Samuel S. Hinds
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.
Known For
Pa Bailey
It's a Wonderful Life
Mr. Wiggam, Waring Lawyer
Lady on a Train
Judge Simmons
Son of Dracula
Dr. Warren
The Bribe
Paul Sycamore
You Can't Take It with You
Lamartine
Rio
Steven Ranger
Night Key
Mr. Gilder
Within the Law
Governor
Seven Sinners
McAllister
Convention City
Maj. Gen. Emerson
Buck Privates
Sheriff
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Mr. Thomas Daniels
Jail House Blues
Dr. Adams
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
Andy Beeler
The Shepherd of the Hills
Mayor (uncredited)
Lady for a Day
Dr. R.T. Knudson
The Boy with Green Hair
Judge Slade
Destry Rides Again
Mr. William Duncan Sr.
The Rage of Paris
Henry Sims
Stage Door
Prof. Slater
Blonde Alibi
Morgan Prentiss (President, Prentiss Steel)
Pittsburgh
Charles Pringle
Scarlet Street
Judge Thatcher
The Raven
Roger Furness
Grand Central Murder
Mayor Daniels
Kid Glove Killer
Ballard
The Crime Doctor
Mr. March
Little Women
Robert Halloway
Rhythm on the Range
Dean Albert Sears
Danger Woman
Dr. Stephen Kildare
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
John Carter, Assistant Secretary of War
Rendezvous
Jonathan Clark
Double or Nothing
Mr. George Kahley
Blossoms in the Dust
Dudley Crispin
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
Dr. Stephen Kildare
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
Mr. Jessup
Week-End at the Waldorf
Luther Bryson
Mob Town
Philip Ames
The Crime of the Century
The American Ambassador
Berkeley Square
Dr. Gordon
Men in White
Felix Darren
Back Street
Norman Hampton
The Runaround
Matthew Martin
Sequoia
Mayor
This Day and Age
Dr. Perkins
Know For Sure
Doctor Claybourne
His Brother's Wife
Dr. Stephen Kildare
Calling Dr. Kildare
Dr. Stephen Kildare
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
Mr. Beaumont
The Nuisance
David Marrow
Wives Under Suspicion
Sidney Simpson
It's a Date
Police Commissioner David Theron
Double Danger
Governor Howard
The Lady from Cheyenne
Woodrow Wilson
The Road Is Open Again
Solo
Secret Agent X-9
Charles Green
Strangers All
Captain
The Big Broadcast of 1936
Mr. Granby
Shadow of Doubt
Dr. Murray Reid
The 9th Guest
Judge Corrigan
Secrets of a Nurse
Judge Northridge
The Return of October
Jeremy Taswell
Mister Big
The Reckless Way
Henry L. Parker
Living on Velvet
Dr. Owen (uncredited)
His Greatest Gamble
Dr. McClintick
Dr. Socrates
Jim Sloane
A Lost Lady
Mr. Pritchard
Two-Fisted
Rufus Mariman
Swing Out, Sister
Garrett Garfield
I'll Remember April
Herman Brock
The Great Alaskan Mystery
Warden
She's Dangerous
Judge Towne
Fired Wife
New York Film Executive
Let's Fall in Love
Mr. Cummings
College Scandal
Court Aldrich
Charlie McCarthy, Detective
Se. Henry Owen
Adventure in Washington
Alan Lemke
Personal Secretary
Howard Price Dutton
Newsboys' Home
Dr. Babcock
One Man's Journey
Von Zimmel
Spring Parade
(archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Straightaway
Judge Henry Harrison
The Devil's Party
Dr. Weber
Time Out of Mind
Dr. Spear
Have a Heart
Coroner
Jungle Woman
J.T. Allen
Behind the Evidence
Aaron Sylvester
In Person
Frisco Lil
Guili Ruffano
Fatal Lady
Dr. H.L. Eastman
Gabriel Over the White House
Taylor
Hold the Press
Thomas J. Worthing
The Women in His Life
Clem Bartholomew
Career
Dean Manning
Chip Off the Old Block
Gramp
Escape in the Desert
Father Doran
Bed of Roses
Dr. Stephen Kildare
Young Dr. Kildare
Dr. John Lawrence
Man-Made Monster
Sam Shaw
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Dean Adams
The Defense Rests
Eli Decker
Sworn Enemy
Secretary of War
West Point of the Air
Pirates of the Skies
General Ross
Test Pilot
Doc
Frisco Sal
Richard Gates Sr.
