
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.
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.
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Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
Character:
Release Date:22/01/2002

The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1990

Dance of the Cookoos
Character:Man with Toothache / Christmas Tree Customer
Release Date:01/01/1982

The Best of Laurel and Hardy
Character:Meadows / Dulcy's Father / Fin (archive footage)
Release Date:14/12/1968

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
Character:
Release Date:01/12/1967

The Big Parade of Comedy
Character:Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage)
Release Date:02/09/1964

Here We Go Again
Character:Plato's Rival
Release Date:15/11/1952

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:23/03/1951

Royal Wedding
Character:Cabby (uncredited)
Release Date:08/03/1951

Grand Canyon Trail
Character:Sheriff
Release Date:04/11/1948

The Perils of Pauline
Character:Comic Chef
Release Date:04/07/1947

Two Sisters from Boston
Character:Street Cleaner (uncredited)
Release Date:06/06/1946

She-Wolf of London
Character:Constable (uncredited)
Release Date:17/05/1946

Happy Times and Jolly Moments
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1943

Wedding Yells
Character:Hammerhead Nahl
Release Date:07/03/1942

To Be or Not to Be
Character:Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)
Release Date:06/03/1942

Foreign Correspondent
Character:Dutch Peasant (uncredited)
Release Date:16/08/1940

Saps at Sea
Character:Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)
Release Date:29/04/1940

A Chump at Oxford
Character:Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)
Release Date:25/01/1940

The Great Victor Herbert
Character:Lamplighter
Release Date:29/12/1939

Raffles
Character:Hansom Cab Driver
Release Date:11/11/1939

The Flying Deuces
Character:Jailor
Release Date:03/11/1939

Hollywood Cavalcade
Character:Keystone Cop
Release Date:13/10/1939

Dog-Gone
Character:Mr. Jones
Release Date:30/09/1939

Block-Heads
Character:Man on Stairs
Release Date:19/08/1938

Angel
Character:Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)
Release Date:29/10/1937

All Over Town
Character:MacDougal
Release Date:09/08/1937

The Toast of New York
Character:Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)
Release Date:22/07/1937

Pick a Star
Character:Director
Release Date:21/05/1937

Way Out West
Character:Mickey Finn
Release Date:16/04/1937

Our Relations
Character:Finn
Release Date:15/09/1936

The Bohemian Girl
Character:Captain Finn
Release Date:14/02/1936

MGM 1935 Promo Reel
Character:Manager
Release Date:09/12/1935

Life Hesitates at 40
Character:Dr. James Finlayson
Release Date:18/11/1935

Manhattan Monkey Business
Character:Joyce's Father
Release Date:09/11/1935

Bonnie Scotland
Character:Sgt. Maj. Finlayson
Release Date:23/08/1935

Thicker Than Water
Character:Auction Manager
Release Date:16/03/1935

Father and Son
Character:Bidad
Release Date:07/01/1935

Dick Turpin
Character:Jeremy
Release Date:01/12/1933

So This Is Harris!
Character:Golf Pro
Release Date:13/08/1933

The Gay Nighties
Character:Mr. Amos Pipp
Release Date:22/06/1933

Mush and Milk
Character:Mr. Brown, the banker
Release Date:27/05/1933

The Druggist's Dilemma
Character:Andrew Finch
Release Date:22/05/1933

The Devil's Brother
Character:Lord Rocburg
Release Date:05/05/1933

His Silent Racket
Character:James
Release Date:29/04/1933

Me and My Pal
Character:Peter Cucumber
Release Date:22/04/1933

Nature in the Wrong
Character:Voice of lion (uncredited)
Release Date:18/03/1933

Jitters the Butler
Character:Phineas P. McPhinn
Release Date:30/12/1932

Boy Oh Boy!
Character:Saunders
Release Date:25/12/1932

The Millionaire Cat
Character:Lawyer Fogg
Release Date:21/10/1932

Pack Up Your Troubles
Character:General
Release Date:16/09/1932

The Iceman's Ball
Character:Commissioner Walters
Release Date:12/08/1932

Thunder Below
Character:Scotty
Release Date:17/06/1932

The Chimp
Character:Ringmaster
Release Date:21/05/1932

Hasty Marriage
Character:Kitty's Father
Release Date:16/12/1931

Scratch-As-Catch-Can
Character:
Release Date:06/11/1931

One Good Turn
Character:A Community Player
Release Date:31/10/1931

False Roomers
Character:Landlord
Release Date:10/10/1931

Beach Pajamas
Character:
Release Date:21/09/1931

Pardon Us
Character:Schoolteacher
Release Date:15/08/1931

Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
Character:
Release Date:15/06/1931

