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James Finlayson
Biography
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 expression "d'ooooooh", and as the most famous comic foil of Laurel and Hardy.
Top Filmography
7.8
To Be or Not to Be
1942 // MOVIE
7.0
Foreign Correspondent
1940 // MOVIE
7.1
Way Out West
1937 // MOVIE
6.3
The Flying Deuces
1939 // MOVIE
6.9
Block-Heads
1938 // MOVIE
7.0
Our Relations
1936 // MOVIE
6.8
A Chump at Oxford
1940 // MOVIE
6.4
Royal Wedding
1951 // MOVIE
6.6
Big Business
1929 // MOVIE
6.4
Pardon Us
1931 // MOVIE
6.8
Saps at Sea
1940 // MOVIE
6.7
Angel
1937 // MOVIE
5.6
She-Wolf of London
1946 // MOVIE
6.8
Another Fine Mess
1930 // MOVIE
6.7
Pack Up Your Troubles
1932 // MOVIE