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