James Finlayson
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1887-08-26 – 1953-10-09
Place of birth: Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK
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.
Known for
The Flying Deuces
1939Jailor
Way Out West
1937Mickey Finn
She Sighed by the Seaside
19211st Suitor
Hollywood
1923James Finlayson
The Haunted Honeymoon
1925
To Be or Not to Be
1942Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)
She-Wolf of London
1946Constable (uncredited)
Block-Heads
1938Man on Stairs
Thundering Landlords
1925The Landlord
Madame Sans Jane
1925The Girl's Father
Unfriendly Enemies
1925The Cameraman
Don Key (Son of Burro)
1926Vivien's Suitor
Pack Up Your Troubles
1932GeneralThe Iceman's Ball
1932Commissioner Walters
Our Relations
1936Finn
Saps at Sea
1940Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)
A Punch in the Nose
1926Why Husbands Go Mad
1924
Hard Boiled
1925