Samuel S. Hinds
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: April 3, 1875
Day of Death: October 13, 1948 (74 years old)
Place of Birth: 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.
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Actor Mr. Wiggam, Waring Lawyer
Lady on a Train
Actor Dr. Adams
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
Actor Charles Pringle
Scarlet Street
Actor Mr. Jessup
Week-End at the Waldorf
Actor Solo
Secret Agent X-9
Actor Rufus Mariman
Swing Out, Sister
Actor Garrett Garfield
I'll Remember April
Actor Gramp
Escape in the Desert
Actor Doc
Frisco Sal
Actor Judge Bergen
Men in Her Diary
1944
Actor Herman Brock
The Great Alaskan Mystery
Actor Coroner
Jungle Woman
Actor Dean Manning
Chip Off the Old Block
Actor Brig. Gen. Wade
Ladies Courageous
Actor J.P. Crane
Sing a Jingle
Actor Seth
The Singing Sheriff
Actor Colonel Andrew J. Morgan
South of Dixie
Actor Father Paul
Cobra Woman
Actor Judge (voice) (uncredited)
Phantom Lady
Actor Harrison - Member of the Local Draft Board (uncredited)
To the People of the United States
1943
Actor Judge Simmons
Son of Dracula
Actor Jeremy Taswell
Mister Big
Actor Judge Towne
Fired Wife
Actor Pop Turnbull
Follow the Band
Actor J.P. Gordon
Good Morning, Judge
Actor Johnson
He's My Guy
Actor Brewster
Larceny with Music
Actor Carruthers
Keep 'Em Slugging
Actor Dr. Crane
Hers to Hold
Actor Mr. Fairchild
Top Man
Actor Colonel Jason Craig
We've Never Been Licked
Actor Colonel Brainard
It Ain't Hay
1942
Actor Mr. Thomas Daniels
Jail House Blues
Actor Morgan Prentiss (President, Prentiss Steel)
Pittsburgh
Actor Roger Furness
Grand Central Murder
Actor Mayor Daniels
Kid Glove Killer
Actor Dudley Crispin
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
Actor
Frisco Lil
Actor Sam Shaw
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Actor Dr. Brewster
Lady in a Jam
Actor Chief Kolua
Pardon My Sarong
Actor Judge Stillman
The Spoilers
Actor The CINCUS [Ch. 1]
Don Winslow of the Navy
1941
Actor Maj. Gen. Emerson
Buck Privates
Actor Andy Beeler
The Shepherd of the Hills
Actor Dr. Stephen Kildare
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
Actor Mr. George Kahley
Blossoms in the Dust
Actor Luther Bryson
Mob Town
Actor Felix Darren
Back Street
Actor Dr. Perkins
Know For Sure
Actor Governor Howard
The Lady from Cheyenne
Actor Se. Henry Owen
Adventure in Washington
Actor Dr. John Lawrence
Man-Made Monster
Actor Banker Sam Leavitt
Road Agent
Actor Wilbur Grayson
Badlands Of Dakota
Actor Uncle
Unfinished Business
Actor Horace Grover, 'the Brain'
Tight Shoes
Actor Showboat Captain (uncredited)
Hellzapoppin'
1940
Actor Governor
Seven Sinners
Actor Dr. Stephen Kildare
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
Actor Dr. Stephen Kildare
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
Actor Sidney Simpson
It's a Date
Actor Von Zimmel
Spring Parade
Actor Captain Per Vallgren
Ski Patrol
Actor George Preston
Trail of the Vigilantes
Actor Angeen
The Boys from Syracuse
Actor George P. Morgan
I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now
Actor Dale
Zanzibar
1939
Actor Lamartine
Rio
Actor Mr. Gilder
Within the Law
Actor Judge Slade
Destry Rides Again
Actor Dr. Stephen Kildare
Calling Dr. Kildare
Actor Court Aldrich
Charlie McCarthy, Detective
Actor Clem Bartholomew
Career
Actor
Pirates of the Skies
Actor Mr. Parker
First Love
Actor Dr. Stephen Kildare
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
Actor Dr. McKay
The Under-Pup
Actor Lane
Hawaiian Nights
Actor Edward P. Nash
Ex-Champ
Actor Commissioner Cromwell
One Hour To Live
Actor "Dutch" Bronson
Hero for a Day
Actor J.P. Waterford
Tropic Fury
1938
Actor Paul Sycamore
You Can't Take It with You
Actor Mr. William Duncan Sr.
