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: Year One | 2023-09-01 | |
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Laurel & Hardy - Highlights | 2002-01-22 | |
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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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Royal Wedding | Cabby (uncredited) | 1951-03-08 |
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Ça, c'est du cinéma | (archive footage) | 1951-03-23 |
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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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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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Foreign Correspondent | Dutch Peasant (uncredited) | 1940-08-16 |
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A Chump at Oxford | Baldy Vandevere (uncredited) | 1940-01-25 |
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Saps at Sea | Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited) | 1940-04-29 |
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The Great Victor Herbert | Lamplighter | 1939-12-29 |
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The Flying Deuces | Jailor | 1939-11-03 |
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Dog-Gone | Mr. Jones | 1939-09-30 |
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Raffles | Hansom Cab Driver | 1939-11-11 |
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Hollywood Cavalcade | Keystone Cop | 1939-10-13 |
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Block-Heads | Man on Stairs | 1938-08-19 |
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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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Angel | Barker's 2nd Butler (uncredited) | 1937-10-29 |
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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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Bonnie Scotland | Sgt. Maj. Finlayson | 1935-08-23 |
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MGM 1935 Promo Reel | Manager | 1935-12-09 |
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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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Life Hesitates at 40 | Dr. James Finlayson | 1935-11-18 |
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Manhattan Monkey Business | Joyce's Father | 1935-11-09 |
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The Devil's Brother | Lord Rocburg | 1933-05-05 |
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Dick Turpin | Jeremy | 1933-12-01 |
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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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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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Nature in the Wrong | Voice of lion (uncredited) | 1933-03-18 |
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Me and My Pal | Peter Cucumber | 1933-04-22 |
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Pack Up Your Troubles | General | 1932-09-16 |
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The Chimp | Ringmaster | 1932-05-21 |
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Boy Oh Boy! | Saunders | 1932-12-25 |
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The Millionaire Cat | Lawyer Fogg | 1932-10-21 |
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Thunder Below | Scotty | 1932-06-17 |
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Jitters the Butler | Phineas P. McPhinn | 1932-12-30 |
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The Iceman's Ball | Commissioner Walters | 1932-08-12 |
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Hasty Marriage | Kitty's Father | 1931-12-16 |
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Our Wife | Father of the bride | 1931-05-16 |
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Pardon Us | Schoolteacher | 1931-08-15 |
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One Good Turn | A Community Player | 1931-10-31 |
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One of the Smiths | Wine Brewer (uncredited) | 1931-05-23 |
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Beach Pajamas | 1931-09-21 | |
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Stout Hearts and Willing Hands | 1931-06-15 | |
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False Roomers | Landlord | 1931-10-10 |
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Chickens Come Home | Butler | 1931-02-21 |
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Politiquerías | Criado | 1931-05-01 |
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Scratch-As-Catch-Can | 1931-11-06 | |
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Second Hand Kisses | Jimmy Finlayson | 1931-03-29 |
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The Dawn Patrol | Field Sergeant | 1930-07-10 |
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For the Defense | Parrott | 1930-07-19 |
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Don't Leave Home | 1930-12-28 | |
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Night Owls | Meadows | 1930-01-04 |
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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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Ladrones | 1930-01-07 | |
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Dollar Dizzy | House Detective | 1930-10-03 |
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Chercheuses d'or | 1930-10-04 | |
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El príncipe del dólar | 1930-10-04 | |
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Hard to Get | Pa Martin | 1929-08-04 |
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Men O' War | Soda jerk | 1929-06-29 |
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Liberty | Store keeper | 1929-01-26 |
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The Hoose-Gow | Governor | 1929-11-16 |
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Fast Freight | Spooky Wall Painting | 1929-01-01 |
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Wall Street | Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson) | 1929-12-01 |
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Two Weeks Off | Pa Weaver | 1929-05-11 |
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Big Business | Homeowner | 1929-04-20 |
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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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Lady Be Good | Trelawney West | 1928-05-06 |
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Show Girl | Mr. Dugan | 1928-09-23 |
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Should Tall Men Marry? | Joe Skittle | 1928-01-15 |
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Flying Elephants | Saxophonus | 1928-02-12 |
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Forgotten Sweeties | 1927-04-10 | |
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No Man's Law | Jack Belcher | 1927-05-01 |
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Don't Tell Everything | Lawyer Goldblum | 1927-07-02 |
