James Finlayson

August 26, 1887(66 at death)|Died October 9, 1953
Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK|Acting

Biography

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.

Movies (152)

Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
8.5

Laurel & Hardy - Highlights

2002

Dance of the Cookoos
10.0

Dance of the Cookoos

1982

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
7.0

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

1967

The Big Parade of Comedy
7.2

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

Here We Go Again

Here We Go Again

1952

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

1951

Royal Wedding
6.5

Royal Wedding

1951

Grand Canyon Trail
5.7

Grand Canyon Trail

1948

The Perils of Pauline
6.7

The Perils of Pauline

1947

Two Sisters from Boston
6.3

Two Sisters from Boston

1946

She-Wolf of London
5.6

She-Wolf of London

1946

Yanks Ahoy
6.5

Yanks Ahoy

1943

Happy Times and Jolly Moments
9.0

Happy Times and Jolly Moments

1943

To Be or Not to Be
7.8

To Be or Not to Be

1942

Foreign Correspondent
7.0

Foreign Correspondent

1940

Saps at Sea
6.8

Saps at Sea

1940

A Chump at Oxford
6.9

A Chump at Oxford

1940

The Great Victor Herbert
5.4

The Great Victor Herbert

1939

Raffles
6.2

Raffles

1939

The Flying Deuces
6.4

The Flying Deuces

1939

Hollywood Cavalcade
6.2

Hollywood Cavalcade

1939

Block-Heads
7.0

Block-Heads

1938

Angel
6.7

Angel

1937

All Over Town
6.4

All Over Town

1937

The Toast of New York
6.2

The Toast of New York

1937

Pick a Star
4.8

Pick a Star

1937

Way Out West
7.1

Way Out West

1937

Our Relations
7.0

Our Relations

1936

The Bohemian Girl
6.2

The Bohemian Girl

1936

Manhattan Monkey Business
10.0

Manhattan Monkey Business

1935

Bonnie Scotland
6.6

Bonnie Scotland

1935

Thicker Than Water
7.3

Thicker Than Water

1935

Dick Turpin
9.0

Dick Turpin

1933

So This Is Harris!
5.4

So This Is Harris!

1933

The Gay Nighties
4.3

The Gay Nighties

1933

Mush and Milk
6.5

Mush and Milk

1933

The Devil's Brother
6.8

The Devil's Brother

1933

His Silent Racket
9.0

His Silent Racket

1933

Me and My Pal
6.5

Me and My Pal

1933

Nature in the Wrong
7.0

Nature in the Wrong

1933

Pack Up Your Troubles
6.8

Pack Up Your Troubles

1932

Thunder Below
7.0

Thunder Below

1932

The Chimp
6.5

The Chimp

1932

Hasty Marriage
7.7

Hasty Marriage

1931

Scratch-As-Catch-Can
6.0

Scratch-As-Catch-Can

1931

One Good Turn
6.9

One Good Turn

1931

Pardon Us
6.4

Pardon Us

1931

One of the Smiths
8.0

One of the Smiths

1931

Our Wife
7.1

Our Wife

1931

Playing at Politics
7.0

Playing at Politics

1931

Chickens Come Home
6.6

Chickens Come Home

1931

Another Fine Mess
6.9

Another Fine Mess

1930

Dollar Dizzy
6.8

Dollar Dizzy

1930

For the Defense
5.3

For the Defense

1930

The Dawn Patrol
6.8

The Dawn Patrol

1930

Young Eagles
7.0

Young Eagles

1930

Thieves
7.1

Thieves

1930

Night Owls
7.4

Night Owls

1930

Wall Street
7.0

Wall Street

1929

The Hoose-Gow
6.6

The Hoose-Gow

1929

Hard to Get
7.0

Hard to Get

1929

Men O' War
6.8

Men O' War

1929

Two Weeks Off
9.0

Two Weeks Off

1929

Big Business
6.6

Big Business

1929

Liberty
6.9

Liberty

1929

Fast Freight
8.5

Fast Freight

1929

Show Girl
8.0

Show Girl

1928

Lady Be Good
10.0

Lady Be Good

1928

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
10.0

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath

1928

Bachelor’s Paradise
8.0

Bachelor’s Paradise

1928

Galloping Ghosts
7.0

Galloping Ghosts

1928

Flying Elephants
5.9

Flying Elephants

1928

Should Tall Men Marry?
6.5

Should Tall Men Marry?

1928

Do Detectives Think?
6.3

Do Detectives Think?

