James Finlayson

James Finlayson

1887-08-26 – 1953-10-09 (age 66) Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK
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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.

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Known For

Bonnie Scotland
Bonnie Scotland

1935

as Sgt. Maj. Finlayson

Thieves
Married Life
Married Life

1920

as Man Who Made Good

Playing at Politics
Playing at Politics

1931

as Criado

Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent

1940

as Dutch Peasant (uncredited)

To Be or Not to Be
To Be or Not to Be

1942

as Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)

Pardon Us
Pardon Us

1931

as Schoolteacher

Block-Heads
Block-Heads

1938

as Man on Stairs

Show Girl
Show Girl

1928

as Mr. Dugan

Our Wife
Our Wife

1931

as Father of the bride (uncredited)

Sugar Daddies
Sugar Daddies

1927

as Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle

Unfriendly Enemies
Unfriendly Enemies

1925

as The Cameraman

Scorching Sands
Scorching Sands

1923

as James

In Dutch
Sure-Mike!
Sure-Mike!

1925

as The Floorwalker

Thundering Landlords
Thundering Landlords

1925

as The Landlord

Wife Tamers
Wife Tamers

1926

as The Waiter

Do Detectives Think?
Do Detectives Think?

1927

as Judge Foozle (uncredited)

Roughest Africa
Roughest Africa

1923

as Hans Downe

The Devil's Brother
The Devil's Brother

1933

as Lord Rocburg