Cast & crew

James Finlayson

Born 27 augusti 1887
Died 9 oktober 1953

Biography

Scottish comic actor whose double-take and exasperated “D’oh!” made him Laurel and Hardy’s favorite foil—the landlord, the sheriff, or the would-be gentleman undone by the boys.

Filmography

Year	Films	Role	Character
1920	Don't Weaken	Cast	Lightfingered Luke - Professor Yonson's Assistant
1922	Newly Rich	Cast	James Finlayson
1922	Hook, Line And Sinker	Cast	—
1923	A Man About Town	Cast	Humko, Store Detective
1923	Before The Public	Cast	James Finlayson
1923	California Or Bust	Cast	Campground neighbor
1923	Courtship Of Miles Sandwich	Cast	Miles Sandwich
1923	Frozen Hearts	Cast	General Sappovitch
1923	Fully Insured	Cast	The Foreman
1923	Jack Frost	Cast	Wicked Man from the Wicked City
1923	Jus' Passin' Through	Cast	Drunk (uncredited)
1923	Man About Town, A	Cast	Humko, Store Detective
1923	Mother's Joy	Cast	Baron Buttontop
1923	Mystery Man, The	Cast	'Gimlet' McGuffey
1923	Noon Whistle, The	Cast	James Finlayson
1923	Oranges And Lemons	Cast	Worker
1923	Pick And Shovel	Cast	The Foreman
1923	Roughest Africa	Cast	Hans Downe
1923	Scorching Sands	Cast	James
1923	Soilers, The	Cast	Smacknamara
1923	Sold At Auction	Cast	The Man Who WAS Sold
1923	The Noon Whistle	Cast	O'Hallahan, the foreman
1923	The Soilers	Cast	Smacknamara
1923	The Whole Truth	Cast	Defense lawyer
1923	Tough Winter, A	Cast	The landlord
1923	White Wings	Cast	Dental Patient
1923	Whole Truth, The	Cast	Defense lawyer
1923	Walkout, The	Cast	Agitator
1924	Brothers Under The Chin	Cast	James Finlayson
1924	Near Dublin	Cast	Sir Patrick
1924	Postage Due	Cast	Postal Inspector Hawke
1924	Rupert Of Hee Haw	Cast	Rupert of Hee Haw
1924	Short Kilts	Cast	McGregor's Son
1924	Smithy	Cast	Sergeant
1924	Why Husbands Go Mad	Cast	James Finlayson
1924	Wide Open Spaces	Cast	Jack McQueen
1924	Zeb vs. Paprika	Cast	Major Glanders Botts
1924	Are Blond Men Bashful?	Cast	—
1924	Before Taking	Cast	—
1924	Hot Heels	Cast	—
1924	Sky Plumber, The	Cast	[?], (*image is from a still)
1924	Our Congressman	Cast	Dinner party guest
1925	Caretaker's Daughter, The	Cast	The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson)
1925	Change The Needle	Cast	James Finlayson
1925	Chasing The Chaser	Cast	Gilroy (the husband)
1925	Flaming Flappers	Cast	James Finlayson
1925	Hard Boiled	Cast	James Finlayson
1925	Haunted Honeymoon, The	Cast	James Finlayson
1925	In The Grease	Cast	Father
1925	Innocent Husbands	Cast	The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson)
1925	Madame Sans Jane	Cast	The Girl's Father
1925	Mary, Queen Of Tots	Cast	Radio station actor
1925	Moonlight And Noses	Cast	Professor Sniff
1925	Sure-Mike!	Cast	The Floorwalker
1925	Tell It To A Policeman	Cast	Policeman
1925	The Caretaker's Daughter	Cast	The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson)
1925	Thundering Landlords	Cast	The Landlord
1925	Unfriendly Enemies	Cast	The Cameraman
1925	Yes, Yes Nanette	Cast	Hillory, the new husband
1925	Official Officers	Cast	Angry motorist
1925	Are Husbands Human?	Cast	—
1925	Cuckoo Love	Cast	—
1926	Dizzy Daddies	Cast	Jonathan Haig
1926	Don Key (Son Of Burro)	Cast	Vivien's Suitor
1926	Madame Mystery	Cast	Struggling Author
1926	Nickel-Hopper, The	Cast	Rupert
1926	Punch In The Nose, A	Cast	James Finlayson
1926	Raggedy Rose	Cast	Simpson Sniffle
1926	The Nickel-Hopper	Cast	Rupert
1926	What's The World Coming To?	Cast	The Father-in-Law
1926	Wife Tamers	Cast	The Waiter
1926	Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes	Cast	Dean of Pinkham University
