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