Samuel S. Hinds
202 movies
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 3, 1875
- Died
- Oct 13, 1948 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Sam Hinds · Samuel Hinds · Samuel Southey Hinds
Biography
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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.
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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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Known for
Samuel S. Hinds: movies and TV shows
Acting (202)
- 1984 Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
- 1949 The Bribe
as Dr. Warren
- 1948 The Boy with Green Hair
as Dr. R.T. Knudson
- 1948 The Return of October
as Judge Northridge
- 1948 Perilous Waters
as Dana Ferris
- 1948 Call Northside 777
as Judge Charles Moulton (uncredited)
- 1947 Time Out of Mind
as Dr. Weber
- 1947 The Egg and I
as Sheriff Drum
- 1946 It's a Wonderful Life
as Pa Bailey
- 1946 White Tie and Tails
as Mr. Bradford
- 1946 Danger Woman
as Dean Albert Sears
- 1946 Inside Job
as Judge Kincaid
- 1946 The Runaround
as Norman Hampton
- 1946 Strange Conquest
as Dr. Graves
- 1946 Blonde Alibi
as Prof. Slater
- 1946 Little Miss Big
as Wilfred Elliott
- 1945 Scarlet Street
as Charles Pringle
- 1945 Week-End at the Waldorf
as Mr. Jessup
- 1945 Men in Her Diary
as Judge Bergen
- 1945 The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
as Dr. Adams
- 1945 Lady on a Train
as Mr. Wiggam, Waring Lawyer
- 1945 Secret Agent X-9
as Solo
- 1945 Swing Out, Sister
as Rufus Mariman
- 1945 Escape in the Desert
as Gramp
- 1945 I'll Remember April
as Garrett Garfield
- 1945 Frisco Sal
as Doc
- 1944 The Singing Sheriff
as Seth
- 1944 South of Dixie
as Colonel Andrew J. Morgan
- 1944 Jungle Woman
as Coroner
- 1944 Cobra Woman
as Father Paul
- 1944 Follow the Boys
as Officer (uncredited)
- 1944 The Great Alaskan Mystery
as Herman Brock
- 1944 To the People of the United States
as Harrison - Member of the Local Draft Board (uncredited)
- 1944 Ladies Courageous
as Brig. Gen. Wade
- 1944 Chip Off the Old Block
as Dean Manning
- 1944 Phantom Lady
as Judge (voice) (uncredited)
- 1944 Sing a Jingle
as J.P. Crane
- 1943 Son of Dracula
as Judge Simmons
- 1943 Top Man
as Mr. Fairchild
- 1943 Larceny with Music
as Brewster
- 1943 Fired Wife
as Judge Towne
- 1943 We've Never Been Licked
as Colonel Jason Craig
- 1943 Hers to Hold
as Dr. Crane
- 1943 Mister Big
as Jeremy Taswell
- 1943 Good Morning, Judge
as J.P. Gordon
- 1943 Follow the Band
as Pop Turnbull
- 1943 He's My Guy
as Johnson
- 1943 Keep 'Em Slugging
as Carruthers
- 1943 It Ain't Hay
as Colonel Brainard
- 1943 What We Are Fighting For
as Jim Grover
- 1942 Pittsburgh
as Morgan Prentiss (President, Prentiss Steel)
- 1942 Pardon My Sarong
as Chief Kolua
- 1942 Lady in a Jam
as Doctor Brewster
- 1942 The Spoilers
as Judge Stillman
- 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
- 1942 Jail House Blues
as Mr. Thomas Daniels
- 1942 Don Winslow of the Navy
as The CINCUS [Ch. 1]
- 1941 Hellzapoppin'
as Showboat Captain (uncredited)
- 1941 Road Agent
as Banker Sam Leavitt
- 1941 Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Sam Shaw
- 1941 Know For Sure
as Dr. Perkins
- 1941 Mob Town
as Luther Bryson
- 1941 Badlands of Dakota
as Wilbur Grayson
- 1941 Unfinished Business
as Uncle
- 1941 Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
as Dr. Stephen Kildare
- 1941 Blossoms in the Dust
as Mr. George Kahley
- 1941 The Shepherd of the Hills
as Andy Beeler
- 1941 Tight Shoes
as Horace Grover, 'the Brain'
- 1941 Adventure in Washington
as Se. Henry Owen
- 1941 The Lady from Cheyenne
as Governor Howard
- 1941 Man-Made Monster
as Dr. John Lawrence
- 1941 Back Street
as Felix Darren
- 1941 Buck Privates
as Maj. Gen. Emerson
- 1940 Trail of the Vigilantes
as George Preston
- 1940 Seven Sinners
as Governor
- 1940 I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now
as George P. Morgan
- 1940 Spring Parade
as Von Zimmel
- 1940 Dr. Kildare Goes Home
as Dr. Stephen Kildare
- 1940 The Boys from Syracuse
as Angeen
- 1940 Ski Patrol
as Captain Per Vallgren
- 1940 Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
as Stephen Kildare
- 1940 It's a Date
as Sidney Simpson
- 1940 Zanzibar
as Dale
- 1939 Charlie McCarthy, Detective
as Court Aldrich
- 1939 Destry Rides Again
as Judge Slade
- 1939 The Secret of Dr. Kildare
as Stephen Kildare
- 1939 First Love
as Mr. Parker
- 1939 One Hour to Live
as Commissioner Cromwell
- 1939 Hero for a Day
as "Dutch" Bronson
- 1939 Rio
as Lamartine
- 1939 Hawaiian Nights
as Lane
- 1939 Tropic Fury
as J.P. Waterford
- 1939 The Under-Pup
as Dr. McKay
- 1939 Career
as Clem Bartholomew
- 1939 Ex-Champ
as Edward P. Nash
- 1939 Calling Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Stephen Kildare
- 1939 Within the Law
as Mr. Gilder
- 1939
- 1938 Newsboys' Home
as Howard Price Dutton
- 1938 Secrets of a Nurse
as Judge Corrigan
- 1938 Little Tough Guys in Society
as Judge
- 1938 The Storm
as Capt. Kenny
- 1938 Young Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Stephen Kildare
- 1938 Swing That Cheer
as Coach McGann
- 1938 Personal Secretary
as Alan Lemke
- 1938 You Can't Take It with You
as Paul Sycamore
- 1938 The Road to Reno
as Sylvia's Attorney
- 1938 The Rage of Paris
as Mr. William Duncan Sr.
