Acting
Samuel S. Hinds
EN cinema · 202 credits
Born
3 April 1875
Died
13 October 1948 (aged 73)
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Sam Hinds · Samuel Hinds · Samuel Southey Hinds
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.
Known for
Filmography
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
The Bribe
as Dr. Warren
The Boy with Green Hair
as Dr. R.T. Knudson
The Return of October
as Judge Northridge
Perilous Waters
as Dana Ferris
Call Northside 777
as Judge Charles Moulton (uncredited)
Time Out of Mind
as Dr. Weber
The Egg and I
as Sheriff Drum
It's a Wonderful Life
as Pa Bailey
Blonde Alibi
as Prof. Slater
Danger Woman
as Dean Albert Sears
The Runaround
as Norman Hampton
Inside Job
as Judge Kincaid
Strange Conquest
as Dr. Graves
White Tie and Tails
as Mr. Bradford
Little Miss Big
as Wilfred Elliott
Lady on a Train
as Mr. Wiggam, Waring Lawyer
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
as Dr. Adams
Scarlet Street
as Charles Pringle
Week-End at the Waldorf
as Mr. Jessup
Secret Agent X-9
as Solo
Swing Out, Sister
as Rufus Mariman
I'll Remember April
as Garrett Garfield
Escape in the Desert
as Gramp
Frisco Sal
as Doc
Men in Her Diary
as Judge Bergen
The Great Alaskan Mystery
as Herman Brock
Jungle Woman
as Coroner
Chip Off the Old Block
as Dean Manning
Ladies Courageous
as Brig. Gen. Wade
Sing a Jingle
as J.P. Crane
South of Dixie
as Colonel Andrew J. Morgan
Cobra Woman
as Father Paul
Phantom Lady
as Judge (voice) (uncredited)
To the People of the United States
as Harrison - Member of the Local Draft Board (uncredited)
Follow the Boys
as Officer (uncredited)
Son of Dracula
as Judge Simmons
Mister Big
as Jeremy Taswell
Fired Wife
as Judge Towne
Follow the Band
as Pop Turnbull
Good Morning, Judge
as J.P. Gordon
He's My Guy
as Johnson
Larceny with Music
as Brewster
Keep 'Em Slugging
as Carruthers
Hers to Hold
as Dr. Crane
Top Man
as Mr. Fairchild
We've Never Been Licked
as Colonel Jason Craig
It Ain't Hay
as Colonel Brainard
Jail House Blues
as Mr. Thomas Daniels
Pittsburgh
as Morgan Prentiss (President, Prentiss Steel)
Grand Central Murder
as Roger Furness
Kid Glove Killer
as Mayor Daniels
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
as Dudley Crispin
Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Sam Shaw
Lady in a Jam
as Doctor Brewster
Pardon My Sarong
as Chief Kolua
The Spoilers
as Judge Stillman
Don Winslow of the Navy
as The CINCUS [Ch. 1]
Buck Privates
as Maj. Gen. Emerson
The Shepherd of the Hills
as Andy Beeler
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
as Dr. Stephen Kildare
Blossoms in the Dust
as Mr. George Kahley
Mob Town
as Luther Bryson
Back Street
as Felix Darren
Know For Sure
as Dr. Perkins
The Lady from Cheyenne
as Governor Howard
Adventure in Washington
as Se. Henry Owen
Man-Made Monster
as Dr. John Lawrence
Road Agent
as Banker Sam Leavitt
Badlands of Dakota
as Wilbur Grayson
Unfinished Business
as Uncle
Tight Shoes
as Horace Grover, 'the Brain'
Hellzapoppin'
as Showboat Captain (uncredited)
Seven Sinners
as Governor
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
as Dr. Stephen Kildare
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
as Stephen Kildare
It's a Date
as Sidney Simpson
Spring Parade
as Von Zimmel
Ski Patrol
as Captain Per Vallgren
Trail of the Vigilantes
as George Preston
The Boys from Syracuse
as Angeen
I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now
as George P. Morgan
Zanzibar
as Dale
Rio
as Lamartine
Within the Law
as Mr. Gilder
Destry Rides Again
as Judge Slade
Calling Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Stephen Kildare
Charlie McCarthy, Detective
as Court Aldrich
Career
as Clem Bartholomew
First Love
as Mr. Parker
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
as Stephen Kildare
The Under-Pup
as Dr. McKay
Hawaiian Nights
as Lane
Ex-Champ
as Edward P. Nash
One Hour to Live
as Commissioner Cromwell
Hero for a Day
as "Dutch" Bronson
Tropic Fury
as J.P. Waterford
You Can't Take It with You
as Paul Sycamore
The Rage of Paris
as Mr. William Duncan Sr.
