James Finlayson: movies and TV shows
James Finlayson has 180 credits in the archive: 180 films and 0 TV series, from 1918 to 2002. Highest rated: To Be or Not to Be (7.8/10).
Career timeline
1918 – 2002 · busiest year: 1923 (23 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Laurel & Hardy - Highlights | Film | 8.5 | 114 | |
| 1990 | The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 102 |
| 1982 | Dance of the Cookoos | Man with Toothache / Christmas Tree Customer | Film | 10.0 | 94 |
| 1968 | The Best of Laurel and Hardy | Meadows / Dulcy's Father / Fin (archive footage) | Film | 8.0 | 80 |
| 1967 | The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy | Film | 7.0 | 79 | |
| 1964 | The Big Parade of Comedy | Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 76 |
| 1952 | Here We Go Again | Plato's Rival | Film | — | 64 |
| 1951 | Royal Wedding | Cabby (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 63 |
| 1951 | The Slappiest Days of Our Lives | (archive footage) | Film | — | 63 |
| 1948 | Grand Canyon Trail | Sheriff | Film | 5.7 | 60 |
| 1947 | The Perils of Pauline | Comic Chef | Film | 6.7 | 59 |
| 1946 | Two Sisters from Boston | Street Cleaner (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 58 |
| 1946 | She-Wolf of London | Constable (uncredited) | Film | 5.6 | 58 |
| 1943 | Yanks Ahoy | Cook Flynn (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 55 |
| 1943 | Happy Times and Jolly Moments | (archive footage) | Film | 7.5 | 55 |
| 1942 | To Be or Not to Be | Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited) | Film | 7.8 | 54 |
| 1942 | Wedding Yells | Hammerhead Nahl | Film | — | 54 |
| 1940 | Foreign Correspondent | Dutch Peasant (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 52 |
| 1940 | A Chump at Oxford | Baldy Vandevere (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 52 |
| 1940 | Saps at Sea | Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 52 |
| 1939 | The Flying Deuces | Jailor | Film | 6.4 | 51 |
| 1939 | Hollywood Cavalcade | Keystone Cop | Film | 6.2 | 51 |
| 1939 | Raffles | Hansom Cab Driver (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 51 |
| 1939 | The Great Victor Herbert | Lamplighter | Film | 5.4 | 51 |
| 1939 | Dog-Gone | Mr. Jones | Film | 8.0 | 51 |
| 1938 | Block-Heads | Man on Stairs | Film | 6.9 | 50 |
| 1937 | Pick a Star | Director | Film | 4.8 | 49 |
| 1937 | The Toast of New York | Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 49 |
| 1937 | Way Out West | Mickey Finn | Film | 7.1 | 49 |
| 1937 | Angel | Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 49 |
| 1937 | All Over Town | MacDougal | Film | 6.4 | 49 |
| 1936 | The Bohemian Girl | Captain Finn | Film | 6.1 | 48 |
| 1936 | Our Relations | Finn | Film | 7.0 | 48 |
| 1935 | Bonnie Scotland | Sgt. Maj. Finlayson | Film | 6.6 | 47 |
| 1935 | Thicker Than Water | Auction Manager | Film | 7.3 | 47 |
| 1935 | Life Hesitates at 40 | Dr. James Finlayson | Film | 7.5 | 47 |
| 1935 | Manhattan Monkey Business | Joyce's Father | Film | 10.0 | 47 |
| 1935 | MGM 1935 Promo Reel | Manager | Film | 6.0 | 47 |
| 1935 | Father and Son | Bidad | Film | 10.0 | 47 |
