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James Finlayson

Acting Born Aug 26, 1887 Died Oct 9, 1953 Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK 180 credits
180
Total Credits
2002
83 Years Career Span
7
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

James Finlayson works in acting. Born August 26, 1887 in Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK. Died October 9, 1953. Archytele tracks 180 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.

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Known for

Film

Royal Wedding

as Cabby (uncredited)

Bless This House

as Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)
Film

Foreign Correspondent

as Dutch Peasant (uncredited)

Naruto

as Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)

Porphy's Long Journey

as Man on Stairs

El-Hazard: The Magnificent World

as General

Disney Junior Ariel

as Gilroy (the husband)

Frequent co-stars

Fred Astaire 1 shared title
Jane Powell 1 shared title
Peter Lawford 1 shared title
Sarah Churchill 1 shared title
Keenan Wynn 1 shared title
Albert Sharpe 1 shared title
Henri Letondal 1 shared title
Viola Roache 1 shared title
Bess Flowers 1 shared title
Mae Clarke 1 shared title

Career timeline

Laurel & Hardy - Highlights
The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence
Dance of the Cookoos
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
The Big Parade of Comedy
Here We Go Again
Royal WeddingThe Slappiest Days of Our Lives
Grand Canyon Trail
The Perils of Pauline
Two Sisters from BostonShe-Wolf of London
Yanks AhoyHappy Times and Jolly Moments
To Be or Not to BeWedding Yells
Foreign CorrespondentA Chump at OxfordSaps at Sea
The Flying DeucesHollywood CavalcadeRafflesThe Great Victor HerbertDog-Gone
Block-Heads
Pick a StarThe Toast of New YorkWay Out WestAngelAll Over Town
The Bohemian GirlOur Relations
Bonnie ScotlandThicker Than WaterLife Hesitates at 40Manhattan Monkey BusinessMGM 1935 Promo Reel
The Devil's BrotherDick TurpinThe Gay NightiesMe and My PalMush and Milk
Boy Oh Boy!The ChimpPack Up Your TroublesThunder BelowThe Millionaire Cat
Playing at PoliticsPardon UsOur WifeOne Good TurnOne of the Smiths
ThievesThe prince of the dollarThe Dawn PatrolAnother Fine MessNight Owls
The Hoose-GowMen O' WarBig BusinessLibertyTwo Weeks Off
Show GirlLadies' Night in a Turkish BathBachelor’s ParadiseFlying ElephantsShould Tall Men Marry?
Sugar DaddiesDo Detectives Think?Call of the CuckooDon't Tell EverythingWith Love and Hisses
Wife TamersThe Nickel-HopperThundering FleasDon Key (Son of Burro)What's the World Coming To?
Unfriendly EnemiesSure-Mike!Thundering LandlordsIn the GreaseMadame Sans Jane
Wide Open SpacesPostage DueZeb vs. PaprikaShort KiltsRupert of Hee-Haw
Scorching SandsRoughest AfricaFrozen HeartsWhite WingsThe Mystery Man

