Name
Samuel S. Hinds
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1875-04-03
Deathday
1948-10-13 (73 years old)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Samuel Southey Hinds (April 4, 1875 – October 13, 1948) was an American actor and former lawyer. He was often cast as kindly authoritarian figures and appeared in over 200 films until his death.
Hinds was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Joseph E. Hinds and Mary A. Beetham Hinds.
He was a graduate of Phillips Andover Academy and Harvard Law School and worked for over 32 years as a lawyer before becoming a professional actor. After he lost most of his money in the financial crisis of 1929, Hinds retired as a lawyer and joined the Pasadena Community Playhouse. He started acting in Broadway shows at age 54.
Hinds is perhaps best remembered for playing Peter Bailey, the father of James Stewart and founder of the Bailey Building and Loan, in It's a Wonderful Life (1946) and for his part as Paul Sycamore in You Can't Take It With You (1938), both films directed by Frank Capra. Hinds was also known for his roles in the Abbott & Costello films such as Buck Privates (1941), Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942) and Pardon My Sarong (1942). He also portrayed Lew Ayres' father in the Dr. Kildare film series during the early 1940s. Hinds mostly played supporting roles, often kind and dignified authority figures; often lawyers, doctors, mayors, judges or the father of the main figure.
Hinds' first film was If I Had a Million (1932); his second film was The Road Is Open Again (1933) where he portrayed President Woodrow Wilson. His earlier career was reflected in the role of Judge Thatcher, tortured by the mad Dr. Richard Vollin (Bela Lugosi) in The Raven (1935).
Hinds acted in a total of 214 films. His last film was The Bribe, released in 1949, after his death.
Hinds died of pneumonia in Pasadena, California, on October 13, 1948 at age 73. He was married to Dorothy Cruickshack, they had two children.
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- 1946 It's a Wonderful Life as Pa Bailey
- 1945 Lady on a Train as Mr. Wiggam, Waring Lawyer
- 1943 Son of Dracula as Judge Simmons
- 1949 The Bribe as Dr. Warren
- 1938 You Can't Take It with You as Paul Sycamore
- 1939 Rio as Lamartine
- 1937 Night Key as Steven Ranger
- 1939 Within the Law as Mr. Gilder
- 1940 Seven Sinners as Governor
- 1933 Convention City as McAllister
- 1941 Buck Privates as Maj. Gen. Emerson
- 1936 The Trail of the Lonesome Pine as Sheriff
- 1942 Jail House Blues as Mr. Thomas Daniels
- 1945 The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry as Dr. Adams
- 1941 The Shepherd of the Hills as Andy Beeler
- 1933 Lady for a Day as Mayor (uncredited)
- 1948 The Boy with Green Hair as Dr. R.T. Knudson
- 1939 Destry Rides Again as Judge Slade
- 1938 The Rage of Paris as Mr. William Duncan Sr.
- 1937 Stage Door as Henry Sims
- 1946 Blonde Alibi as Prof. Slater
- 1942 Pittsburgh as Morgan Prentiss (President, Prentiss Steel)
- 1945 Scarlet Street as Charles Pringle
- 1935 The Raven as Judge Thatcher
- 1942 Grand Central Murder as Roger Furness
- 1942 Kid Glove Killer as Mayor Daniels
- 1934 The Crime Doctor as Ballard
- 1933 Little Women as Mr. March
- 1936 Rhythm on the Range as Robert Halloway
