1887 - 1953
James Henderson Finlayson (27 August 1887 – 9 October 1953) was a Scottish actor who worked in both silent and sound comedies. Balding, with a fake moustache, he had many trademark comic mannerisms—including his squinting, outraged double-take reactions, and his characteristic exclamation: "D'ooooooh!" He is the best remembered comic foil of Laurel and Hardy. Finlayson was known by a variety of nicknames. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Finlayson has received more than 9,461 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). James Finlayson is the 1,695th most popular actor (down from 1,500th in 2019), the 1,717th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,640th in 2019) and the 243rd most popular British Actor.
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Among actors, James Finlayson ranks 1,695 out of 9,996. Before her are Marg Helgenberger, Tom Cavanagh, Miranda Richardson, Eric McCormack, Hans Albers, and Henry Silva. After her are Peter Vaughan, Laura Betti, Dean Norris, Luciana Paluzzi, Richard Basehart, and Anatoli Papanov.
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 1,689
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 1,690
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 1,691
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 1,692
1891 - 1960
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 1,693
1928 - 2022
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 1,694
1887 - 1953
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 1,695
1923 - 2016
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 1,696
1927 - 2004
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 1,697
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 1,698
1937 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 1,699
1914 - 1984
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 1,700
1922 - 1987
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 1,701
Among people born in 1887, James Finlayson ranks 98. Before her are Josef Lada, Samuil Marshak, Hitoshi Ashida, Chico Marx, Lil Dagover, and Jim Thorpe. After her are Kurt Atterberg, Frigyes Karinthy, Hanns Kerrl, Arthur Percival, Walter Ruttmann, and Octave Lapize. Among people deceased in 1953, James Finlayson ranks 61. Before her are Stanisław Wojciechowski, Prince Oscar Bernadotte, Chōjun Miyagi, Albert Gleizes, Jorge Negrete, and Jim Thorpe. After her are Nikolaos Plastiras, Francesco Saverio Nitti, Iuliu Maniu, Hjalmar Hammarskjöld, Kathleen Ferrier, and Titta Ruffo.
1887 - 1957
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 92
1887 - 1964
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 93
1887 - 1959
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 94
1887 - 1961
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 95
1887 - 1980
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 96
1887 - 1953
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 97
1887 - 1953
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 98
1887 - 1974
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 99
1887 - 1938
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 100
1887 - 1941
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 101
1887 - 1966
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 102
1887 - 1941
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 103
1887 - 1917
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 104
1869 - 1953
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 55
1859 - 1953
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 56
1888 - 1953
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 57
1881 - 1953
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 58
1910 - 1953
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 59
1887 - 1953
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 60
1887 - 1953
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 61
1883 - 1953
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 62
1868 - 1953
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 63
1873 - 1953
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 64
1862 - 1953
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 65
1912 - 1953
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 66
1877 - 1953
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 67
Among people born in United Kingdom, James Finlayson ranks 1,717 out of 7,765. Before her are Eystein II of Norway (1125), William Murdoch (1754), John Kemp Starley (1854), Miranda Richardson (1958), Phil Jones (1992), and Geoff Hurst (1941). After her are Richard Aldington (1892), Peter Vaughan (1923), Marie Stopes (1880), Robert Morrison (1782), J. Lee Thompson (1914), and Dixie Dean (1907).
1125 - 1157
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 1,711
1754 - 1839
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 1,712
1854 - 1901
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 1,713
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 1,714
1992 - Present
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 1,715
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 1,716
1887 - 1953
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 1,717
1892 - 1962
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 1,718
1923 - 2016
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 1,719
1880 - 1958
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 1,720
1782 - 1834
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 1,721
1914 - 2002
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 1,722
1907 - 1980
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 1,723
Among actors born in United Kingdom, James Finlayson ranks 243. Before her are Wendy Hiller (1912), Elsa Lanchester (1902), Samantha Eggar (1939), Charles Gray (1928), Rupert Grint (1988), and Miranda Richardson (1958). After her are Peter Vaughan (1923), Nell Gwyn (1650), John Hannah (1962), Rufus Sewell (1967), Tom Ellis (1978), and Anthony Dawson (1916).
1912 - 2003
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 237
1902 - 1986
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 238
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 239
1928 - 2000
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 240
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 241
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 242
1887 - 1953
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 243
1923 - 2016
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 244
1650 - 1687
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 245
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 246
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 247
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 248
1916 - 1992
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 249