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
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Paul Sycamore
Know For Sure
1941
as Dr. Perkins
Stage Door
1937
as Henry Sims
Scarlet Street
1945
as Charles Pringle
A Lost Lady
1934
as Jim Sloane
Buck Privates
1941
as Maj. Gen. Emerson
Cobra Woman
1944
as Father Paul
The Spoilers
1942
as Judge Stillman
Hellzapoppin'
1941
as Showboat Captain (uncredited)
In Person
1935
as Aaron Sylvester
She
1935
as John Vincey
The Mighty Treve
1937
as Uncle Joel Fenno
Seven Sinners
1940
as Governor
Deluge
1933
as Chief Forecaster
Call Northside 777
1948
as Judge Charles Moulton (uncredited)
Test Pilot
1938
as General Ross
Jungle Woman
1944
as Coroner
Blossoms in the Dust
1941
as Mr. George Kahley
Manhattan Melodrama
1934
as Warden of Sing Sing (uncredited)
Ex-Champ
1939
as Edward P. Nash
Son of Dracula
1943
as Judge Simmons
Lady for a Day
1933
as Mayor (uncredited)
Straightaway
1933
Mister Big
1943
as Jeremy Taswell
If I Had a Million
1932
as Lawyer (uncredited)
Bad Boy
1935
as Husband
Mob Town
1941
as Luther Bryson
Strangers All
1935
as Charles Green
Night Key
1937
as Steven Ranger
Fog
1933
as Dickens
Rio
1939
as Lamartine
Rumba
1935
as Henry B. Harrison
Badlands of Dakota
1941
as Wilbur Grayson
The Shepherd of the Hills
1941
as Andy Beeler
Blonde Alibi
1946
as Prof. Slater
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
1945
as Dr. Adams
Phantom Lady
1944
as Judge (voice) (uncredited)
Bordertown
1935
as Judge at First Trial
Double or Nothing
1937
as Jonathan Clark
The Road Back
1937
as Defense Attorney
No Greater Glory
1934
as Gereb's Father
Men in White
1934
as Dr. Gordon
Follow the Boys
1944
as Officer (uncredited)
Lady in a Jam
1942
as Doctor Brewster
One Man's Journey
1933
as Dr. Babcock
Destry Rides Again
1939
as Judge Slade
Swing That Cheer
1938
as Coach McGann
Dr. Socrates
1935
as Dr. McClintick
Time Out of Mind
1947
as Dr. Weber
Rendezvous
1935
as John Carter, Assistant Secretary of War
Men in Her Diary
1945
as Judge Bergen
The Road Is Open Again
1933
as Woodrow Wilson
The Rage of Paris
1938
as Mr. William Duncan Sr.
Sworn Enemy
1936
as Eli Decker
The Egg and I
1947
as Sheriff Drum
The Boy with Green Hair
1948
as Dr. R.T. Knudson
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
1941
as Dr. Stephen Kildare
Berkeley Square
1933
as The American Ambassador
Frisco Lil
1942
The Jury's Secret
1938
as Brandon Williams
Back Street
1941
as Felix Darren
Black Legion
1937
as Judge
Tropic Fury
1939
as J.P. Waterford
Man-Made Monster
1941
as Dr. John Lawrence
The Boys from Syracuse
1940
as Angeen
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1941
as Sam Shaw
College Scandal
1935
as Mr. Cummings
Pirates of the Skies
1939
The Nuisance
1933
as Mr. Beaumont
The Raven
1935
as Judge Thatcher
Sadie McKee
1934
as Dr. Branch (uncredited)
Navy Blue and Gold
1937
as Richard Gates Sr.
Week-End at the Waldorf
1945
as Mr. Jessup
The Women in His Life
1933
as Thomas J. Worthing
Top Man
1943
as Mr. Fairchild
Keep 'Em Slugging
1943
as Carruthers
The Crime of the Century
1933
as Philip Ames
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
1939
as Dr. Stephen Kildare
Millions in the Air
1935
as Colonel Edwards
First Love
1939
as Mr. Parker
The World Changes
1933
as A Banker (uncredited)
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
1936
as Sheriff
Penthouse
1933
as Stuyvesant (uncredited)
Wings Over Honolulu
1937
as Admiral Furness
Hold the Press
1933
as Taylor
Tight Shoes
1941
as Horace Grover, 'the Brain'
Murders in the Zoo
1933
as Banquet Guest (Uncredited)
The 9th Guest
1934
as Dr. Murray Reid
Private Worlds
1935
as Dr. Arnold
Road Agent
1941
as Banker Sam Leavitt
Inside Job
1946
as Judge Kincaid
Spring Parade
1940
as Von Zimmel
The Runaround
1946
as Norman Hampton
White Tie and Tails
1946
as Mr. Bradford
The Bribe
1949
as Dr. Warren
Gabriel Over the White House
1933
as Dr. H.L. Eastman
Strange Conquest
1946
as Dr. Graves
Within the Law
1939
as Mr. Gilder
Baby Take a Bow
1934
as Warden (Uncredited)
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
1940
as Dr. Stephen Kildare
Little Tough Guys in Society
1938
as Judge
Pardon My Sarong
1942
as Chief Kolua
The Under-Pup
1939
as Dr. McKay
Double Danger
1938
as Police Commissioner David Theron
Perilous Waters
1948
as Dana Ferris
Unfinished Business
1941
as Uncle
She's Dangerous
1937
as Warden
Sequoia
1935
as Matthew Martin
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
1942
as Dudley Crispin
Grand Central Murder
1942
as Roger Furness
The Crime Doctor
1934
as Ballard
The Defense Rests
1934
as Dean Adams
It Ain't Hay
1943
as Colonel Brainard
Mills of the Gods
1934
as Burroughs
The Devil's Party
1938
as Judge Henry Harrison
Pittsburgh
1942
as Morgan Prentiss (President, Prentiss Steel)
It's a Date
1940
as Sidney Simpson
We've Never Been Licked
1943
as Colonel Jason Craig
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
- You Can't Take It with You (1938) — as Paul Sycamore
- Know For Sure (1941) — as Dr. Perkins
- Stage Door (1937) — as Henry Sims
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