- 1946 Danger Woman as Dean Albert Sears
- 1941 Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day as Dr. Stephen Kildare
- 1935 Rendezvous as John Carter, Assistant Secretary of War
- 1937 Double or Nothing as Jonathan Clark
- 1941 Blossoms in the Dust as Mr. George Kahley
- 1942 The Strange Case of Doctor Rx as Dudley Crispin
- 1940 Dr. Kildare Goes Home as Dr. Stephen Kildare
- 1945 Week-End at the Waldorf as Mr. Jessup
- 1941 Mob Town as Luther Bryson
- 1933 The Crime of the Century as Philip Ames
- 1933 Berkeley Square as The American Ambassador
- 1934 Men in White as Dr. Gordon
- 1941 Back Street as Felix Darren
- 1946 The Runaround as Norman Hampton
- 1935 Sequoia as Matthew Martin
- 1933 This Day and Age as Mayor
- 1941 Know For Sure as Dr. Perkins
- 1936 His Brother's Wife as Doctor Claybourne
- 1939 Calling Dr. Kildare as Dr. Stephen Kildare
- 1940 Dr. Kildare's Strange Case as Stephen Kildare
- 1933 The Nuisance as Mr. Beaumont
- 1938 Wives Under Suspicion as David Marrow
- 1940 It's a Date as Sidney Simpson
- 1938 Double Danger as Police Commissioner David Theron
- 1941 The Lady from Cheyenne as Governor Howard
- 1933 The Road Is Open Again as Woodrow Wilson
- 1945 Secret Agent X-9 as Solo
- 1935 Strangers All as Charles Green
- 1935 The Big Broadcast of 1936 as Captain
- 1935 Shadow of Doubt as Mr. Granby
- 1934 The 9th Guest as Dr. Murray Reid
- 1938 Secrets of a Nurse as Judge Corrigan
- 1948 The Return of October as Judge Northridge
- 1943 Mister Big as Jeremy Taswell
- 1936 The Reckless Way
- 1935 Living on Velvet as Henry L. Parker
- 1934 His Greatest Gamble as Dr. Owen (uncredited)
- 1934 A Lost Lady as Jim Sloane
- 1935 Dr. Socrates as Dr. McClintick
- 1935 Two-Fisted as Mr. Pritchard
- 1945 Swing Out, Sister as Rufus Mariman
- 1945 I'll Remember April as Garrett Garfield
- 1944 The Great Alaskan Mystery as Herman Brock
- 1937 She's Dangerous as Warden
- 1943 Fired Wife as Judge Towne
- 1933 Let's Fall in Love as New York Film Executive
- 1935 College Scandal as Mr. Cummings
- 1939 Charlie McCarthy, Detective as Court Aldrich
- 1941 Adventure in Washington as Se. Henry Owen
- 1938 Newsboys' Home as Howard Price Dutton
- 1938 Personal Secretary as Alan Lemke
- 1933 One Man's Journey as Dr. Babcock
- 1940 Spring Parade as Von Zimmel
- 1984 Going Hollywood: The '30s as (archive footage)
- 1933 Straightaway
- 1938 The Devil's Party as Judge Henry Harrison
- 1947 Time Out of Mind as Dr. Weber
- 1934 Have a Heart as Dr. Spear
- 1944 Jungle Woman as Coroner
- 1935 Behind the Evidence as J.T. Allen
- 1935 In Person as Aaron Sylvester
- 1942 Frisco Lil
- 1936 Fatal Lady as Guili Ruffano
- 1933 Gabriel Over the White House as Dr. H.L. Eastman
- 1933 Hold the Press as Taylor
- 1933 The Women in His Life as Thomas J. Worthing
- 1939 Career as Clem Bartholomew
- 1944 Chip Off the Old Block as Dean Manning
- 1945 Escape in the Desert as Gramp
- 1933 Bed of Roses as Father Doran
- 1938 Young Dr. Kildare as Dr. Stephen Kildare
- 1941 Ride 'Em Cowboy as Sam Shaw
- 1941 Man-Made Monster as Dr. John Lawrence
- 1934 The Defense Rests as Dean Adams
- 1936 Sworn Enemy as Eli Decker
- 1935 West Point of the Air as Secretary of War
- 1939 Pirates of the Skies
- 1938 Test Pilot as General Ross
- 1945 Frisco Sal as Doc
- 1937 Navy Blue and Gold as Richard Gates Sr.
