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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 3, 1875
Place of Birth:
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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Samuel S. Hinds
Biography
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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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Going Hollywood: The '30s | (archive footage) |
| 1961 | Hollywood: The Selznick Years | 'Manhattan Melodrama' (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1949 | The Bribe | Dr. Warren |
| 1948 | The Boy with Green Hair | Dr. R.T. Knudson |
| 1948 | The Return of October | Judge Northridge |
| 1948 | Perilous Waters | Dana Ferris |
| 1948 | Call Northside 777 | Judge Charles Moulton (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Time Out of Mind | Dr. Weber |
| 1947 | The Egg and I | Sheriff Drum |
| 1946 | It's a Wonderful Life | Pa Bailey |
| 1946 | Blonde Alibi | Prof. Slater |
| 1946 | Danger Woman | Dean Albert Sears |
| 1946 | The Runaround | Norman Hampton |
| 1946 | Inside Job | Judge Kincaid |
| 1946 | Strange Conquest | Dr. Graves |
| 1946 | White Tie and Tails | Mr. Bradford |
| 1946 | Little Miss Big | Wilfred Elliott |
| 1945 | Lady on a Train | Mr. Wiggam, Waring Lawyer |
| 1945 | The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry | Dr. Adams |
| 1945 | Scarlet Street | Charles Pringle |
| 1945 | Week-End at the Waldorf | Mr. Jessup |
| 1945 | Secret Agent X-9 | Solo |
| 1945 | Swing Out, Sister | Rufus Mariman |
| 1945 | I'll Remember April | Garrett Garfield |
| 1945 | Escape in the Desert | Gramp |
| 1945 | Frisco Sal | Doc |
| 1945 | Men in Her Diary | Judge Bergen |
| 1944 | The Great Alaskan Mystery | Herman Brock |
| 1944 | Jungle Woman | Coroner |
| 1944 | Chip Off the Old Block | Dean Manning |
| 1944 | Ladies Courageous | Brig. Gen. Wade |
| 1944 | Sing a Jingle | J.P. Crane |
| 1944 | The Singing Sheriff | Seth |
| 1944 | South of Dixie | Colonel Andrew J. Morgan |
| 1944 | Cobra Woman | Father Paul |
| 1944 | Phantom Lady | Judge (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1944 | To the People of the United States | Harrison - Member of the Local Draft Board (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Son of Dracula | Judge Simmons |
| 1943 | Mister Big | Jeremy Taswell |
| 1943 | Fired Wife | Judge Towne |
| 1943 | Follow the Band | Pop Turnbull |
| 1943 | Good Morning, Judge | J.P. Gordon |
| 1943 | He's My Guy | Johnson |
| 1943 | Larceny with Music | Brewster |
| 1943 | Keep 'Em Slugging | Carruthers |
| 1943 | Hers to Hold | Dr. Crane |
| 1943 | Top Man | Mr. Fairchild |
| 1943 | We've Never Been Licked | Colonel Jason Craig |
| 1943 | It Ain't Hay | Colonel Brainard |
| 1943 | What We Are Fighting For | Jim Grover |
| 1942 | Jail House Blues | Mr. Thomas Daniels |
| 1942 | Pittsburgh | Morgan Prentiss (President, Prentiss Steel) |
| 1942 | Grand Central Murder | Roger Furness |
| 1942 | Kid Glove Killer | Mayor Daniels |
| 1942 | The Strange Case of Doctor Rx | Dudley Crispin |
| 1942 | Frisco Lil | |
| 1942 | Ride 'Em Cowboy | Sam Shaw |
| 1942 | Lady in a Jam | Doctor Brewster |
| 1942 | Pardon My Sarong | Chief Kolua |
| 1942 | The Spoilers | Judge Stillman |
