919as The Beauty Parlor Operator
Yankee Doodle in Berlin1919as Commander's Officer (uncredited)
In Dutch1918

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