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Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 3, 1875
Died
October 13, 1948
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Sam Hinds
- Samuel Hinds
- Samuel Southey Hinds
Samuel S. Hinds
3.1 Popularity
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
10.0
(archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
6.2
Dr. Warren
The Bribe
1949
6.2
Dr. R.T. Knudson
The Boy with Green Hair
1948
5.8
Judge Northridge
The Return of October
1948
0.0
Dana Ferris
Perilous Waters
1948
6.7
Judge Charles Moulton (uncredited)
Call Northside 777
1948
5.0
Dr. Weber
Time Out of Mind
1947
7.0
Sheriff Drum
The Egg and I
1947
8.3
Pa Bailey
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
7.0
Mr. Bradford
White Tie and Tails
1946
Credits
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
1984
10.0
The Bribe
as Dr. Warren
1949
6.2
The Boy with Green Hair
as Dr. R.T. Knudson
1948
6.2
The Return of October
as Judge Northridge
1948
5.8
Perilous Waters
as Dana Ferris
1948
0.0
Call Northside 777
as Judge Charles Moulton (uncredited)
1948
6.7
Time Out of Mind
as Dr. Weber
1947
5.0
The Egg and I
as Sheriff Drum
1947
7.0
It's a Wonderful Life
as Pa Bailey
1946
8.3
White Tie and Tails
as Mr. Bradford
1946
7.0
Danger Woman
as Dean Albert Sears
1946
0.0
Inside Job
as Judge Kincaid
1946
5.6
The Runaround
as Norman Hampton
1946
6.0
Strange Conquest
as Dr. Graves
1946
0.0
Blonde Alibi
as Prof. Slater
1946
3.9
Little Miss Big
as Wilfred Elliott
1946
6.0
Scarlet Street
as Charles Pringle
1945
7.6
Week-End at the Waldorf
as Mr. Jessup
1945
6.0
Men in Her Diary
as Judge Bergen
1945
0.0
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
as Dr. Adams
1945
6.2
Lady on a Train
as Mr. Wiggam, Waring Lawyer
1945
6.6
Secret Agent X-9
as Solo
1945
5.4
Swing Out, Sister
as Rufus Mariman
1945
3.7
Escape in the Desert
as Gramp
1945
0.0
I'll Remember April
as Garrett Garfield
1945
3.7
Frisco Sal
as Doc
1945
3.7
The Singing Sheriff
as Seth
1944
8.0
South of Dixie
as Colonel Andrew J. Morgan
1944
0.0
Jungle Woman
as Coroner
1944
4.9
Cobra Woman
as Father Paul
1944
5.2
Follow the Boys
as Officer (uncredited)
1944
5.3
The Great Alaskan Mystery
as Herman Brock
1944
5.0
To the People of the United States
as Harrison - Member of the Local Draft Board (uncredited)
1944
5.5
Ladies Courageous
as Brig. Gen. Wade
1944
3.5
Chip Off the Old Block
as Dean Manning
1944
4.0
Phantom Lady
as Judge (voice) (uncredited)
1944
7.0
Sing a Jingle
as J.P. Crane
1944
0.0
Son of Dracula
as Judge Simmons
1943
5.8
Top Man
as Mr. Fairchild
1943
0.0
Larceny with Music
as Brewster
1943
4.0
Fired Wife
as Judge Towne
1943
4.2
We've Never Been Licked
as Colonel Jason Craig
1943
0.0
Hers to Hold
as Dr. Crane
1943
6.9
Mister Big
as Jeremy Taswell
1943
2.2
Good Morning, Judge
as J.P. Gordon
1943
0.0
Follow the Band
as Pop Turnbull
1943
0.0
He's My Guy
as Johnson
1943
6.0
Keep 'Em Slugging
as Carruthers
1943
5.5
It Ain't Hay
as Colonel Brainard
1943
6.4
🎬
What We Are Fighting For
as Jim Grover
1943
0.0
Pittsburgh
as Morgan Prentiss (President, Prentiss Steel)
1942
6.2
Pardon My Sarong
as Chief Kolua
1942
6.4
Lady in a Jam
as Doctor Brewster
1942
5.3
The Spoilers
as Judge Stillman