- 1939 First Love as Mr. Parker
- 1939 The Secret of Dr. Kildare as Stephen Kildare
- 1939 The Under-Pup as Dr. McKay
- 1941 Road Agent as Banker Sam Leavitt
- 1937 Wings Over Honolulu as Admiral Furness
- 1936 Timothy's Quest as Rev. Fellows
- 1934 No Greater Glory as Gereb's Father
- 1934 Hat, Coat and Glove as John Walters (uncredited)
- 1939 Hawaiian Nights as Lane
- 1933 Son of a Sailor as Admiral Farnsworth
- 1935 Bordertown as Judge at First Trial
- 1935 She as John Vincey
- 1942 Lady in a Jam as Doctor Brewster
- 1944 Ladies Courageous as Brig. Gen. Wade
- 1936 Woman Trap as Senator Andrews
- 1934 West of the Pecos as Colonel Lambeth
- 1948 Perilous Waters as Dana Ferris
- 1938 Swing That Cheer as Coach McGann
- 1937 Prescription for Romance as Major Goddard
- 1943 Follow the Band as Pop Turnbull
- 1935 Rumba as Henry B. Harrison
- 1943 Good Morning, Judge as J.P. Gordon
- 1942 Pardon My Sarong as Chief Kolua
- 1940 Ski Patrol as Captain Per Vallgren
- 1944 The Singing Sheriff as Seth
- 1944 Sing a Jingle as J.P. Crane
- 1943 He's My Guy as Johnson
- 1943 Larceny with Music as Brewster
- 1940 Trail of the Vigilantes as George Preston
- 1937 A Girl with Ideas as Rodding Carter
- 1946 Inside Job as Judge Kincaid
- 1938 Little Tough Guys in Society as Judge
- 1940 The Boys from Syracuse as Angeen
- 1937 You're a Sweetheart as Oh, Oh, Oklahoma Actor (uncredited)
- 1937 Top of the Town as Henry Borden
- 1943 Keep 'Em Slugging as Carruthers
- 1938 Forbidden Valley as Jeff Hazzard
- 1941 Badlands of Dakota as Wilbur Grayson
- 1942 The Spoilers as Judge Stillman
- 1948 Call Northside 777 as Judge Charles Moulton (uncredited)
- 1942 Don Winslow of the Navy as The CINCUS [Ch. 1]
- 1943 Hers to Hold as Dr. Crane
- 1936 The Longest Night as Hastings
- 1936 Border Flight as Commander Mosely
- 1935 Bad Boy as Husband
- 1938 The Road to Reno as Sylvia's Attorney
- 1934 A Wicked Woman as Judge (uncredited)
- 1941 Unfinished Business as Uncle
- 1938 The Storm as Capt. Kenny
- 1926 The Amateur Gentleman as Charles - Marquis of Jerningham (uncredited)
- 1946 Strange Conquest as Dr. Graves
- 1934 Mills of the Gods as Burroughs
- 1935 Annapolis Farewell as Dr. Bryant
- 1945 Men in Her Diary as Judge Bergen
- 1936 Love Letters of a Star as Artemus Todd
- 1932 If I Had a Million as Lawyer (uncredited)
- 1947 The Egg and I as Sheriff Drum
- 1933 Day of Reckoning as O'Farrell
- 1941 Tight Shoes as Horace Grover, 'the Brain'
- 1933 Fog as Dickens
- 1943 Top Man as Mr. Fairchild
- 1938 The Jury's Secret as Brandon Williams
- 1939 Ex-Champ as Edward P. Nash
- 1944 South of Dixie as Colonel Andrew J. Morgan
- 1937 The Mighty Treve as Uncle Joel Fenno
- 1940 I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now as George P. Morgan
- 1943 We've Never Been Licked as Colonel Jason Craig
- 1944 Cobra Woman as Father Paul
- 1934 Baby Take a Bow as Warden (Uncredited)
- 1935 Private Worlds as Dr. Arnold
- 1941 Hellzapoppin' as Showboat Captain (uncredited)
- 1943 It Ain't Hay as Colonel Brainard
- 1937 Black Legion as Judge
- 1934 Manhattan Melodrama as Warden of Sing Sing (uncredited)
- 1940 Zanzibar as Dale
- 1939 One Hour to Live as Commissioner Cromwell
- 1946 White Tie and Tails as Mr. Bradford
- 1933 Penthouse as Stuyvesant (uncredited)
- 1933 Murders in the Zoo as Banquet Guest (Uncredited)
- 1933 Deluge as Chief Forecaster
- 1944 Phantom Lady as Judge (voice) (uncredited)
- 1939 Hero for a Day as "Dutch" Bronson
- 1939 Tropic Fury as J.P. Waterford
- 1946 Little Miss Big as Wilfred Elliott
- 1937 The Road Back as Defense Attorney
- 1944 To the People of the United States as Harrison - Member of the Local Draft Board (uncredited)
- 1934 Sadie McKee as Dr. Branch (uncredited)
- 1935 Millions in the Air as Colonel Edwards
- 1943 What We Are Fighting For as Jim Grover
- 1933 The World Changes as A Banker (uncredited)
- 1934 Sisters Under the Skin as Winters
- 1944 Follow the Boys as Officer (uncredited)
