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James Finlayson

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Actor

The Resume

    (August 27, 1887-October 9, 1953)
    Born in Falkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Was a Keystone Kop
    Appeared in several ‘Our Gang’ shorts
    Best known for appearing in 33 Laurel and Hardy films

Why he might be annoying:

    He dropped out of college to join a Scottish theatrical company.
    His famed walrus mustache was a fake that he wore only for his films.
    His attempts to succeed as a leading player never panned out.
    Hal Roach Studios briefly considered promoting him, Laurel and Hardy as a comedy trio, before deciding to focus on Laurel and Hardy as the leads with Finlayson as their foil.

Why he might not be annoying:

    Stan Laurel directed three of the short films he starred in.
    He was a master of the comedic double-take.
    His frustrated cry of ‘Dohhhh’ would be shortened by Dan Castellaneta to create Homer Simpson’s exclamation of ‘D’oh!’

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying