Acting · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA · Born April 3, 1875
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.
MovieGoing Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as (archive footage)
MovieThe Bribe
1949
as Dr. Warren
MovieThe Boy with Green Hair
1948
as Dr. R.T. Knudson
MovieThe Return of October
1948
as Judge Northridge
MoviePerilous Waters
1948
as Dana Ferris
MovieCall Northside 777
1948
as Judge Charles Moulton (uncredited)
MovieTime Out of Mind
1947
as Dr. Weber
MovieThe Egg and I
1947
as Sheriff Drum
MovieIt's a Wonderful Life
1946
as Pa Bailey
MovieWhite Tie and Tails
1946
as Mr. Bradford
MovieDanger Woman
1946
as Dean Albert Sears
MovieInside Job
1946
as Judge Kincaid
MovieThe Runaround
1946
as Norman Hampton
MovieStrange Conquest
1946
as Dr. Graves
MovieBlonde Alibi
1946
as Prof. Slater
MovieLittle Miss Big
1946
as Wilfred Elliott
MovieScarlet Street
1945
as Charles Pringle
MovieWeek-End at the Waldorf
1945
as Mr. Jessup
MovieMen in Her Diary
1945
as Judge Bergen
MovieThe Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
1945
as Dr. Adams
MovieLady on a Train
1945
as Mr. Wiggam, Waring Lawyer
MovieSecret Agent X-9
1945
as Solo
MovieSwing Out, Sister
1945
as Rufus Mariman
MovieEscape in the Desert
1945
as Gramp
MovieI'll Remember April
1945
as Garrett Garfield
MovieFrisco Sal
1945
as Doc
MovieThe Singing Sheriff
1944
as Seth
MovieSouth of Dixie
1944
as Colonel Andrew J. Morgan
MovieJungle Woman
1944
as Coroner
MovieCobra Woman
1944
as Father Paul
MovieFollow the Boys
1944
as Officer (uncredited)
MovieThe Great Alaskan Mystery
1944
as Herman Brock
MovieTo the People of the United States
1944
as Harrison - Member of the Local Draft Board (uncredited)
MovieLadies Courageous
1944
as Brig. Gen. Wade
MovieChip Off the Old Block
1944
as Dean Manning
MoviePhantom Lady
1944
as Judge (voice) (uncredited)
MovieSing a Jingle
1944
as J.P. Crane
MovieSon of Dracula
1943
as Judge Simmons
MovieTop Man
1943
as Mr. Fairchild
MovieLarceny with Music
1943
as Brewster
MovieFired Wife
1943
as Judge Towne
MovieWe've Never Been Licked
1943
as Colonel Jason Craig
MovieHers to Hold
1943
as Dr. Crane
MovieMister Big
1943
as Jeremy Taswell
MovieGood Morning, Judge
1943
as J.P. Gordon
MovieFollow the Band
1943
as Pop Turnbull
MovieHe's My Guy
1943
as Johnson
MovieKeep 'Em Slugging
1943
as Carruthers
MovieIt Ain't Hay
1943
as Colonel Brainard
What We Are Fighting For
1943
as Jim Grover
MoviePittsburgh
1942
as Morgan Prentiss (President, Prentiss Steel)
MoviePardon My Sarong
1942
as Chief Kolua
MovieLady in a Jam
1942
as Doctor Brewster
MovieThe Spoilers
1942
as Judge Stillman
MovieGrand Central Murder
1942
as Roger Furness
MovieKid Glove Killer
1942
as Mayor Daniels
MovieThe Strange Case of Doctor Rx
1942
as Dudley Crispin
Frisco Lil
1942
MovieJail House Blues
1942
