Where to watch James Finlayson in the UK
Find every James Finlayson film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 3 May 2026.
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.
James Finlayson films streaming in the UK
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- Liberty (1929) as Store keeper
- Foreign Correspondent (1940) as Dutch Peasant (uncredited)
- To Be or Not to Be (1942) as Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)
- Royal Wedding (1951) as Cabby (uncredited)
- Angel (1937) as Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)
- Way Out West (1937) as Mickey Finn
- The Flying Deuces (1939) as Jailor
- Two Sisters from Boston (1946) as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
- Our Relations (1936) as Finn
- Hollywood (1923) as James Finlayson
- Block-Heads (1938) as Man on Stairs
- The Best of Laurel and Hardy (1968) as Meadows / Dulcy's Father / Fin (archive footage)
- A Chump at Oxford (1940) as Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)
- She-Wolf of London (1946) as Constable (uncredited)
- Raffles (1939) as Hansom Cab Driver (uncredited)
- Hollywood Cavalcade (1939) as Keystone Cop
- The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) as Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage)
- Pardon Us (1931) as Schoolteacher
- The Dawn Patrol (1930) as Field Sergeant
- Another Fine Mess (1930) as Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited)
- Down on the Farm (1920) as The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage
- Bonnie Scotland (1935) as Sgt. Maj. Finlayson
- Thundering Fleas (1926) as Justice of the Peace
- Pick a Star (1937) as Director
- Saps at Sea (1940) as Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)
- Stout Hearts and Willing Hands (1931) as Kop(as the Original Keystone Kops)
- Night Owls (1930) as Meadows
- The Toast of New York (1937) as Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)
- The Perils of Pauline (1947) as Comic Chef
- Young Eagles (1930) as Scotty
- Thunder Below (1932) as Scotty
- Sugar Daddies (1927) as Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle
- Pack Up Your Troubles (1932) as General
- The Second 100 Years (1927) as Browne Van Dyke
- The Slappiest Days of Our Lives (1951) as (archive footage)
- The Great Victor Herbert (1939) as Lamplighter
- Yanks Ahoy (1943) as Cook Flynn (uncredited)
- Chickens Come Home (1931) as Butler (uncredited)
- The Nickel-Hopper (1926) as Rupert
- Mary, Queen of Tots (1925) as Radio Actor
- Should Tall Men Marry? (1928) as Joe Skittle
- Big Business (1929) as Homeowner (uncredited)
- The Soilers (1923) as Smacknamara
- The Bohemian Girl (1936) as Captain Finn
- For the Defense (1930) as Parrott
- The Chimp (1932) as Ringmaster (uncredited)
- The Devil's Brother (1933) as Lord Rocburg
- Don Key (Son of Burro) (1926) as Vivien's Suitor
- Do Detectives Think? (1927) as Judge Foozle (uncredited)
- Happy Times and Jolly Moments (1943) as (archive footage)
- Hats Off (1927) as Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.
- Dollar Dizzy (1930) as House Detective
- Hard Knocks and Love Taps (1921) as Plato's Rival
- The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy (1967) Cast
- Call of the Cuckoo (1927) as Asylum Inmate
- Yankee Doodle in Berlin (1919) as Commander's Officer (uncredited)
- Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes (1926) as Dean of Pinkham University
- Men O' War (1929) as Soda jerk
- Scratch-As-Catch-Can (1931) Cast
- Grand Canyon Trail (1948) as Sheriff
- Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath (1928) as Pa Slocum
- Smithy (1924) as Sergeant
- Oranges and Lemons (1923) as Worker
- Innocent Husbands (1925) as The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson)
- Brothers Under the Chin (1924) Cast
- No Man's Law (1927) as Jack Belcher
- Here We Go Again (1952) as Plato's Rival
- Mush and Milk (1933) as Mr. Brown, the banker
- Love 'Em and Weep (1927) as Titus Tillsbury
- Postage Due (1924) as Postal Inspector Hawke
- Flying Elephants (1928) as Saxophonus (uncredited)
- Two Weeks Off (1929) as Pa Weaver
- Madame Mystery (1926) as Struggling Author
- Wall Street (1929) as Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson)
- Second Hand Kisses (1931) as Jimmy Finlayson
- Hasty Marriage (1931) as Kitty's Father
- Wife Tamers (1926) as The Waiter
- Raggedy Rose (1926) as Simpson Sniffle
- So This Is Harris! (1933) as Golf Pro
- Fully Insured (1923) as The Foreman
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