James Finlayson

James Finlayson

ActingLarbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK

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.

Starring James

Pardon Us

Pardon Us

6.4Film
1931
Big Business

Big Business

6.6Film
1929
Bonnie Scotland

Bonnie Scotland

6.6Film
1935
Pick a Star

Pick a Star

4.5Film
1937
Roughest Africa

Roughest Africa

5.5Film
1923
Block-Heads

Block-Heads

7.0Film
1938
Yes, Yes, Nanette

Yes, Yes, Nanette

5.3Film
1925
Liberty

Liberty

6.9Film
1929
Our Wife

Our Wife

7.1Film
1931
Raffles

Raffles

6.0Film
1939
Me and My Pal

Me and My Pal

6.4Film
1933
Scorching Sands

Scorching Sands

5.4Film
1923
Down on the Farm

Down on the Farm

5.5Film
1920
Oranges and Lemons

Oranges and Lemons

5.3Film
1923
So This Is Harris!

So This Is Harris!

5.2Film
1933
Do Detectives Think?

Do Detectives Think?

6.3Film
1927
Night Owls

Night Owls

7.4Film
1930
Sugar Daddies

Sugar Daddies

5.9Film
1927
One Good Turn

One Good Turn

6.9Film
1931
Angel

Angel

6.7Film
1937
The Devil's Brother

The Devil's Brother

6.7Film
1933
Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent

7.0Film
1940
To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be

7.8Film
1942
Call of the Cuckoo

Call of the Cuckoo

5.7Film
1927
A Chump at Oxford

A Chump at Oxford

6.8Film
1940
Playing at Politics

Playing at Politics

6.9Film
1931
Royal Wedding

Royal Wedding

6.4Film
1951
The Toast of New York

The Toast of New York

5.8Film
1937
Way Out West

Way Out West

7.1Film
1937
The Flying Deuces

The Flying Deuces

6.4Film
1939
Pack Up Your Troubles

Pack Up Your Troubles

6.7Film
1932
The Chimp

The Chimp

6.5Film
1932
Saps at Sea

Saps at Sea

6.8Film
1940
Another Fine Mess

Another Fine Mess

6.8Film
1930
Short Kilts

Short Kilts

5.3Film
1924
Thicker Than Water

Thicker Than Water

7.2Film
1935
She-Wolf of London

She-Wolf of London

5.5Film
1946
Chickens Come Home

Chickens Come Home

6.5Film
1931
Our Relations

Our Relations

7.0Film
1936
The Bohemian Girl

The Bohemian Girl

6.2Film
1936
The Hoose-Gow

The Hoose-Gow

6.6Film
1929
The Dawn Patrol

The Dawn Patrol

6.7Film
1930
The Perils of Pauline

The Perils of Pauline

6.2Film
1947
Love 'Em and Weep

Love 'Em and Weep

5.5Film
1927
The Soilers

The Soilers

5.2Film
1923
The Second 100 Years

The Second 100 Years

6.2Film
1927
For the Defense

For the Defense

4.8Film
1930
All Over Town

All Over Town

6.2Film
1937
Men O' War

Men O' War

6.7Film
1929
Flying Elephants

Flying Elephants

5.7Film
1928
With Love and Hisses

With Love and Hisses

6.1Film
1927
The Great Victor Herbert

The Great Victor Herbert

5.0Film
1939
Smithy

Smithy

5.5Film
1924
Thundering Fleas

Thundering Fleas

5.6Film
1926
Should Tall Men Marry?

Should Tall Men Marry?

5.9Film
1928
Yankee Doodle in Berlin

Yankee Doodle in Berlin

5.3Film
1919
What's the World Coming To?

What's the World Coming To?

4.0Film
1926