Acting
James Finlayson
- Titles
- 155movies
- Career
Active from 1919 to 1968, with a break from 1953 to 1967, busiest in 1923 with 17 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 68top three billing
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
Way Out West89/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 30 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Physical Comedy8.4average 2.4
- Situational Comedy7.4average 2.7
- Historical6.8average 2.6
- Nostalgia7.0average 3.7
- Absurdist Humor4.8average 2.0
- Wholesome6.0average 3.3
- Wit & Wordplay5.0average 3.7
- Satire & Parody3.4average 2.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.8, average 5.4
- Psychological2.3, average 5.6
- Tension3.7, average 6.0
- Mystery1.8, average 4.1
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Historical Setting 8
- Slapstick Comedy 7
- Physical Gags 6
- Family-Friendly 5
- Wholesome Entertainment 5
- Physical Comedy 5
- Nostalgic 5
- Physical Humor 4
- Laurel and Hardy 4
- Farce 4
- Nostalgic Charm 3
- Classic Comedy 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Stan LaurelActorWay Out West, Saps at Sea, Bonnie Scotland, The Bohemian Girl, One Good Turn, +55 more
Oliver HardyActorWay Out West, Saps at Sea, Bonnie Scotland, The Bohemian Girl, One Good Turn, +32 more
Richard C. CurrierEditorOne Good Turn, Our Wife, Pardon Us, Pack Up Your Troubles, Call of the Cuckoo, +20 more
Charlie HallActorSaps at Sea, Playing at Politics, Sugar Daddies, Big Business, The Second 100 Years, +13 more
Charley ChaseActorCall of the Cuckoo, Dollar Dizzy, Courtship of Miles Sandwich, The Caretaker's Daughter, One of the Smiths, +10 more
James W. HorneDirectorWay Out West, Bonnie Scotland, The Bohemian Girl, One Good Turn, Our Wife, +10 more
James ParrottActorWay Out West, One Good Turn, Block-Heads, Pardon Us, Another Fine Mess, +9 more
George RoweActorFrozen Hearts, Roughest Africa, Scorching Sands, White Wings, Unfriendly Enemies, +8 more
H.M. WalkerWriterPack Up Your Troubles, Playing at Politics, Sugar Daddies, Big Business, Night Owls, +8 more
Ben TurpinActorSaps at Sea, Our Wife, Married Life, Down on the Farm, The Slappiest Days of Our Lives, +7 more- AArt LloydCinematographerWay Out West, Bonnie Scotland, The Bohemian Girl, Our Wife, Block-Heads, +6 more
Katherine GrantActorFrozen Hearts, Roughest Africa, Scorching Sands, White Wings, The Caretaker's Daughter, +4 more
Movies and TV shows
1541980s
2 titles · average score 70
as Man with Toothache / Christmas Tree Customer
as Keystone Kop (archive footage) (uncredited)
1960s
2 titles · average score 70
as Meadows / Dulcy's Father / Fin (archive footage)
as Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage)
1950s
3 titles · average score 78
as Plato's Rival
as (archive footage)
as Cabby (uncredited)
1940s
11 titles · average score 66
as Sheriff
as Comic Chef
as Constable (uncredited)
as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
as (archive footage)
as Cook Flynn (uncredited)
as Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)
as Hammerhead Nahl
as Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)
as Dutch Peasant (uncredited)
as Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)
1930s
51 titles · average score 66
as Man on Stairs
as Mickey Finn
as Captain Finn
as Finn
as Sgt. Maj. Finlayson
as Dr. James Finlayson
as Peter Cucumber
as Ringmaster (uncredited)
as General
as Schoolteacher
as A Community Player
as Father of the bride (uncredited)
1920s
82 titles · average score 58
as Homeowner (uncredited)
as Soda jerk
as Saxophonus (uncredited)
as Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle
as Judge Foozle (uncredited)
as Captain Bustle
as Titus Tillsbury
as Hillory, the new husband
as Hans Downe
as General Sappovitch
as Dental Patient
as James
1910s
3 titles · average score 55
as The Dancing Instructor
as Commander's Officer (uncredited)
as The Beauty Parlor Operator