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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Flying Deuces
as Jailor
1939
Way Out West
as Mickey Finn
1937
She Sighed by the Seaside
as 1st Suitor
1921
Hollywood
as James Finlayson
1923
The Haunted Honeymoon
1925
To Be or Not to Be
as Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)
1942
She-Wolf of London
as Constable (uncredited)
1946
Block-Heads
as Man on Stairs
1938
Thundering Landlords
as The Landlord
1925
Madame Sans Jane
as The Girl's Father
1925
Unfriendly Enemies
as The Cameraman
1925
Don Key (Son of Burro)
as Vivien's Suitor
1926
Pack Up Your Troubles
as General
1932
The Iceman's Ball
as Commissioner Walters
1932
Our Relations
as Finn
1936
Saps at Sea
as Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)
1940
A Punch in the Nose
1926
Why Husbands Go Mad
1924
Hard Boiled
1925
Merry Widower
as The Hunter
1926