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James Finlayson
> Filmography
Filmography (Films and Roles) of
:
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
Director:
F. Richard Jones
Role:
German Prison Guard
Yankee Doodle in Ber...
(as German Prison Guard)
Hard Knocks and Love Taps
1921
Director:
Roy Del Ruth
Role:
Hard Knocks and Love...
(as )
Gymnasium Jim
1922
Director:
Roy Del Ruth
Role:
Gymnasium Jim
(as )
Ma and Pa
1922
Director:
Roy Del Ruth
Role:
Ma and Pa
(as )
When Summer Comes
1922
Director:
Roy Del Ruth
Role:
When Summer Comes
(as )
Hollywood
1923
Director:
James Cruze
Role:
Himself, Cameo appearance
Hollywood
(as Himself, Cameo appearanc...)
Scorching Sands
1923
Director:
Hal Roach
Role:
James
Scorching Sands
(as James)
Roughest Africa
1923
Director:
Ralph Ceder
Role:
Lt. Hans Downe
Roughest Africa
(as Lt. Hans Downe)
The Soilers
1923
Director:
Ralph Ceder
Role:
Smacknamara
The Soilers
(as Smacknamara)
Mother's Joy
1923
Director:
Ralph Ceder
Role:
Baron Buttontop
Mother's Joy
(as Baron Buttontop)
Smithy
1924
Director:
George Jeske
Role:
Sergeant
Smithy
(as Sergeant)
Brothers Under the Chin
1924
Director:
Ralph Ceder
Role:
Brothers Under the C...
(as )
Near Dublin
1924
Director:
Ralph Ceder
Role:
Brick merchant Sir Patrick
Near Dublin
(as Brick merchant Sir Patri...)
Zeb vs. Paprika
1924
Director:
Ralph Ceder
Role:
His trainer Major Glanders Botts
Zeb vs. Paprika
(as His trainer Major Glande...)
Yes, Yes, Nanette
1925
Director:
Clarence Hennecke
Role:
Hillory, the new husband
Yes, Yes, Nanette
(as Hillory, the new husband)
Mary, Queen of Tots
1925
Director:
Robert F. McGowan
Role:
Radio station actor
Mary, Queen of Tots
(as Radio station actor)
Official Officers
1925
Director:
Robert F. McGowan
Role:
Angry motorist
Official Officers
(as Angry motorist)
Madame Mystery
1926
Director:
Richard Wallace
Role:
Struggling author
Madame Mystery
(as Struggling author)
The Nickel-Hopper
1926
Director:
F. Richard Jones
Role:
Resident of 625 Park St.
The Nickel-Hopper
(as Resident of 625 Park St.)
Thundering Fleas
1926
Director:
Robert F. McGowan
Role:
Justice of the Peace
Thundering Fleas
(as Justice of the Peace)
What's the World Coming To?
1926
Director:
Richard Wallace
Role:
The father
What's the World Com...
(as The father)
Raggedy Rose
1926
Director:
Richard Wallace
Role:
Simpson Sniffle
Raggedy Rose
(as Simpson Sniffle)
Hats Off
1927
Director:
Hal Yates
Role:
Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.
Hats Off
(as Proprietor, Kwickway Was...)
With Love and Hisses
1927
Director:
Fred Guiol
Role:
Captain Bustle
With Love and Hisses
(as Captain Bustle)
The Second Hundred Years
1927
Director:
Fred Guiol
Role:
Gov. Browne Van Dyke
The Second Hundred Y...
(as Gov. Browne Van Dyke)
Sugar Daddies
1927
Director:
Fred Guiol
Role:
Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle
Sugar Daddies
(as Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle)
Love 'em and Weep
1927
Director:
Fred Guiol
Role:
Titus Tillsbury
Love 'em and Weep
(as Titus Tillsbury)
Do Detectives Think
1927
Director:
Fred Guiol
Role:
Judge Foozle
Do Detectives Think
(as Judge Foozle)
The Honorable Mr. Buggs
1927
Director:
Fred Jackman
Role:
The Honorable Mr. Bu...
