Samuel S. Hinds
Acting
Born April 3, 1875, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
- 1984Going Hollywood: The '30s — (archive footage)
- 1949The Bribe — Dr. Warren
- 1948Call Northside 777 — Judge Charles Moulton (uncredited)
- 1948Perilous Waters — Dana Ferris
- 1948The Boy with Green Hair — Dr. R.T. Knudson
- 1948The Return of October — Judge Northridge
- 1947The Egg and I — Sheriff Drum
- 1947Time Out of Mind — Dr. Weber
- 1946Blonde Alibi — Prof. Slater
- 1946Danger Woman — Dean Albert Sears
- 1946Inside Job — Judge Kincaid
- 1946It's a Wonderful Life — Pa Bailey
- 1946Little Miss Big — Wilfred Elliott
- 1946Strange Conquest — Dr. Graves
- 1946The Runaround — Norman Hampton
- 1946White Tie and Tails — Mr. Bradford
- 1945Escape in the Desert — Gramp
- 1945Frisco Sal — Doc
- 1945I'll Remember April — Garrett Garfield
- 1945Lady on a Train — Mr. Wiggam, Waring Lawyer
- 1945Men in Her Diary — Judge Bergen
- 1945Scarlet Street — Charles Pringle
- 1945Secret Agent X-9 — Solo
- 1945Swing Out, Sister — Rufus Mariman
- 1945The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry — Dr. Adams
- 1945Week-End at the Waldorf — Mr. Jessup
- 1944Chip Off the Old Block — Dean Manning
- 1944Cobra Woman — Father Paul
- 1944Follow the Boys — Officer (uncredited)
- 1944Jungle Woman — Coroner
- 1944Ladies Courageous — Brig. Gen. Wade
- 1944Phantom Lady — Judge (voice) (uncredited)
- 1944Sing a Jingle — J.P. Crane
- 1944South of Dixie — Colonel Andrew J. Morgan
- 1944The Great Alaskan Mystery — Herman Brock
- 1944The Singing Sheriff — Seth
- 1944To the People of the United States — Harrison - Member of the Local Draft Board (uncredited)
- 1943Fired Wife — Judge Towne
- 1943Follow the Band — Pop Turnbull
- 1943Good Morning, Judge — J.P. Gordon
- 1943He's My Guy — Johnson
- 1943Hers to Hold — Dr. Crane
- 1943It Ain't Hay — Colonel Brainard
- 1943Keep 'Em Slugging — Carruthers
- 1943Larceny with Music — Brewster
- 1943Mister Big — Jeremy Taswell
- 1943Son of Dracula — Judge Simmons
- 1943Top Man — Mr. Fairchild
- 1943We've Never Been Licked — Colonel Jason Craig
- 1943What We Are Fighting For — Jim Grover
- 1942Don Winslow of the Navy — The CINCUS [Ch. 1]
- 1942Frisco Lil
- 1942Grand Central Murder — Roger Furness
- 1942Jail House Blues — Mr. Thomas Daniels
- 1942Kid Glove Killer — Mayor Daniels
- 1942Lady in a Jam — Doctor Brewster
- 1942Pardon My Sarong — Chief Kolua
- 1942Pittsburgh — Morgan Prentiss (President, Prentiss Steel)
- 1942The Spoilers — Judge Stillman
- 1942The Strange Case of Doctor Rx — Dudley Crispin
- 1941Adventure in Washington — Se. Henry Owen
- 1941Back Street — Felix Darren
- 1941Badlands of Dakota — Wilbur Grayson
- 1941Blossoms in the Dust — Mr. George Kahley
- 1941Buck Privates — Maj. Gen. Emerson
- 1941Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day — Dr. Stephen Kildare
- 1941Hellzapoppin' — Showboat Captain (uncredited)
- 1941Know For Sure — Dr. Perkins
- 1941Man-Made Monster — Dr. John Lawrence
- 1941Mob Town — Luther Bryson
- 1941Ride 'Em Cowboy — Sam Shaw
- 1941Road Agent — Banker Sam Leavitt
- 1941The Lady from Cheyenne — Governor Howard
- 1941The Shepherd of the Hills — Andy Beeler
- 1941Tight Shoes — Horace Grover, 'the Brain'
- 1941Unfinished Business — Uncle
- 1940Dr. Kildare Goes Home — Dr. Stephen Kildare
- 1940Dr. Kildare's Strange Case — Stephen Kildare
- 1940I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now — George P. Morgan
- 1940It's a Date — Sidney Simpson
- 1940Seven Sinners — Governor
- 1940Ski Patrol — Captain Per Vallgren
- 1940Spring Parade — Von Zimmel
- 1940The Boys from Syracuse — Angeen
- 1940Trail of the Vigilantes — George Preston
- 1940Zanzibar — Dale
- 1939Calling Dr. Kildare — Dr. Stephen Kildare
- 1939Career — Clem Bartholomew
- 1939Charlie McCarthy, Detective — Court Aldrich
- 1939Destry Rides Again — Judge Slade
- 1939Ex-Champ — Edward P. Nash
- 1939First Love — Mr. Parker
- 1939Hawaiian Nights — Lane
- 1939Hero for a Day — "Dutch" Bronson
- 1939One Hour to Live — Commissioner Cromwell
- 1939Pirates of the Skies
- 1939Rio — Lamartine
- 1939The Secret of Dr. Kildare — Stephen Kildare
- 1939The Under-Pup — Dr. McKay
- 1939Tropic Fury — J.P. Waterford
- 1939Within the Law — Mr. Gilder
- 1938Double Danger — Police Commissioner David Theron
- 1938Forbidden Valley — Jeff Hazzard
- 1938Little Tough Guys in Society — Judge
- 1938Newsboys' Home — Howard Price Dutton
- 1938Personal Secretary — Alan Lemke
- 1938Secrets of a Nurse — Judge Corrigan
- 1938Swing That Cheer — Coach McGann
- 1938Test Pilot — General Ross
- 1938The Devil's Party — Judge Henry Harrison
- 1938The Jury's Secret — Brandon Williams
- 1938The Rage of Paris — Mr. William Duncan Sr.
