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

Little Women

19336.8

Buck Privates

19416.7

The Spoilers

19426.2

The Raven

19356.6

Call Northside 777

19486.7

Stage Door

19377.1

The Egg and I

19477.1

Seven Sinners

19405.9

Son of Dracula

19435.8

Destry Rides Again

19397.2

Tropic Fury

19395.5

Hellzapoppin'

19417.2

Road Agent

19417.0

The Shepherd of the Hills

19416.6

Back Street

19417.3

Manhattan Melodrama

19347.0

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

19366.5

Man-Made Monster

19416.2

Cobra Woman

19445.4

Sisters Under the Skin

193410.0

Lady for a Day

19337.1

Black Legion

19376.6

Phantom Lady

19447.0

Test Pilot

19386.1

Lady on a Train

19456.7

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry

19456.2

No Greater Glory

19346.6

Woman Trap

19368.0

In Person

19356.8

If I Had a Million

19326.5

Penthouse

19336.9

Convention City

19334.2

Men in Her Diary

19459.0

Murders in the Zoo

19335.8

Going Hollywood: The '30s

19849.0

Baby Take a Bow

19345.7

His Brother's Wife

19365.8

The Boy with Green Hair

19486.2

Pardon My Sarong

19426.5

Forbidden Valley

19387.0

Double or Nothing

19376.7

The Bribe

19496.3

Follow the Boys

19445.7

Grand Central Murder

19425.7

Wives Under Suspicion

19385.3

She

19355.6

We've Never Been Licked

19436.5

It Ain't Hay

19436.5

Rio

19395.4

The Jury's Secret

19385.0

Ride 'Em Cowboy

19416.0

Larceny with Music

19435.3

Gabriel Over the White House

19336.9

Wings Over Honolulu

19376.4

Rendezvous

19354.9

Jungle Woman

19445.2

Navy Blue and Gold

19375.8

Dr. Socrates

19356.6

The World Changes

19334.8

Kid Glove Killer

19426.4

College Scandal

19356.8

Rhythm on the Range

19365.5

She's Dangerous

19377.0

Sadie McKee

19347.0

First Love

19397.6

Danger Woman

19468.0

Bordertown

19355.9

Dr. Kildare Goes Home

19406.8

Berkeley Square

19335.9

Mills of the Gods

19348.0

Millions in the Air

193510.0

Blossoms in the Dust

19416.6

Within the Law

19396.5

Border Flight

19366.5

Jail House Blues

19429.0

The Secret of Dr. Kildare

19396.1

Week-End at the Waldorf

19456.4

Strangers All

19356.8

Trail of the Vigilantes

194010.0

Dr. Kildare's Strange Case

19404.8

Bed of Roses

19336.1

South of Dixie

194410.0

Night Key

19376.2

Let's Fall in Love

19338.0

Young Dr. Kildare

19386.7

Don Winslow of the Navy

194210.0

Prescription for Romance

19379.0

You're a Sweetheart

19374.6

Straightaway

19338.0

The Rage of Paris

19385.8

Son of a Sailor

19336.0

Love Letters of a Star

19369.0

The Road Back

19376.7

Adventure in Washington

19417.0

Inside Job

19465.9

The Amateur Gentleman

19267.0

Pittsburgh

19426.4

Blonde Alibi

19464.8

The Boys from Syracuse

19406.4

Chip Off the Old Block

19447.0

Rumba

19356.5

The Crime Doctor

19343.8

I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now

19406.5

One Hour to Live

19396.5

Mister Big

19433.8

The Lady from Cheyenne

19415.7

Pirates of the Skies

19399.0

He's My Guy

19436.5

The Nuisance

19336.0

Badlands of Dakota

19416.0

West Point of the Air

19357.0

Men in White

19346.3

Ex-Champ

19397.3

Bad Boy

19357.5

Keep 'Em Slugging

19435.8

Secret Agent X-9

19456.2

Time Out of Mind

19475.6

The Big Broadcast of 1936

19355.8

A Girl with Ideas

19379.0

Newsboys' Home

19388.0

Deluge

19336.0

Sworn Enemy

19365.8

The Defense Rests

19347.1

Lady in a Jam

19425.6

Private Worlds

19356.4

The Storm

19387.0

Ski Patrol

19404.6

Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day

19416.8

Fatal Lady

193610.0

This Day and Age

19335.0

Calling Dr. Kildare

19396.6

The Road Is Open Again

19337.0

Annapolis Farewell

19358.0

I'll Remember April

19454.5

The Crime of the Century

19336.7

Little Tough Guys in Society

19387.3

Charlie McCarthy, Detective

19398.0

Tight Shoes

194110.0

The Under-Pup

19397.0

The Runaround

19466.5

One Man's Journey

19336.7

His Greatest Gamble

19345.8

It's a Date

19406.4

Day of Reckoning

19335.1

Living on Velvet

19355.9

The Women in His Life

19334.3

Zanzibar

19409.0

Fired Wife

19435.6

Hold the Press

1933

Perilous Waters

194810.0

Career

19398.0

The Singing Sheriff

19449.0

Swing That Cheer

193810.0

Personal Secretary

19388.0

The Strange Case of Doctor Rx

19425.2

Swing Out, Sister

19454.5

Follow the Band

19439.0

Hers to Hold

19437.0

Escape in the Desert

19459.0

Timothy's Quest

19364.7

Unfinished Business

19416.5

Frisco Sal

19454.5

Hat, Coat and Glove

19347.0

Sing a Jingle

19447.0

Good Morning, Judge

194310.0

Frisco Lil

19428.3

To the People of the United States

19446.2

A Wicked Woman

19345.0

Hero for a Day

19396.5

Strange Conquest

19468.0

The Road to Reno

19383.8

Shadow of Doubt

19356.6

Spring Parade

19406.9

Mob Town

19418.0

Double Danger

19387.3

What We Are Fighting For

194310.0

Fog

19336.5

Know For Sure

19414.2

Top Man

19439.0

West of the Pecos

19347.0

The Return of October

19486.4

The Mighty Treve

19377.5

Secrets of a Nurse

19385.5

Top of the Town

19376.0

The Reckless Way

19366.5

Behind the Evidence

19355.5

The Devil's Party

19385.4

White Tie and Tails

19467.3

Little Miss Big

19467.0

The Great Alaskan Mystery

19446.0

Have a Heart

19347.3

The Longest Night

19366.3

Two-Fisted

19358.5

Hawaiian Nights

193910.0

Sequoia

19356.5