James Finlayson

Acting

James Finlayson

Born 1887-08-26 Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK 181 films

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.

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Filmography

181 films
Dog-Gone poster

Mr. Jones overhears a doctor prescribe a diet he thinks is for him, but it's really for his dog.

Dog-Gone

★ 8.0 1939

Block-Heads poster

It's 1938, but Stan doesn't know the war is over; he's still patrolling the trenches in France, and…

Block-Heads

★ 7.0 1938

Angel poster

While vacationing without her busy British diplomat husband, a married woman falls for another man.

Angel

★ 6.7 1937

All Over Town poster

Two vaudevillian comedians try to stage a show in a theatre that has a reputation for being being h…

All Over Town

★ 6.4 1937

Pick a Star poster

A Cinderella story of a young country girl who comes to Hollywood and achieves movie stardom with t…

Pick a Star

★ 4.8 1937

Way Out West poster

Stan and Ollie try to deliver the deed to a valuable gold mine to the daughter of a dead prospector…

Way Out West

★ 7.1 1937

Our Relations poster

Two sailors get caught in a mountain of mix-ups when they meet their long-lost twins. Laurel and Ha…

Our Relations

★ 7.0 1936