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.
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1887-08-26Place of Birth
Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UKAlso Known As
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Yes! Looking good!James Finlayson
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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The Flying D
Way Out West
She Sighed b
Hollywood
The Haunted
To Be or Not
She-Wolf of
Block-Heads
Thundering L
Madame Sans
Unfriendly E
Don Key (Son
Pack Up Your
Our Relation
Saps at Sea
A Punch in t
Hard Boiled
Forgotten Sw
Merry Widowe
Nature in th
Newly Rich
Men O' War
Night Owls
One Good Tur
Sugar Daddie
Our Wife
Jack Frost
Liberty
Flying Eleph
Me and My Pa
The World of
Another Fine
Chickens Com
Do Detective
Call of the
The Second 1
The Hoose-Go
Thicker Than
Thundering F
Love 'Em and
With Love an
The Bohemian
Angel
The Devil's
Where's My W
Pitfalls of
The Crossroa
Oranges and
Yes, Yes, Na
The Toast of
Hard Knocks
Here We Go A
Show Girl
Zeb vs. Papr
Mush and Mil
Wife Tamers
Hasty Marria
The Gay Nigh
The Slappies
Thieves
Roughest Afr
All Over Tow
The Further
A Small Town
Raggedy Rose
Anything Onc
A Man About
Scorching Sa
Sold at Auct
California o
White Wings
No Man's Law
Rupert of He
Seeing the W
For the Defe
The Whole Tr
Frozen Heart
Chasing the
Mother's Joy
Ladies' Nigh
Should Tall
Dizzy Daddie
Hollywood Ca
Big Business
Short Kilts
Thunder Belo
Courtship of
The Noon Whi
Yankee Doodl
Don't Weaken
Young Eagles
Dollar Dizzy
Down on the
Innocent Hus
Wise Guys Pr
Scratch-As-C
A Chump at O
The Chimp
Playing at P
The Nickel-H
Sure-Mike!
Raffles
Grand Canyon
Bonnie Scotl
What's the W
Smithy
Hard to Get
The Caretake
Don't Tell E
Moonlight an
Trying to Ge
Dick Turpin
Near Dublin
Fast Freight
Foreign Corr
The Dawn Pat
Madame Myste
The Perils o
Royal Weddin
Hats Off
Pardon Us
Two Weeks Of
Wide Open Sp
Laurel & Har
Happy Times
The Great Vi
In Dutch
Lady Be Good
One of the S
The Big Para
His Silent R
Flaming Flap
Two Sisters
Pick a Star
So This Is H
The Soilers
MGM 1935 Pro
Pick and Sho
Brothers Und
Wall Street
Postage Due
One Hour Mar
A Tough Wint
Manhattan Mo
Jus' Passin'
Welcome Home
Mary, Queen
Galloping Gh
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