Full Filmography

180 titles
  • Laurel & Hardy - Highlights (2002)
  • The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence (1990) as Self (archive footage)
  • Dance of the Cookoos (1982) as Man with Toothache / Christmas Tree Customer
  • The Best of Laurel and Hardy (1968) as Meadows / Dulcy's Father / Fin (archive footage)
  • The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy (1967)
  • The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) as Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage)
  • Here We Go Again (1952) as Plato's Rival
  • Royal Wedding (1951) as Cabby (uncredited)
  • The Slappiest Days of Our Lives (1951) as (archive footage)
  • Grand Canyon Trail (1948) as Sheriff
  • The Perils of Pauline (1947) as Comic Chef
  • Two Sisters from Boston (1946) as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
  • She-Wolf of London (1946) as Constable (uncredited)
  • Yanks Ahoy (1943) as Cook Flynn (uncredited)
  • Happy Times and Jolly Moments (1943) as (archive footage)
  • To Be or Not to Be (1942) as Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)
  • Wedding Yells (1942) as Hammerhead Nahl
  • Foreign Correspondent (1940) as Dutch Peasant (uncredited)
  • A Chump at Oxford (1940) as Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)
  • Saps at Sea (1940) as Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)
  • The Flying Deuces (1939) as Jailor
  • Hollywood Cavalcade (1939) as Keystone Cop
  • Raffles (1939) as Hansom Cab Driver (uncredited)
  • The Great Victor Herbert (1939) as Lamplighter
  • Dog-Gone (1939) as Mr. Jones
  • Block-Heads (1938) as Man on Stairs
  • Pick a Star (1937) as Director
  • The Toast of New York (1937) as Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)
  • Way Out West (1937) as Mickey Finn
  • Angel (1937) as Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)
  • All Over Town (1937) as MacDougal
  • The Bohemian Girl (1936) as Captain Finn
  • Our Relations (1936) as Finn
  • Bonnie Scotland (1935) as Sgt. Maj. Finlayson
  • Thicker Than Water (1935) as Auction Manager
  • Life Hesitates at 40 (1935) as Dr. James Finlayson
  • Manhattan Monkey Business (1935) as Joyce's Father
  • MGM 1935 Promo Reel (1935) as Manager
  • Father and Son (1935) as Bidad
  • The Devil's Brother (1933) as Lord Rocburg
  • Dick Turpin (1933) as Jeremy
  • The Gay Nighties (1933) as Mr. Amos Pipp
  • Me and My Pal (1933) as Peter Cucumber
  • Mush and Milk (1933) as Mr. Brown, the banker
  • His Silent Racket (1933) as James
  • So This Is Harris! (1933) as Golf Pro
  • The Druggist's Dilemma (1933) as Andrew Finch
  • Nature in the Wrong (1933) as Voice of lion (uncredited)
  • Boy Oh Boy! (1932) as Saunders
  • The Chimp (1932) as Ringmaster (uncredited)
  • Pack Up Your Troubles (1932) as General
  • Thunder Below (1932) as Scotty
  • The Millionaire Cat (1932) as Lawyer Fogg
  • The Iceman's Ball (1932) as Commissioner Walters
  • Jitters the Butler (1932) as Phineas P. McPhinn
  • Playing at Politics (1931) as Criado
  • Pardon Us (1931) as Schoolteacher
  • Our Wife (1931) as Father of the bride (uncredited)
  • One Good Turn (1931) as A Community Player
  • One of the Smiths (1931) as Wine Brewer (uncredited)
  • Second Hand Kisses (1931) as Jimmy Finlayson
  • Chickens Come Home (1931) as Butler (uncredited)
  • Stout Hearts and Willing Hands (1931) as Kop(as the Original Keystone Kops)
  • Scratch-As-Catch-Can (1931)
  • Hasty Marriage (1931) as Kitty's Father
  • Beach Pajamas (1931)
  • False Roomers (1931) as Landlord
  • Thieves (1930)
  • The prince of the dollar (1930)
  • The Dawn Patrol (1930) as Field Sergeant
  • Another Fine Mess (1930) as Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)
  • Night Owls (1930) as Meadows
  • Gold Diggers (1930)
  • For the Defense (1930) as Parrott
  • Dollar Dizzy (1930) as House Detective
  • Young Eagles (1930) as Scotty
  • Don't Leave Home (1930)
  • The Hoose-Gow (1929) as Governor (uncredited)
  • Men O' War (1929) as Soda jerk
  • Big Business (1929) as Homeowner (uncredited)
  • Liberty (1929) as Store keeper
  • Two Weeks Off (1929) as Pa Weaver
  • Hard to Get (1929) as Pa Martin
  • Wall Street (1929) as Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson)
  • Fast Freight (1929) as Spooky Wall Painting
  • Show Girl (1928) as Mr. Dugan
  • Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath (1928) as Pa Slocum
  • Bachelor’s Paradise (1928) as Pat Malone
  • Flying Elephants (1928) as Saxophonus (uncredited)
  • Should Tall Men Marry? (1928) as Joe Skittle
  • Lady Be Good (1928) as Trelawney West
  • Galloping Ghosts (1928) as Police Commissioner
  • Sugar Daddies (1927) as Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle
  • Do Detectives Think? (1927) as Judge Foozle (uncredited)
  • Call of the Cuckoo (1927) as Asylum Inmate
  • Don't Tell Everything (1927) as Lawyer Goldblum
  • With Love and Hisses (1927) as Captain Bustle
  • The Second 100 Years (1927) as Browne Van Dyke
  • Fighting Fathers (1927) as Neighbor
  • Love 'Em and Weep (1927) as Titus Tillsbury
  • Anything Once! (1927) as Mabel's Boss
  • Hats Off (1927) as Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.
  • No Man's Law (1927) as Jack Belcher
  • One Hour Married (1927)
  • Forgotten Sweeties (1927)
  • Seeing the World (1927) as 'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher
  • Wife Tamers (1926) as The Waiter
  • The Nickel-Hopper (1926) as Rupert
  • Thundering Fleas (1926) as Justice of the Peace
  • Don Key (Son of Burro) (1926) as Vivien's Suitor
  • What's the World Coming To? (1926) as The Father-in-Law
  • Raggedy Rose (1926) as Simpson Sniffle
  • A Punch in the Nose (1926)
  • Madame Mystery (1926) as Struggling Author
  • Dizzy Daddies (1926) as Jonathan Haig
  • Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes (1926) as Dean of Pinkham University
  • Merry Widower (1926) as The Hunter
  • Unfriendly Enemies (1925) as The Cameraman
  • Sure-Mike! (1925) as The Floorwalker
  • Thundering Landlords (1925) as The Landlord
  • In the Grease (1925) as Father
  • Madame Sans Jane (1925) as The Girl's Father
  • Hard Boiled (1925)
  • Yes, Yes, Nanette (1925) as Hillory, the new husband
  • Change the Needle (1925)
  • Innocent Husbands (1925) as The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson)
  • Mary, Queen of Tots (1925) as Radio Actor
  • Chasing the Chaser (1925) as Gilroy (the husband)
  • Welcome Home (1925)
  • The Caretaker's Daughter (1925) as The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson)
  • The Haunted Honeymoon (1925)
  • Flaming Flappers (1925)
  • Moonlight and Noses (1925) as Professor Sniff
  • Tell It to a Policeman (1925)
  • Wide Open Spaces (1924) as Jack McQueen
  • Postage Due (1924) as Postal Inspector Hawke
  • Zeb vs. Paprika (1924) as Major Glanders Botts
  • Short Kilts (1924) as McGregor's Son
  • Rupert of Hee-Haw (1924) as Rupert of Hee Haw
  • Brothers Under the Chin (1924)
  • Smithy (1924) as Sergeant
  • Near Dublin (1924) as Sir Patrick
  • Why Husbands Go Mad (1924)
  • Scorching Sands (1923) as James
  • Roughest Africa (1923) as Hans Downe
  • Frozen Hearts (1923) as General Sappovitch
  • White Wings (1923) as Dental Patient
  • The Mystery Man (1923)
  • Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening? (1923) as The Hired Man
  • Courtship of Miles Sandwich (1923) as Miles Sandwich
  • Before the Public (1923)
  • Jus' Passin' Through (1923) as Drunk (uncredited)
  • The Noon Whistle (1923)
  • Sold at Auction! (1923) as The Man Who WAS Sold
  • Pick and Shovel (1923) as The Foreman
  • Oranges and Lemons (1923) as Worker
  • California or Bust (1923) as Campground neighbor
  • Jack Frost (1923) as Wicked Man from the Wicked City
  • Pitfalls of a Big City (1923) as The Hired Man
  • Hollywood (1923) as James Finlayson
  • The Soilers (1923) as Smacknamara
  • A Tough Winter (1923)
  • Fully Insured (1923) as The Foreman
  • A Man About Town (1923) as Humko, Store Detective
  • Mother's Joy (1923) as Baron Buttontop
  • The Whole Truth (1923) as Defense lawyer
  • Newly Rich (1922)
  • The Crossroads of New York (1922) as Lawyer
  • A Small Town Idol (1921) as J. Wellington Jones
  • Hard Knocks and Love Taps (1921) as Plato's Rival
  • She Sighed by the Seaside (1921) as 1st Suitor
  • Married Life (1920) as Man Who Made Good
  • Love, Honor and Behave (1920) as Artist
  • Down on the Farm (1920) as The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage
  • Don't Weaken! (1920) as Lightfingered Luke - Professor Yonson's Assistant
  • Trying to Get Along (1919) as The Beauty Parlor Operator
  • Yankee Doodle in Berlin (1919) as Commander's Officer (uncredited)
  • Up in Alf's Place (1919) as The Dancing Instructor
  • In Dutch (1918)
  • The World of Laurel and Hardy

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is James Finlayson best known for?

James Finlayson is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Royal Wedding (1951), Bless This House (1971), Foreign Correspondent (1940), Naruto (2002).

When and where was James Finlayson born?

James Finlayson was born on August 26, 1887 in Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK. They passed away on October 9, 1953.

How many credits does James Finlayson have?

James Finlayson has accumulated over 180 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1920 to 2002.

What is James Finlayson's background in cinema and television?

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 exp...