One of the Smiths
Character:Wine Brewer (uncredited)
Release Date:23/05/1931

Our Wife
Character:Father of the bride
Release Date:16/05/1931

Playing at Politics
Character:Criado
Release Date:01/05/1931

Second Hand Kisses
Character:Jimmy Finlayson
Release Date:29/03/1931

Chickens Come Home
Character:Butler
Release Date:21/02/1931

Don't Leave Home
Character:
Release Date:28/12/1930

Another Fine Mess
Character:Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)
Release Date:29/11/1930

The prince of the dollar
Character:
Release Date:04/10/1930

Gold Diggers
Character:
Release Date:04/10/1930

Dollar Dizzy
Character:House Detective
Release Date:03/10/1930

For the Defense
Character:Parrott
Release Date:19/07/1930

The Dawn Patrol
Character:Field Sergeant
Release Date:10/07/1930

Young Eagles
Character:Scotty
Release Date:20/03/1930

Thieves
Character:
Release Date:07/01/1930

Night Owls
Character:Meadows
Release Date:04/01/1930

Wall Street
Character:Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson)
Release Date:01/12/1929

The Hoose-Gow
Character:Governor
Release Date:16/11/1929

Hard to Get
Character:Pa Martin
Release Date:04/08/1929

Men O' War
Character:Soda jerk
Release Date:29/06/1929

Two Weeks Off
Character:Pa Weaver
Release Date:11/05/1929

Big Business
Character:Homeowner
Release Date:20/04/1929

Liberty
Character:Store keeper
Release Date:26/01/1929

Fast Freight
Character:Spooky Wall Painting
Release Date:01/01/1929

Show Girl
Character:Mr. Dugan
Release Date:23/09/1928

Lady Be Good
Character:Trelawney West
Release Date:06/05/1928

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
Character:Pa Slocum
Release Date:31/03/1928

Galloping Ghosts
Character:Police Commissioner
Release Date:11/03/1928

Flying Elephants
Character:Saxophonus
Release Date:12/02/1928

Should Tall Men Marry?
Character:Joe Skittle
Release Date:15/01/1928

Fighting Fathers
Character:Neighbor
Release Date:10/12/1927

Do Detectives Think?
Character:Judge Foozle
Release Date:20/11/1927

Hats Off
Character:Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.
Release Date:05/11/1927

Call of the Cuckoo
Character:Asylum Inmate
Release Date:15/10/1927

The Second 100 Years
Character:Browne Van Dyke
Release Date:08/10/1927

Sugar Daddies
Character:Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle
Release Date:10/09/1927

With Love and Hisses
Character:Captain Bustle
Release Date:28/08/1927

Don't Tell Everything
Character:Lawyer Goldblum
Release Date:02/07/1927

Love 'Em and Weep
Character:Titus Tillsbury
Release Date:12/06/1927

No Man's Law
Character:Jack Belcher
Release Date:01/05/1927

Forgotten Sweeties
Character:
Release Date:10/04/1927

One Hour Married
Character:
Release Date:27/02/1927

Seeing the World
Character:'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher
Release Date:13/02/1927

Anything Once!
Character:Mabel's Boss
Release Date:02/01/1927

The Nickel-Hopper
Character:Rupert
Release Date:04/12/1926

Raggedy Rose
Character:Simpson Sniffle
Release Date:06/11/1926

Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes
Character:Dean of Pinkham University
Release Date:02/10/1926

Merry Widower
Character:The Hunter
Release Date:01/08/1926

Thundering Fleas
Character:Justice of the Peace
Release Date:18/07/1926

Don Key (Son of Burro)
Character:Vivien's Suitor
Release Date:23/05/1926

Wife Tamers
Character:The Waiter
Release Date:25/03/1926

Dizzy Daddies
Character:Jonathan Haig
Release Date:14/03/1926

Madame Mystery
Character:Struggling Author
Release Date:12/03/1926

What's the World Coming To?
Character:The Father-in-Law
Release Date:16/01/1926

A Punch in the Nose
Character:
Release Date:03/01/1926

Flaming Flappers
Character:
Release Date:27/12/1925

The Caretaker's Daughter
Character:The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson)
Release Date:10/10/1925

