1931Nominee
Best Performance
Playing at Politics
James Finlayson
Actor
Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK
August 26, 1887
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1942Winner
Best Performance
To Be or Not to Be
1940Nominee
Best Performance
Foreign Correspondent
Career Highlights
1938Highlight
Best Performance
Block-Heads
1931Highlight
Best Performance
Pardon Us
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To Be or Not to Be
Foreign Correspondent
Block-Heads