Samuel S. Hinds
Age: 73 | From: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1875-04-04 08:23:37
Death: 1948-10-13 08:23:37
Aliases: Sam Hinds , Samuel Hinds
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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Movie Involvements: 122
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
It's a Wonderful Life
(1946) Pa Bailey
Son of Dracula
(1943) Judge Simmons
Scarlet Street
(1945) Charles Pringle
Little Women
(1933) Mr. March
The Spoilers
(1942) Judge Stillman
Phantom Lady
(1944) Judge (voice) (uncredited)
The Raven
(1935) Judge Thatcher
The Shepherd of the Hills
(1941) Andy BeelerActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | (archive footage) | |
| 1961 | 'Manhattan Melodrama' (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1949 | Dr. Warren | |
| 1948 | Dr. R.T. Knudson | |
| Judge Northridge | ||
| Dana Ferris | ||
| Judge Charles Moulton (uncredited) | ||
| 1947 | Dr. Weber | |
| Sheriff Drum | ||
| 1946 | Pa Bailey | |
| Mr. Bradford | ||
| Dean Albert Sears | ||
| Judge Kincaid | ||
| Norman Hampton | ||
| Dr. Graves | ||
| Prof. Slater | ||
| Wilfred Elliott | ||
| 1945 | Charles Pringle | |
| Mr. Jessup | ||
| Judge Bergen | ||
| Dr. Adams | ||
| Mr. Wiggam, Waring Lawyer | ||
| Solo | ||
| Rufus Mariman | ||
| Gramp | ||
| Garrett Garfield | ||
| Doc | ||
| 1944 | Seth | |
| Colonel Andrew J. Morgan | ||
| Coroner | ||
| Father Paul | ||
| Herman Brock | ||
| Harrison - Member of the Local Draft Board (uncredited) | ||
| Brig. Gen. Wade | ||
| Dean Manning | ||
| Judge (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| J.P. Crane | ||
| 1943 | Judge Simmons | |
| Mr. Fairchild | ||
| Brewster | ||
| Judge Towne | ||
| Colonel Jason Craig | ||
| Dr. Crane | ||
| Jeremy Taswell | ||
| J.P. Gordon | ||
| Pop Turnbull | ||
| Johnson | ||
| Colonel Brainard | ||
| Carruthers | ||
| 1942 | Morgan Prentiss (President, Prentiss Steel) | |
| Chief Kolua | ||
| Dr. Brewster | ||
| Judge Stillman | ||
| Roger Furness | ||
| Mayor Daniels | ||
| Dudley Crispin | ||
| N/A | ||
| Sam Shaw | ||
| Mr. Thomas Daniels | ||
| The CINCUS [Ch. 1] | ||
| 1941 | Showboat Captain (uncredited) | |
| Banker Sam Leavitt | ||
| Luther Bryson | ||
| Wilbur Grayson | ||
| Uncle | ||
| Dr. Stephen Kildare | ||
| Mr. George Kahley | ||
| Andy Beeler | ||
| Horace Grover, 'the Brain' | ||
| Se. Henry Owen | ||
| Governor Howard | ||
| Dr. John Lawrence | ||
| Felix Darren | ||
| Maj. Gen. Emerson | ||
| Dr. Perkins | ||
| 1940 | George Preston | |
| Governor | ||
| George P. Morgan | ||
| Von Zimmel | ||
| Dr. Stephen Kildare | ||
| Angeen | ||
| Captain Per Vallgren | ||
| Dr. Stephen Kildare | ||
| Sidney Simpson | ||
| Dale | ||
| 1939 | Court Aldrich | |
| Judge Slade | ||
| Dr. Stephen Kildare | ||
| Commissioner Cromwell | ||
| Mr. Parker | ||
| "Dutch" Bronson | ||
| Lamartine | ||
| Lane | ||
| J.P. Waterford | ||
| Dr. McKay | ||
| Clem Bartholomew | ||
| Edward P. Nash | ||
| Dr. Stephen Kildare | ||
| Mr. Gilder | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1938 | Howard Price Dutton | |
| Judge Corrigan | ||
| Judge | ||
| Capt. Kenny | ||
| Dr. Stephen Kildare | ||
| Coach McGann | ||
| Alan Lemke | ||
| Paul Sycamore | ||
| Sylvia's Attorney | ||
| Mr. William Duncan Sr. | ||
| David Marrow | ||
| Judge Henry Harrison | ||
| General Ross | ||
| Jeff Hazzard | ||
| Police Commissioner David Theron | ||
| Brandon Williams | ||
| 1937 | Oh, Oh, Oklahoma Actor (uncredited) | |
| Major Goddard | ||
| Richard Gates Sr. | ||
| Rodding Carter | ||
| Henry Sims | ||
| Jonathan Clark | ||
| Defense Attorney | ||
| Admiral Furness | ||
| Steven Ranger | ||
| Henry Borden | ||
| Judge | ||
| Warden | ||
| Uncle Joel Fenno | ||
| 1936 | Artemus Todd | |
| Hastings | ||
| Eli Decker | ||
| Doctor Claybourne | ||
| Robert Halloway | ||
| Commander Mosely | ||
| Guili Ruffano | ||
| Sheriff | ||
| Senator Andrews | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1935 | Dr. Aaron Sylvester | |
| John Carter, Assistant Secretary of War | ||
| Husband | ||
| Dr. McClintick | ||
| Mr. Pritchard | ||
| Captain | ||
| Dr. Bryant | ||
| John Vincey | ||
| Judge Thatcher | ||
| Mr. Cummings | ||
| Dr. Arnold | ||
| Charles Green | ||
| Secretary of War | ||
| Henry L. Parker | ||
| Mr. Granby | ||
| Henry B. Harrison | ||
| Judge at First Trial | ||
| Matthew Martin | ||
| J.T. Allen | ||
| 1934 | Colonel Lambeth | |
| Burroughs | ||
| Judge (uncredited) | ||
| Jim Sloane | ||
| Dr. Spear | ||
| Dr. Owen (uncredited) | ||
| John Walters (uncredited) | ||
| Dean Adams | ||
| Warden (Uncredited) | ||
| Warden of Sing Sing (uncredited) | ||
| Dr. Gordon | ||
| Gereb's Father | ||
| Ballard | ||
| Dr. Murray Reid | ||
| 1933 | New York Film Executive | |
| N/A | ||
| McAllister | ||
| Thomas J. Worthing | ||
| Admiral Farnsworth | ||
| Mr. March | ||
| Dickens | ||
| O'Farrell | ||
| Taylor | ||
| The American Ambassador | ||
| Mayor (uncredited) | ||
| Stuyvesant (uncredited) | ||
| Dr. Babcock | ||
| Mayor | ||
| Chief Forecaster | ||
| Father Doran | ||
| Mr. Beaumont | ||
| Dr. H.L. Eastman | ||
| Banquet Guest (Uncredited) | ||
| Philip Ames | ||
| Woodrow Wilson | ||
| 1932 | Lawyer (uncredited) | |
| 1926 | Charles - Marquis of Jerningham (uncredited) | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
