He was the star of the silent screen whose exasperated response to being the butt of Laurel and Hardy’s jokes inspired Homer Simpson’s ...

He was the star of the silent screen whose exasperated response to being the butt of Laurel and Hardy’s jokes inspired Homer ...

The portrait by young artist Connor Draycott was unveiled by Finlayson's family who were joined by the UK chapters of Sons of ...

Now Scots actor James Finlayson has been immortalised in a new portrait to hang in the theatre where he first took to the stage in his hometown of Larbert, Stirlingshire. James Finlayson was a ...

Famously clumsy in many of his movie Laurel and Hardy movie roles, his trademark expression “Doh!” was picked up by writers of The Simpsons. It became such a popular catchphrase for lead character ...

The star of the show “The Simpsons” famously uses the catchphrase “D’oh,” which was inspired by Scottish actor James Finlayson.

Family, film fans and a community came to remember a star of the silver screen who was born in Larbert almost 140 years ago.

When you think of Homer Simpson, you probably don't think of Scotland. But the character's catchphrase was actually inspired ...

Born in Larbert in August 1887, his first stage role was in the Dobbie Hall. James Finlayson with Laurel and Hardy in Big Business. Pic: Contributed However, he worked as a tinsmith before deciding to ...

Two tries in the mid-1890s were needed for Benson to gain its incorporation as a village, then its growth in the 1910s made ...

Graham Carey's 30-yard stunner against Livingston takes St Johnstone through to a Scottish Cup semi-final against holders ...