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James Finlayson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

26/08/1887

Day of Death

09/10/1953
(66) years old

Place of Birth

Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK

James Finlayson

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, an... Read More

Known For

Laurel & Hardy: Year One

She-Wolf of London

To Be or Not to Be

Saps at Sea

The Flying Deuces

Block-Heads

Way Out West

Our Relations

Thicker Than Water

Me and My Pal

Filmography

Cast

2023

Laurel & Hardy: Year One

1946

She-Wolf of London

as Constable (uncredited)

1942

To Be or Not to Be

as Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredite...

1940

Saps at Sea

as Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)

1939

The Flying Deuces

as Jailor

1938

Block-Heads

as Man on Stairs

1937

Way Out West

as Mickey Finn

1936

Our Relations

as Finn

1935

Thicker Than Water

as Auction Manager

1933

Me and My Pal

as Peter Cucumber

1933

Nature in the Wrong

as Voice of lion (uncredited)

1932

Pack Up Your Troubles

as General

1932

The Iceman's Ball

as Commissioner Walters

1931

One Good Turn

as A Community Player

1931

Stout Hearts and Willing Hands

1931

Our Wife

as Father of the bride

1931

Chickens Come Home

as Butler

1930

Another Fine Mess

as Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)

1930

The prince of the dollar

1930

Gold Diggers

1930

Night Owls

as Meadows

1929

The Hoose-Gow

as Governor

1929

Men O' War

as Soda jerk

1929

Liberty

as Store keeper

1928

Flying Elephants

as Saxophonus

1927

Do Detectives Think?

as Judge Foozle

1927

Call of the Cuckoo

as Asylum Inmate

1927

The Second 100 Years

as Browne Van Dyke

1927

Sugar Daddies

as Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle

1927

Forgotten Sweeties

1926

Merry Widower

as The Hunter

1926

Thundering Fleas

as Justice of the Peace

1926

Don Key (Son of Burro)

as Vivien's Suitor

1926

A Punch in the Nose

1925

Unfriendly Enemies

as The Cameraman

1925

Madame Sans Jane

as The Girl's Father

1925

Thundering Landlords

as The Landlord

1925

The Haunted Honeymoon

1925

Hard Boiled

1924

Why Husbands Go Mad

1923

Hollywood

as James Finlayson

1923

Jack Frost

as Wicked Man from the Wicked City

1922

Newly Rich

1921

She Sighed by the Seaside

as 1st Suitor

2002

Laurel & Hardy - Highlights

1968

The Best of Laurel and Hardy

as Meadows / Dulcy's Father / Fin (archive ...

1967

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

1964

The Big Parade of Comedy

as Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scot...

1952

Here We Go Again

as Plato's Rival

1951

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

as (archive footage)

1951

Royal Wedding

as Cabby (uncredited)

1948

Grand Canyon Trail

as Sheriff

1947

The Perils of Pauline

as Comic Chef

1946

Two Sisters from Boston

as Street Cleaner (uncredited)

1943

Happy Times and Jolly Moments

as (archive footage)

1942

Wedding Yells

as Hammerhead Nahl

1940

Foreign Correspondent

as Dutch Peasant (uncredited)

1940

A Chump at Oxford

as Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)

1939

The Great Victor Herbert

as Lamplighter

1939

Raffles

as Hansom Cab Driver

1939

Hollywood Cavalcade

as Keystone Cop

1939

Dog-Gone

as Mr. Jones

1937

Angel

as Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)

1937

All Over Town

as MacDougal

1937

The Toast of New York

as Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)

1937

Pick a Star

as Director

1936

The Bohemian Girl

as Captain Finn

1935

MGM 1935 Promo Reel

as Manager

1935

Life Hesitates at 40

as Dr. James Finlayson

1935

Manhattan Monkey Business

as Joyce's Father

1935

Bonnie Scotland

as Sgt. Maj. Finlayson

1935

Father and Son

as Bidad

1933

Dick Turpin

as Jeremy

1933

So This Is Harris!

as Golf Pro

1933

The Gay Nighties

as Mr. Amos Pipp

1933

Mush and Milk

as Mr. Brown, the banker

1933

The Druggist's Dilemma

as Andrew Finch

1933

The Devil's Brother

as Lord Rocburg

1933

His Silent Racket

as James

1932

Jitters the Butler

as Phineas P. McPhinn

1932

Boy Oh Boy!

