Samuel S. Hinds

Acting · 0.9 popularity

Age

151

Movies

201

Born: April 3, 1875 – October 13, 1948
From: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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.

Works

201 films

It's a Wonderful Life

19468.3

Ladies Courageous

19445.3

You Can't Take It with You

19387.5

Scarlet Street

19457.6

A Lost Lady

19345.8

The 9th Guest

19346.0

Call Northside 777

19486.7

Little Women

19336.8

Buck Privates

19416.7

Stage Door

19377.1

The Raven

19356.6

Destry Rides Again

19397.2

The Shepherd of the Hills

19416.6

Son of Dracula

19435.8

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry

19456.2

The Egg and I

19477.1

Tropic Fury

19395.5

The Spoilers

19426.2

Road Agent

19417.0

Back Street

19417.3

Lady for a Day

19337.1

Man-Made Monster

19416.2

Cobra Woman

19445.4

Woman Trap

19368.0

Manhattan Melodrama

19347.0

Phantom Lady

19447.0

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

19366.5

Convention City

19334.2

Murders in the Zoo

19335.8

Seven Sinners

19405.9

His Brother's Wife

19365.8

Rio

19395.4

Hellzapoppin'

19417.2

In Person

19356.8

Lady on a Train

19456.7

Test Pilot

19386.1

Penthouse

19336.9

If I Had a Million

19326.5

Double or Nothing

19376.7

Grand Central Murder

19425.7

Follow the Boys

19445.7

Sadie McKee

19347.0

Black Legion

19376.6

Going Hollywood: The '30s

19849.0

The Boy with Green Hair

19486.2

She

19355.6

Pardon My Sarong

19426.5

Wives Under Suspicion

19385.3

Navy Blue and Gold

19375.8

Ride 'Em Cowboy

19416.0

Jungle Woman

19445.2

Blossoms in the Dust

19416.7

Dr. Kildare's Strange Case

19404.8

The Bribe

19496.3

No Greater Glory

19346.6

Danger Woman

19468.0

You're a Sweetheart

19374.6

Rumba

19356.5

Blonde Alibi

19464.8

The Secret of Dr. Kildare

19396.1

The Defense Rests

19347.1

She's Dangerous

19377.0

Larceny with Music

19435.3

Forbidden Valley

19387.0

Sisters Under the Skin

193410.0

Men in Her Diary

19459.0

Straightaway

19338.0

Jail House Blues

19429.0

Trail of the Vigilantes

194010.0

Within the Law

19396.5

Night Key

19376.2

The Jury's Secret

19385.0

Deluge

19336.0

Let's Fall in Love

19338.0

Badlands of Dakota

19416.0

The Rage of Paris

19385.8

First Love

19397.6

We've Never Been Licked

19436.5

Week-End at the Waldorf

19456.4

Bordertown

19355.9

The Amateur Gentleman

19267.0

Young Dr. Kildare

19386.7

The World Changes

19334.8

Prescription for Romance

19379.0

Time Out of Mind

19475.6

The Crime Doctor

19343.8

Pirates of the Skies

19399.0

Rendezvous

19354.9

College Scandal

19356.8

Calling Dr. Kildare

19396.6

Adventure in Washington

19417.0

The Boys from Syracuse

19406.4

Son of a Sailor

19336.0

West Point of the Air

19357.0

Chip Off the Old Block

19447.0

Rhythm on the Range

19365.5

It Ain't Hay

19436.5

Pittsburgh

19426.4

Ex-Champ

19397.3

I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now

19406.5

Tight Shoes

194110.0

Kid Glove Killer

19426.4

Mills of the Gods

19348.0

Gabriel Over the White House

19336.9

Millions in the Air

193510.0

Secret Agent X-9

19456.2

Dr. Socrates

19356.6

Wings Over Honolulu

19376.4

His Greatest Gamble

19345.8

Men in White

19346.3

Dr. Kildare Goes Home

19406.8

Baby Take a Bow

19345.7

Strangers All

19356.8

Hold the Press

1933

Fired Wife

19435.6

The Singing Sheriff

19449.0

Frisco Sal

19454.5

Bad Boy

19357.5

Bed of Roses

19336.1

Keep 'Em Slugging

19435.8

Living on Velvet

19355.9

Charlie McCarthy, Detective

19398.0

Good Morning, Judge

194310.0

Private Worlds

19356.4

Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day

19416.8

I'll Remember April

19454.5

Lady in a Jam

19425.6

The Crime of the Century

19336.7

Love Letters of a Star

19369.0

Little Tough Guys in Society

19387.3

Berkeley Square

19335.9

Swing Out, Sister

19454.5

Don Winslow of the Navy

194210.0

He's My Guy

19436.5

The Runaround

19466.5

West of the Pecos

19347.0

Hers to Hold

19437.0

South of Dixie

194410.0

Inside Job

19465.9

It's a Date

19406.4

Escape in the Desert

19459.0

The Women in His Life

19334.3

The Lady from Cheyenne

19415.7

Mister Big

19433.8

The Strange Case of Doctor Rx

19425.2

The Nuisance

19336.0

Swing That Cheer

193810.0

Career

19398.0

This Day and Age

19335.0

The Under-Pup

19397.0

The Big Broadcast of 1936

19355.8

Border Flight

19366.5

To the People of the United States

19446.2

One Hour to Live

19396.5

The Road Back

19376.7

The Road Is Open Again

19337.0

Sworn Enemy

19365.8

What We Are Fighting For

194310.0

The Storm

19387.0

Personal Secretary

19388.0

Fatal Lady

193610.0

A Girl with Ideas

19379.0

A Wicked Woman

19345.0

Follow the Band

19439.0

Know For Sure

19414.2

The Road to Reno

19383.8

Newsboys' Home

19388.0

The Devil's Party

19385.4

Double Danger

19387.3

The Great Alaskan Mystery

19446.0

Hero for a Day

19396.5

The Reckless Way

19366.5

White Tie and Tails

19467.3

Secrets of a Nurse

19385.5

Ski Patrol

19404.6

The Return of October

19486.4

Unfinished Business

19416.5

One Man's Journey

19336.7

Top Man

19439.0

Zanzibar

19409.0

Top of the Town

19376.0

Day of Reckoning

19335.1

Sing a Jingle

19447.0

Spring Parade

19406.9

Fog

19336.5

Shadow of Doubt

19356.6

The Mighty Treve

19377.5

Timothy's Quest

19364.7

Hat, Coat and Glove

19347.0

The Longest Night

19366.3

Frisco Lil

19428.3

Mob Town

19418.0

Annapolis Farewell

19358.0

Behind the Evidence

19355.5

Two-Fisted

19358.5

Little Miss Big

19467.0

Strange Conquest

19468.0

Sequoia

19356.5

Perilous Waters

194810.0

Have a Heart

19347.3

Hawaiian Nights

193910.0