1887-08-26 Larbert, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK
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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Laurel & Hardy - Highlights | 2002-01-22 | |
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The Laurel & Hardy Story: An Affectionate Rememberence | Self (archive footage) | 1990-01-01 |
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Dance of the cookoos | Man with Toothache / Christmas Tree Customer | 1982-01-01 |
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The Best of Laurel and Hardy | Meadows / Dulcy's Father / Fin (archive footage) | 1968-12-14 |
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The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy | 1967-12-01 | |
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The Big Parade of Comedy | Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage) | 1964-09-02 |
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Here We Go Again | Plato's Rival | 1952-11-15 |
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Ça, c'est du cinéma | (archive footage) | 1951-03-23 |
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Royal Wedding | Cabby (uncredited) | 1951-03-08 |
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Grand Canyon Trail | Sheriff | 1948-11-04 |
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The Perils of Pauline | Comic Chef | 1947-07-04 |
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She-Wolf of London | Constable (uncredited) | 1946-05-17 |
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Two Sisters from Boston | Street Cleaner (uncredited) | 1946-06-06 |
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Happy Times and Jolly Moments | (archive footage) | 1943-01-01 |
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Yanks Ahoy | Cook Flynn (uncredited) | 1943-06-29 |
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To Be or Not to Be | Scottish Farmer with Mustache (uncredited) | 1942-03-06 |
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Wedding Yells | Hammerhead Nahl | 1942-03-07 |
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Saps at Sea | Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited) | 1940-04-29 |
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A Chump at Oxford | Baldy Vandevere (uncredited) | 1940-01-25 |
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Foreign Correspondent | Dutch Peasant (uncredited) | 1940-08-16 |
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Dog-Gone | Mr. Jones | 1939-09-30 |
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The Great Victor Herbert | Lamplighter | 1939-12-29 |
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Hollywood Cavalcade | Keystone Cop | 1939-10-13 |
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Raffles | Hansom Cab Driver (uncredited) | 1939-11-11 |
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The Flying Deuces | Jailor | 1939-11-03 |
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Block-Heads | Man on Stairs | 1938-08-19 |
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Angel | Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited) | 1937-10-29 |
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The Toast of New York | Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited) | 1937-07-22 |
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Pick a Star | Director | 1937-05-21 |
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All Over Town | MacDougal | 1937-08-09 |
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Way Out West | Mickey Finn | 1937-04-16 |
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Our Relations | Finn | 1936-09-15 |
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The Bohemian Girl | Captain Finn | 1936-02-14 |
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Father and Son | Bidad | 1935-01-07 |
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Thicker Than Water | Auction Manager | 1935-03-16 |
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Manhattan Monkey Business | Joyce's Father | 1935-11-09 |
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Bonnie Scotland | Sgt. Maj. Finlayson | 1935-08-23 |
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MGM 1935 Promo Reel | Manager | 1935-12-09 |
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Life Hesitates at 40 | Dr. James Finlayson | 1935-11-18 |
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The Devil's Brother | Lord Rocburg | 1933-05-05 |
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Nature in the Wrong | Voice of lion (uncredited) | 1933-03-18 |
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So This Is Harris! | Golf Pro | 1933-08-13 |
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Mush and Milk | Mr. Brown, the banker | 1933-05-27 |
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Dick Turpin | Jeremy | 1933-12-01 |
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Me and My Pal | Peter Cucumber | 1933-04-22 |
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His Silent Racket | James | 1933-04-29 |
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The Druggist's Dilemma | Andrew Finch | 1933-05-22 |
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The Gay Nighties | Mr. Amos Pipp | 1933-06-22 |
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The Millionaire Cat | Lawyer Fogg | 1932-10-21 |
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The Chimp | Ringmaster (uncredited) | 1932-05-21 |
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Boy Oh Boy! | Saunders | 1932-12-25 |
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The Iceman's Ball | Commissioner Walters | 1932-08-12 |
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Pack Up Your Troubles | General | 1932-09-16 |
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Jitters the Butler | Phineas P. McPhinn | 1932-12-30 |
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Thunder Below | Scotty | 1932-06-17 |
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Hasty Marriage | Kitty's Father | 1931-12-16 |
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Scratch-As-Catch-Can | 1931-11-06 | |