- 1938 Wives Under Suspicion
as David Marrow
- 1938 The Devil's Party
as Judge Henry Harrison
- 1938 Test Pilot
as General Ross
- 1938 Forbidden Valley
as Jeff Hazzard
- 1938 Double Danger
as Police Commissioner David Theron
- 1938 The Jury's Secret
as Brandon Williams
- 1937 You're a Sweetheart
as Oh, Oh, Oklahoma Actor (uncredited)
- 1937 Prescription for Romance
as Major Goddard
- 1937 Navy Blue and Gold
as Richard Gates Sr.
- 1937 A Girl with Ideas
as Rodding Carter
- 1937 Stage Door
as Henry Sims
- 1937 Double or Nothing
as Jonathan Clark
- 1937 The Road Back
as Defense Attorney
- 1937 Wings Over Honolulu
as Admiral Furness
- 1937 Night Key
as Steven Ranger
- 1937 Top of the Town
as Henry Borden
- 1937 Black Legion
as Judge
- 1937 She's Dangerous
as Warden
- 1937 The Mighty Treve
as Uncle Joel Fenno
- 1936 Love Letters of a Star
as Artemus Todd
- 1936 The Longest Night
as Hastings
- 1936 Sworn Enemy
as Eli Decker
- 1936 His Brother's Wife
as Doctor Claybourne
- 1936 Rhythm on the Range
as Robert Halloway
- 1936 Border Flight
as Commander Mosely
- 1936 Fatal Lady
as Guili Ruffano
- 1936 The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
as Sheriff
- 1936 Woman Trap
as Senator Andrews
- 1936
- 1936 Timothy's Quest
as Rev. Fellows
- 1935 Millions in the Air
as Colonel Edwards
- 1935 In Person
as Aaron Sylvester
- 1935 Rendezvous
as John Carter, Assistant Secretary of War
- 1935 Bad Boy
as Husband
- 1935 Dr. Socrates
as Dr. McClintick
- 1935 Two-Fisted
as Mr. Pritchard
- 1935 The Big Broadcast of 1936
as Captain
- 1935 Annapolis Farewell
as Dr. Bryant
- 1935 She
as John Vincey
- 1935 The Raven
as Judge Thatcher
- 1935 College Scandal
as Mr. Cummings
- 1935 Private Worlds
as Dr. Arnold
- 1935 Strangers All
as Charles Green
- 1935 West Point of the Air
as Secretary of War
- 1935 Living on Velvet
as Henry L. Parker
- 1935 Shadow of Doubt
as Mr. Granby
- 1935 Rumba
as Henry B. Harrison
- 1935 Bordertown
as Judge at First Trial
- 1935 Sequoia
as Matthew Martin
- 1935 Behind the Evidence
as J.T. Allen
- 1934 West of the Pecos
as Colonel Lambeth
- 1934 Mills of the Gods
as Burroughs
- 1934 A Wicked Woman
as Judge (uncredited)
- 1934 A Lost Lady
as Jim Sloane
- 1934 Have a Heart
as Dr. Spear
- 1934 His Greatest Gamble
as Dr. Owen (uncredited)
- 1934 The Cat's-Paw
as Rev. Julian Cobb (uncredited)
- 1934 Hat, Coat and Glove
as John Walters (uncredited)
- 1934 The Defense Rests
as Dean Adams
- 1934 Baby Take a Bow
as Warden (Uncredited)
- 1934 Sadie McKee
as Dr. Branch (uncredited)
- 1934 Manhattan Melodrama
as Warden of Sing Sing (uncredited)
- 1934 Sisters Under the Skin
as Winters
- 1934 Men in White
as Dr. Gordon
- 1934 No Greater Glory
as Gereb's Father
- 1934 The Crime Doctor
as Ballard
- 1934 The 9th Guest
as Dr. Murray Reid
- 1933 Let's Fall in Love
as New York Film Executive
- 1933
- 1933 Convention City
as McAllister
- 1933 The Women in His Life
as Thomas J. Worthing
- 1933 Son of a Sailor
as Admiral Farnsworth
- 1933 The World Changes
as A Banker (uncredited)
- 1933 Little Women
as Mr. March
- 1933 Fog
as Dickens
- 1933 Day of Reckoning
as O'Farrell
- 1933 Hold the Press
as Taylor
- 1933 Berkeley Square
as The American Ambassador
- 1933 Lady for a Day
as Mayor (uncredited)
- 1933 Penthouse
as Stuyvesant (uncredited)
- 1933 One Man's Journey
as Dr. Babcock
- 1933 This Day and Age
as Mayor
- 1933 Deluge
as Chief Forecaster
- 1933 Bed of Roses
as Father Doran
- 1933 The Nuisance
as Mr. Beaumont
- 1933 Gabriel Over the White House
as Dr. H.L. Eastman
- 1933 Murders in the Zoo
as Banquet Guest (Uncredited)
- 1933 The Crime of the Century
as Philip Ames
- 1933 The Road Is Open Again
as Woodrow Wilson
+ 2 more credits