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 6 August 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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- To Be or Not to Be (1942) as Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)
- Bonnie Scotland (1935) as Sgt. Maj. Finlayson
- The Mystery Man (1923) Cast
- Married Life (1920) as Man Who Made Good
- Playing at Politics (1931) as Criado
- Pardon Us (1931) as Schoolteacher
- Royal Wedding (1951) as Cabby (uncredited)
- Foreign Correspondent (1940) as Dutch Peasant (uncredited)
- Block-Heads (1938) as Man on Stairs
- The prince of the dollar (1930) Cast
- The Flying Deuces (1939) as Jailor
- The Devil's Brother (1933) as Lord Rocburg
- Our Wife (1931) as Father of the bride (uncredited)
- Scorching Sands (1923) as James
- Frozen Hearts (1923) as General Sappovitch
- Saps at Sea (1940) as Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)
- In Dutch (1918) Cast
- Sure-Mike! (1925) as The Floorwalker
- Way Out West (1937) as Mickey Finn
- Pack Up Your Troubles (1932) as General
- Roughest Africa (1923) as Hans Downe
- Unfriendly Enemies (1925) as The Cameraman
- She-Wolf of London (1946) as Constable (uncredited)
- Thieves (1930) Cast
- Sugar Daddies (1927) as Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle
- The Bohemian Girl (1936) as Captain Finn
- Wife Tamers (1926) as The Waiter
- White Wings (1923) as Dental Patient
- The Perils of Pauline (1947) as Comic Chef
- A Chump at Oxford (1940) as Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)
- The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) as Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage)
- Angel (1937) as Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited)
- The Hoose-Gow (1929) as Governor (uncredited)
- One Good Turn (1931) as A Community Player
- Pick and Shovel (1923) as The Foreman
- Show Girl (1928) as Mr. Dugan
- Our Relations (1936) as Finn
- Sold at Auction! (1923) as The Man Who WAS Sold
- Wedding Yells (1942) as Hammerhead Nahl
- Oranges and Lemons (1923) as Worker
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Most-watched James Finlayson films currently: To Be or Not to Be (1942), Bonnie Scotland (1935), The Mystery Man (1923), Married Life (1920), Playing at Politics (1931).
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