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James Finlayson
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James Finlayson

August 26, 1887 (age 66)
October 9, 1953
Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK
Male
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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.

Movies

178 credits
Young Eagles Movie
★ 6.0
Drama
1930 Drama
The Crossroads of New York
+
The Crossroads of New York
1922 as Lawyer
Thunder Below
+
Thunder Below
1932 as Scotty
Two Weeks Off
+
Two Weeks Off
1929 as Pa Weaver
Our Relations
★ 7.0
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Our Relations
1936 as Finn
Near Dublin
★ 6.0
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Near Dublin
1924 as Sir Patrick
Should Tall Men Marry?
★ 5.9
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Should Tall Men Marry?
1928 as Joe Skittle
To Be or Not to Be
★ 7.8
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To Be or Not to Be
1942 as Scottish Farmer with Mustache…
Royal Wedding
★ 6.4
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Royal Wedding
1951 as Cabby (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent
★ 7.0
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Foreign Correspondent
1940 as Dutch Peasant (uncredited)
Two Sisters from Boston
★ 6.0
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Two Sisters from Boston
1946 as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
Dick Turpin
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Dick Turpin
1933 as Jeremy
Wedding Yells
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Wedding Yells
1942 as Hammerhead Nahl
The Perils of Pauline
★ 6.2
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The Perils of Pauline
1947 as Comic Chef
She-Wolf of London
★ 5.6
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She-Wolf of London
1946 as Constable (uncredited)
Scratch-As-Catch-Can
★ 5.4
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Scratch-As-Catch-Can
1931
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
★ 5.3
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Yankee Doodle in Berlin
1919 as Commander's Officer (uncredited)
With Love and Hisses
★ 6.0
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With Love and Hisses
1927 as Captain Bustle
Way Out West
★ 7.1
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Way Out West
1937 as Mickey Finn
Flying Elephants
★ 5.7
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Flying Elephants
1928 as Saxophonus
The Big Parade of Comedy
★ 6.6
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The Big Parade of Comedy
1964 as Sergeant Major Finlayson in…
All Over Town
★ 6.2
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All Over Town
1937 as MacDougal
Pack Up Your Troubles
★ 6.7
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Pack Up Your Troubles
1932 as General
Men O' War
★ 6.7
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Men O' War
1929 as Soda jerk
Raffles
★ 6.0
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Raffles
1939 as Hansom Cab Driver
Hollywood Cavalcade
★ 5.8
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Hollywood Cavalcade
1939 as Keystone Cop
Don Key (Son of Burro)
★ 6.0
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Don Key (Son of Burro)
1926 as Vivien's Suitor
Our Wife
★ 7.1
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Our Wife
1931 as Father of the bride
Block-Heads
★ 6.9
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Block-Heads
1938 as Man on Stairs
Love 'Em and Weep
★ 5.5
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Love 'Em and Weep
1927 as Titus Tillsbury