Acting credits
151
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
James Finlayson
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 151Series: 0
TMDB ID: 131386
IMDb ID: nm0278006
Known for: Acting
Born: August 26, 1887
Died: October 9, 1953
Age: 66
Place of birth: Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1918 - 2002
Years active: 85
Average TMDB rating: 6.55
Wikidata: Q963194
Also known as
Jimmy Finlayson • Jimmie Finlayson • Jim Finlayson • James Henderson Finlayson • Jimmy Finalyson
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with James Finlayson.
8.5
Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
2002 Movie
Dance of the Cookoos
as Man with Toothache / Christmas Tree Customer
1982 Movie
The World of Laurel and Hardy
Movie
6.0
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
1967 Movie
6.6
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage)
1964 Movie
Here We Go Again
as Plato's Rival
1952 Movie
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
as (archive footage)
1951 Movie
6.4
Royal Wedding
as Cabby (uncredited)
1951 Movie
5.0
Grand Canyon Trail
as Sheriff
1948 Movie
6.2
The Perils of Pauline
as Comic Chef
1947 Movie
6.0
Two Sisters from Boston
as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
1946 Movie
5.5
She-Wolf of London
as Constable (uncredited)
1946 Movie
6.3
Yanks Ahoy
as Cook Flynn (uncredited)
1943 Movie
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
as (archive footage)
1943 Movie
7.8
To Be or Not to Be
as Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)
1942 Movie
7.0
Foreign Correspondent
as Dutch Peasant (uncredited)
1940 Movie
6.8
Saps at Sea
as Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)
1940 Movie
6.8
A Chump at Oxford
as Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)
1940 Movie
5.0
The Great Victor Herbert
as Lamplighter
1939 Movie
6.0
Raffles
as Hansom Cab Driver
1939 Movie
6.4
The Flying Deuces
as Jailor
1939 Movie
5.3
Hollywood Cavalcade
as Keystone Cop
1939 Movie
7.0
Block-Heads
as Man on Stairs
1938 Movie
6.7
Angel
as Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)
1937 Movie