| 1933 | The Devil's Brother | Lord Rocburg | Film | 6.8 | 45 |
| 1933 | Dick Turpin | Jeremy | Film | 9.0 | 45 |
| 1933 | The Gay Nighties | Mr. Amos Pipp | Film | 4.3 | 45 |
| 1933 | Me and My Pal | Peter Cucumber | Film | 6.5 | 45 |
| 1933 | Mush and Milk | Mr. Brown, the banker | Film | 6.6 | 45 |
| 1933 | His Silent Racket | James | Film | 8.0 | 45 |
| 1933 | So This Is Harris! | Golf Pro | Film | 5.4 | 45 |
| 1933 | The Druggist's Dilemma | Andrew Finch | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1933 | Nature in the Wrong | Voice of lion (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 45 |
| 1932 | Boy Oh Boy! | Saunders | Film | 7.0 | 44 |
| 1932 | The Chimp | Ringmaster (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 44 |
| 1932 | Pack Up Your Troubles | General | Film | 6.8 | 44 |
| 1932 | Thunder Below | Scotty | Film | 7.0 | 44 |
| 1932 | The Millionaire Cat | Lawyer Fogg | Film | 10.0 | 44 |
| 1932 | The Iceman's Ball | Commissioner Walters | Film | 4.0 | 44 |
| 1932 | Jitters the Butler | Phineas P. McPhinn | Film | 7.0 | 44 |
| 1931 | Playing at Politics | Criado | Film | 7.0 | 43 |
| 1931 | Pardon Us | Schoolteacher | Film | 6.4 | 43 |
| 1931 | Our Wife | Father of the bride (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 43 |
| 1931 | One Good Turn | A Community Player | Film | 6.9 | 43 |
| 1931 | One of the Smiths | Wine Brewer (uncredited) | Film | 8.0 | 43 |
| 1931 | Second Hand Kisses | Jimmy Finlayson | Film | — | 43 |
| 1931 | Chickens Come Home | Butler (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 43 |
| 1931 | Stout Hearts and Willing Hands | Kop(as the Original Keystone Kops) | Film | 7.3 | 43 |
| 1931 | Scratch-As-Catch-Can | Film | 6.0 | 43 | |
| 1931 | Hasty Marriage | Kitty's Father | Film | 7.7 | 43 |
| 1931 | Beach Pajamas | Film | 7.0 | 43 | |
| 1931 | False Roomers | Landlord | Film | 8.0 | 43 |
| 1930 | Thieves | Film | 7.1 | 42 | |
| 1930 | The prince of the dollar | Film | 8.0 | 42 | |
| 1930 | The Dawn Patrol | Field Sergeant | Film | 6.6 | 42 |
| 1930 | Another Fine Mess | Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 42 |
| 1930 | Night Owls | Meadows | Film | 7.4 | 42 |
| 1930 | Gold Diggers | Film | 7.0 | 42 | |
| 1930 | For the Defense | Parrott | Film | 5.3 | 42 |
| 1930 | Dollar Dizzy | House Detective | Film | 6.8 | 42 |
| 1930 | Young Eagles | Scotty | Film | 7.0 | 42 |
| 1930 | Don't Leave Home | Film | 9.0 | 42 | |
| 1929 | The Hoose-Gow | Governor (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 41 |
| 1929 | Men O' War | Soda jerk | Film | 6.8 | 41 |
| 1929 | Big Business | Homeowner (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 41 |
| 1929 | Liberty | Store keeper | Film | 6.9 | 41 |
| 1929 | Two Weeks Off | Pa Weaver | Film | 9.0 | 41 |
| 1929 | Hard to Get | Pa Martin | Film | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1929 | Wall Street | Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson) | Film | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1929 | Fast Freight | Spooky Wall Painting | Film | 8.5 | 41 |
| 1928 | Show Girl | Mr. Dugan | Film | 8.0 | 40 |
