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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.
The roles that explain the career.
80 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1967 | The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy | Film | |
| 1951 | Royal Wedding | Cabby (uncredited) | Film |
| 1951 | The Slappiest Days of Our Lives | (archive footage) | Film |
| 1948 | Grand Canyon Trail | Sheriff | Film |
| 1947 | The Perils of Pauline | Comic Chef | Film |
| 1946 | She-Wolf of London | Constable (uncredited) | Film |
| 1942 | To Be or Not to Be | Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited) | Film |
| 1940 | A Chump at Oxford | Baldy Vandevere (uncredited) | Film |
| 1940 | Saps at Sea | Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited) | Film |
| 1939 | Hollywood Cavalcade | Keystone Cop | Film |
| 1939 | Raffles | Hansom Cab Driver (uncredited) | Film |
| 1939 | The Flying Deuces | Jailor | Film |
| 1939 | The Great Victor Herbert | Lamplighter | Film |
| 1938 | Block-Heads | Man on Stairs | Film |
| 1937 | The Toast of New York | Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited) | Film |
| 1937 | Way Out West | Mickey Finn | Film |
| 1937 | Pick a Star | Director | Film |
| 1937 | All Over Town | MacDougal | Film |
| 1937 | Angel | Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited) | Film |
| 1936 | Our Relations | Finn | Film |
| 1936 | The Bohemian Girl | Captain Finn | Film |
| 1935 | Bonnie Scotland | Sgt. Maj. Finlayson | Film |
| 1935 | Thicker Than Water | Auction Manager | Film |
| 1933 | Mush and Milk | Mr. Brown, the banker | Film |
| 1933 | The Devil's Brother | Lord Rocburg | Film |
| 1933 | Me and My Pal | Peter Cucumber | Film |
| 1933 | The Gay Nighties | Mr. Amos Pipp | Film |
| 1932 | The Chimp | Ringmaster (uncredited) | Film |
| 1932 | The Iceman's Ball | Commissioner Walters | Film |
| 1932 | Pack Up Your Troubles | General | Film |
| 1931 | Chickens Come Home | Butler (uncredited) | Film |
| 1931 | Our Wife | Father of the bride (uncredited) | Film |
| 1931 | Playing at Politics | Criado | Film |
| 1931 | One Good Turn | A Community Player | Film |
| 1931 | Hasty Marriage | Kitty's Father | Film |
| 1931 | Pardon Us | Schoolteacher | Film |
| 1931 | Scratch-As-Catch-Can | Film | |
| 1930 | Thieves | Film | |
| 1930 | Another Fine Mess | Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited) | Film |
| 1930 | Night Owls | Meadows | Film |
| 1930 | Dollar Dizzy | House Detective | Film |
| 1930 | The Dawn Patrol | Field Sergeant | Film |
| 1929 | Men O' War | Soda jerk | Film |
| 1929 | The Hoose-Gow | Governor (uncredited) | Film |
| 1929 | Big Business | Homeowner (uncredited) | Film |
| 1929 | Liberty | Store keeper | Film |
| 1928 | Flying Elephants | Saxophonus (uncredited) | Film |
| 1927 | Forgotten Sweeties | Film | |
| 1927 | With Love and Hisses | Captain Bustle | Film |
| 1927 | Call of the Cuckoo | Asylum Inmate | Film |
| 1927 | Don't Tell Everything | Lawyer Goldblum | Film |
| 1927 | The Second 100 Years | Browne Van Dyke | Film |
| 1927 | Anything Once! | Mabel's Boss | Film |
| 1927 | Sugar Daddies | Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle | Film |
| 1927 | Love 'Em and Weep | Titus Tillsbury | Film |
| 1927 | Do Detectives Think? | Judge Foozle (uncredited) | Film |
| 1927 | No Man's Law | Jack Belcher | Film |
| 1926 | The Nickel-Hopper | Rupert | Film |
| 1926 | What's the World Coming To? | The Father-in-Law | Film |
| 1926 | Wife Tamers | The Waiter | Film |
| 1926 | Raggedy Rose | Simpson Sniffle | Film |
| 1926 | Thundering Fleas | Justice of the Peace | Film |
| 1925 | Yes, Yes, Nanette | Hillory, the new husband | Film |
| 1925 | In the Grease | Father | Film |
| 1925 | The Caretaker's Daughter | The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson) | Film |
| 1925 | Innocent Husbands | The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson) | Film |
| 1925 | Mary, Queen of Tots | Radio Actor | Film |
| 1924 | Short Kilts | McGregor's Son | Film |
| 1924 | Rupert of Hee-Haw | Rupert of Hee Haw | Film |
| 1924 | Smithy | Sergeant | Film |
| 1924 | Zeb vs. Paprika | Major Glanders Botts | Film |
| 1923 | A Man About Town | Humko, Store Detective | Film |
| 1923 | Oranges and Lemons | Worker | Film |
| 1923 | Roughest Africa | Hans Downe | Film |
| 1923 | Sold at Auction! | The Man Who WAS Sold | Film |
| 1923 | California or Bust | Campground neighbor | Film |
| 1923 | The Soilers | Smacknamara | Film |
| 1923 | Pick and Shovel | The Foreman | Film |
| 1923 | The Noon Whistle | Film |
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