Acting
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.
Movies with Samuel S. Hinds
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
Buck Privates
1941
Little Women
1933
Scarlet Street
1945
Back Street
1941
You Can't Take It with You
1938
Destry Rides Again
1939
Call Northside 777
1948
In Person
1935
Seven Sinners
1940
Convention City
1933
Woman Trap
1936
Man-Made Monster
1941
Rio
1939
Road Agent
1941
Son of Dracula
1943
Stage Door
1937
The Spoilers
1942
The Raven
1935
Tight Shoes
1941
Blonde Alibi
1946
Forbidden Valley
1938
Lady for a Day
1933
Danger Woman
1946
The Boy with Green Hair
1948
Rumba
1935
Phantom Lady
1944
Black Legion
1937
Test Pilot
1938
Ladies Courageous
1944
Manhattan Melodrama
1934
College Scandal
1935
Jungle Woman
1944
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1941
Murders in the Zoo
1933
The Shepherd of the Hills
1941
Follow the Boys
1944
Lady on a Train
1945
The Bribe
1949
The Egg and I
1947
Double or Nothing
1937
A Lost Lady
1934
Bed of Roses
1933
The 9th Guest
1934
Hellzapoppin'
1941
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
1936
Tropic Fury
1939
Kid Glove Killer
1942
Night Key
1937
The Defense Rests
1934
Within the Law
1939
Private Worlds
1935
If I Had a Million
1932
The Crime Doctor
1934
Sisters Under the Skin
1934
Cobra Woman
1944
Blossoms in the Dust
1941
Badlands of Dakota
1941
Jail House Blues
1942
First Love
1939
The World Changes
1933
Berkeley Square
1933
Deluge
1933
She
1935
His Brother's Wife
1936
Pardon My Sarong
1942
Trail of the Vigilantes
1940
It Ain't Hay
1943
Week-End at the Waldorf
1945
Baby Take a Bow
1934
A Wicked Woman
1934
The Lady from Cheyenne
1941
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
1939
Grand Central Murder
1942
Men in White
1934
Young Dr. Kildare
1938
Bad Boy
1935
Larceny with Music
1943
South of Dixie
1944
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
1940
Straightaway
1933
He's My Guy
1943
Men in Her Diary
1945
Dr. Socrates
1935
Secrets of a Nurse
1938
Gabriel Over the White House
1933
Rendezvous
1935
Let's Fall in Love
1933
Wives Under Suspicion
1938
I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now
1940
One Hour to Live
1939
Sadie McKee
1934
The Road Back
1937
Sworn Enemy
1936
Son of a Sailor
1933
She's Dangerous
1937
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
Inside Job
1946
Fatal Lady
1936
Navy Blue and Gold
1937
Prescription for Romance
1937
Top of the Town
1937
Newsboys' Home
1938
Pirates of the Skies
1939
Personal Secretary
1938
Annapolis Farewell
1935
Pittsburgh
1942
Secret Agent X-9
1945
Bordertown
1935
Rhythm on the Range
1936
The Mighty Treve
1937
The Rage of Paris
1938
Calling Dr. Kildare
1939
No Greater Glory
1934
Lady in a Jam
1942
Strangers All
1935
The Return of October
1948
West of the Pecos
1934
The Boys from Syracuse
1940
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
1945
Swing Out, Sister
1945
Wings Over Honolulu
1937
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
1940
Escape in the Desert
1945
Time Out of Mind
1947
Little Tough Guys in Society
1938
Charlie McCarthy, Detective
1939
The Amateur Gentleman
1926
Penthouse
1933
Top Man
1943
I'll Remember April
1945
Don Winslow of the Navy
1942
Day of Reckoning
1933
The Jury's Secret
1938
Hero for a Day
1939
One Man's Journey
1933
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
1942
Fired Wife
1943
It's a Date
1940
Ex-Champ
1939
The Big Broadcast of 1936
1935
You're a Sweetheart
1937
The Storm
1938
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
1941
Spring Parade
1940
Have a Heart
1934
Keep 'Em Slugging
1943
Good Morning, Judge
1943
Follow the Band
1943
Mills of the Gods
1934
Sequoia
1935
Ski Patrol
1940
The Nuisance
1933
Career
1939
Fog
1933
Chip Off the Old Block
1944
Millions in the Air
1935
Mister Big
1943
Swing That Cheer
1938
West Point of the Air
1935
Living on Velvet
1935
The Devil's Party
1938
The Road Is Open Again
1933
The Crime of the Century
1933
Shadow of Doubt
1935
The Runaround
1946
Timothy's Quest
1936
Hat, Coat and Glove
1934
Know For Sure
1941
Mob Town
1941
The Under-Pup
1939
The Great Alaskan Mystery
1944
Unfinished Business
1941
This Day and Age
1933
Hold the Press
1933
Border Flight
1936
Two-Fisted
1935
A Girl with Ideas
1937
We've Never Been Licked
1943
Little Miss Big
1946
The Road to Reno
1938
Zanzibar
1940
Frisco Sal
1945
Hawaiian Nights
1939
The Longest Night
1936
The Reckless Way
1936
Adventure in Washington
1941
Strange Conquest
1946
His Greatest Gamble
1934
Hers to Hold
1943
White Tie and Tails
1946
The Women in His Life
1933
The Singing Sheriff
1944
What We Are Fighting For
1943
Love Letters of a Star
1936
Double Danger
1938
Behind the Evidence
1935
To the People of the United States
1944
Frisco Lil
1942
Sing a Jingle
1944
Perilous Waters
1948