| 1942 | Don Winslow of the Navy | The CINCUS [Ch. 1] |
| 1941 | Buck Privates | Maj. Gen. Emerson |
| 1941 | The Shepherd of the Hills | Andy Beeler |
| 1941 | Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day | Dr. Stephen Kildare |
| 1941 | Blossoms in the Dust | Mr. George Kahley |
| 1941 | Mob Town | Luther Bryson |
| 1941 | Back Street | Felix Darren |
| 1941 | Know For Sure | Dr. Perkins |
| 1941 | The Lady from Cheyenne | Governor Howard |
| 1941 | Adventure in Washington | Se. Henry Owen |
| 1941 | Man-Made Monster | Dr. John Lawrence |
| 1941 | Road Agent | Banker Sam Leavitt |
| 1941 | Badlands of Dakota | Wilbur Grayson |
| 1941 | Unfinished Business | Uncle |
| 1941 | Tight Shoes | Horace Grover, 'the Brain' |
| 1941 | Hellzapoppin' | Showboat Captain (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Seven Sinners | Governor |
| 1940 | Dr. Kildare Goes Home | Dr. Stephen Kildare |
| 1940 | Dr. Kildare's Strange Case | Dr. Stephen Kildare |
| 1940 | It's a Date | Sidney Simpson |
| 1940 | Spring Parade | Von Zimmel |
| 1940 | Ski Patrol | Captain Per Vallgren |
| 1940 | Trail of the Vigilantes | George Preston |
| 1940 | The Boys from Syracuse | Angeen |
| 1940 | I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now | George P. Morgan |
| 1940 | Zanzibar | Dale |
| 1939 | Rio | Lamartine |
| 1939 | Within the Law | Mr. Gilder |
| 1939 | Destry Rides Again | Judge Slade |
| 1939 | Calling Dr. Kildare | Dr. Stephen Kildare |
| 1939 | Charlie McCarthy, Detective | Court Aldrich |
| 1939 | Career | Clem Bartholomew |
| 1939 | Pirates of the Skies | |
| 1939 | First Love | Mr. Parker |
| 1939 | The Secret of Dr. Kildare | Dr. Stephen Kildare |
| 1939 | The Under-Pup | Dr. McKay |
| 1939 | Hawaiian Nights | Lane |
| 1939 | Ex-Champ | Edward P. Nash |
| 1939 | One Hour To Live | Commissioner Cromwell |
| 1939 | Hero for a Day | "Dutch" Bronson |
| 1939 | Tropic Fury | J.P. Waterford |
| 1938 | You Can't Take It with You | Paul Sycamore |
| 1938 | The Rage of Paris | Mr. William Duncan Sr. |
| 1938 | Wives Under Suspicion | David Marrow |
| 1938 | Double Danger | Police Commissioner David Theron |
| 1938 | Secrets of a Nurse | Judge Corrigan |
| 1938 | Personal Secretary | Alan Lemke |
| 1938 | Newsboys' Home | Howard Price Dutton |
| 1938 | The Devil's Party | Judge Henry Harrison |
| 1938 | Young Dr. Kildare | Dr. Stephen Kildare |
| 1938 | Test Pilot | General Ross |
| 1938 | Swing That Cheer | Coach McGann |
| 1938 | Little Tough Guys in Society | Judge |
| 1938 | Forbidden Valley | Jeff Hazzard |
| 1938 | The Road to Reno | Sylvia's Attorney |
| 1938 | The Storm | Capt. Kenny |
| 1938 | The Jury's Secret | Brandon Williams |
| 1937 | Night Key | Steven Ranger |
| 1937 | Stage Door | Henry Sims |
| 1937 | Double or Nothing | Jonathan Clark |
| 1937 | She's Dangerous | Warden |
| 1937 | Navy Blue and Gold | Richard Gates Sr. |
| 1937 | Wings Over Honolulu | Admiral Furness |
| 1937 | Prescription for Romance | Major Goddard |
| 1937 | A Girl with Ideas | Rodding Carter |
| 1937 | You're a Sweetheart | Oh, Oh, Oklahoma Actor (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Top of the Town | Henry Borden |
| 1937 | The Mighty Treve | Uncle Joel Fenno |
| 1937 | Black Legion | Judge |
| 1937 | The Road Back | Defense Attorney |
