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