Samuel S. Hinds
Acting
Born April 3, 1875 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Films (201)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
The Bribe
1949
The Boy with Green Hair
1948
The Return of October
1948
Perilous Waters
1948
Call Northside 777
1948
Time Out of Mind
1947
The Egg and I
1947
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
White Tie and Tails
1946
Danger Woman
1946
Inside Job
1946
The Runaround
1946
Strange Conquest
1946
Blonde Alibi
1946
Little Miss Big
1946
Scarlet Street
1945
Week-End at the Waldorf
1945
Men in Her Diary
1945
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
1945
Lady on a Train
1945
Secret Agent X-9
1945
Swing Out, Sister
1945
Escape in the Desert
1945
I'll Remember April
1945
Frisco Sal
1945
The Singing Sheriff
1944
South of Dixie
1944
Jungle Woman
1944
Cobra Woman
1944
Follow the Boys
1944
The Great Alaskan Mystery
1944
To the People of the United States
1944
Ladies Courageous
1944
Chip Off the Old Block
1944
Phantom Lady
1944
Sing a Jingle
1944
Son of Dracula
1943
Top Man
1943
Larceny with Music
1943
Fired Wife
1943
We've Never Been Licked
1943
Hers to Hold
1943
Mister Big
1943
Good Morning, Judge
1943
Follow the Band
1943
He's My Guy
1943
Keep 'Em Slugging
1943
It Ain't Hay
1943
What We Are Fighting For
1943
Pittsburgh
1942
Pardon My Sarong
1942
Lady in a Jam
1942
The Spoilers
1942
Grand Central Murder
1942
Kid Glove Killer
1942
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
1942
Frisco Lil
1942
Jail House Blues
1942
Don Winslow of the Navy
1942
Hellzapoppin'
1941
Road Agent
1941
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1941
Know For Sure
1941
Mob Town
1941
Badlands of Dakota
1941
Unfinished Business
1941
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
1941
Blossoms in the Dust
1941
The Shepherd of the Hills
1941
Tight Shoes
1941
Adventure in Washington
1941
The Lady from Cheyenne
1941
Man-Made Monster
1941
Back Street
1941
Buck Privates
1941
Trail of the Vigilantes
1940
Seven Sinners
1940
I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now
1940
Spring Parade
1940
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
1940
The Boys from Syracuse
1940
Ski Patrol
1940
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
1940
It's a Date
1940
Zanzibar
1940
Charlie McCarthy, Detective
1939
Destry Rides Again
1939
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
1939
First Love
1939
One Hour To Live
1939
Hero for a Day
1939
Rio
1939
Hawaiian Nights
1939
Tropic Fury
1939
The Under-Pup
1939
Career
1939
Ex-Champ
1939
Calling Dr. Kildare
1939
Within the Law
1939
Pirates of the Skies
1939
Newsboys' Home
1938
Secrets of a Nurse
1938
Little Tough Guys in Society
1938
The Storm
1938
Young Dr. Kildare
1938
Swing That Cheer
1938
Personal Secretary
1938
You Can't Take It with You
1938
The Road to Reno
1938
The Rage of Paris
1938
Wives Under Suspicion
1938
The Devil's Party
1938
Test Pilot
1938
Forbidden Valley
1938
Double Danger
1938
The Jury's Secret
1938
You're a Sweetheart
1937
Prescription for Romance
1937
Navy Blue and Gold
1937
A Girl with Ideas
1937
Stage Door
1937
Double or Nothing
1937
The Road Back
1937
Wings Over Honolulu
1937
Night Key
1937
Top of the Town
1937
Black Legion
1937
She's Dangerous
1937
The Mighty Treve
1937
Love Letters of a Star
1936
The Longest Night
1936
Sworn Enemy
1936
His Brother's Wife
1936
Rhythm on the Range
1936
Border Flight
1936
Fatal Lady
1936
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
1936
Woman Trap
1936
The Reckless Way
1936
Timothy's Quest
1936
Millions in the Air
1935
In Person
1935
Rendezvous
1935
Bad Boy
1935
Dr. Socrates
1935
Two-Fisted
1935
The Big Broadcast of 1936
1935
Annapolis Farewell
1935
She
1935
The Raven
1935
College Scandal
1935
Private Worlds
1935
Strangers All
1935
West Point of the Air
1935
Living on Velvet
1935
Shadow of Doubt
1935
Rumba
1935
Bordertown
1935
Sequoia
1935
Behind the Evidence
1935
West of the Pecos
1934
Mills of the Gods
1934
A Wicked Woman
1934
A Lost Lady
1934
Have a Heart
1934
His Greatest Gamble
1934
Hat, Coat and Glove
1934
The Defense Rests
1934
Baby Take a Bow
1934
Sadie McKee
1934
Manhattan Melodrama
1934
Sisters Under the Skin
1934
Men in White
1934
No Greater Glory
1934
The Crime Doctor
1934
The 9th Guest
1934
Let's Fall in Love
1933
Straightaway
1933
Convention City
1933
The Women in His Life
1933
Son of a Sailor
1933
The World Changes
1933
Little Women
1933
Fog
1933
Day of Reckoning
1933
Hold the Press
1933
Berkeley Square
1933
Lady for a Day
1933
Penthouse
1933
One Man's Journey
1933
This Day and Age
1933
Deluge
1933
Bed of Roses
1933
The Nuisance
1933
Gabriel Over the White House
1933
Murders in the Zoo
1933
The Crime of the Century
1933
The Road Is Open Again
1933
If I Had a Million
1932
The Amateur Gentleman
1926