Acting
James Finlayson
- Titles
- 152movies
- 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 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Physical Comedy8.2average 2.5
- Historical7.5average 2.6
- Situational Comedy7.2average 2.7
- Nostalgia7.1average 3.6
- Wholesome5.8average 3.3
- Absurdist Humor4.5average 2.0
- Satire & Parody3.5average 2.3
- Wit & Wordplay4.9average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.8, average 5.2
- Psychological2.3, average 5.6
- Tension3.7, average 6.1
- Mystery1.9, average 4.1
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Historical Setting 9
- Slapstick Comedy 8
- Physical Comedy 5
- Physical Gags 5
- Nostalgic 5
- Family-Friendly 5
- Wholesome Entertainment 5
- Physical Humor 5
- Laurel and Hardy 4
- Farce 4
- Nostalgic Charm 4
- Silent Slapstick Comedy 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Stan LaurelActorOur Wife, Saps at Sea, Pack Up Your Troubles, Way Out West, Playing at Politics, +55 more
Oliver HardyActorOur Wife, Saps at Sea, Pack Up Your Troubles, Way Out West, Playing at Politics, +32 more
Richard C. CurrierEditorOur Wife, Pack Up Your Troubles, Pardon Us, Call of the Cuckoo, The Second 100 Years, +16 more
Charlie HallActorSaps at Sea, Playing at Politics, The Second 100 Years, Love 'Em and Weep, Sugar Daddies, +12 more
Charley ChaseActorCall of the Cuckoo, Courtship of Miles Sandwich, One of the Smiths, The Caretaker's Daughter, Hasty Marriage, +10 more
James W. HorneDirectorOur Wife, Way Out West, Playing at Politics, Bonnie Scotland, The Bohemian Girl, +10 more
James ParrottActorWay Out West, Pardon Us, Block-Heads, Another Fine Mess, Unfriendly Enemies, +9 more
George RoweActorScorching Sands, Frozen Hearts, Unfriendly Enemies, Roughest Africa, White Wings, +8 more
H.M. WalkerWriterPack Up Your Troubles, Playing at Politics, Sugar Daddies, Big Business, Night Owls, +8 more
Ben TurpinActorOur Wife, Saps at Sea, Married Life, The Slappiest Days of Our Lives, Down on the Farm, +7 more
William GillespieActorScorching Sands, Sure-Mike!, Innocent Husbands, Postage Due, Sold at Auction, +4 more
Katherine GrantActorScorching Sands, Frozen Hearts, What's the World Coming To?, Roughest Africa, White Wings, +4 more
Movies and TV shows
1511980s
1 title · average score 70
70
as Keystone Kop (archive footage) (uncredited)
1960s
2 titles · average score 68
72
as Meadows / Dulcy's Father / Fin (archive footage)
65
as Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage)
1950s
3 titles · average score 78
as Plato's Rival
as (archive footage)
78
as Cabby (uncredited)
1940s
10 titles · average score 69
as Sheriff
58
as Comic Chef
54
as Constable (uncredited)
61
as Street Cleaner (uncredited)
as (archive footage)
86
as Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited)
as Hammerhead Nahl
70
as Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)
83
as Dutch Peasant (uncredited)
70
as Baldy Vandevere (uncredited)
1930s
50 titles · average score 66
76
as Man on Stairs
89
as Mickey Finn
64
as Sgt. Maj. Finlayson
as Dr. James Finlayson
55
as Peter Cucumber
62
as Ringmaster
70
as General
as Commissioner Walters
71
as Father of the bride (uncredited)
as Kitty's Father
66
as Schoolteacher
as Wine Brewer (uncredited)
1920s
82 titles · average score 58
74
as Homeowner
69
as Soda jerk
58
as Saxophonus
60
as Titus Tillsbury
50
as Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle
59
as Judge Foozle
41
as Captain Bustle
as The Father-in-Law
as James
55
as Hans Downe
as General Sappovitch
as Dental Patient
1910s
3 titles · average score 55
55
as Commander's Officer (uncredited)
as The Dancing Instructor
as The Beauty Parlor Operator