The Rage of Paris
Actor David Marrow
Wives Under Suspicion
Actor Police Commissioner David Theron
Double Danger
Actor Judge Corrigan
Secrets of a Nurse
Actor Alan Lemke
Personal Secretary
Actor Howard Price Dutton
Newsboys' Home
Actor Judge Henry Harrison
The Devil's Party
Actor Dr. Stephen Kildare
Young Dr. Kildare
Actor General Ross
Test Pilot
Actor Coach McGann
Swing That Cheer
Actor Judge
Little Tough Guys in Society
Actor Jeff Hazzard
Forbidden Valley
Actor Sylvia's Attorney
The Road to Reno
Actor Capt. Kenny
The Storm
Actor Brandon Williams
The Jury's Secret
1937
Actor Steven Ranger
Night Key
Actor Henry Sims
Stage Door
Actor Jonathan Clark
Double or Nothing
Actor Warden
She's Dangerous
Actor Richard Gates Sr.
Navy Blue and Gold
Actor Admiral Furness
Wings Over Honolulu
Actor Major Goddard
Prescription for Romance
Actor Rodding Carter
A Girl with Ideas
Actor Oh, Oh, Oklahoma Actor (uncredited)
You're a Sweetheart
Actor Henry Borden
Top of the Town
Actor Uncle Joel Fenno
The Mighty Treve
Actor Judge
Black Legion
Actor Defense Attorney
The Road Back
1936
Actor Sheriff
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Actor Robert Halloway
Rhythm on the Range
Actor Doctor Claybourne
His Brother's Wife
Actor
The Reckless Way
Actor Guili Ruffano
Fatal Lady
Actor Eli Decker
Sworn Enemy
Actor Rev. Fellows
Timothy's Quest
Actor Senator Andrews
Woman Trap
Actor Hastings
The Longest Night
Actor Commander Mosely
Border Flight
Actor Artemus Todd
Love Letters of a Star
1935
Actor Judge Thatcher
The Raven
Actor John Carter, Assistant Secretary of War
Rendezvous
Actor Matthew Martin
Sequoia
Actor Charles Green
Strangers All
Actor Captain
The Big Broadcast of 1936
Actor Mr. Granby
Shadow of Doubt
Actor Henry L. Parker
Living on Velvet
Actor Dr. McClintick
Dr. Socrates
Actor Mr. Pritchard
Two-Fisted
Actor Mr. Cummings
College Scandal
Actor J.T. Allen
Behind the Evidence
Actor Dr. Aaron Sylvester
In Person
Actor Secretary of War
West Point of the Air
Actor Judge at First Trial
Bordertown
Actor John Vincey
She
Actor Henry B. Harrison
Rumba
Actor Husband
Bad Boy
Actor Dr. Bryant
Annapolis Farewell
Actor Dr. Arnold
Private Worlds
1934
Actor Ballard
The Crime Doctor
Actor Dr. Gordon
Men in White
Actor Dr. Murray Reid
The 9th Guest
Actor Dr. Owen (uncredited)
His Greatest Gamble
Actor Jim Sloane
A Lost Lady
Actor Dr. Spear
Have a Heart
Actor Dean Adams
The Defense Rests
Actor Gereb's Father
No Greater Glory
Actor John Walters (uncredited)
Hat, Coat and Glove
Actor Colonel Lambeth
West of the Pecos
Actor Judge (uncredited)
A Wicked Woman
Actor Burroughs
Mills of the Gods
Actor Warden (Uncredited)
Baby Take a Bow
Actor Warden of Sing Sing (uncredited)
Manhattan Melodrama
1933
Actor McAllister
Convention City
Actor Mayor (uncredited)
Lady for a Day
Actor Mr. March
Little Women
Actor Philip Ames
The Crime of the Century
Actor The American Ambassador
Berkeley Square
Actor Mayor
This Day and Age
Actor Mr. Beaumont
The Nuisance
Actor Woodrow Wilson
The Road Is Open Again
Actor New York Film Executive
Let's Fall in Love
Actor Dr. Babcock
One Man's Journey
Actor
Straightaway
Actor Dr. H.L. Eastman
Gabriel Over the White House
Actor Taylor
Hold the Press
Actor Thomas J. Worthing
The Women in His Life
Actor Father Doran
Bed of Roses
Actor Admiral Farnsworth
Son of a Sailor
Actor O'Farrell
Day of Reckoning
Actor Dickens
Fog
Actor Stuyvesant (uncredited)
Penthouse
Actor Banquet Guest (Uncredited)
Murders in the Zoo
Actor Chief Forecaster
Deluge