as Mr. Thomas Daniels
MovieDon Winslow of the Navy
1942
as The CINCUS [Ch. 1]
MovieHellzapoppin'
1941
as Showboat Captain (uncredited)
MovieRoad Agent
1941
as Banker Sam Leavitt
MovieRide 'Em Cowboy
1941
as Sam Shaw
MovieKnow For Sure
1941
as Dr. Perkins
MovieMob Town
1941
as Luther Bryson
MovieBadlands of Dakota
1941
as Wilbur Grayson
MovieUnfinished Business
1941
as Uncle
MovieDr. Kildare's Wedding Day
1941
as Dr. Stephen Kildare
MovieBlossoms in the Dust
1941
as Mr. George Kahley
MovieThe Shepherd of the Hills
1941
as Andy Beeler
MovieTight Shoes
1941
as Horace Grover, 'the Brain'
MovieAdventure in Washington
1941
as Se. Henry Owen
MovieThe Lady from Cheyenne
1941
as Governor Howard
MovieMan-Made Monster
1941
as Dr. John Lawrence
MovieBack Street
1941
as Felix Darren
MovieBuck Privates
1941
as Maj. Gen. Emerson
MovieTrail of the Vigilantes
1940
as George Preston
MovieSeven Sinners
1940
as Governor
MovieI'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now
1940
as George P. Morgan
MovieSpring Parade
1940
as Von Zimmel
MovieDr. Kildare Goes Home
1940
as Dr. Stephen Kildare
MovieThe Boys from Syracuse
1940
as Angeen
MovieSki Patrol
1940
as Captain Per Vallgren
MovieDr. Kildare's Strange Case
1940
as Stephen Kildare
MovieIt's a Date
1940
as Sidney Simpson
MovieZanzibar
1940
as Dale
MovieCharlie McCarthy, Detective
1939
as Court Aldrich
MovieDestry Rides Again
1939
as Judge Slade
MovieThe Secret of Dr. Kildare
1939
as Stephen Kildare
MovieFirst Love
1939
as Mr. Parker
MovieOne Hour to Live
1939
as Commissioner Cromwell
MovieHero for a Day
1939
as "Dutch" Bronson
MovieRio
1939
as Lamartine
MovieHawaiian Nights
1939
as Lane
MovieTropic Fury
1939
as J.P. Waterford
MovieThe Under-Pup
1939
as Dr. McKay
MovieCareer
1939
as Clem Bartholomew
MovieEx-Champ
1939
as Edward P. Nash
MovieCalling Dr. Kildare
1939
as Dr. Stephen Kildare
MovieWithin the Law
1939
as Mr. Gilder
MoviePirates of the Skies
1939
MovieNewsboys' Home
1938
as Howard Price Dutton
MovieSecrets of a Nurse
1938
as Judge Corrigan
MovieLittle Tough Guys in Society
1938
as Judge
MovieThe Storm
1938
as Capt. Kenny
MovieYoung Dr. Kildare
1938
as Dr. Stephen Kildare
MovieSwing That Cheer
1938
as Coach McGann
MoviePersonal Secretary
1938
as Alan Lemke
MovieYou Can't Take It with You
1938
as Paul Sycamore
MovieThe Road to Reno
1938
as Sylvia's Attorney
MovieThe Rage of Paris
1938
as Mr. William Duncan Sr.
MovieWives Under Suspicion
1938
as David Marrow
MovieThe Devil's Party
1938
as Judge Henry Harrison
MovieTest Pilot
1938
as General Ross
MovieForbidden Valley
1938
as Jeff Hazzard
MovieDouble Danger
1938
as Police Commissioner David Theron
MovieThe Jury's Secret
1938
as Brandon Williams
MovieYou're a Sweetheart
1937
as Oh, Oh, Oklahoma Actor (uncredited)
MoviePrescription for Romance
1937
as Major Goddard
MovieNavy Blue and Gold
1937
as Richard Gates Sr.
