Samuel S. Hinds
male
Born on April 03, 1875 (150 years old)
Passed Away on October 13, 1948
From Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Known for Acting
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.
Cast Credits
- 1984
- 1949
- 1948
- 1947
- 1946
- 1945
Lady on a Train
as
Mr. Wiggam, Waring Lawyer
1945
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
as
Dr. Adams
1945
Scarlet Street
as
Charles Pringle
1945
Week-End at the Waldorf
as
Mr. Jessup
1945
Secret Agent X-9
as
Solo
1945
Swing Out, Sister
as
Rufus Mariman
1945
I'll Remember April
as
Garrett Garfield
1945
Escape in the Desert
as
Gramp
1945
Frisco Sal
as
Doc
1945
Men in Her Diary
as
Judge Bergen
1945
- 1944
The Great Alaskan Mystery
as
Herman Brock
1944
Jungle Woman
as
Coroner
1944
Chip Off the Old Block
as
Dean Manning
1944
Ladies Courageous
as
Brig. Gen. Wade
1944
The Singing Sheriff
as
Seth
1944
Sing a Jingle
as
J.P. Crane
1944
South of Dixie
as
Colonel Andrew J. Morgan
1944
Cobra Woman
as
Father Paul
1944
Phantom Lady
as
Judge (voice) (uncredited)
1944
To the People of the United States
as
Harrison - Member of the Local Draft Board (uncredited)
1944
- 1943
Son of Dracula
as
Judge Simmons
1943
Mister Big
as
Jeremy Taswell
1943
Fired Wife
as
Judge Towne
1943
Follow the Band
as
Pop Turnbull
1943
Good Morning, Judge
as
J.P. Gordon
1943
He's My Guy
as
Johnson
1943
Larceny with Music
as
Brewster
1943
Keep 'Em Slugging
as
Carruthers
1943
Hers to Hold
as
Dr. Crane
1943
Top Man
as
Mr. Fairchild
1943
We've Never Been Licked
as
Colonel Jason Craig
1943
It Ain't Hay
as
Colonel Brainard
1943
- no image
What We Are Fighting For
as
Jim Grover
1943
- 1942
Jail House Blues
as
Mr. Thomas Daniels
1942
Pittsburgh
as
Morgan Prentiss (President, Prentiss Steel)
1942
Grand Central Murder
as
Roger Furness
1942
Kid Glove Killer
as
Mayor Daniels
1942
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
as
Dudley Crispin
1942
- no image
Frisco Lil
1942
Ride 'Em Cowboy
as
Sam Shaw
1942
Lady in a Jam
as
Doctor Brewster
1942
Pardon My Sarong
as
Chief Kolua
1942
The Spoilers
as
Judge Stillman
1942
Don Winslow of the Navy
as
The CINCUS [Ch. 1]
1942
- 1941
Buck Privates
as
Maj. Gen. Emerson
1941
The Shepherd of the Hills
as
Andy Beeler
1941
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
as
Dr. Stephen Kildare
1941
Blossoms in the Dust
as
Mr. George Kahley
1941
Mob Town
as
Luther Bryson
1941
Back Street
as
Felix Darren
1941
Know For Sure
as
Dr. Perkins
1941
The Lady from Cheyenne
as
Governor Howard
1941
Adventure in Washington
as
Se. Henry Owen
1941
Man-Made Monster
as
Dr. John Lawrence
1941
Road Agent
as
Banker Sam Leavitt
1941
Badlands of Dakota
as
Wilbur Grayson
1941
Unfinished Business
as
Uncle
1941
Tight Shoes
as
Horace Grover, 'the Brain'
1941
Hellzapoppin'
as
Showboat Captain (uncredited)
1941
- 1940
Seven Sinners
as
Governor
1940
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
as
Dr. Stephen Kildare
1940
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
as
Dr. Stephen Kildare
1940
It's a Date
as
Sidney Simpson
1940
Spring Parade
as
Von Zimmel
1940
Ski Patrol
as
Captain Per Vallgren
1940
Trail of the Vigilantes
as
George Preston
1940
The Boys from Syracuse
as
Angeen
1940
I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now
as
George P. Morgan
1940
Zanzibar
as
Dale
1940
- 1939
Rio
as
Lamartine
1939
Within the Law
as
Mr. Gilder
1939
Destry Rides Again
as
Judge Slade
1939
Calling Dr. Kildare
as
Dr. Stephen Kildare
1939
Charlie McCarthy, Detective
as
Court Aldrich
1939
Career
as
Clem Bartholomew
1939
Pirates of the Skies
1939
First Love
as
Mr. Parker
1939
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
as
Dr. Stephen Kildare
1939
The Under-Pup
as
Dr. McKay
1939
Hawaiian Nights
as
Lane
1939
Ex-Champ
as
Edward P. Nash
1939
One Hour To Live
as
Commissioner Cromwell
1939
Hero for a Day
as
"Dutch" Bronson
1939
Tropic Fury
as
J.P. Waterford
1939
- 1938
You Can't Take It with You
as
Paul Sycamore
1938
The Rage of Paris
as
Mr. William Duncan Sr.