(as )
Seeing the World
1927
Director:
Robert A. McGowan
Role:
'Old Buzz
Seeing the World
(as 'Old Buzz)
Call of the Cuckoo
1927
Director:
Clyde Bruckman
Role:
Asylum inmate
Call of the Cuckoo
(as Asylum inmate)
No Man's Law
1927
Director:
Fred Jackman
Role:
Jack Belcher
No Man's Law
(as Jack Belcher)
Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
1928
Director:
Edward F. Cline
Role:
Pa Slocum
Ladies' Night in a T...
(as Pa Slocum)
Should Tall Men Marry?
1928
Director:
Louis J. Gasnier
Role:
Joe Skittle
Should Tall Men Marr...
(as Joe Skittle)
Flying Elephants
1928
Director:
Frank Butler
Role:
Saxophonus
Flying Elephants
(as Saxophonus)
The Hoose-Gow
1929
Director:
James Parrott
Role:
Governor
The Hoose-Gow
(as Governor)
Big Business
1929
Director:
James W. Horne
Role:
Homeowner
Big Business
(as Homeowner)
Liberty
1929
Director:
Leo McCarey
Role:
Store keeper
Liberty
(as Store keeper)
Night Owls
1930
Director:
James Parrott
Role:
Meadows
Night Owls
(as Meadows)
Feet First
1930
Director:
Clyde Bruckman
Role:
Painter
Feet First
(as Painter)
Another Fine Mess
1930
Director:
James Parrott
Role:
Colonel Wilburforce Buckshot
Another Fine Mess
(as Colonel Wilburforce Buck...)
Einbrecher
1930
Director:
James Parrott
Role:
Meadows
Einbrecher
(as Meadows)
Chickens Come Home
1931
Director:
James W. Horne
Role:
Butler
Chickens Come Home
(as Butler)
One Good Turn
1931
Director:
James W. Horne
Role:
A Community Player
One Good Turn
(as A Community Player)
Scratch-As-Catch-Can
1931
Director:
Mark Sandrich
Role:
Scratch-As-Catch-Can
(as )
Pardon Us
1931
Director:
James Parrott
Role:
Schoolteacher
Pardon Us
(as Schoolteacher)
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
1931
Director:
Bryan Foy
Role:
Kop
Stout Hearts and Wil...
(as Kop)
The Chimp
1932
Director:
James Parrott
Role:
Ringmaster
The Chimp
(as Ringmaster)
Pack Up Your Troubles
1932
Director:
George Marshall
Role:
General
Pack Up Your Trouble...
(as General)
Me and My Pal
1933
Director:
Charley Rogers
Role:
Peter Cucumber
Me and My Pal
(as Peter Cucumber)
So This Is Harris!
1933
Director:
Mark Sandrich
Role:
Golf Pro
So This Is Harris!
(as Golf Pro)
The Devil's Brother
1933
Director:
Hal Roach
Role:
Lord Rocburg
The Devil's Brother
(as Lord Rocburg)
Mush and Milk
1933
Director:
Robert F. McGowan
Role:
Mr. Brown, the banker
Mush and Milk
(as Mr. Brown, the banker)
The Girl in Possession
1934
Director:
Monty Banks
Role:
Undetermined Role
The Girl in Possessi...
(as Undetermined Role)
Thicker than Water
1935
Director:
James W. Horne
Role:
Auction Manager
Thicker than Water
(as Auction Manager)
Bonnie Scotland
1935
Director:
James W. Horne
Role:
Sergeant Major Finlayson
Bonnie Scotland
(as Sergeant Major Finlayson)
Our Relations
1936
Director:
Harry Lachman
Role:
Finn
Our Relations
(as Finn)
The Bohemian Girl
1936
Director:
James W. Horne
Role:
Captain Finn
The Bohemian Girl
(as Captain Finn)
Way Out West
1937
Director:
James W. Horne
Role:
Mickey Finn
Way Out West
(as Mickey Finn)
All Over Town
1937
Director:
James W. Horne
Role:
MacDougal
All Over Town
(as MacDougal)
The Toast of New York
1937
Director:
Rowland V. Lee
Role:
Trick
The Toast of New Yor...