MovieA Girl with Ideas
1937
as Rodding Carter
MovieStage Door
1937
as Henry Sims
MovieDouble or Nothing
1937
as Jonathan Clark
MovieThe Road Back
1937
as Defense Attorney
MovieWings Over Honolulu
1937
as Admiral Furness
MovieNight Key
1937
as Steven Ranger
MovieTop of the Town
1937
as Henry Borden
MovieBlack Legion
1937
as Judge
MovieShe's Dangerous
1937
as Warden
MovieThe Mighty Treve
1937
as Uncle Joel Fenno
MovieLove Letters of a Star
1936
as Artemus Todd
MovieThe Longest Night
1936
as Hastings
MovieSworn Enemy
1936
as Eli Decker
MovieHis Brother's Wife
1936
as Doctor Claybourne
MovieRhythm on the Range
1936
as Robert Halloway
MovieBorder Flight
1936
as Commander Mosely
MovieFatal Lady
1936
as Guili Ruffano
MovieThe Trail of the Lonesome Pine
1936
as Sheriff
MovieWoman Trap
1936
as Senator Andrews
MovieThe Reckless Way
1936
MovieTimothy's Quest
1936
as Rev. Fellows
Millions in the Air
1935
as Colonel Edwards
MovieIn Person
1935
as Aaron Sylvester
MovieRendezvous
1935
as John Carter, Assistant Secretary of War
MovieBad Boy
1935
as Husband
MovieDr. Socrates
1935
as Dr. McClintick
MovieTwo-Fisted
1935
as Mr. Pritchard
MovieThe Big Broadcast of 1936
1935
as Captain
MovieAnnapolis Farewell
1935
as Dr. Bryant
MovieShe
1935
as John Vincey
MovieThe Raven
1935
as Judge Thatcher
MovieCollege Scandal
1935
as Mr. Cummings
MoviePrivate Worlds
1935
as Dr. Arnold
MovieStrangers All
1935
as Charles Green
MovieWest Point of the Air
1935
as Secretary of War
MovieLiving on Velvet
1935
as Henry L. Parker
MovieShadow of Doubt
1935
as Mr. Granby
MovieRumba
1935
as Henry B. Harrison
MovieBordertown
1935
as Judge at First Trial
MovieSequoia
1935
as Matthew Martin
Behind the Evidence
1935
as J.T. Allen
MovieWest of the Pecos
1934
as Colonel Lambeth
MovieMills of the Gods
1934
as Burroughs
MovieA Wicked Woman
1934
as Judge (uncredited)
MovieA Lost Lady
1934
as Jim Sloane
MovieHave a Heart
1934
as Dr. Spear
MovieHis Greatest Gamble
1934
as Dr. Owen (uncredited)
MovieHat, Coat and Glove
1934
as John Walters (uncredited)
MovieThe Defense Rests
1934
as Dean Adams
MovieBaby Take a Bow
1934
as Warden (Uncredited)
MovieSadie McKee
1934
as Dr. Branch (uncredited)
MovieManhattan Melodrama
1934
as Warden of Sing Sing (uncredited)
MovieSisters Under the Skin
1934
as Winters
MovieMen in White
1934
as Dr. Gordon
MovieNo Greater Glory
1934
as Gereb's Father
MovieThe Crime Doctor
1934
as Ballard
MovieThe 9th Guest
1934
as Dr. Murray Reid
MovieLet's Fall in Love
1933
as New York Film Executive
MovieStraightaway
1933
MovieConvention City
1933
as McAllister
MovieThe Women in His Life
1933
as Thomas J. Worthing
MovieSon of a Sailor
1933
as Admiral Farnsworth
MovieThe World Changes
1933
as A Banker (uncredited)
MovieLittle Women
1933
as Mr. March
MovieFog
1933
as Dickens
MovieDay of Reckoning
1933
as O'Farrell
MovieHold the Press
1933
as Taylor
MovieBerkeley Square
1933
as The American Ambassador
MovieLady for a Day
1933
as Mayor (uncredited)
MoviePenthouse
1933
as Stuyvesant (uncredited)
MovieOne Man's Journey
1933
as Dr. Babcock
MovieThis Day and Age
1933
as Mayor
MovieDeluge
1933
as Chief Forecaster
MovieBed of Roses
1933
as Father Doran
MovieThe Nuisance
1933
as Mr. Beaumont
MovieGabriel Over the White House
1933
as Dr. H.L. Eastman
MovieMurders in the Zoo
1933
as Banquet Guest (Uncredited)
MovieThe Crime of the Century
1933
as Philip Ames
MovieThe Road Is Open Again
1933
as Woodrow Wilson
MovieIf I Had a Million
1932
as Lawyer (uncredited)
MovieThe Amateur Gentleman
1926
as Charles - Marquis of Jerningham (uncredited)