1938
Wives Under Suspicion
as
David Marrow
1938
Double Danger
as
Police Commissioner David Theron
1938
Secrets of a Nurse
as
Judge Corrigan
1938
Newsboys' Home
as
Howard Price Dutton
1938
Personal Secretary
as
Alan Lemke
1938
The Devil's Party
as
Judge Henry Harrison
1938
Young Dr. Kildare
as
Dr. Stephen Kildare
1938
Test Pilot
as
General Ross
1938
Swing That Cheer
as
Coach McGann
1938
Little Tough Guys in Society
as
Judge
1938
Forbidden Valley
as
Jeff Hazzard
1938
The Road to Reno
as
Sylvia's Attorney
1938
The Storm
as
Capt. Kenny
1938
The Jury's Secret
as
Brandon Williams
1938
- 1937
Night Key
as
Steven Ranger
1937
Stage Door
as
Henry Sims
1937
Double or Nothing
as
Jonathan Clark
1937
She's Dangerous
as
Warden
1937
Navy Blue and Gold
as
Richard Gates Sr.
1937
Wings Over Honolulu
as
Admiral Furness
1937
Prescription for Romance
as
Major Goddard
1937
A Girl with Ideas
as
Rodding Carter
1937
You're a Sweetheart
as
Oh, Oh, Oklahoma Actor (uncredited)
1937
Top of the Town
as
Henry Borden
1937
The Mighty Treve
as
Uncle Joel Fenno
1937
Black Legion
as
Judge
1937
The Road Back
as
Defense Attorney
1937
- 1936
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
as
Sheriff
1936
Rhythm on the Range
as
Robert Halloway
1936
His Brother's Wife
as
Doctor Claybourne
1936
The Reckless Way
1936
Fatal Lady
as
Guili Ruffano
1936
Sworn Enemy
as
Eli Decker
1936
Timothy's Quest
as
Rev. Fellows
1936
Woman Trap
as
Senator Andrews
1936
The Longest Night
as
Hastings
1936
Border Flight
as
Commander Mosely
1936
Love Letters of a Star
as
Artemus Todd
1936
- 1935
The Raven
as
Judge Thatcher
1935
Rendezvous
as
John Carter, Assistant Secretary of War
1935
Sequoia
as
Matthew Martin
1935
Strangers All
as
Charles Green
1935
The Big Broadcast of 1936
as
Captain
1935
Shadow of Doubt
as
Mr. Granby
1935
Living on Velvet
as
Henry L. Parker
1935
Dr. Socrates
as
Dr. McClintick
1935
Two-Fisted
as
Mr. Pritchard
1935
College Scandal
as
Mr. Cummings
1935
- no image
Behind the Evidence
as
J.T. Allen
1935
In Person
as
Dr. Aaron Sylvester
1935
West Point of the Air
as
Secretary of War
1935
Bordertown
as
Judge at First Trial
1935
She
as
John Vincey
1935
Rumba
as
Henry B. Harrison
1935
Bad Boy
as
Husband
1935
Annapolis Farewell
as
Dr. Bryant
1935
Private Worlds
as
Dr. Arnold
1935
- no image
Millions in the Air
as
Colonel Edwards
1935
- 1934
The Crime Doctor
as
Ballard
1934
Men in White
as
Dr. Gordon
1934
The 9th Guest
as
Dr. Murray Reid
1934
His Greatest Gamble
as
Dr. Owen (uncredited)
1934
A Lost Lady
as
Jim Sloane
1934
Have a Heart
as
Dr. Spear
1934
The Defense Rests
as
Dean Adams
1934
No Greater Glory
as
Gereb's Father
1934
Hat, Coat and Glove
as
John Walters (uncredited)
1934
West of the Pecos
as
Colonel Lambeth
1934
A Wicked Woman
as
Judge (uncredited)
1934
Mills of the Gods
as
Burroughs
1934
Baby Take a Bow
as
Warden (Uncredited)
1934
Manhattan Melodrama
as
Warden of Sing Sing (uncredited)
1934
Sadie McKee
as
Dr. Branch (uncredited)
1934
- 1933
Convention City
as
McAllister
1933
Lady for a Day
as
Mayor (uncredited)
1933
Little Women
as
Mr. March
1933
The Crime of the Century
as
Philip Ames
1933
Berkeley Square
as
The American Ambassador
1933
This Day and Age
as
Mayor
1933
The Nuisance
as
Mr. Beaumont
1933
The Road Is Open Again
as
Woodrow Wilson
1933
Let's Fall in Love
as
New York Film Executive
1933
One Man's Journey
as
Dr. Babcock
1933
Straightaway
1933
Gabriel Over the White House
as
Dr. H.L. Eastman
1933
Hold the Press
as
Taylor
1933
The Women in His Life
as
Thomas J. Worthing
1933
Bed of Roses
as
Father Doran
1933
Son of a Sailor
as
Admiral Farnsworth
1933
Day of Reckoning
as
O'Farrell
1933
Fog
as
Dickens
1933
Penthouse
as
Stuyvesant (uncredited)
1933
Murders in the Zoo
as
Banquet Guest (Uncredited)
1933
Deluge
as
Chief Forecaster
1933
- 1932
- 1926