| 1928 | Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath | Pa Slocum | Film | 10.0 | 40 |
| 1928 | Bachelor’s Paradise | Pat Malone | Film | 8.0 | 40 |
| 1928 | Flying Elephants | Saxophonus (uncredited) | Film | 5.9 | 40 |
| 1928 | Should Tall Men Marry? | Joe Skittle | Film | 6.5 | 40 |
| 1928 | Lady Be Good | Trelawney West | Film | 10.0 | 40 |
| 1928 | Galloping Ghosts | Police Commissioner | Film | 7.0 | 40 |
| 1927 | Sugar Daddies | Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle | Film | 6.0 | 39 |
| 1927 | Do Detectives Think? | Judge Foozle (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 39 |
| 1927 | Call of the Cuckoo | Asylum Inmate | Film | 5.8 | 39 |
| 1927 | Don't Tell Everything | Lawyer Goldblum | Film | 10.0 | 39 |
| 1927 | With Love and Hisses | Captain Bustle | Film | 6.1 | 39 |
| 1927 | The Second 100 Years | Browne Van Dyke | Film | 6.3 | 39 |
| 1927 | Fighting Fathers | Neighbor | Film | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1927 | Love 'Em and Weep | Titus Tillsbury | Film | 5.7 | 39 |
| 1927 | Anything Once! | Mabel's Boss | Film | 6.8 | 39 |
| 1927 | Hats Off | Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co. | Film | 6.6 | 39 |
| 1927 | No Man's Law | Jack Belcher | Film | 7.3 | 39 |
| 1927 | One Hour Married | Film | 8.0 | 39 | |
| 1927 | Forgotten Sweeties | Film | 5.3 | 39 | |
| 1927 | Seeing the World | 'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher | Film | 7.1 | 39 |
| 1926 | Wife Tamers | The Waiter | Film | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1926 | The Nickel-Hopper | Rupert | Film | 7.5 | 38 |
| 1926 | Thundering Fleas | Justice of the Peace | Film | 6.0 | 38 |
| 1926 | Don Key (Son of Burro) | Vivien's Suitor | Film | 8.0 | 38 |
| 1926 | What's the World Coming To? | The Father-in-Law | Film | 4.6 | 38 |
| 1926 | Raggedy Rose | Simpson Sniffle | Film | 6.3 | 38 |
| 1926 | A Punch in the Nose | Film | 10.0 | 38 | |
| 1926 | Madame Mystery | Struggling Author | Film | 6.5 | 38 |
| 1926 | Dizzy Daddies | Jonathan Haig | Film | 3.8 | 38 |
| 1926 | Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes | Dean of Pinkham University | Film | 5.7 | 38 |
| 1926 | Merry Widower | The Hunter | Film | 8.0 | 38 |
| 1925 | Unfriendly Enemies | The Cameraman | Film | 6.5 | 37 |
| 1925 | Sure-Mike! | The Floorwalker | Film | 7.0 | 37 |
| 1925 | Thundering Landlords | The Landlord | Film | 10.0 | 37 |
| 1925 | In the Grease | Father | Film | 7.0 | 37 |
| 1925 | Madame Sans Jane | The Girl's Father | Film | 4.3 | 37 |
| 1925 | Hard Boiled | Film | 8.0 | 37 | |
| 1925 | Yes, Yes, Nanette | Hillory, the new husband | Film | 5.5 | 37 |
| 1925 | Change the Needle | Film | 9.0 | 37 | |
| 1925 | Innocent Husbands | The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson) | Film | 7.0 | 37 |
| 1925 | Mary, Queen of Tots | Radio Actor | Film | 7.3 | 37 |
| 1925 | Chasing the Chaser | Gilroy (the husband) | Film | 6.5 | 37 |
| 1925 | Welcome Home | Film | 7.0 | 37 | |
| 1925 | The Caretaker's Daughter | The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson) | Film | 4.0 | 37 |