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Fighting Fathers | Neighbor | 1927-12-10 |
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Do Detectives Think? | Judge Foozle | 1927-11-20 |
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Call of the Cuckoo | Asylum Inmate | 1927-10-15 |
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With Love and Hisses | Captain Bustle | 1927-08-28 |
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The Second 100 Years | Browne Van Dyke | 1927-10-08 |
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Anything Once! | Mabel's Boss | 1927-01-02 |
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One Hour Married | 1927-02-27 | |
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Sugar Daddies | Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle | 1927-09-10 |
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Love 'Em and Weep | Titus Tillsbury | 1927-06-12 |
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Seeing the World | 'Old Buzz-Fuzz,' teacher | 1927-02-13 |
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Hats Off | Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co. | 1927-11-05 |
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Merry Widower | The Hunter | 1926-08-01 |
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Thundering Fleas | Justice of the Peace | 1926-07-18 |
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Don Key (Son of Burro) | Vivien's Suitor | 1926-05-23 |
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The Nickel-Hopper | Rupert | 1926-12-04 |
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What's the World Coming To? | The Father-in-Law | 1926-01-16 |
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A Punch in the Nose | 1926-01-03 | |
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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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Dizzy Daddies | Jonathan Haig | 1926-03-14 |
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Wife Tamers | The Waiter | 1926-03-25 |
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Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes | Dean of Pinkham University | 1926-10-02 |
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Moonlight and Noses | Professor Sniff | 1925-10-03 |
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Flaming Flappers | 1925-12-27 | |
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Mary, Queen of Tots | Radio Actor | 1925-08-22 |
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Welcome Home | 1925-05-17 | |
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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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Yes, Yes, Nanette | Hillory, the new husband | 1925-07-19 |
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The Haunted Honeymoon | 1925-03-29 | |
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Unfriendly Enemies | The Cameraman | 1925-09-13 |
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Madame Sans Jane | The Girl's Father | 1925-08-09 |
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Hard Boiled | 1925-03-15 | |
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Innocent Husbands | The Desk Clerk (as Jimmie Finlayson) | 1925-08-01 |
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Thundering Landlords | The Landlord | 1925-06-21 |
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In the Grease | Father | 1925-06-20 |
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The Caretaker's Daughter | The Prohibition Sleuth (as Jimmie Finlayson) | 1925-10-10 |
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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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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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Smithy | Sergeant | 1924-01-19 |
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Postage Due | Postal Inspector Hawke | 1924-02-17 |
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Why Husbands Go Mad | 1924-07-13 | |
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Zeb vs. Paprika | Major Glanders Botts | 1924-03-16 |
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Short Kilts | McGregor's Son | 1924-08-03 |
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Near Dublin | Sir Patrick | 1924-05-10 |
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Jus' Passin' Through | Drunk (uncredited) | 1923-10-14 |
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Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening? | The Hired Man | 1923-07-08 |
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Jack Frost | Wicked Man from the Wicked City | 1923-07-22 |
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A Tough Winter | 1923-02-04 | |
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Pitfalls of a Big City | The Hired Man | 1923-09-02 |
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Pick and Shovel | The Foreman | 1923-06-16 |
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The Soilers | Smacknamara | 1923-11-24 |
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Oranges and Lemons | Worker | 1923-08-12 |
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Sold at Auction | The Man Who WAS Sold | 1923-05-26 |
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Mother's Joy | Baron Buttontop | 1923-12-23 |
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Frozen Hearts | General Sappovitch | 1923-10-27 |
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The Mystery Man | 1923-08-19 | |
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Courtship of Miles Sandwich | Miles Sandwich | 1923-06-24 |
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Hollywood | James Finlayson | 1923-08-19 |
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The Noon Whistle | 1923-04-28 | |
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Roughest Africa | Hans Downe | 1923-09-29 |
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The Whole Truth | Defense lawyer | 1923-11-03 |
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A Man About Town | Humko, Store Detective | 1923-09-15 |
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Fully Insured | The Foreman | 1923-12-16 |
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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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Before the Public | 1923-03-04 | |
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White Wings | Dental Patient | 1923-05-12 |
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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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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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Hard Knocks and Love Taps | Plato's Rival | 1921-07-24 |
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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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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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Trying to Get Along | The Beauty Parlor Operator | 1919-07-05 |
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In Dutch | 1918-06-26 | |
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