James Finlayson
Known For
Acting
Born
1887-08-26 in Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK
Died
1953-10-09
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.
Most Known For
Our Wife
as Father of the bride
Wife Tamers
as The Waiter
Bonnie Scotland
as Sgt. Maj. Finlayson
Roughest Africa
as Hans Downe
Block-Heads
as Man on Stairs
Wedding Yells
as Hammerhead Nahl
Unfriendly Enemies
as The Cameraman
Scorching Sands
as James
Sure-Mike!
as The Floorwalker
In Dutch
Pardon Us
as Schoolteacher
Dick Turpin
as Jeremy
White Wings
as Dental Patient
Sugar Daddies
as Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle
To Be or Not to Be
as Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)
Foreign Correspondent
as Dutch Peasant (uncredited)
Way Out West
as Mickey Finn
Hard Boiled
The Devil's Brother
as Lord Rocburg
Yes, Yes, Nanette
as Hillory, the new husband