James Finlayson

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 Big Parade of Comedy 1964 ★ 7.2
Royal Wedding 1951 ★ 6.5
She-Wolf of London 1946 ★ 5.6
To Be or Not to Be 1942 ★ 7.8
Foreign Correspondent 1940 ★ 7.0
Saps at Sea 1940 ★ 6.8
A Chump at Oxford 1940 ★ 6.9
The Flying Deuces 1939 ★ 6.4
Block-Heads 1938 ★ 6.9
Angel 1937 ★ 6.7
Way Out West 1937 ★ 7.1
Bonnie Scotland 1935 ★ 6.6
The Devil's Brother 1933 ★ 6.8
Playing at Politics 1931 ★ 7.0
Pardon Us 1931 ★ 6.4
Our Wife 1931 ★ 7.1
Thieves 1930 ★ 7.1
Show Girl 1928 ★ 8.0
Wife Tamers 1926 ★ 7.0
Sure-Mike! 1925 ★ 7.0
Scorching Sands 1923 ★ 5.9
White Wings 1923 ★ 7.3
Married Life 1920 ★ 9.0
In Dutch 1918 ★ 10.0