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James Finlayson

Actor / Comedian | * 08/27/1887 († 66, 10/09/1953) | Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland (United Kingdom (UK))
James Henderson Finlayson (27 August 1887 – 9 October 1953) was a Scottish actor who worked in both silent and sound comedies. Balding, with a fake moustache, he had many trademark comic mannerisms—including his squinting, outraged double-take reactions, and his characteristic exclamation: "D'ooooooh!" He is the best remembered comic foil of Laurel and Hardy. Finlayson was known by a variety of nicknames. According to Laurel and Hardy scholar Randy Skretvedt, he "called himself Jimmy, was known around the lot as Jim and is usually referred to today as 'Fin'"—a truncated version of his surname, as author John McCabe also noted in his 1961 biography Mr. Laurel & Mr. Hardy. ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Music

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Stan and Ollie work in a horn factory. Ollie starts having violent fits every time he hears a horn. His doctor prescribes a restful sea voyage. Mayhem ensues. ...

Saps at Sea

Certification unknown

1940 | 3.4/5 | 57min
Comedy
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Stan and Ollie try to deliver the deed to a valuable gold mine to the daughter of a dead prospector. Unfortunately, the daughter's evil guardian is determined to have the gold mine for himself and his ...

Way Out West

NR

1937 | 3.7/5 | 1h 4min
Action, Comedy, Western
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Stan and Ollie travel with a band of 18th-century Gypsies holding a nobleman's daughter. ...

The Bohemian Girl

NR

1936 | 3.2/5 | 1h 11min
Comedy, Music
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It's Prohibition, and the boys wind up behind bars after Stan sells some of their home-brew beer to a policeman. ...

Pardon Us

NR

1931 | 3.4/5 | 56min
Comedy
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Movies with James Finlayson as Actor(149)

1967 The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
as (archive footage)1964 The Big Parade of Comedy
as Cabby (uncredited)1951 Royal Wedding
as (archive footage)1951 The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
as Sheriff1948 Grand Canyon Trail
as Comic Chef1947 The Perils of Pauline
as Constable (uncredited)1946 She-Wolf of London
as Street Cleaner (uncredited)1946 Two Sisters from Boston
as (archive footage)1943 Happy Times and Jolly Moments
as Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)1942 To Be or Not to Be
as Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)1940 Saps at Sea
as Dutch Peasant (uncredited)1940 Foreign Correspondent
as Jailor1939 The Flying Deuces
as Hansom Cab Driver1939 Raffles
as Keystone Cop1939 Hollywood Cavalcade
as Lamplighter1939 The Great Victor Herbert
as Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)1939 A Chump at Oxford
as Mr. Jones1939 Dog-Gone
as Man on Stairs1938 Block-Heads
as MacDougal1937 All Over Town
as Director1937 Pick a Star
as Mickey Finn1937 Way Out West
as Finn1936 Our Relations
as Captain Finn1936 The Bohemian Girl
as Sgt. Maj. Finlayson1935 Bonnie Scotland
as Dr. James Finlayson1935 Life Hesitates at 40
as Auction Manager1935 Thicker Than Water
as Manager1935 MGM 1935 Promo Reel
as Joyce's Father1935 Manhattan Monkey Business
as Jeremy1933 Dick Turpin
as Mr. Brown, the banker1933 Mush and Milk
as Andrew Finch1933 The Druggist's Dilemma
as Voice of lion (uncredited)1933 Nature in the Wrong
as Mr. Amos Pipp1933 The Gay Nighties
as James1933 His Silent Racket
as Lord Rocburg1933 The Devil's Brother
as Peter Cucumber1933 Me and My Pal
as Golf Pro1933 So This Is Harris!
as Scotty1932 Thunder Below
as Commissioner Walters1932 The Iceman's Ball
as General1932 Pack Up Your Troubles
as Ringmaster1932 The Chimp
as Phineas P. McPhinn1932 Jitters the Butler
as Criado1931 Playing at Politics
1931 Scratch-As-Catch-Can
as Kitty's Father1931 Hasty Marriage
as Wine Brewer (uncredited)1931 One of the Smiths
as Butler1931 Chickens Come Home
as A Community Player1931 One Good Turn
as Father of the bride1931 Our Wife
as Schoolteacher1931 Pardon Us
1931 Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
as Jimmy Finlayson1931 Second Hand Kisses
1931 Beach Pajamas
as Landlord1931 False Roomers
as Field Sergeant1930 The Dawn Patrol
1930 Don't Leave Home
1930 Gold diggers
as Parrott1930 For the Defense
as Scotty1930 Young Eagles
as Meadows1930 Night Owls
as Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)1930 Another Fine Mess
1930 The prince of the dollar
1930 Thieves
as House Detective (uncredited)1930 Dollar Dizzy
as Spooky Wall Painting1929 Fast Freight
as Governor1929 The Hoose-Gow
as Store keeper1929 Liberty
as Homeowner1929 Big Business
as Soda jerk1929 Men O'War
as Pa Weaver1929 Two Weeks Off
as Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson)1929 Wall Street
as Mr. Dugan1928 Show Girl
as Joe Skittle1928 Should Tall Men Marry?
as Trelawney West1928 Lady Be Good
as Saxophonus1928 Flying Elephants
as Pa Slocum1928 Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
as Mabel's Boss1927 Anything Once!
as Asylum Inmate1927 Call of the Cuckoo
as Browne Van Dyke1927 The Second Hundred Years
as Titus Tillsbury1927 Love 'Em and Weep
as Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.1927 Hats Off
1927 One Hour Married
1927 Forgotten Sweeties
as Lawyer Goldblum1927 Don't Tell Everything
as Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle1927 Sugar Daddies
as Jack Belcher1927 No Man's Law
as Judge Foozle1927 Do Detectives Think?
as Captain Bustle1927 With Love and Hisses
as 'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher1927 Seeing the World
as The Father-in-Law1926 What's the World Coming To?
as Vivien's Suitor1926 Don Key (Son of Burro)
as Simpson Sniffle1926 Raggedy Rose
as Jonathan Haig1926 Dizzy Daddies
as Justice of the Peace1926 Thundering Fleas
as Dean of Pinkham University1926 Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes
as Struggling Author1926 Madame Mystery
as The Hunter1926 Merry Widower
1926 A Punch in the Nose
as The Waiter1926 Wife Tamers
as The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson)1925 Innocent Husbands
as Gilroy (the husband)1925 Chasing the Chaser
1925 Tell It to a Policeman
1925 Hard Boiled
1925 In the Grease
as The Landlord1925 Thundering Landlords
as The Floorwalker1925 Sure-Mike!
as Hillory, the new husband1925 Yes, Yes, Nanette
1925 The Haunted Honeymoon
as The Cameraman1925 Unfriendly Enemies
1925 Flaming Flappers
1925 Madame Sans Jane
as Professor Sniff1925 Moonlight and Noses
as The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson)1925 The Caretaker's Daughter
1924 Why Husbands Go Mad
as Sir Patrick1924 Near Dublin
as Postal Inspector1924 Postage Due
as Sergeant1924 Smithy
1924 Brothers Under the Chin
as Rupert of Hee Haw1924 Rupert of Hee-Haw
as McGregor's Son1924 Short Kilts
as Jack McQueen1924 Wide Open Spaces
as Major Glanders Botts1924 Zeb vs. Paprika
as Defense lawyer1923 The Whole Truth
1923 A Tough Winter
as Campground neighbor1923 California or Bust
as Miles Sandwich1923 Courtship of Miles Sandwich
as himself1923 Hollywood
as Smacknamara1923 The Soilers
as The Man Who WAS Sold1923 Sold at Auction
as The Foreman1923 Pick and Shovel
as Dental Patient1923 White Wings
1923 Before the Public
as The Hired Man1923 Pitfalls of a Big City
as Hans Downe1923 Roughest Africa
as Humko, Store Detective1923 A Man About Town
as Wicked Man from the Wicked City1923 Jack Frost
as Worker1923 Oranges and Lemons
as The Foreman1923 Fully Insured
as The Hired Man1923 Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening?
as General Sappovitch1923 Frozen Hearts
1923 Scorching Sands
1922 Newly Rich
as Lawyer1922 The Crossroads of New York
as J. Wellington Jones1921 A Small Town Idol
as Lightfingered Luke - Professor Yonson's Assistant1920 Don't Weaken!
as The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage1920 Down on the Farm
as The Dancing Instructor1919 Up in Alf's Place
as Commander's Officer (uncredited)1919 Yankee Doodle in Berlin

Full Name: James Finlayson
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Saturday, 08/27 1887 (August) in Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Friday, 10/09 1953 (October) in Los Angeles (aged: 66)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: University of Edinburgh, George Watson's College
Other names for James Finlayson (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Jimmy Finlayson"
"Jimmie Finlayson"
"Jim Finlayson"
"James Henderson Finlayson"
"Jimmy Finalyson"
"James Finlayson (Schauspieler)"
James Finlayson frequently works together with these people:
Stan Laurel (81x, Actor)
Hal Roach (70x, Crew)
Oliver Hardy (42x, Actor)
Charley Chase (30x, Actor)
Charlie Hall (28x, Actor)
H.M. Walker (28x, Crew)
Richard C. Currier (21x, Crew)
James W. Horne (18x, Crew)
George Rowe (15x, Actor)
James Parrott (14x, Crew)
Noah Young (14x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:33195, Added: 05/13/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024