Moonlight and Noses
Character:Professor Sniff
Release Date:03/10/1925

Unfriendly Enemies
Character:The Cameraman
Release Date:13/09/1925

Mary, Queen of Tots
Character:Radio Actor
Release Date:22/08/1925

Madame Sans Jane
Character:The Girl's Father
Release Date:09/08/1925

Innocent Husbands
Character:The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson)
Release Date:01/08/1925

Yes, Yes, Nanette
Character:Hillory, the new husband
Release Date:19/07/1925

Chasing the Chaser
Character:Gilroy (the husband)
Release Date:04/07/1925

Thundering Landlords
Character:The Landlord
Release Date:21/06/1925

In the Grease
Character:Father
Release Date:20/06/1925

Tell It to a Policeman
Character:
Release Date:24/05/1925

Sure-Mike!
Character:The Floorwalker
Release Date:23/05/1925

Welcome Home
Character:
Release Date:17/05/1925

The Haunted Honeymoon
Character:
Release Date:29/03/1925

Hard Boiled
Character:
Release Date:15/03/1925

Short Kilts
Character:McGregor's Son
Release Date:03/08/1924

Why Husbands Go Mad
Character:
Release Date:13/07/1924

Wide Open Spaces
Character:Jack McQueen
Release Date:06/07/1924

Rupert of Hee-Haw
Character:Rupert of Hee Haw
Release Date:07/06/1924

Near Dublin
Character:Sir Patrick
Release Date:10/05/1924

Brothers Under the Chin
Character:
Release Date:13/04/1924

Zeb vs. Paprika
Character:Major Glanders Botts
Release Date:16/03/1924

Postage Due
Character:Postal Inspector Hawke
Release Date:17/02/1924

Smithy
Character:Sergeant
Release Date:19/01/1924

Mother's Joy
Character:Baron Buttontop
Release Date:23/12/1923

Fully Insured
Character:The Foreman
Release Date:16/12/1923

Scorching Sands
Character:James
Release Date:09/12/1923

The Soilers
Character:Smacknamara
Release Date:24/11/1923

The Whole Truth
Character:Defense lawyer
Release Date:03/11/1923

Frozen Hearts
Character:General Sappovitch
Release Date:27/10/1923

Jus' Passin' Through
Character:Drunk (uncredited)
Release Date:14/10/1923

Roughest Africa
Character:Hans Downe
Release Date:29/09/1923

A Man About Town
Character:Humko, Store Detective
Release Date:15/09/1923

Pitfalls of a Big City
Character:The Hired Man
Release Date:02/09/1923

Hollywood
Character:James Finlayson
Release Date:19/08/1923

The Mystery Man
Character:
Release Date:19/08/1923

Oranges and Lemons
Character:Worker
Release Date:12/08/1923

Jack Frost
Character:Wicked Man from the Wicked City
Release Date:22/07/1923

Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?
Character:The Hired Man
Release Date:08/07/1923

Courtship of Miles Sandwich
Character:Miles Sandwich
Release Date:24/06/1923

Pick and Shovel
Character:The Foreman
Release Date:16/06/1923

Sold at Auction!
Character:The Man Who WAS Sold
Release Date:26/05/1923

White Wings
Character:Dental Patient
Release Date:12/05/1923

California or Bust
Character:Campground neighbor
Release Date:28/04/1923

The Noon Whistle
Character:
Release Date:28/04/1923

Before the Public
Character:
Release Date:04/03/1923

A Tough Winter
Character:
Release Date:04/02/1923

Newly Rich
Character:
Release Date:10/12/1922

The Crossroads of New York
Character:Lawyer
Release Date:22/06/1922

Hard Knocks and Love Taps
Character:Plato's Rival
Release Date:24/07/1921

She Sighed by the Seaside
Character:1st Suitor
Release Date:08/05/1921

A Small Town Idol
Character:J. Wellington Jones
Release Date:13/02/1921

Love, Honor and Behave
Character:Artist
Release Date:22/11/1920

Don't Weaken!
Character:Lightfingered Luke - Professor Yonson's Assistant
Release Date:05/09/1920

Married Life
Character:Man Who Made Good
Release Date:15/06/1920

Down on the Farm
Character:The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage
Release Date:17/04/1920

Up in Alf's Place
Character:The Dancing Instructor
Release Date:12/10/1919

Trying to Get Along
Character:The Beauty Parlor Operator
Release Date:05/07/1919

Yankee Doodle in Berlin
Character:Commander's Officer (uncredited)
Release Date:02/03/1919

In Dutch
Character:
Release Date:26/06/1918