| 1925 | The Haunted Honeymoon | Film | 7.0 | 37 | |
| 1925 | Flaming Flappers | Film | 10.0 | 37 | |
| 1925 | Moonlight and Noses | Professor Sniff | Film | 5.9 | 37 |
| 1925 | Tell It to a Policeman | Film | 8.0 | 37 | |
| 1924 | Wide Open Spaces | Jack McQueen | Film | 6.3 | 36 |
| 1924 | Postage Due | Postal Inspector Hawke | Film | 6.3 | 36 |
| 1924 | Zeb vs. Paprika | Major Glanders Botts | Film | 5.8 | 36 |
| 1924 | Short Kilts | McGregor's Son | Film | 5.4 | 36 |
| 1924 | Rupert of Hee-Haw | Rupert of Hee Haw | Film | 5.6 | 36 |
| 1924 | Brothers Under the Chin | Film | 7.0 | 36 | |
| 1924 | Smithy | Sergeant | Film | 5.8 | 36 |
| 1924 | Near Dublin | Sir Patrick | Film | 6.7 | 36 |
| 1924 | Why Husbands Go Mad | Film | 7.0 | 36 | |
| 1923 | Scorching Sands | James | Film | 5.9 | 35 |
| 1923 | Roughest Africa | Hans Downe | Film | 5.8 | 35 |
| 1923 | Frozen Hearts | General Sappovitch | Film | 5.7 | 35 |
| 1923 | White Wings | Dental Patient | Film | 7.3 | 35 |
| 1923 | The Mystery Man | Film | 8.0 | 35 | |
| 1923 | Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening? | The Hired Man | Film | 8.0 | 35 |
| 1923 | Courtship of Miles Sandwich | Miles Sandwich | Film | 7.0 | 35 |
| 1923 | Before the Public | Film | 7.5 | 35 | |
| 1923 | Jus' Passin' Through | Drunk (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 35 |
| 1923 | The Noon Whistle | Film | 8.0 | 35 | |
| 1923 | Sold at Auction! | The Man Who WAS Sold | Film | 6.8 | 35 |
| 1923 | Pick and Shovel | The Foreman | Film | 7.3 | 35 |
| 1923 | Oranges and Lemons | Worker | Film | 5.5 | 35 |
| 1923 | California or Bust | Campground neighbor | Film | 8.0 | 35 |
| 1923 | Jack Frost | Wicked Man from the Wicked City | Film | 10.0 | 35 |
| 1923 | Pitfalls of a Big City | The Hired Man | Film | 8.0 | 35 |
| 1923 | Hollywood | James Finlayson | Film | 9.0 | 35 |
| 1923 | The Soilers | Smacknamara | Film | 5.5 | 35 |
| 1923 | A Tough Winter | Film | 9.0 | 35 | |
| 1923 | Fully Insured | The Foreman | Film | 6.5 | 35 |
| 1923 | A Man About Town | Humko, Store Detective | Film | 6.0 | 35 |
| 1923 | Mother's Joy | Baron Buttontop | Film | 5.7 | 35 |
| 1923 | The Whole Truth | Defense lawyer | Film | 7.0 | 35 |
| 1922 | Newly Rich | Film | — | 34 | |
| 1922 | The Crossroads of New York | Lawyer | Film | 7.0 | 34 |
| 1921 | A Small Town Idol | J. Wellington Jones | Film | 6.8 | 33 |
| 1921 | Hard Knocks and Love Taps | Plato's Rival | Film | 8.0 | 33 |
| 1921 | She Sighed by the Seaside | 1st Suitor | Film | 7.0 | 33 |
| 1920 | Married Life | Man Who Made Good | Film | 9.0 | 32 |
| 1920 | Love, Honor and Behave | Artist | Film | 8.0 | 32 |
| 1920 | Down on the Farm | The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage | Film | 5.8 | 32 |
| 1920 | Don't Weaken! | Lightfingered Luke - Professor Yonson's Assistant | Film | 6.3 | 32 |
| 1919 | Trying to Get Along | The Beauty Parlor Operator | Film | 7.0 | 31 |
| 1919 | Yankee Doodle in Berlin | Commander's Officer (uncredited) | Film | 5.7 | 31 |
| 1919 | Up in Alf's Place | The Dancing Instructor | Film | 7.0 | 31 |
| 1918 | In Dutch | Film | 10.0 | 30 | |
| The World of Laurel and Hardy | Film | — | — |