1942
6.2
Grand Central Murder
as Roger Furness
1942
5.7
Kid Glove Killer
as Mayor Daniels
1942
6.2
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
as Dudley Crispin
1942
5.1
🎬
Frisco Lil
1942
8.0
Jail House Blues
as Mr. Thomas Daniels
1942
0.0
Don Winslow of the Navy
as The CINCUS [Ch. 1]
1942
0.0
Hellzapoppin'
as Showboat Captain (uncredited)
1941
7.2
Road Agent
as Banker Sam Leavitt
1941
0.0
Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Sam Shaw
1941
5.9
Mob Town
as Luther Bryson
1941
0.0
Badlands of Dakota
as Wilbur Grayson
1941
5.9
Unfinished Business
as Uncle
1941
5.3
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
as Dr. Stephen Kildare
1941
6.6
Blossoms in the Dust
as Mr. George Kahley
1941
6.6
The Shepherd of the Hills
as Andy Beeler
1941
6.5
Tight Shoes
as Horace Grover, 'the Brain'
1941
0.0
Adventure in Washington
as Se. Henry Owen
1941
6.0
The Lady from Cheyenne
as Governor Howard
1941
4.6
Man-Made Monster
as Dr. John Lawrence
1941
6.1
Back Street
as Felix Darren
1941
7.2
Buck Privates
as Maj. Gen. Emerson
1941
6.7
Know For Sure
as Dr. Perkins
1941
3.8
Trail of the Vigilantes
as George Preston
1940
0.0
Seven Sinners
as Governor
1940
5.8
I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now
as George P. Morgan
1940
6.0
Spring Parade
as Von Zimmel
1940
6.7
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
as Dr. Stephen Kildare
1940
6.8
The Boys from Syracuse
as Angeen
1940
5.8
Ski Patrol
as Captain Per Vallgren
1940
3.7
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
as Dr. Stephen Kildare
1940
4.6
It's a Date
as Sidney Simpson
1940
5.9
Zanzibar
as Dale
1940
0.0
Charlie McCarthy, Detective
as Court Aldrich
1939
6.0
Destry Rides Again
as Judge Slade
1939
7.2
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Stephen Kildare
1939
5.6
First Love
as Mr. Parker
1939
7.5
One Hour To Live
as Commissioner Cromwell
1939
0.0
Hero for a Day
as "Dutch" Bronson
1939
0.0
Rio
as Lamartine
1939
4.9
Hawaiian Nights
as Lane
1939
0.0
Tropic Fury
as J.P. Waterford
1939
0.0
The Under-Pup
as Dr. McKay
1939
6.0
Career
as Clem Bartholomew
1939
0.0
Ex-Champ
as Edward P. Nash
1939
6.0
Calling Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Stephen Kildare
1939
6.1
Within the Law
as Mr. Gilder
1939
6.0
Pirates of the Skies
1939
0.0
Newsboys' Home
as Howard Price Dutton
1938
6.0
Secrets of a Nurse
as Judge Corrigan
1938
4.0
Little Tough Guys in Society
as Judge
1938
6.0
The Storm
as Capt. Kenny
1938
0.0
Young Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Stephen Kildare
1938
6.5
Swing That Cheer
as Coach McGann
1938
0.0
Personal Secretary
as Alan Lemke
1938
0.0
You Can't Take It with You
as Paul Sycamore
1938
7.5
The Road to Reno
as Sylvia's Attorney
1938
2.5
The Rage of Paris
as Mr. William Duncan Sr.
1938
5.8
Wives Under Suspicion
as David Marrow
1938
5.0
The Devil's Party
as Judge Henry Harrison
1938
5.0
Test Pilot
as General Ross
1938
6.5
Forbidden Valley
as Jeff Hazzard
1938
6.0
Double Danger
as Police Commissioner David Theron
1938
6.5
The Jury's Secret
as Brandon Williams
1938
4.0
You're a Sweetheart
as Oh, Oh, Oklahoma Actor (uncredited)
1937
4.3
Prescription for Romance
as Major Goddard
1937
0.0
Navy Blue and Gold
as Richard Gates Sr.
