James Finlayson
Acting
Born August 26, 1887 · 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 · 40 titles
Playing at Politics
Foreign Correspondent
To Be or Not to Be
Bonnie Scotland
Our Wife
Pardon Us
Block-Heads
Married Life
A Chump at Oxford
The Flying Deuces
Wife Tamers
Thieves
Hollywood
Royal Wedding
The Mystery Man
Way Out West
In Dutch
Scorching Sands
Show Girl
Pack Up Your Troubles
White Wings
The prince of the dollar
Angel
Dick Turpin
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Perils of Pauline
The Devil's Brother
Unfriendly Enemies
Thicker Than Water
Call of the Cuckoo
Frozen Hearts
One Good Turn
Newly Rich
Thundering Landlords
Oranges and Lemons
Do Detectives Think?
Wedding Yells
Bachelor’s Paradise
Roughest Africa
Sugar Daddies