1927

Hats Off
7.0

Hats Off

1927

Call of the Cuckoo
5.8

Call of the Cuckoo

1927

The Second 100 Years
6.3

The Second 100 Years

1927

Sugar Daddies
6.1

Sugar Daddies

1927

With Love and Hisses
6.1

With Love and Hisses

1927

Don't Tell Everything
10.0

Don't Tell Everything

1927

Love 'Em and Weep
5.7

Love 'Em and Weep

1927

No Man's Law
7.3

No Man's Law

1927

Forgotten Sweeties
5.0

Forgotten Sweeties

1927

One Hour Married
8.0

One Hour Married

1927

Seeing the World
7.1

Seeing the World

1927

Anything Once!
6.8

Anything Once!

1927

The Nickel-Hopper
7.5

The Nickel-Hopper

1926

Raggedy Rose
6.3

Raggedy Rose

1926

Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes
5.7

Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes

1926

Merry Widower
8.0

Merry Widower

1926

Thundering Fleas
6.0

Thundering Fleas

1926

Don Key (Son of Burro)
8.0

Don Key (Son of Burro)

1926

Wife Tamers
7.0

Wife Tamers

1926

Dizzy Daddies
3.8

Dizzy Daddies

1926

Madame Mystery
6.5

Madame Mystery

1926

What's the World Coming To?
4.6

What's the World Coming To?

1926

A Punch in the Nose
10.0

A Punch in the Nose

1926

Flaming Flappers
10.0

Flaming Flappers

1925

The Caretaker's Daughter
4.0

The Caretaker's Daughter

1925

Moonlight and Noses
5.9

Moonlight and Noses

1925

Unfriendly Enemies
6.5

Unfriendly Enemies

1925

Mary, Queen of Tots
7.5

Mary, Queen of Tots

1925

Madame Sans Jane
4.3

Madame Sans Jane

1925

Innocent Husbands
7.0

Innocent Husbands

1925

Yes, Yes, Nanette
5.5

Yes, Yes, Nanette

1925

Chasing the Chaser
6.5

Chasing the Chaser

1925

Thundering Landlords
10.0

Thundering Landlords

1925

Sure-Mike!
7.0

Sure-Mike!

1925

Welcome Home
7.0

Welcome Home

1925

The Haunted Honeymoon
7.0

The Haunted Honeymoon

1925

Hard Boiled
8.0

Hard Boiled

1925

Short Kilts
5.4

Short Kilts

1924

Wide Open Spaces
6.3

Wide Open Spaces

1924

Rupert of Hee-Haw
5.6

Rupert of Hee-Haw

1924

Near Dublin
6.7

Near Dublin

1924

Brothers Under the Chin
7.0

Brothers Under the Chin

1924

Zeb vs. Paprika
5.8

Zeb vs. Paprika

1924

Postage Due
6.3

Postage Due

1924

Smithy
5.8

Smithy

1924

Mother's Joy
5.7

Mother's Joy

1923

Scorching Sands
5.9

Scorching Sands

1923

The Soilers
5.5

The Soilers

1923

The Whole Truth
7.0

The Whole Truth

1923

Frozen Hearts
5.7

Frozen Hearts

1923

Jus' Passin' Through
6.5

Jus' Passin' Through

1923

Roughest Africa
5.8

Roughest Africa

1923

A Man About Town
6.0

A Man About Town

1923

Pitfalls of a Big City
8.0

Pitfalls of a Big City

1923

Hollywood
9.0

Hollywood

1923

Oranges and Lemons
5.5

Oranges and Lemons

1923

Jack Frost
10.0

Jack Frost

1923

Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?
8.0

Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?

1923

Courtship of Miles Sandwich
7.0

Courtship of Miles Sandwich

1923

Pick and Shovel
7.3

Pick and Shovel

1923

Sold at Auction!
6.8

Sold at Auction!

1923

White Wings
7.3

White Wings

1923

California or Bust
8.0

California or Bust

1923

The Noon Whistle
8.0

The Noon Whistle

1923

A Tough Winter
9.0

A Tough Winter

1923

Newly Rich

Newly Rich

1922

The Crossroads of New York
7.0

The Crossroads of New York

1922

Hard Knocks and Love Taps
8.0

Hard Knocks and Love Taps

1921

She Sighed by the Seaside
7.0

She Sighed by the Seaside

1921

A Small Town Idol
6.8

A Small Town Idol

1921

Love, Honor and Behave
8.0

Love, Honor and Behave

1920

Don't Weaken!
6.3

Don't Weaken!

1920

Married Life
9.0

Married Life

1920

Down on the Farm
5.8

Down on the Farm

1920

Trying to Get Along
7.0

Trying to Get Along

1919

Yankee Doodle in Berlin
5.7

Yankee Doodle in Berlin

1919

In Dutch
10.0

In Dutch

1918

The World of Laurel and Hardy

The World of Laurel and Hardy