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
The Flying Deuces
(1939)
Jailor
To Be or Not to Be
(1942)
Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent
(1940)
Dutch Peasant (uncredited)
Bonnie Scotland
(1935)
Sgt. Maj. Finlayson
Saps at Sea
(1940)
Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)
Royal Wedding
(1951)
Cabby (uncredited)
Angel
(1937)
Our Relations
(1936)
Finn
A Chump at Oxford
(1940)
Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)
Block-Heads
(1938)
Man on Stairs
Sugar Daddies
(1927)
Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle
Hollywood Cavalcade
(1939)
Keystone Cop
Way Out West
(1937)
Mickey Finn
Wife Tamers
(1926)
The Waiter
The Bohemian Girl
(1936)
Captain Finn
Full Filmography
Acting
In Dutch
(1918)
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
(1919)
Commander's Officer (uncredited)
Up in Alf's Place
(1919)
The Dancing Instructor
Don't Weaken!
(1920)
Lightfingered Luke - Professor Yonson's Assistant
Down on the Farm
(1920)
The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage
A Small Town Idol
(1921)
J. Wellington Jones
She Sighed by the Seaside
(1921)
1st Suitor
Hard Knocks and Love Taps
(1921)
Plato's Rival
Newly Rich
(1922)
The Crossroads of New York
(1922)
Lawyer
Oranges and Lemons
(1923)
Worker
Roughest Africa
(1923)
Hans Downe
California or Bust
(1923)
Campground neighbor
Sold at Auction
(1923)
The Man Who WAS Sold
White Wings
(1923)
Dental Patient
Scorching Sands
(1923)
James
A Man About Town
(1923)
Humko, Store Detective
Frozen Hearts
(1923)
General Sappovitch
The Whole Truth
(1923)
Defense lawyer
Courtship of Miles Sandwich
(1923)
Miles Sandwich
Fully Insured
(1923)
The Foreman
Before the Public
(1923)
The Soilers
(1923)
Smacknamara
Pick and Shovel
(1923)
The Foreman
A Tough Winter
(1923)
Hollywood
(1923)
James Finlayson
Jack Frost
(1923)
Wicked Man from the Wicked City
Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?
(1923)
The Hired Man
Pitfalls of a Big City
(1923)
The Hired Man
Mother's Joy
(1923)
Baron Buttontop
The Mystery Man
(1923)
The Noon Whistle
(1923)
Zeb vs. Paprika
(1924)
Major Glanders Botts
Rupert of Hee-Haw
(1924)
Rupert of Hee Haw
Short Kilts
(1924)
McGregor's Son
Smithy
(1924)
Sergeant
Near Dublin
(1924)
Sir Patrick
Wide Open Spaces
(1924)
Jack McQueen
Brothers Under the Chin
(1924)
Postage Due
(1924)
Postal Inspector Hawke
Why Husbands Go Mad
(1924)
Yes, Yes, Nanette
(1925)
Hillory, the new husband
In the Grease
(1925)
Father
Chasing the Chaser
(1925)
Gilroy (the husband)
Innocent Husbands
(1925)
The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson)
Sure-Mike!
(1925)
The Floorwalker
The Caretaker's Daughter
(1925)
The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson)
Moonlight and Noses
(1925)
Professor Sniff
Tell It to a Policeman
(1925)
Flaming Flappers
(1925)
The Haunted Honeymoon
(1925)
Thundering Landlords
(1925)
The Landlord
Madame Sans Jane
(1925)
Unfriendly Enemies
(1925)
The Cameraman
Hard Boiled
(1925)
Thundering Fleas
(1926)
Justice of the Peace
Raggedy Rose
(1926)
Simpson Sniffle
Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes
(1926)
Dean of Pinkham University
What's the World Coming To?
(1926)
The Father-in-Law
Madame Mystery
(1926)
Struggling Author
Don Key (Son of Burro)
(1926)
Vivien's Suitor
A Punch in the Nose
(1926)
Merry Widower
(1926)
The Hunter
Wife Tamers
(1926)
The Waiter
Dizzy Daddies
(1926)
Jonathan Haig
The Nickel-Hopper
(1926)
Rupert
Sugar Daddies
(1927)
Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle
Do Detectives Think?
(1927)
Judge Foozle
With Love and Hisses
(1927)
Captain Bustle
Call of the Cuckoo
(1927)
Asylum Inmate
The Second Hundred Years
(1927)
Browne Van Dyke
Love 'Em and Weep
(1927)
Titus Tillsbury
Anything Once!
