James Finlayson

★ Acting #22,819

1887 - 1953 (age 66) • Acting

Born: 8/26/1887 in Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK

Died: 10/9/1953 (age 66)

Known for: Acting

James Finlayson

★ Acting #22,819

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

Way Out West

71%

Mickey Finn

1937

Block-Heads

70%

Man on Stairs

1938

Our Relations

70%

Finn

1936

Big Business

67%

Homeowner (uncredited)

1929

Pardon Us

65%

Schoolteacher

1931

Saps at Sea

68%

Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)

1940

Another Fine Mess

69%

Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)

1930

Pack Up Your Troubles

68%

General

1932

Laurel & Hardy - Highlights

85%

2002

The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence

Self (archive footage)

1990

Dance of the Cookoos

100%

Man with Toothache / Christmas Tree Customer

1982

The Muppets Go to the Movies

70%

Keystone Kop (archive footage) (uncredited)

1981

The World of Laurel and Hardy

The Best of Laurel and Hardy

80%

Meadows / Dulcy's Father / Fin (archive footage)

1968

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

70%

1967

The Big Parade of Comedy

72%

Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage)

1964

Here We Go Again

Plato's Rival

1952

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

(archive footage)

1951

Royal Wedding

64%

Cabby (uncredited)

1951

Grand Canyon Trail

57%

Sheriff

1948

The Perils of Pauline

67%

Comic Chef

1947

Two Sisters from Boston

63%

Street Cleaner (uncredited)

1946

She-Wolf of London

56%

Constable (uncredited)

1946

Yanks Ahoy

66%

Cook Flynn (uncredited)

1943

Happy Times and Jolly Moments

75%

(archive footage)

1943

Wedding Yells

Hammerhead Nahl

1942

To Be or Not to Be

78%

Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)

1942

Foreign Correspondent

70%

Dutch Peasant (uncredited)

1940

Saps at Sea

68%

Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)

1940

A Chump at Oxford

69%

Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)

1940

The Great Victor Herbert

54%

Lamplighter

1939

Raffles

62%

Hansom Cab Driver (uncredited)

1939

The Flying Deuces

64%

Jailor

1939

Hollywood Cavalcade

62%

Keystone Cop

1939

Dog-Gone

80%

Mr. Jones

1939

Block-Heads

70%

Man on Stairs

1938