James Finlayson
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
Foreign Correspondent
Dutch Peasant (uncredited)
Pardon Us
Schoolteacher
Block-Heads
Man on Stairs
Postage Due
Postal Inspector Hawke
Dog-Gone
Mr. Jones
Hollywood Cavalcade
Keystone Cop
Galloping Ghosts
Police Commissioner
Hats Off
Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.
Short Kilts
McGregor's Son
Hollywood
James Finlayson
The Chimp
Ringmaster
Pick a Star
Director
Angel
Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)
False Roomers
Landlord
Down on the Farm
The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage
Call of the Cuckoo
Asylum Inmate
The Soilers
Smacknamara
Beach Pajamas
Thundering Fleas
Justice of the Peace
Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?
The Hired Man
Merry Widower
The Hunter
A Chump at Oxford
Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)
Wife Tamers
The Waiter
Dizzy Daddies
Jonathan Haig
The Bohemian Girl
Captain Finn
Sold at Auction!
The Man Who WAS Sold
Our Wife
Father of the bride
Innocent Husbands
The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson)
Don't Weaken!
Lightfingered Luke - Professor Yonson's Assistant
One Good Turn
A Community Player
One of the Smiths
Wine Brewer (uncredited)
Sugar Daddies
Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle
To Be or Not to Be
Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)
The Dawn Patrol
Field Sergeant
Bonnie Scotland
Sgt. Maj. Finlayson
Night Owls
Meadows
Pick and Shovel
The Foreman
Welcome Home
Scorching Sands
James
The Gay Nighties
Mr. Amos Pipp
Roughest Africa
Hans Downe
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
(archive footage)
Men O' War
Soda jerk
Brothers Under the Chin
One Hour Married
The Nickel-Hopper
Rupert
Fast Freight
Spooky Wall Painting
The Devil's Brother
Lord Rocburg
Lady Be Good
Trelawney West
Me and My Pal
Peter Cucumber
A Man About Town
Humko, Store Detective
Big Business
Homeowner
The Millionaire Cat
Lawyer Fogg
Wide Open Spaces
Jack McQueen
Do Detectives Think?
Judge Foozle
Forgotten Sweeties
Wedding Yells
Hammerhead Nahl
Raffles
Hansom Cab Driver
Moonlight and Noses
Professor Sniff
Father and Son
Bidad
Unfriendly Enemies
The Cameraman
Hard Boiled
Mush and Milk
Mr. Brown, the banker
Chickens Come Home
Butler
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
Meadows / Dulcy's Father / Fin (archive footage)
The Hoose-Gow
Governor
Liberty
Store keeper
Jitters the Butler
Phineas P. McPhinn
Newly Rich
White Wings
Dental Patient
Rupert of Hee-Haw
Rupert of Hee Haw
Thicker Than Water
Auction Manager
Courtship of Miles Sandwich
Miles Sandwich
Dollar Dizzy
House Detective
The Iceman's Ball
Commissioner Walters
Raggedy Rose
Simpson Sniffle
Way Out West
Mickey Finn
She Sighed by the Seaside
1st Suitor
Thundering Landlords
The Landlord
So This Is Harris!
Golf Pro
In Dutch
Sure-Mike!
The Floorwalker
Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes
Dean of Pinkham University
Don't Leave Home
Playing at Politics
Criado
Oranges and Lemons
Worker
Don't Tell Everything
Lawyer Goldblum
The Haunted Honeymoon
His Silent Racket
James
Boy Oh Boy!
Saunders
In the Grease
Father
Seeing the World
'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher
Frozen Hearts
General Sappovitch
Yes, Yes, Nanette
Hillory, the new husband
Jus' Passin' Through
Drunk (uncredited)
Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
Saps at Sea
Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)
Pitfalls of a Big City
The Hired Man
Madame Mystery
Struggling Author
Up in Alf's Place
The Dancing Instructor
Here We Go Again
Plato's Rival
Before the Public
Jack Frost
Wicked Man from the Wicked City
Show Girl
Mr. Dugan
MGM 1935 Promo Reel
Manager
Another Fine Mess
Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)
California or Bust
Campground neighbor
Trying to Get Along
The Beauty Parlor Operator
Manhattan Monkey Business
Joyce's Father
Royal Wedding
Cabby (uncredited)
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
The Noon Whistle
The Toast of New York
Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)
The Whole Truth
Defense lawyer
Tell It to a Policeman
Life Hesitates at 40
Dr. James Finlayson
Thieves
A Punch in the Nose
The Flying Deuces
Jailor
A Tough Winter
She-Wolf of London
Constable (uncredited)
The Druggist's Dilemma
Andrew Finch
Fully Insured
The Foreman
For the Defense
Parrott
The Big Parade of Comedy
Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage)
Pack Up Your Troubles
General
Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
Pa Slocum
Dick Turpin
Jeremy
The World of Laurel and Hardy
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
(archive footage)
Madame Sans Jane
The Girl's Father
Our Relations
Finn
Married Life
Man Who Made Good
Second Hand Kisses
Jimmy Finlayson
The Mystery Man
Two Sisters from Boston
Street Cleaner (uncredited)
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
The Second 100 Years
Browne Van Dyke
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
Commander's Officer (uncredited)
The prince of the dollar
No Man's Law
Jack Belcher
Should Tall Men Marry?
Joe Skittle
Flying Elephants
Saxophonus
Smithy
Sergeant
The Great Victor Herbert
Lamplighter
Grand Canyon Trail
Sheriff
Wall Street
Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson)
Chasing the Chaser
Gilroy (the husband)
The Perils of Pauline
Comic Chef
Anything Once!
Mabel's Boss
Love 'Em and Weep
Titus Tillsbury
Young Eagles
Scotty
Zeb vs. Paprika
Major Glanders Botts
What's the World Coming To?
The Father-in-Law
Hasty Marriage
Kitty's Father
Mother's Joy
Baron Buttontop
A Small Town Idol
J. Wellington Jones
Don Key (Son of Burro)
Vivien's Suitor
Near Dublin
Sir Patrick
Nature in the Wrong
Voice of lion (uncredited)
Scratch-As-Catch-Can
Fighting Fathers
Neighbor
All Over Town
MacDougal
Hard Knocks and Love Taps
Plato's Rival
The Crossroads of New York
Lawyer
Hard to Get
Pa Martin
Thunder Below
Scotty
The Caretaker's Daughter
The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson)
With Love and Hisses
Captain Bustle
Love, Honor and Behave
Artist
Mary, Queen of Tots
Radio Actor
The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence
Self (archive footage)
Flaming Flappers
Two Weeks Off
Pa Weaver