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