Jimmy Finlayson
Scottish actor (1887-1953) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 66
James Henderson Finlayson was a Scottish actor who worked in both silent and sound comedies. Balding, with a fake moustache, he had many trademark comic mannerisms - including his squinting, outraged double-take reactions, and his characteristic exclamation: "D'ooooooh!"
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1953Died9 October 19531951
Royal WeddingFilm, Cabby (uncredited)1946
She-Wolf of LondonFilm, Constable (uncredited)1942
To Be or Not to BeFilm, Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)1939
RafflesFilm, Hansom Cab Driver (uncredited)1938
Block-HeadsFilm, Man on Stairs1937
AngelFilm, Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)1936
Our RelationsFilm, Finn1933
Me and My PalFilm, Peter Cucumber1932
Pack Up Your TroublesFilm, General1931
Chickens Come HomeFilm, Butler (uncredited)1930
Another Fine MessFilm, Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)1928
Flying ElephantsFilm, Saxophonus (uncredited)1927
Call of the CuckooFilm, Asylum Inmate1923
Roughest AfricaFilm, Hans Downe1887Born27 August 1887
Royal WeddingFilm, Cabby (uncredited)1946She-Wolf of LondonFilm, Constable (uncredited)1942To Be or Not to BeFilm, Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)1939RafflesFilm, Hansom Cab Driver (uncredited)1938Block-HeadsFilm, Man on Stairs1937AngelFilm, Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)1936Our RelationsFilm, Finn1933Me and My PalFilm, Peter Cucumber1932Pack Up Your TroublesFilm, General1931Chickens Come HomeFilm, Butler (uncredited)1930Another Fine MessFilm, Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)1928Flying ElephantsFilm, Saxophonus (uncredited)1927Call of the CuckooFilm, Asylum Inmate1923Roughest AfricaFilm, Hans Downe1887Born27 August 1887Known for
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To Be or Not to Be 1942
Thicker Than Water 1935
Night Owls 1930
Way Out West 1937
Foreign Correspondent 1940
People around Jimmy
Close ties
Stan Laurel Produced Way Out West and The Bohemian Girl
Oliver Hardy Also in Way Out West and Big Business
Leo McCarey Directed Big Business, Liberty and Sugar Daddies
Mack Sennett Produced A Small Town Idol (1921)
Hal Roach Produced Way Out West and Block-Heads
James Parrott Directed Pardon Us and The Hoose-Gow
James W. Horne Directed Way Out West and Big Business
Sam Lufkin Also in Way Out West and Block-Heads
Charley Rogers Directed The Devil's Brother (1933)
George Jeske Directed Oranges and Lemons and The Noon Whistle
Harry Bernard Also in Way Out West and The Bohemian Girl
F. Richard Jones Directed Yankee Doodle in Berlin (1919)
Fred Guiol Directed Do Detectives Think? (1927)
Ralph Ceder Directed Near Dublin and The Soilers
H. M. Walker Wrote Big Business, Pardon Us and Liberty
Tiny Sandford Also in Big Business and The Devil's Brother
Baldwin Cooke Also in The Bohemian Girl and Pardon Us
Mark Sandrich Directed Carefree and So This Is Harris!
Erle C. Kenton Directed A Small Town Idol and Down on the Farm
Leo Willis Also in Pardon Us and The Hoose-Gow
Frank Brownlee Also in Pack Up Your Troubles (1932)- Fred Jackman Directed No Man's Law (1927)
Robert F. McGowan Directed Thundering Fleas and Mush and Milk- Lou Brock Produced So This Is Harris! (1933)
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About this person
He is the best remembered comic foil of Laurel and Hardy.
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1887 to 1953 · aged 66
