James Finlayson
Acting
Born: 1887-08-26 in Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK
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.
Known For
Playing at Politics
Criado
Married Life
Man Who Made Good
Way Out West
Mickey Finn
Block-Heads
Man on Stairs
Pardon Us
Schoolteacher
To Be or Not to Be
Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)
The Flying Deuces
Jailor
A Chump at Oxford
Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent
Dutch Peasant (uncredited)
She-Wolf of London
Constable (uncredited)
Another Fine Mess
Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)
Our Wife
Father of the bride (uncredited)
Our Relations
Finn
Royal Wedding
Cabby (uncredited)
Bonnie Scotland
Sgt. Maj. Finlayson
Scorching Sands
James
Sure-Mike!
The Floorwalker
Sugar Daddies
Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle
Saps at Sea
Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)
The Devil's Brother
Lord Rocburg
Unfriendly Enemies
The Cameraman
Show Girl
Mr. Dugan
Wife Tamers
The Waiter
Frozen Hearts
General Sappovitch
The Bohemian Girl
Captain Finn
Pack Up Your Troubles
General
Dick Turpin
Jeremy
Angel
Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)
In Dutch
Hollywood Cavalcade
Keystone Cop
Thicker Than Water
Auction Manager
Thieves
Big Business
Homeowner (uncredited)
Newly Rich
Roughest Africa
Hans Downe
The Toast of New York
Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)
The Great Victor Herbert
Lamplighter
White Wings
Dental Patient
Two Weeks Off
Pa Weaver