James Finlayson

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, an…

Filmography

To Be or Not to Be
To Be or Not to Be
1942 · Movie
as Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)
Playing at Politics
Playing at Politics
1931 · Movie
as Criado
Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent
1940 · Movie
as Dutch Peasant (uncredited)
Our Wife
Our Wife
1931 · Movie
as Father of the bride (uncredited)
Pardon Us
Pardon Us
1931 · Movie
as Schoolteacher
Block-Heads
Block-Heads
1938 · Movie
as Man on Stairs
The Devil's Brother
The Devil's Brother
1933 · Movie
as Lord Rocburg
Two Sisters from Boston
Two Sisters from Boston
1946 · Movie
as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
Pack Up Your Troubles
Pack Up Your Troubles
1932 · Movie
as General
She-Wolf of London
She-Wolf of London
1946 · Movie
as Constable (uncredited)
A Chump at Oxford
A Chump at Oxford
1940 · Movie
as Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)
Married Life
Married Life
1920 · Movie
as Man Who Made Good
Bonnie Scotland
Bonnie Scotland
1935 · Movie
as Sgt. Maj. Finlayson
Royal Wedding
Royal Wedding
1951 · Movie
as Cabby (uncredited)
Saps at Sea
Saps at Sea
1940 · Movie
as Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)
Hollywood Cavalcade
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939 · Movie
as Keystone Cop
The Flying Deuces
The Flying Deuces
1939 · Movie
as Jailor
Call of the Cuckoo
Call of the Cuckoo
1927 · Movie
as Asylum Inmate
Pick a Star
Pick a Star
1937 · Movie
as Director
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964 · Movie
as Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage)
In Dutch
In Dutch
1918 · Movie
Thicker Than Water
Thicker Than Water
1935 · Movie
as Auction Manager
Me and My Pal
Me and My Pal
1933 · Movie
as Peter Cucumber
Way Out West
Way Out West
1937 · Movie
as Mickey Finn