(as Trick)
This Way Please
1937
Director:
Robert Florey
Role:
Policeman
This Way Please
(as Policeman)
Pick A Star
1937
Director:
Edward Sedgwick
Role:
Director
Pick A Star
(as Director)
Wise Girl
1937
Director:
Leigh Jason
Role:
Jailer
Wise Girl
(as Jailer)
False Roomers
1938
Director:
Leslie Goodwins
Role:
Uncle Jim
False Roomers
(as Uncle Jim)
Carefree
1938
Director:
Mark Sandrich
Role:
Man at Golf Course
Carefree
(as Man at Golf Course)
Block-Heads
1938
Director:
John G. Blystone
Role:
Finn
Block-Heads
(as Finn)
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939
Director:
Irving Cummings
Role:
Keystone Cop
Hollywood Cavalcade
(as Keystone Cop)
The Flying Deuces
1939
Director:
A. Edward Sutherland
Role:
Jailor
The Flying Deuces
(as Jailor)
Raffles
1939
Director:
Sam Wood
Role:
Hansom Cab Driver
Raffles
(as Hansom Cab Driver)
The Great Victor Herbert
1939
Director:
Andrew L. Stone
Role:
Lamplighter
The Great Victor Her...
(as Lamplighter)
A Chump at Oxford
1940
Director:
Alfred J. Goulding
Role:
Baldy Vandevere
A Chump at Oxford
(as Baldy Vandevere)
Foreign Correspondent
1940
Director:
Alfred Hitchcock
Role:
Dutch Peasant
Foreign Corresponden...
(as Dutch Peasant)
New Wine
1941
Director:
Reinhold Schünzel
Role:
New Wine
(as )
Nice girl
1941
Director:
William A. Seiter
Role:
Loafer
Nice girl
(as Loafer)
Saps at Sea
1941
Director:
Charles Reisner
Role:
Dr. J.H. Finlayson
Saps at Sea
(as Dr. J.H. Finlayson)
One Night in Lisbon
1941
Director:
Edward H. Griffith
Role:
Air Raid Warden
One Night in Lisbon
(as Air Raid Warden)
To Be or Not to Be
1942
Director:
Ernst Lubitsch
Role:
Scottish Farmer with Mustache
To Be or Not to Be
(as Scottish Farmer with Mus...)
Yanks Ahoy
1943
Director:
Kurt Neumann
Role:
Cook Flynn
Yanks Ahoy
(as Cook Flynn)
Two Sisters from Boston
1946
Director:
Henry Koster
Role:
Street Cleaner
Two Sisters from Bos...
(as Street Cleaner)
She-Wolf of London
1946
Director:
Jean Yarbrough
Role:
Constable With Hobbs and Latham
She-Wolf of London
(as Constable With Hobbs and...)
Till the Clouds Roll By
1946
Director:
Richard Whorf
Role:
Candy Vendor
Till the Clouds Roll...
(as Candy Vendor)
The Perils of Pauline
1947
Director:
George Marshall
Role:
Comic Chef
The Perils of Paulin...
(as Comic Chef)
Thunder in the Valley
1947
Director:
Louis King
Role:
Court Judge
Thunder in the Valle...
(as Court Judge)
Grand Canyon Trail
1948
Director:
William Witney
Role:
Sheriff
Grand Canyon Trail
(as Sheriff)
Hills of Home
1948
Director:
Fred M. Wilcox
Role:
Bit Role
Hills of Home
(as Bit Role)
Julia Misbehaves
1948
Director:
Jack Conway
Role:
Bill Collector
Julia Misbehaves
(as Bill Collector)
Challenge to Lassie
1949
Director:
Richard Thorpe
Role:
Newspaper Reporter
Challenge to Lassie
(as Newspaper Reporter)
Royal Wedding
1951
Director:
Stanley Donen
Role:
Cabby
Royal Wedding
(as Cabby)
Here Comes the Groom
1951
Director:
Frank Capra
Role:
Drunken Sailor / Wedding Guest
Here Comes the Groom
(as Drunken Sailor / Wedding...)
When Comedy Was King
1960
Director:
Robert Youngson
Role:
edited from 'Big Business'
When Comedy Was King
(as edited from 'Big Busines...)