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