James Finlayson
Born August 26, 1887 · 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", and as the most famous comic foil of Laurel and Hardy.
Notable Appearances
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Pardon Us
Foreign Correspondent
Block-Heads
The Devil's Brother
Bonnie Scotland
In Dutch
Show Girl
Call of the Cuckoo
She-Wolf of London
Scorching Sands
Down on the Farm
A Chump at Oxford
Love, Honor and Behave
Thicker Than Water
Pick a Star
Newly Rich
Don't Tell Everything
Thieves
Two Sisters from Boston
Way Out West
Wife Tamers
Roughest Africa
The Big Parade of Comedy
Sugar Daddies
Royal Wedding
Pack Up Your Troubles
The Toast of New York
The Flying Deuces
Do Detectives Think?
Me and My Pal
Dick Turpin
Angel
Unfriendly Enemies
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
Frozen Hearts
Hollywood Cavalcade
The Perils of Pauline
Saps at Sea
The Gay Nighties
White Wings
The Bohemian Girl
Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
The Dawn Patrol
Our Relations
One Good Turn
The Second 100 Years
Scratch-As-Catch-Can
Sure-Mike!
Raffles
Young Eagles
The Hoose-Gow
Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?
Jack Frost
Hard Boiled
The Muppets Go to the Movies
Chickens Come Home
The Great Victor Herbert
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
Hollywood
One of the Smiths
Trying to Get Along
Don Key (Son of Burro)
With Love and Hisses
Sold at Auction!
Another Fine Mess
The Crossroads of New York
Nature in the Wrong
Thundering Landlords
Bachelor’s Paradise
No Man's Law
Seeing the World
Courtship of Miles Sandwich
A Man About Town
She Sighed by the Seaside
Unreleased
The World of Laurel and Hardy
Love 'Em and Weep
Merry Widower
Night Owls
All Over Town
Yes, Yes, Nanette
Oranges and Lemons
Mary, Queen of Tots
Should Tall Men Marry?
Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes
Grand Canyon Trail
Mush and Milk
Dance of the Cookoos
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
Dollar Dizzy
Brothers Under the Chin
What's the World Coming To?
For the Defense
Pick and Shovel
Pitfalls of a Big City
A Small Town Idol
Big Business
Rupert of Hee-Haw
Hard Knocks and Love Taps
Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
The Caretaker's Daughter
One Hour Married
Men O' War
Madame Mystery
Here We Go Again
A Punch in the Nose
The Haunted Honeymoon
So This Is Harris!
The Chimp
Flying Elephants
Chasing the Chaser
The Noon Whistle
Thunder Below
Jus' Passin' Through
Wall Street
California or Bust
Madame Sans Jane
Manhattan Monkey Business
Liberty
The Nickel-Hopper
Hard to Get
Thundering Fleas
Lady Be Good
Yanks Ahoy
Wide Open Spaces
Innocent Husbands
Hasty Marriage
Hats Off
Raggedy Rose
The Soilers
Two Weeks Off
Galloping Ghosts
Mother's Joy
Moonlight and Noses
Smithy
Short Kilts
Zeb vs. Paprika
Anything Once!
Don't Weaken!
Welcome Home
Postage Due
Fast Freight
Flaming Flappers
Near Dublin
The Whole Truth
Forgotten Sweeties
A Tough Winter
His Silent Racket
