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James Finlayson
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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.
Known For
Pardon Us
1931
Block-Heads
1938
Bonnie Scotland
1935
To Be or Not to Be
1942
Foreign Correspondent
1940
Way Out West
1937
Angel
1937
Pack Up Your Troubles
1932
Royal Wedding
1951
A Chump at Oxford
1940
Big Business
1929
Saps at Sea
1940
The Flying Deuces
1939
The Bohemian Girl
1936
The Devil's Brother
1933
She-Wolf of London
1946
Our Relations
1936
Liberty
1929
Another Fine Mess
1930
The Hoose-Gow
1929
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