1937
5.3
A Girl with Ideas
as Rodding Carter
1937
0.0
Stage Door
as Henry Sims
1937
7.0
Double or Nothing
as Jonathan Clark
1937
6.6
The Road Back
as Defense Attorney
1937
5.7
Wings Over Honolulu
as Admiral Furness
1937
5.5
Night Key
as Steven Ranger
1937
6.2
Top of the Town
as Henry Borden
1937
5.2
Black Legion
as Judge
1937
6.6
She's Dangerous
as Warden
1937
5.0
The Mighty Treve
as Uncle Joel Fenno
1937
6.0
Love Letters of a Star
as Artemus Todd
1936
0.0
The Longest Night
as Hastings
1936
5.7
Sworn Enemy
as Eli Decker
1936
5.3
His Brother's Wife
as Doctor Claybourne
1936
5.6
Rhythm on the Range
as Robert Halloway
1936
4.0
Border Flight
as Commander Mosely
1936
6.0
Fatal Lady
as Guili Ruffano
1936
0.0
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
as Sheriff
1936
6.5
Woman Trap
as Senator Andrews
1936
0.0
The Reckless Way
1936
4.0
Timothy's Quest
as Rev. Fellows
1936
3.0
🎬
Millions in the Air
as Colonel Edwards
1935
0.0
In Person
as Aaron Sylvester
1935
6.3
Rendezvous
as John Carter, Assistant Secretary of War
1935
4.3
Bad Boy
as Husband
1935
5.0
Dr. Socrates
as Dr. McClintick
1935
6.4
Two-Fisted
as Mr. Pritchard
1935
7.0
The Big Broadcast of 1936
as Captain
1935
5.5
Annapolis Farewell
as Dr. Bryant
1935
0.0
She
as John Vincey
1935
5.4
The Raven
as Judge Thatcher
1935
6.6
College Scandal
as Mr. Cummings
1935
5.2
Private Worlds
as Dr. Arnold
1935
6.0
Strangers All
as Charles Green
1935
5.5
West Point of the Air
as Secretary of War
1935
6.0
Living on Velvet
as Henry L. Parker
1935
5.5
Shadow of Doubt
as Mr. Granby
1935
6.2
Rumba
as Henry B. Harrison
1935
6.0
Bordertown
as Judge at First Trial
1935
5.9
Sequoia
as Matthew Martin
1935
6.0
🎬
Behind the Evidence
as J.T. Allen
1935
2.0
West of the Pecos
as Colonel Lambeth
1934
0.0
Mills of the Gods
as Burroughs
1934
0.0
A Wicked Woman
as Judge (uncredited)
1934
4.0
A Lost Lady
as Jim Sloane
1934
5.6
Have a Heart
as Dr. Spear
1934
7.0
His Greatest Gamble
as Dr. Owen (uncredited)
1934
5.0
Hat, Coat and Glove
as John Walters (uncredited)
1934
5.5
The Defense Rests
as Dean Adams
1934
7.0
Baby Take a Bow
as Warden (Uncredited)
1934
5.6
Sadie McKee
as Dr. Branch (uncredited)
1934
6.9
Manhattan Melodrama
as Warden of Sing Sing (uncredited)
1934
7.0
Sisters Under the Skin
as Winters
1934
0.0
Men in White
as Dr. Gordon
1934
6.0
No Greater Glory
as Gereb's Father
1934
6.6
The Crime Doctor
as Ballard
1934
2.7
The 9th Guest
as Dr. Murray Reid
1934
5.9
Let's Fall in Love
as New York Film Executive
1933
7.5
Straightaway
1933
0.0
Convention City
as McAllister
1933
3.0
The Women in His Life
as Thomas J. Worthing
1933
3.5
Son of a Sailor
as Admiral Farnsworth
1933
5.0
The World Changes
as A Banker (uncredited)
1933
4.3
Little Women
as Mr. March
1933
6.8
Fog
as Dickens
1933
5.0
Day of Reckoning
as O'Farrell
1933
4.4
Hold the Press
as Taylor
1933
0.0
Berkeley Square
as The American Ambassador
1933
5.7
Lady for a Day
as Mayor (uncredited)
1933
7.1
Penthouse
as Stuyvesant (uncredited)
1933
6.7
One Man's Journey
as Dr. Babcock
1933
6.5
This Day and Age
as Mayor
1933
3.0
Deluge
as Chief Forecaster
1933
5.7
Bed of Roses
as Father Doran
1933
6.1
The Nuisance
as Mr. Beaumont
1933
5.0
Murders in the Zoo
as Banquet Guest (Uncredited)
1933
5.8
Gabriel Over the White House
as Dr. H.L. Eastman
1933
6.8
The Crime of the Century
as Philip Ames
1933
6.4
The Road Is Open Again
as Woodrow Wilson
1933
0.0
If I Had a Million
as Lawyer (uncredited)
1932
6.6
The Amateur Gentleman
as Charles - Marquis of Jerningham (uncredited)
1926
0.0