| 1936 | The Trail of the Lonesome Pine | Sheriff |
| 1936 | Rhythm on the Range | Robert Halloway |
| 1936 | His Brother's Wife | Doctor Claybourne |
| 1936 | The Reckless Way | |
| 1936 | Fatal Lady | Guili Ruffano |
| 1936 | Sworn Enemy | Eli Decker |
| 1936 | Timothy's Quest | Rev. Fellows |
| 1936 | Woman Trap | Senator Andrews |
| 1936 | The Longest Night | Hastings |
| 1936 | Border Flight | Commander Mosely |
| 1936 | Love Letters of a Star | Artemus Todd |
| 1935 | The Raven | Judge Thatcher |
| 1935 | Rendezvous | John Carter, Assistant Secretary of War |
| 1935 | Sequoia | Matthew Martin |
| 1935 | Strangers All | Charles Green |
| 1935 | The Big Broadcast of 1936 | Captain |
| 1935 | Shadow of Doubt | Mr. Granby |
| 1935 | Living on Velvet | Henry L. Parker |
| 1935 | Dr. Socrates | Dr. McClintick |
| 1935 | Two-Fisted | Mr. Pritchard |
| 1935 | College Scandal | Mr. Cummings |
| 1935 | Behind the Evidence | J.T. Allen |
| 1935 | In Person | Dr. Aaron Sylvester |
| 1935 | West Point of the Air | Secretary of War |
| 1935 | Bordertown | Judge at First Trial |
| 1935 | She | John Vincey |
| 1935 | Rumba | Henry B. Harrison |
| 1935 | Bad Boy | Husband |
| 1935 | Annapolis Farewell | Dr. Bryant |
| 1935 | Private Worlds | Dr. Arnold |
| 1935 | Millions in the Air | Colonel Edwards |
| 1934 | The Crime Doctor | Ballard |
| 1934 | Men in White | Dr. Gordon |
| 1934 | The 9th Guest | Dr. Murray Reid |
| 1934 | His Greatest Gamble | Dr. Owen (uncredited) |
| 1934 | A Lost Lady | Jim Sloane |
| 1934 | Have a Heart | Dr. Spear |
| 1934 | The Defense Rests | Dean Adams |
| 1934 | No Greater Glory | Gereb's Father |
| 1934 | Hat, Coat and Glove | John Walters (uncredited) |
| 1934 | West of the Pecos | Colonel Lambeth |
| 1934 | A Wicked Woman | Judge (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Mills of the Gods | Burroughs |
| 1934 | Baby Take a Bow | Warden (Uncredited) |
| 1934 | Manhattan Melodrama | Warden of Sing Sing (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Sadie McKee | Dr. Branch (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Convention City | McAllister |
| 1933 | Lady for a Day | Mayor (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Little Women | Mr. March |
| 1933 | The Crime of the Century | Philip Ames |
| 1933 | Berkeley Square | The American Ambassador |
| 1933 | This Day and Age | Mayor |
| 1933 | The Nuisance | Mr. Beaumont |
| 1933 | The Road Is Open Again | Woodrow Wilson |
| 1933 | Let's Fall in Love | New York Film Executive |
| 1933 | One Man's Journey | Dr. Babcock |
| 1933 | Straightaway | |
| 1933 | Gabriel Over the White House | Dr. H.L. Eastman |
| 1933 | Hold the Press | Taylor |
| 1933 | The Women in His Life | Thomas J. Worthing |
| 1933 | Bed of Roses | Father Doran |
| 1933 | Son of a Sailor | Admiral Farnsworth |
| 1933 | Day of Reckoning | O'Farrell |
| 1933 | Fog | Dickens |
| 1933 | Penthouse | Stuyvesant (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Murders in the Zoo | Banquet Guest (Uncredited) |
| 1933 | Deluge | Chief Forecaster |
| 1932 | If I Had a Million | Lawyer (uncredited) |
| 1926 | The Amateur Gentleman | Charles - Marquis of Jerningham (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
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