as Saunders

1932

The Millionaire Cat

as Lawyer Fogg

1932

Thunder Below

as Scotty

1932

The Chimp

as Ringmaster

1931

Hasty Marriage

as Kitty's Father

1931

Scratch-As-Catch-Can

1931

False Roomers

as Landlord

1931

Beach Pajamas

1931

Pardon Us

as Schoolteacher

1931

One of the Smiths

as Wine Brewer (uncredited)

1931

Playing at Politics

as Criado

1931

Second Hand Kisses

as Jimmy Finlayson

1930

Don't Leave Home

1930

Dollar Dizzy

as House Detective

1930

For the Defense

as Parrott

1930

The Dawn Patrol

as Field Sergeant

1930

Young Eagles

as Scotty

1930

Thieves

1929

Wall Street

as Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson)

1929

Hard to Get

as Pa Martin

1929

Two Weeks Off

as Pa Weaver

1929

Big Business

as Homeowner

1929

Fast Freight

as Spooky Wall Painting

1928

Show Girl

as Mr. Dugan

1928

Lady Be Good

as Trelawney West

1928

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath

as Pa Slocum

1928

Galloping Ghosts

as Police Commissioner

1928

Should Tall Men Marry?

as Joe Skittle

1927

Fighting Fathers

as Neighbor

1927

Hats Off

as Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.

1927

With Love and Hisses

as Captain Bustle

1927

Don't Tell Everything

as Lawyer Goldblum

1927

Love 'Em and Weep

as Titus Tillsbury

1927

No Man's Law

as Jack Belcher

1927

One Hour Married

1927

Seeing the World

as 'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher

1927

Anything Once!

as Mabel's Boss

1926

The Nickel-Hopper

as Rupert

1926

Raggedy Rose

as Simpson Sniffle

1926

Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes

as Dean of Pinkham University

1926

Wife Tamers

as The Waiter

1926

Dizzy Daddies

as Jonathan Haig

1926

Madame Mystery

as Struggling Author

1926

What's the World Coming To?

as The Father-in-Law

1925

Flaming Flappers

1925

The Caretaker's Daughter

as The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlay...

1925

Moonlight and Noses

as Professor Sniff

1925

Mary, Queen of Tots

as Radio Actor

1925

Innocent Husbands

as The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson)

1925

Yes, Yes, Nanette

as Hillory, the new husband

1925

Chasing the Chaser

as Gilroy (the husband)

1925

In the Grease

as Father

1925

Tell It to a Policeman

1925

Sure-Mike!

as The Floorwalker

1925

Welcome Home

1924

Short Kilts

as McGregor's Son

1924

Wide Open Spaces

as Jack McQueen

1924

Rupert of Hee-Haw

as Rupert of Hee Haw

1924

Near Dublin

as Sir Patrick

1924

Brothers Under the Chin

1924

Zeb vs. Paprika

as Major Glanders Botts

1924

Postage Due

as Postal Inspector Hawke

1924

Smithy

as Sergeant

1923

Mother's Joy

as Baron Buttontop

1923

Fully Insured

as The Foreman

1923

Scorching Sands

as James

1923

The Soilers

as Smacknamara

1923

The Whole Truth

as Defense lawyer

1923

Frozen Hearts

as General Sappovitch

1923

Jus' Passin' Through

as Drunk (uncredited)

1923

Roughest Africa

as Hans Downe

1923

A Man About Town

as Humko, Store Detective

1923

Pitfalls of a Big City

as The Hired Man

1923

The Mystery Man

1923

Oranges and Lemons

as Worker

1923

Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?

as The Hired Man

1923

Courtship of Miles Sandwich

as Miles Sandwich

1923

Pick and Shovel

as The Foreman

1923

Sold at Auction

as The Man Who WAS Sold

1923

White Wings

as Dental Patient

1923

California or Bust

as Campground neighbor

1923

The Noon Whistle

1923

Before the Public

1923

A Tough Winter

1922

The Crossroads of New York

as Lawyer

1921

Hard Knocks and Love Taps

as Plato's Rival

1921

A Small Town Idol

as J. Wellington Jones

1920

Don't Weaken!

as Lightfingered Luke - Professor Yonson's ...

1920

Down on the Farm

as The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage

1919

Up in Alf's Place

as The Dancing Instructor

1919

Trying to Get Along

as The Beauty Parlor Operator

1919

Yankee Doodle in Berlin

as Commander's Officer (uncredited)

1918