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
Little Women
1933
as Mr. March
The Spoilers
1942
as Judge Stillman
A Lost Lady
1934
as Jim Sloane
Know For Sure
1941
as Dr. Perkins
Buck Privates
1941
as Maj. Gen. Emerson
In Person
1935
as Aaron Sylvester
Stage Door
1937
as Henry Sims
She
1935
as John Vincey
Cobra Woman
1944
as Father Paul
Jungle Woman
1944
as Coroner
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Paul Sycamore
Scarlet Street
1945
as Charles Pringle
Hellzapoppin'
1941
as Showboat Captain (uncredited)
Mister Big
1943
as Jeremy Taswell
Test Pilot
1938
as General Ross
Ex-Champ
1939
as Edward P. Nash
Fog
1933
as Dickens
Strangers All
1935
as Charles Green
Deluge
1933
as Chief Forecaster
Night Key
1937
as Steven Ranger
Mob Town
1941
as Luther Bryson
Straightaway
1933
Rendezvous
1935
as John Carter, Assistant Secretary of War
The Mighty Treve
1937
as Uncle Joel Fenno
Manhattan Melodrama
1934
as Warden of Sing Sing (uncredited)
Call Northside 777
1948
as Judge Charles Moulton (uncredited)
Sworn Enemy
1936
as Eli Decker
Blossoms in the Dust
1941
as Mr. George Kahley
Bad Boy
1935
as Husband
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
1945
as Dr. Adams
Son of Dracula
1943
as Judge Simmons
Seven Sinners
1940
as Governor
Rumba
1935
as Henry B. Harrison
Tight Shoes
1941
as Horace Grover, 'the Brain'
Phantom Lady
1944
as Judge (voice) (uncredited)
Men in Her Diary
1945
as Judge Bergen
Lady for a Day
1933
as Mayor (uncredited)
Follow the Boys
1944
as Officer (uncredited)
One Man's Journey
1933
as Dr. Babcock
Double or Nothing
1937
as Jonathan Clark
Destry Rides Again
1939
as Judge Slade
If I Had a Million
1932
as Lawyer (uncredited)
Rio
1939
as Lamartine
The Shepherd of the Hills
1941
as Andy Beeler
Time Out of Mind
1947
as Dr. Weber
Week-End at the Waldorf
1945
as Mr. Jessup
Bordertown
1935
as Judge at First Trial
No Greater Glory
1934
as Gereb's Father
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
1939
as Dr. Stephen Kildare
The Egg and I
1947
as Sheriff Drum
Spring Parade
1940
as Von Zimmel
Men in White
1934
as Dr. Gordon
The Road Is Open Again
1933
as Woodrow Wilson
Swing That Cheer
1938
as Coach McGann
Dr. Socrates
1935
as Dr. McClintick
Wings Over Honolulu
1937
as Admiral Furness
Unfinished Business
1941
as Uncle
Inside Job
1946
as Judge Kincaid
Strange Conquest
1946
as Dr. Graves
The Jury's Secret
1938
as Brandon Williams
Penthouse
1933
as Stuyvesant (uncredited)
Badlands of Dakota
1941
as Wilbur Grayson
Murders in the Zoo
1933
as Banquet Guest (Uncredited)
Keep 'Em Slugging
1943
as Carruthers
The Nuisance
1933
as Mr. Beaumont
She's Dangerous
1937
as Warden
Sadie McKee
1934
as Dr. Branch (uncredited)
Baby Take a Bow
1934
as Warden (Uncredited)
Blonde Alibi
1946
as Prof. Slater
Back Street
1941
as Felix Darren
College Scandal
1935
as Mr. Cummings
Road Agent
1941
as Banker Sam Leavitt
The Rage of Paris
1938
as Mr. William Duncan Sr.
Black Legion
1937
as Judge
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
1940
as Dr. Stephen Kildare
Frisco Lil
1942
Man-Made Monster
1941
as Dr. John Lawrence
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
1942
as Dudley Crispin
The Raven
1935
as Judge Thatcher
The Boy with Green Hair
1948
as Dr. R.T. Knudson
Berkeley Square
1933
as The American Ambassador
Gabriel Over the White House
1933
as Dr. H.L. Eastman
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as (archive footage)
Little Tough Guys in Society
1938
as Judge
Double Danger
1938
as Police Commissioner David Theron
The Women in His Life
1933
as Thomas J. Worthing
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
1936
as Sheriff
Navy Blue and Gold
1937
as Richard Gates Sr.
Tropic Fury
1939
as J.P. Waterford
First Love
1939
as Mr. Parker
Lady in a Jam
1942
as Doctor Brewster
It Ain't Hay
1943
as Colonel Brainard
White Tie and Tails
1946
as Mr. Bradford
Top Man
1943
as Mr. Fairchild
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1941
as Sam Shaw
The Amateur Gentleman
1926
as Charles - Marquis of Jerningham (uncredited)
Grand Central Murder
1942
as Roger Furness
Annapolis Farewell
1935
as Dr. Bryant
The World Changes
1933
as A Banker (uncredited)
Fired Wife
1943
as Judge Towne
Forbidden Valley
1938
as Jeff Hazzard
Zanzibar
1940
as Dale
The Boys from Syracuse
1940
as Angeen
The Bribe
1949
as Dr. Warren
Millions in the Air
1935
as Colonel Edwards
Career
1939
as Clem Bartholomew
Convention City
1933
as McAllister
Within the Law
1939
as Mr. Gilder
The Crime of the Century
1933
as Philip Ames
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
1941
as Dr. Stephen Kildare
Lady on a Train
1945
as Mr. Wiggam, Waring Lawyer
The Crime Doctor
1934
as Ballard
The Road Back
1937
as Defense Attorney
Calling Dr. Kildare
1939
as Dr. Stephen Kildare
Hold the Press
1933
as Taylor
Pardon My Sarong
1942
as Chief Kolua
To the People of the United States
1944
as Harrison - Member of the Local Draft Board (uncredited)
The Devil's Party
1938
as Judge Henry Harrison
Perilous Waters
1948
as Dana Ferris
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
- Little Women (1933) — as Mr. March
- The Spoilers (1942) — as Judge Stillman
- A Lost Lady (1934) — as Jim Sloane
- Know For Sure (1941) — as Dr. Perkins
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