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