Navy Blue and Gold
Mr. Parker
First Love
Dr. Stephen Kildare
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
Dr. McKay
The Under-Pup
Banker Sam Leavitt
Road Agent
Admiral Furness
Wings Over Honolulu
Rev. Fellows
Timothy's Quest
Gereb's Father
No Greater Glory
John Walters (uncredited)
Hat, Coat and Glove
Lane
Hawaiian Nights
Admiral Farnsworth
Son of a Sailor
Judge at First Trial
Bordertown
John Vincey
She
Doctor Brewster
Lady in a Jam
Brig. Gen. Wade
Ladies Courageous
Senator Andrews
Woman Trap
Colonel Lambeth
West of the Pecos
Dana Ferris
Perilous Waters
Coach McGann
Swing That Cheer
Major Goddard
Prescription for Romance
Pop Turnbull
Follow the Band
Henry B. Harrison
Rumba
J.P. Gordon
Good Morning, Judge
Chief Kolua
Pardon My Sarong
Johnson
He's My Guy
Captain Per Vallgren
Ski Patrol
J.P. Crane
Sing a Jingle
Seth
The Singing Sheriff
Brewster
Larceny with Music
George Preston
Trail of the Vigilantes
Rodding Carter
A Girl with Ideas
Judge Kincaid
Inside Job
Judge
Little Tough Guys in Society
Angeen
The Boys from Syracuse
Oh, Oh, Oklahoma Actor (uncredited)
You're a Sweetheart
Henry Borden
Top of the Town
Carruthers
Keep 'Em Slugging
Jeff Hazzard
Forbidden Valley
Wilbur Grayson
Badlands of Dakota
Judge Stillman
The Spoilers
Judge Charles Moulton (uncredited)
Call Northside 777
The CINCUS [Ch. 1]
Don Winslow of the Navy
Dr. Crane
Hers to Hold
Hastings
The Longest Night
Commander Mosely
Border Flight
Husband
Bad Boy
Sylvia's Attorney
The Road to Reno
Judge (uncredited)
A Wicked Woman
Uncle
Unfinished Business
Capt. Kenny
The Storm
Charles - Marquis of Jerningham (uncredited)
The Amateur Gentleman
Dr. Graves
Strange Conquest
Burroughs
Mills of the Gods
Dr. Bryant
Annapolis Farewell
Judge Bergen
Men in Her Diary
Artemus Todd
Love Letters of a Star
Lawyer (uncredited)
If I Had a Million
Sheriff Drum
The Egg and I
O'Farrell
Day of Reckoning
Horace Grover, 'the Brain'
Tight Shoes
Dickens
Fog
Mr. Fairchild
Top Man
Brandon Williams
The Jury's Secret
Edward P. Nash
Ex-Champ
Colonel Andrew J. Morgan
South of Dixie
Uncle Joel Fenno
The Mighty Treve
George P. Morgan
I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now
Colonel Jason Craig
We've Never Been Licked
Father Paul
Cobra Woman
Warden (Uncredited)
Baby Take a Bow
Dr. Arnold
Private Worlds
Showboat Captain (uncredited)
Hellzapoppin'
Colonel Brainard
It Ain't Hay
Judge
Black Legion
Warden of Sing Sing (uncredited)
Manhattan Melodrama
Dale
Zanzibar
Commissioner Cromwell
One Hour To Live
Mr. Bradford
White Tie and Tails
Stuyvesant (uncredited)
Penthouse
Banquet Guest (Uncredited)
Murders in the Zoo
Chief Forecaster
Deluge
Judge (voice) (uncredited)
Phantom Lady
"Dutch" Bronson
Hero for a Day
J.P. Waterford
Tropic Fury
Wilfred Elliott
Little Miss Big
Defense Attorney
The Road Back
Harrison - Member of the Local Draft Board (uncredited)
To the People of the United States
Dr. Branch (uncredited)
Sadie McKee
Colonel Edwards
Millions in the Air
Jim Grover
What We Are Fighting For
A Banker (uncredited)
The World Changes
Winters
Sisters Under the Skin
Officer (uncredited)
Follow the Boys
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
201
Gender
Male
Birthday
1875-04-03
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Sam Hinds