James Finlayson
Acting
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
2002Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
1982Dance of the Cookoos
Man with Toothache / Christmas Tree Customer
1967The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
1964The Big Parade of Comedy
Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage)
1952Here We Go Again
Plato's Rival
1951The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
(archive footage)
1951Royal Wedding
Cabby (uncredited)
1948Grand Canyon Trail
Sheriff
1947The Perils of Pauline
Comic Chef
1946She-Wolf of London
Constable (uncredited)
1946Two Sisters from Boston
Street Cleaner (uncredited)
1943Happy Times and Jolly Moments
(archive footage)
1943Yanks Ahoy
Cook Flynn (uncredited)
1942To Be or Not to Be
Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)
1940Saps at Sea
Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)
1940A Chump at Oxford
Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)
1940Foreign Correspondent
Dutch Peasant (uncredited)
1939The Flying Deuces
Jailor
1939Hollywood Cavalcade
Keystone Cop
1939Raffles
Hansom Cab Driver (uncredited)
1939The Great Victor Herbert
Lamplighter
1938Block-Heads
Man on Stairs
1937Way Out West
Mickey Finn
1937Angel
Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)