- 1938The Road to Reno — Sylvia's Attorney
- 1938The Storm — Capt. Kenny
- 1938Wives Under Suspicion — David Marrow
- 1938You Can't Take It with You — Paul Sycamore
- 1938Young Dr. Kildare — Dr. Stephen Kildare
- 1937A Girl with Ideas — Rodding Carter
- 1937Black Legion — Judge
- 1937Double or Nothing — Jonathan Clark
- 1937Navy Blue and Gold — Richard Gates Sr.
- 1937Night Key — Steven Ranger
- 1937Prescription for Romance — Major Goddard
- 1937She's Dangerous — Warden
- 1937Stage Door — Henry Sims
- 1937The Mighty Treve — Uncle Joel Fenno
- 1937The Road Back — Defense Attorney
- 1937Top of the Town — Henry Borden
- 1937Wings Over Honolulu — Admiral Furness
- 1937You're a Sweetheart — Oh, Oh, Oklahoma Actor (uncredited)
- 1936Border Flight — Commander Mosely
- 1936Fatal Lady — Guili Ruffano
- 1936His Brother's Wife — Doctor Claybourne
- 1936Love Letters of a Star — Artemus Todd
- 1936Rhythm on the Range — Robert Halloway
- 1936Sworn Enemy — Eli Decker
- 1936The Longest Night — Hastings
- 1936The Reckless Way
- 1936The Trail of the Lonesome Pine — Sheriff
- 1936Timothy's Quest — Rev. Fellows
- 1936Woman Trap — Senator Andrews
- 1935Annapolis Farewell — Dr. Bryant
- 1935Bad Boy — Husband
- 1935Behind the Evidence — J.T. Allen
- 1935Bordertown — Judge at First Trial
- 1935College Scandal — Mr. Cummings
- 1935Dr. Socrates — Dr. McClintick
- 1935In Person — Aaron Sylvester
- 1935Living on Velvet — Henry L. Parker
- 1935Millions in the Air — Colonel Edwards
- 1935Private Worlds — Dr. Arnold
- 1935Rendezvous — John Carter, Assistant Secretary of War
- 1935Rumba — Henry B. Harrison
- 1935Sequoia — Matthew Martin
- 1935Shadow of Doubt — Mr. Granby
- 1935She — John Vincey
- 1935Strangers All — Charles Green
- 1935The Big Broadcast of 1936 — Captain
- 1935The Raven — Judge Thatcher
- 1935Two-Fisted — Mr. Pritchard
- 1935West Point of the Air — Secretary of War
- 1934A Lost Lady — Jim Sloane
- 1934A Wicked Woman — Judge (uncredited)
- 1934Baby Take a Bow — Warden (Uncredited)
- 1934Hat, Coat and Glove — John Walters (uncredited)
- 1934Have a Heart — Dr. Spear
- 1934His Greatest Gamble — Dr. Owen (uncredited)
- 1934Manhattan Melodrama — Warden of Sing Sing (uncredited)
- 1934Men in White — Dr. Gordon
- 1934Mills of the Gods — Burroughs
- 1934No Greater Glory — Gereb's Father
- 1934Sadie McKee — Dr. Branch (uncredited)
- 1934Sisters Under the Skin — Winters
- 1934The 9th Guest — Dr. Murray Reid
- 1934The Cat's-Paw — Rev. Julian Cobb (uncredited)
- 1934The Crime Doctor — Ballard
- 1934The Defense Rests — Dean Adams
- 1934West of the Pecos — Colonel Lambeth
- 1933Bed of Roses — Father Doran
- 1933Berkeley Square — The American Ambassador
- 1933Convention City — McAllister
- 1933Day of Reckoning — O'Farrell
- 1933Deluge — Chief Forecaster
- 1933Fog — Dickens
- 1933Gabriel Over the White House — Dr. H.L. Eastman
- 1933Hold the Press — Taylor
- 1933Lady for a Day — Mayor (uncredited)
- 1933Let's Fall in Love — New York Film Executive
- 1933Little Women — Mr. March
- 1933Murders in the Zoo — Banquet Guest (Uncredited)
- 1933One Man's Journey — Dr. Babcock
- 1933Penthouse — Stuyvesant (uncredited)
- 1933Son of a Sailor — Admiral Farnsworth
- 1933Straightaway
- 1933The Crime of the Century — Philip Ames
- 1933The Nuisance — Mr. Beaumont
- 1933The Road Is Open Again — Woodrow Wilson
- 1933The Women in His Life — Thomas J. Worthing
- 1933The World Changes — A Banker (uncredited)
- 1933This Day and Age — Mayor
- 1932If I Had a Million — Lawyer (uncredited)
- 1926The Amateur Gentleman — Charles - Marquis of Jerningham (uncredited)