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