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