James Finlayson

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.

Cast

The Flying Deuces

She Sighed by the Seaside

James Finlayson

The Haunted Honeymoon

To Be or Not to Be

Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)

She-Wolf of London

Constable (uncredited)

Thundering Landlords

Madame Sans Jane

The Girl's Father

Unfriendly Enemies

Don Key (Son of Burro)

Vivien's Suitor

Pack Up Your Troubles

The Iceman's Ball

Commissioner Walters

Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)

A Punch in the Nose

Why Husbands Go Mad

Forgotten Sweeties

Nature in the Wrong

Voice of lion (uncredited)

A Community Player

Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle

Father of the bride

The prince of the dollar

Stout Hearts and Willing Hands

Wicked Man from the Wicked City

Flying Elephants

The World of Laurel and Hardy

Another Fine Mess

Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)

Chickens Come Home

Do Detectives Think?

Call of the Cuckoo

The Second 100 Years

Browne Van Dyke

Thicker Than Water

Auction Manager

Thundering Fleas

Justice of the Peace

Love 'Em and Weep

Titus Tillsbury

With Love and Hisses

The Bohemian Girl

Hammerhead Nahl

Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)

The Devil's Brother

Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?

Pitfalls of a Big City

The Crossroads of New York

Oranges and Lemons

Yes, Yes, Nanette

Hillory, the new husband

The Toast of New York

Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)

Hard Knocks and Love Taps

Here We Go Again

Zeb vs. Paprika

Major Glanders Botts

Mr. Brown, the banker

The Gay Nighties

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

(archive footage)

Roughest Africa

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy

A Small Town Idol

J. Wellington Jones

Simpson Sniffle

A Man About Town

Humko, Store Detective

Scorching Sands

Sold at Auction!

The Man Who WAS Sold

California or Bust

Campground neighbor

Rupert of Hee-Haw

Rupert of Hee Haw

Seeing the World

'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher

Don't Leave Home

For the Defense

The Whole Truth

General Sappovitch

Chasing the Chaser

Gilroy (the husband)

Baron Buttontop

The Mystery Man

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath

Should Tall Men Marry?

Hollywood Cavalcade

Courtship of Miles Sandwich

The Noon Whistle

Yankee Doodle in Berlin

Commander's Officer (uncredited)

Lightfingered Luke - Professor Yonson's Assistant

House Detective

Down on the Farm

The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage

Innocent Husbands

The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson)

Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes

Dean of Pinkham University

Second Hand Kisses

Jimmy Finlayson

Scratch-As-Catch-Can

A Chump at Oxford

Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)

Playing at Politics

The Nickel-Hopper

The Floorwalker

Hansom Cab Driver

Grand Canyon Trail

Bonnie Scotland

Sgt. Maj. Finlayson

What's the World Coming To?

The Father-in-Law

The Caretaker's Daughter

The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson)

Don't Tell Everything

Lawyer Goldblum

Moonlight and Noses

Professor Sniff

Trying to Get Along

The Beauty Parlor Operator

Spooky Wall Painting

Foreign Correspondent

Dutch Peasant (uncredited)

The Best of Laurel and Hardy

Meadows / Dulcy's Father / Fin (archive footage)

The Dawn Patrol

Struggling Author

The Druggist's Dilemma

The Perils of Pauline

Cabby (uncredited)

Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.

Wide Open Spaces

Laurel & Hardy - Highlights

Before the Public

Tell It to a Policeman

Happy Times and Jolly Moments

(archive footage)

The Great Victor Herbert

One of the Smiths

Wine Brewer (uncredited)

The Big Parade of Comedy

Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage)

Up in Alf's Place

The Dancing Instructor

His Silent Racket

Flaming Flappers

Two Sisters from Boston

Street Cleaner (uncredited)

So This Is Harris!

MGM 1935 Promo Reel

Pick and Shovel

Brothers Under the Chin

Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson)

Jitters the Butler

Phineas P. McPhinn

Postal Inspector Hawke

One Hour Married

Life Hesitates at 40

Dr. James Finlayson

Manhattan Monkey Business

Jus' Passin' Through

Drunk (uncredited)

Mary, Queen of Tots

Galloping Ghosts

Police Commissioner

Fighting Fathers

The Millionaire Cat

The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence

Self (archive footage)

Love, Honor and Behave

Man Who Made Good