James Finlayson
Date of Birth:
Aug 26, 1887

Place of Birth:
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.

filmography:

Laurel & Hardy - Highlights

2002

The Best of Laurel and Hardy

1968

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

1967

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

Here We Go Again

1952

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

1951

1951

Grand Canyon Trail

1948

The Perils of Pauline

1947

Two Sisters from Boston

1946

She-Wolf of London

1946

Happy Times and Jolly Moments

1943

To Be or Not to Be

1942

1942

Foreign Correspondent

1940

A Chump at Oxford

1940

1940

Raffles

1939

The Great Victor Herbert

1939

Hollywood Cavalcade

1939

Dog-Gone

1939

The Flying Deuces

1939

1938

Angel

1937

1937

1937

1937

The Toast of New York

1937

The Bohemian Girl

1936

1936

1935

Life Hesitates at 40

1935

MGM 1935 Promo Reel

1935

Thicker Than Water

1935

Bonnie Scotland

1935

Manhattan Monkey Business

1935

1933

His Silent Racket

1933

So This Is Harris!

1933

The Druggist's Dilemma

1933

Nature in the Wrong

1933

The Gay Nighties

1933

The Devil's Brother

1933

1933

1933

Jitters the Butler

1932

1932

1932

The Iceman's Ball

1932

Pack Up Your Troubles

1932

1932

1931

Second Hand Kisses

1931

1931

Playing at Politics

1931

Scratch-As-Catch-Can

1931

One of the Smiths

1931

1931

Chickens Come Home

1931

Stout Hearts and Willing Hands

1931

1931

1931

Our Wife

1931

The prince of the dollar

1930

1930

Another Fine Mess

1930

For the Defense

1930

Don't Leave Home

1930

1930

1930

The Dawn Patrol

1930

1930

Thieves

1930

1929

1929

1929

1929

Liberty

1929

1929

1929

1929

Flying Elephants

1928

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath

1928

1928

Should Tall Men Marry?

1928

1928

With Love and Hisses

1927

Love 'Em and Weep

1927

1927

Don't Tell Everything

1927

1927

One Hour Married

1927

Forgotten Sweeties

1927

Hats Off

1927

1927

The Second Hundred Years

1927

Seeing the World

1927

Call of the Cuckoo

1927

Do Detectives Think?

1927

What's the World Coming To?

1926

1926

The Nickel-Hopper

1926

A Punch in the Nose

1926

1926

1926

Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes

1926

1926

Thundering Fleas

1926

1926

Don Key (Son of Burro)

1926

Tell It to a Policeman

1925

Madame Sans Jane

1925

Moonlight and Noses

1925

Yes, Yes, Nanette

1925

Thundering Landlords

1925

1925

Unfriendly Enemies

1925

The Haunted Honeymoon

1925

1925

The Caretaker's Daughter

1925

Innocent Husbands

1925

Flaming Flappers

1925

1925

1925

Chasing the Chaser

1925

Rupert of Hee-Haw

1924

1924

Zeb vs. Paprika

1924

Wide Open Spaces

1924

1924

1924

Smithy

1924

Why Husbands Go Mad

1924

Brothers Under the Chin

1924

1923

Before the Public

1923

Jus' Passin' Through

1923

1923

Pick and Shovel

1923

The Whole Truth

1923

A Man About Town

1923

Scorching Sands

1923

California or Bust

1923

1923

Roughest Africa

1923

Oranges and Lemons

1923

1923

1923

Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?

1923

Pitfalls of a Big City

1923

1923

Sold at Auction

1923

Courtship of Miles Sandwich

1923

The Noon Whistle

1923

1923

1923

The Mystery Man

1923

The Crossroads of New York

1922

1922

A Small Town Idol

1921

She Sighed by the Seaside

1921

Hard Knocks and Love Taps

1921

1920

Down on the Farm

1920

Yankee Doodle in Berlin

1919

Trying to Get Along

1919

Up in Alf's Place

1919

In Dutch

1918

The World of Laurel and Hardy

1970