(1927)
Mabel's Boss
No Man's Law
(1927)
Jack Belcher
Seeing the World
(1927)
'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher
Don't Tell Everything
(1927)
Lawyer Goldblum
Hats Off
(1927)
Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.
One Hour Married
(1927)
Forgotten Sweeties
(1927)
Flying Elephants
(1928)
Saxophonus
Should Tall Men Marry?
(1928)
Joe Skittle
Lady Be Good
(1928)
Trelawney West
Show Girl
(1928)
Mr. Dugan
Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
(1928)
Pa Slocum
Liberty
(1929)
Store keeper
Men O'War
(1929)
Soda jerk
The Hoose-Gow
(1929)
Governor
Big Business
(1929)
Homeowner
Fast Freight
(1929)
Spooky Wall Painting
Two Weeks Off
(1929)
Pa Weaver
Wall Street
(1929)
Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson)
Hard to Get
(1929)
Pa Martin
Night Owls
(1930)
Meadows
Another Fine Mess
(1930)
Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)
Thieves
(1930)
For the Defense
(1930)
Parrott
Dollar Dizzy
(1930)
House Detective (uncredited)
Young Eagles
(1930)
Scotty
The Dawn Patrol
(1930)
Field Sergeant
The prince of the dollar
(1930)
Gold Diggers
(1930)
Don't Leave Home
(1930)
Our Wife
(1931)
Father of the bride
One Good Turn
(1931)
A Community Player
Chickens Come Home
(1931)
Butler
Hasty Marriage
(1931)
Kitty's Father
Second Hand Kisses
(1931)
Jimmy Finlayson
Playing at Politics
(1931)
Criado
Pardon Us
(1931)
Schoolteacher
One of the Smiths
(1931)
Wine Brewer (uncredited)
False Roomers
(1931)
Landlord
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
(1931)
Beach Pajamas
(1931)
Scratch-As-Catch-Can
(1931)
Pack Up Your Troubles
(1932)
General
Thunder Below
(1932)
Scotty
The Chimp
(1932)
Ringmaster
Jitters the Butler
(1932)
Phineas P. McPhinn
The Iceman's Ball
(1932)
Commissioner Walters
Me and My Pal
(1933)
Peter Cucumber
The Devil's Brother
(1933)
Lord Rocburg
Mush and Milk
(1933)
Mr. Brown, the banker
The Gay Nighties
(1933)
Mr. Amos Pipp
Dick Turpin
(1933)
Jeremy
The Druggist's Dilemma
(1933)
Andrew Finch
His Silent Racket
(1933)
James
So This Is Harris!
(1933)
Golf Pro
Nature in the Wrong
(1933)
Voice of lion (uncredited)
Thicker Than Water
(1935)
Auction Manager
Bonnie Scotland
(1935)
Sgt. Maj. Finlayson
MGM 1935 Promo Reel
(1935)
Manager
Life Hesitates at 40
(1935)
Dr. James Finlayson
Manhattan Monkey Business
(1935)
Joyce's Father
Our Relations
(1936)
Finn
The Bohemian Girl
(1936)
Captain Finn
Way Out West
(1937)
Mickey Finn
All Over Town
(1937)
MacDougal
Pick a Star
(1937)
Director
Angel
(1937)
The Toast of New York
(1937)
Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)
Block-Heads
(1938)
Man on Stairs
The Flying Deuces
(1939)
Jailor
Hollywood Cavalcade
(1939)
Keystone Cop
Raffles
(1939)
Hansom Cab Driver
Dog-Gone
(1939)
Mr. Jones
The Great Victor Herbert
(1939)
Lamplighter
Saps at Sea
(1940)
Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)
A Chump at Oxford
(1940)
Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent
(1940)
Dutch Peasant (uncredited)
To Be or Not to Be
(1942)
Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)
Wedding Yells
(1942)
Hammerhead Nahl
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
(1943)
(archive footage)
Two Sisters from Boston
(1946)
Street Cleaner (uncredited)
She-Wolf of London
(1946)
Constable (uncredited)
The Perils of Pauline
(1947)
Comic Chef
Grand Canyon Trail
(1948)
Sheriff
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
(1951)
(archive footage)
Royal Wedding
(1951)
Cabby (uncredited)
Here We Go Again
(1952)
Plato's Rival
The Big Parade of Comedy
(1964)
Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage)
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
(1967)
Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
(2002)