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James "Jimmy" Finlayson (born August 27, 1887 in Larbert, near Falkirk, Scotland; died October 9, 1953 in Los Angeles) was a Scottish-American actor who worked in both silent and sound comedies. He is most remembered for his work with Hal Roach Studios and Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, especially in the films Big Business (1929), and Way Out West (1937). Bald, with a fake moustache, Finlayson was famous also for his outrageous 'double-take and fade away' head reaction. Also starred in Keystone Kops.

Trivia

Actor Dan Castellaneta, who provides the voice of Homer Simpson in The Simpsons, claims that Homer's catchphrase "D'oh!" was based on a very similar utterance used by Finlayson in the Laurel and Hardy films. Finlayson used the phrase "D'Oh!" in the Laurel and Hardy short film, "Me and My Pal" and many others.

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