James Finlayson

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

The Flying Deuces
The Flying Deuces
Way Out West
Way Out West
She Sighed by the Seaside
She Sighed by the Seaside
The Haunted Honeymoon
The Haunted Honeymoon
Block-Heads
Block-Heads
Thundering Landlords
Thundering Landlords
Madame Sans Jane
Madame Sans Jane

Filmography

2023 Laurel & Hardy: Year One
as
2002 Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
as
---- The World of Laurel and Hardy
as
1968 The Best of Laurel and Hardy
as Meadows / Dulcy's Father / Fin (archive footage)
1967 The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
as
1964 The Big Parade of Comedy
as Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage)
1952 Here We Go Again
as Plato's Rival
1951 The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
as (archive footage)
1951 Royal Wedding
as Cabby (uncredited)
1948 Grand Canyon Trail
as Sheriff
1947 The Perils of Pauline
as Comic Chef
1946 Two Sisters from Boston
as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
1946 She-Wolf of London
as Constable (uncredited)
1943 Happy Times and Jolly Moments
as (archive footage)
1942 Wedding Yells
as Hammerhead Nahl
1942 To Be or Not to Be
as Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)
1940 Foreign Correspondent
as Dutch Peasant (uncredited)
1940 Saps at Sea
as Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)
1940 A Chump at Oxford
as Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)
1939 The Great Victor Herbert
as Lamplighter