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