Samuel S. Hinds
Known for Acting · 201 credits
- Born
- 1875-04-03
- Died
- 1948-10-13
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Sam Hinds · Samuel Hinds · Samuel Southey 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.
Known For
Movies (201)
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
as Pa Bailey
Tropic Fury
1939
as J.P. Waterford
The 9th Guest
1934
as Dr. Murray Reid
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Paul Sycamore
Ladies Courageous
1944
as Brig. Gen. Wade
Scarlet Street
1945
as Charles Pringle
Convention City
1933
as McAllister
Back Street
1941
as Felix Darren
Buck Privates
1941
as Maj. Gen. Emerson
Rumba
1935
as Henry B. Harrison
Woman Trap
1936
as Senator Andrews
Danger Woman
1946
as Dean Albert Sears
A Lost Lady
1934
as Jim Sloane
Road Agent
1941
as Banker Sam Leavitt
Wives Under Suspicion
1938
as David Marrow
Blonde Alibi
1946
as Prof. Slater
Man-Made Monster
1941
as Dr. John Lawrence
Son of Dracula
1943
as Judge Simmons
Little Women
1933
as Mr. March
No Greater Glory
1934
as Gereb's Father
Stage Door
1937
as Henry Sims
Double or Nothing
1937
as Jonathan Clark
Call Northside 777
1948
as Judge Charles Moulton (uncredited)
Manhattan Melodrama
1934
as Warden of Sing Sing (uncredited)
The Spoilers
1942
as Judge Stillman
Jail House Blues
1942
as Mr. Thomas Daniels
The Crime Doctor
1934
as Ballard
The Shepherd of the Hills
1941
as Andy Beeler
The Road Is Open Again
1933
as Woodrow Wilson
In Person
1935
as Aaron Sylvester
Destry Rides Again
1939
as Judge Slade
The Road Back
1937
as Defense Attorney
Lady for a Day
1933
as Mayor (uncredited)
Phantom Lady
1944
as Judge (voice) (uncredited)
His Brother's Wife
1936
as Doctor Claybourne
Larceny with Music
1943
as Brewster
Sisters Under the Skin
1934
as Winters
Within the Law
1939
as Mr. Gilder
Follow the Boys
1944
as Officer (uncredited)
Hellzapoppin'
1941
as Showboat Captain (uncredited)
She's Dangerous
1937
as Warden
If I Had a Million
1932
as Lawyer (uncredited)
Straightaway
1933
The Boy with Green Hair
1948
as Dr. R.T. Knudson
Men in Her Diary
1945
as Judge Bergen
The Raven
1935
as Judge Thatcher
Seven Sinners
1940
as Governor
Week-End at the Waldorf
1945
as Mr. Jessup
Blossoms in the Dust
1941
as Mr. George Kahley
Lady on a Train
1945
as Mr. Wiggam, Waring Lawyer
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1941
as Sam Shaw
Forbidden Valley
1938
as Jeff Hazzard
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
1939
as Stephen Kildare
Badlands of Dakota
1941
as Wilbur Grayson
Prescription for Romance
1937
as Major Goddard
She
1935
as John Vincey
Men in White
1934
as Dr. Gordon
Bed of Roses
1933
as Father Doran
Jungle Woman
1944
as Coroner
The Egg and I
1947
as Sheriff Drum
Rio
1939
as Lamartine
Bordertown
1935
as Judge at First Trial
Chip Off the Old Block
1944
as Dean Manning
He's My Guy
1943
as Johnson
Berkeley Square
1933
as The American Ambassador
Secret Agent X-9
1945
as Solo
South of Dixie
1944
as Colonel Andrew J. Morgan
I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now
1940
as George P. Morgan
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
1941
as Dr. Stephen Kildare
Test Pilot
1938
as General Ross
Pittsburgh
1942
as Morgan Prentiss (President, Prentiss Steel)
Mob Town
1941
as Luther Bryson
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
1940
as Stephen Kildare
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
1945
as Dr. Adams
West Point of the Air
1935
as Secretary of War
The Women in His Life
1933
as Thomas J. Worthing
Hold the Press
1933
as Taylor
It Ain't Hay
1943
as Colonel Brainard
Grand Central Murder
1942
as Roger Furness
Tight Shoes
1941
as Horace Grover, 'the Brain'
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
1940
as Dr. Stephen Kildare
The Boys from Syracuse
1940
as Angeen
Strangers All
1935
as Charles Green
This Day and Age
1933
as Mayor
Private Worlds
1935
as Dr. Arnold
Swing That Cheer
1938
as Coach McGann
It's a Date
1940
as Sidney Simpson
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
1942
as Dudley Crispin
Secrets of a Nurse
1938
as Judge Corrigan
First Love
1939
as Mr. Parker
A Wicked Woman
1934
as Judge (uncredited)
Night Key
1937
as Steven Ranger
Rendezvous
1935
as John Carter, Assistant Secretary of War
Know For Sure
1941
as Dr. Perkins
The Crime of the Century
1933
as Philip Ames
Unfinished Business
1941
as Uncle
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as (archive footage)
The Bribe
1949
as Dr. Warren
The Runaround
1946
as Norman Hampton
Rhythm on the Range
1936
as Robert Halloway
Penthouse
1933
as Stuyvesant (uncredited)
The Rage of Paris
1938
as Mr. William Duncan Sr.
Cobra Woman
1944
as Father Paul
West of the Pecos
1934
as Colonel Lambeth
Navy Blue and Gold
1937
as Richard Gates Sr.
The Return of October
1948
as Judge Northridge
The Defense Rests
1934
as Dean Adams
Top Man
1943
as Mr. Fairchild
Hers to Hold
1943
as Dr. Crane
Calling Dr. Kildare
1939
as Dr. Stephen Kildare
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
1936
as Sheriff
Baby Take a Bow
1934
as Warden (Uncredited)
The Amateur Gentleman
1926
as Charles - Marquis of Jerningham (uncredited)
Murders in the Zoo
1933
as Banquet Guest (Uncredited)
We've Never Been Licked
1943
as Colonel Jason Craig
Fired Wife
1943
as Judge Towne
Trail of the Vigilantes
1940
as George Preston
Son of a Sailor
1933
as Admiral Farnsworth
Sadie McKee
1934
as Dr. Branch (uncredited)
Wings Over Honolulu
1937
as Admiral Furness
About 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 retir… With 201 credits spanning from 1926 to 1984, Samuel S. Hinds has appeared in 201 films and 0 TV shows.
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- It's a Wonderful Life (1946) — as Pa Bailey
- Tropic Fury (1939) — as J.P. Waterford
- The 9th Guest (1934) — as Dr. Murray Reid
- You Can't Take It with You (1938) — as Paul Sycamore
- Ladies Courageous (1944) — as Brig. Gen. Wade
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