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Beach Pajamas | 1931-09-21 | |
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One Good Turn | A Community Player | 1931-10-31 |
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Stout Hearts and Willing Hands | Kop(as the Original Keystone Kops) | 1931-06-15 |
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False Roomers | Landlord | 1931-10-10 |
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Politiquerías | Criado | 1931-05-01 |
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Pardon Us | Schoolteacher | 1931-08-15 |
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One of the Smiths | Wine Brewer (uncredited) | 1931-05-23 |
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Chickens Come Home | Butler (uncredited) | 1931-02-21 |
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Second Hand Kisses | Jimmy Finlayson | 1931-03-29 |
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Our Wife | Father of the bride (uncredited) | 1931-05-16 |
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Night Owls | Meadows | 1930-01-04 |
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Chercheuses d'or | 1930-10-04 | |
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Another Fine Mess | Col. Wilburforce Buckshot (uncredited) | 1930-11-29 |
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Young Eagles | Scotty | 1930-03-20 |
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Don't Leave Home | 1930-12-28 | |
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Dollar Dizzy | House Detective | 1930-10-03 |
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The Dawn Patrol | Field Sergeant | 1930-07-10 |
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El príncipe del dólar | 1930-10-04 | |
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Ladrones | 1930-01-07 | |
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For the Defense | Parrott | 1930-07-19 |
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Big Business | Homeowner (uncredited) | 1929-04-20 |
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Two Weeks Off | Pa Weaver | 1929-05-11 |
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The Hoose-Gow | Governor (uncredited) | 1929-11-16 |
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Liberty | Store keeper | 1929-01-26 |
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Hard to Get | Pa Martin | 1929-08-04 |
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Wall Street | Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson) | 1929-12-01 |
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Men O' War | Soda jerk | 1929-06-29 |
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Fast Freight | Spooky Wall Painting | 1929-01-01 |
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Should Tall Men Marry? | Joe Skittle | 1928-01-15 |
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Lady Be Good | Trelawney West | 1928-05-06 |
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Bachelor’s Paradise | Pat Malone | 1928-03-15 |
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Galloping Ghosts | Police Commissioner | 1928-03-11 |
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Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath | Pa Slocum | 1928-03-31 |
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Flying Elephants | Saxophonus (uncredited) | 1928-02-12 |
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Show Girl | Mr. Dugan | 1928-09-23 |
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With Love and Hisses | Captain Bustle | 1927-08-28 |
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Anything Once! | Mabel's Boss | 1927-01-02 |
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Love 'Em and Weep | Titus Tillsbury | 1927-06-12 |
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The Second 100 Years | Browne Van Dyke | 1927-10-08 |
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Don't Tell Everything | Lawyer Goldblum | 1927-07-02 |
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Call of the Cuckoo | Asylum Inmate | 1927-10-15 |
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One Hour Married | 1927-02-27 | |
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Fighting Fathers | Neighbor | 1927-12-10 |
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Forgotten Sweeties | 1927-04-10 | |
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Sugar Daddies | Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle | 1927-09-10 |
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No Man's Law | Jack Belcher | 1927-05-01 |
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Do Detectives Think? | Judge Foozle (uncredited) | 1927-11-20 |
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Hats Off | Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co. | 1927-11-05 |
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Seeing the World | 'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher | 1927-02-13 |
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A Punch in the Nose | 1926-01-03 | |
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Don Key (Son of Burro) | Vivien's Suitor | 1926-05-23 |
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Raggedy Rose | Simpson Sniffle | 1926-11-06 |
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Madame Mystery | Struggling Author | 1926-03-12 |
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Merry Widower | The Hunter | 1926-08-01 |
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What's the World Coming To? | The Father-in-Law | 1926-01-16 |
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Thundering Fleas | Justice of the Peace | 1926-07-18 |
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Wife Tamers | The Waiter | 1926-03-25 |
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The Nickel-Hopper | Rupert | 1926-12-04 |
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Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes | Dean of Pinkham University | 1926-10-02 |
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Dizzy Daddies | Jonathan Haig | 1926-03-14 |
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Yes, Yes, Nanette | Hillory, the new husband | 1925-07-19 |