Wives Under Suspicion
as David Marrow
Double Danger
as Police Commissioner David Theron
Secrets of a Nurse
as Judge Corrigan
Personal Secretary
as Alan Lemke
Newsboys' Home
as Howard Price Dutton
The Devil's Party
as Judge Henry Harrison
Young Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Stephen Kildare
Test Pilot
as General Ross
Swing That Cheer
as Coach McGann
Forbidden Valley
as Jeff Hazzard
The Road to Reno
as Sylvia's Attorney
The Storm
as Capt. Kenny
The Jury's Secret
as Brandon Williams
Night Key
as Steven Ranger
Stage Door
as Henry Sims
Double or Nothing
as Jonathan Clark
She's Dangerous
as Warden
Navy Blue and Gold
as Richard Gates Sr.
Wings Over Honolulu
as Admiral Furness
Prescription for Romance
as Major Goddard
A Girl with Ideas
as Rodding Carter
You're a Sweetheart
as Oh, Oh, Oklahoma Actor (uncredited)
Top of the Town
as Henry Borden
The Mighty Treve
as Uncle Joel Fenno
Black Legion
as Judge
The Road Back
as Defense Attorney
Rhythm on the Range
as Robert Halloway
His Brother's Wife
as Doctor Claybourne
Fatal Lady
as Guili Ruffano
Sworn Enemy
as Eli Decker
Timothy's Quest
as Rev. Fellows
Woman Trap
as Senator Andrews
The Longest Night
as Hastings
Border Flight
as Commander Mosely
Love Letters of a Star
as Artemus Todd
The Raven
as Judge Thatcher
Rendezvous
as John Carter, Assistant Secretary of War
Sequoia
as Matthew Martin
Strangers All
as Charles Green
The Big Broadcast of 1936
as Captain
Shadow of Doubt
as Mr. Granby
Living on Velvet
as Henry L. Parker
Dr. Socrates
as Dr. McClintick
Two-Fisted
as Mr. Pritchard
College Scandal
as Mr. Cummings
In Person
as Aaron Sylvester
West Point of the Air
as Secretary of War
Bordertown
as Judge at First Trial
She
as John Vincey
Rumba
as Henry B. Harrison
Bad Boy
as Husband
Annapolis Farewell
as Dr. Bryant
Private Worlds
as Dr. Arnold
Millions in the Air
as Colonel Edwards
The Crime Doctor
as Ballard
Men in White
as Dr. Gordon
The 9th Guest
as Dr. Murray Reid
His Greatest Gamble
as Dr. Owen (uncredited)
A Lost Lady
as Jim Sloane
Have a Heart
as Dr. Spear
The Defense Rests
as Dean Adams
No Greater Glory
as Gereb's Father
Hat, Coat and Glove
as John Walters (uncredited)
West of the Pecos
as Colonel Lambeth
A Wicked Woman
as Judge (uncredited)
Mills of the Gods
as Burroughs
Baby Take a Bow
as Warden (Uncredited)
Manhattan Melodrama
as Warden of Sing Sing (uncredited)
Sadie McKee
as Dr. Branch (uncredited)
Sisters Under the Skin
as Winters
The Cat's-Paw
as Rev. Julian Cobb (uncredited)
Convention City
as McAllister
Lady for a Day
as Mayor (uncredited)
Little Women
as Mr. March
The Crime of the Century
as Philip Ames
Berkeley Square
as The American Ambassador
This Day and Age
as Mayor
The Nuisance
as Mr. Beaumont
The Road Is Open Again
as Woodrow Wilson
Let's Fall in Love
as New York Film Executive
One Man's Journey
as Dr. Babcock
Gabriel Over the White House
as Dr. H.L. Eastman
Hold the Press
as Taylor
The Women in His Life
as Thomas J. Worthing
Bed of Roses
as Father Doran
Son of a Sailor
as Admiral Farnsworth
Day of Reckoning
as O'Farrell
Fog
as Dickens
Penthouse
as Stuyvesant (uncredited)
Murders in the Zoo
as Banquet Guest (Uncredited)
Deluge
as Chief Forecaster
The World Changes
as A Banker (uncredited)
If I Had a Million
as Lawyer (uncredited)
The Amateur Gentleman
as Charles - Marquis of Jerningham (uncredited)