1926	Never Too Old	Cast	The butler
1926	Ukulele Sheiks	Cast	—
1926	Your Husband's Past	Cast	—
1926	Merry Widower, The	Cast	Julius
1926	Should Husbands Pay?	Cast	Mr. Krum
1927	Duck Soup	Cast	—
1927	Love 'Em and Weep	Cast	Titus Tillsbury
1927	With Love and Hisses	Cast	Captain Bustle
1927	Kopparslagare	Cast	Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle
1927	Stor-Slam och Lill-Slam	Cast	Browne Van Dyke
1927	Helan och Halvan som detektiver	Cast	Judge Foozle (uncredited)
1927	Hatten av för så'na!	Cast	Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.
1927	Call of the Cuckoo	Cast	Asylum Inmate
1927	Anything Once!	Cast	Mabel's Boss
1927	Don't Tell Everything	Cast	Lawyer Goldblum
1927	Fighting Fathers	Cast	Neighbor
1927	Forgotten Sweeties	Cast	James Finlayson
1927	No Man's Law	Cast	Jack Belcher
1927	One Hour Married	Cast	James Finlayson
1927	Stor-Slam och Lill-Slam	Cast	Browne Van Dyke
1927	Stor-Slam och Lill-Slam	Cast	Browne Van Dyke
1927	Honorable Mr. Buggs	Cast	—
1927	Seeing The World	Cast	Old 'Buzz-Fuzz', teacher
1928	Habeas Corpus	Cast	—
1928	Helan och Halvan i stenåldern	Cast	Saxophonus (uncredited)
1928	Galloping Ghosts	Cast	Police Commissioner
1928	Should Tall Men Marry?	Cast	Joe Skittle
1929	Affär är affär	Cast	Homeowner (uncredited)
1929	Helan och Halvan i Sjöcharmörerna	Cast	Soda jerk
1929	Helan och Halvan på straffarbete	Cast	Governor (uncredited)
1929	Leve friheten	Cast	Store keeper
1929	Fast Freight	Cast	Spooky Wall Painting
1929	Helan och Halvan på straffarbete	Cast	Governor (uncredited)
1929	Helan och Halvan på straffarbete	Cast	Governor (uncredited)
1930	Helan och Halvan i Villa Villervallan	Cast	Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)
1930	Polisen ordnar allt	Cast	Meadows
1930	Dollar Dizzy	Cast	House Detective
1930	El Principe del Dolar	Cast	James Finlayson
1930	Ladrones	Cast	Juan
1930	Les Chercheuses d'or	Cast	—
1931	Helan och Halvans förflutna	Cast	Butler (uncredited)
1931	Bröllopsdagen	Cast	Father of the bride (uncredited)
1931	Helan och Halvan som dörrknackare	Cast	A Community Player
1931	In igen och ut igen!	Cast	Schoolteacher
1931	Catch-As Catch-Can	Cast	James Finlayson
1931	Hasty Marriage	Cast	Kitty's Father
1931	In igen och ut igen!	Cast	Schoolteacher
1931	In igen och ut igen!	Cast	Schoolteacher
1931	One Of The Smiths	Cast	Wine Brewer (uncredited)
1931	Politiquerias	Cast	Criado
1932	Apkonster och kärlek	Cast	Ringmaster (uncredited)
1932	Här vilar inga lessamheter	Cast	General
1932	Apkonster och kärlek	Cast	Ringmaster (uncredited)
1933	Värdshuset Göken	Cast	Lord Rocburg
1933	Helan och Halvans giftermålsbekymmer	Cast	Peter Cucumber
1933	Värdshuset Göken	Cast	Lord Rocburg
1933	His Silent Racket	Cast	James
1933	Mush And Milk	Cast	Mr. Brown, the banker
1933	Nature In The Wrong	Cast	Voice of lion (uncredited)
1935	Kavata kumpaner	Cast	Auction Manager
1935	I kronans kläder	Cast	Sgt. Maj. Finlayson
1935	Manhattan Monkey Business	Cast	Joyce's Father
1936	Zigenarflickan	Cast	Captain Finn
1936	Bröder i kvadrat	Cast	Finn
1936	Zigenarflickan	Cast	Captain Finn
1936	Life Hesitates At 40	Cast	—
1936	Galaxy of Stars	Cast	Fin
1937	Glada galoscher	Cast	Mickey Finn
1937	Stjärna sökes	Cast	Director
1938	Skrattar bäst som skrattar sist	Cast	Man on Stairs
1938	Skrattar bäst som skrattar sist	Cast	Man on Stairs
1939	Vi fara till Sahara	Cast	Jailor
1940	Raska sjömän, hallå!	Cast	Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)
1940	Skandal i Oxford	Cast	Baldy Vanderveer
1943	Yanks Ahoy!	Cast	Cook Flynn
1967	Skrattar bäst som skrattar sist	Cast	James Finlayson