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Innocent Husbands | The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson) | 1925-08-01 |
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Hard Boiled | 1925-03-15 | |
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Thundering Landlords | The Landlord | 1925-06-21 |
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The Haunted Honeymoon | 1925-03-29 | |
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Tell It to a Policeman | 1925-05-24 | |
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Chasing the Chaser | Gilroy (the husband) | 1925-07-04 |
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Flaming Flappers | 1925-12-27 | |
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Madame Sans Jane | The Girl's Father | 1925-08-09 |
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Unfriendly Enemies | The Cameraman | 1925-09-13 |
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In the Grease | Father | 1925-06-20 |
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Change the Needle | 1925-02-15 | |
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The Caretaker's Daughter | The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson) | 1925-10-10 |
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Welcome Home | 1925-05-17 | |
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Moonlight and Noses | Professor Sniff | 1925-10-03 |
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Mary, Queen of Tots | Radio Actor | 1925-08-22 |
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Sure-Mike! | The Floorwalker | 1925-05-23 |
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Brothers Under the Chin | 1924-04-13 | |
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Short Kilts | McGregor's Son | 1924-08-03 |
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Zeb vs. Paprika | Major Glanders Botts | 1924-03-16 |
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Rupert of Hee-Haw | Rupert of Hee Haw | 1924-06-07 |
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Wide Open Spaces | Jack McQueen | 1924-07-06 |
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Postage Due | Postal Inspector Hawke | 1924-02-17 |
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Near Dublin | Sir Patrick | 1924-05-10 |
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Smithy | Sergeant | 1924-01-19 |
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Why Husbands Go Mad | 1924-07-13 | |
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The Soilers | Smacknamara | 1923-11-24 |
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Jack Frost | Wicked Man from the Wicked City | 1923-07-22 |
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The Whole Truth | Defense lawyer | 1923-11-03 |
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A Tough Winter | 1923-02-04 | |
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Jus' Passin' Through | Drunk (uncredited) | 1923-10-14 |
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Mother's Joy | Baron Buttontop | 1923-12-23 |
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Pick and Shovel | The Foreman | 1923-06-16 |
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Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening? | The Hired Man | 1923-07-08 |
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Sold at Auction! | The Man Who WAS Sold | 1923-05-26 |
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Fully Insured | The Foreman | 1923-12-16 |
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Roughest Africa | Hans Downe | 1923-09-29 |
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California or Bust | Campground neighbor | 1923-04-28 |
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Scorching Sands | James | 1923-12-09 |
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White Wings | Dental Patient | 1923-05-12 |
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A Man About Town | Humko, Store Detective | 1923-09-15 |
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Oranges and Lemons | Worker | 1923-08-12 |
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The Mystery Man | 1923-08-19 | |
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Hollywood | James Finlayson | 1923-08-19 |
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The Noon Whistle | 1923-04-28 | |
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Courtship of Miles Sandwich | Miles Sandwich | 1923-06-24 |
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Frozen Hearts | General Sappovitch | 1923-10-27 |
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Before the Public | 1923-03-04 | |
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Pitfalls of a Big City | The Hired Man | 1923-09-02 |
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The Crossroads of New York | Lawyer | 1922-06-22 |
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Newly Rich | 1922-12-10 | |
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Hard Knocks and Love Taps | Plato's Rival | 1921-07-24 |
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She Sighed by the Seaside | 1st Suitor | 1921-05-08 |
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A Small Town Idol | J. Wellington Jones | 1921-02-13 |
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Married Life | Man Who Made Good | 1920-06-15 |
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Love, Honor and Behave | Artist | 1920-11-22 |
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Don't Weaken! | Lightfingered Luke - Professor Yonson's Assistant | 1920-09-05 |
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Down on the Farm | The Sportive Banker with the Mortgage | 1920-04-17 |
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Trying to Get Along | The Beauty Parlor Operator | 1919-07-05 |
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Yankee Doodle in Berlin | Commander's Officer (uncredited) | 1919-03-02 |
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Up in Alf's Place | The Dancing Instructor | 1919-10-12 |
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In Dutch | 1918-06-26 | |
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The World of Laurel and Hardy |