Samuel S. 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.
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.
Acting (194 movies)
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
Lady on a Train
1945
Son of Dracula
1943
The Bribe
1949
You Can't Take It with You
1938
Rio
1939
Night Key
1937
Within the Law
1939
Seven Sinners
1940
Convention City
1933
Buck Privates
1941
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
1936
Jail House Blues
1942
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
1945
The Shepherd of the Hills
1941
Lady for a Day
1933
The Boy with Green Hair
1948
Destry Rides Again
1939
The Rage of Paris
1938
Stage Door
1937
Blonde Alibi
1946
Pittsburgh
1942
Scarlet Street
1945
The Raven
1935
Grand Central Murder
1942
Kid Glove Killer
1942
The Crime Doctor
1934
Little Women
1933
Rhythm on the Range
1936
Danger Woman
1946
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
1941
Rendezvous
1935
Double or Nothing
1937
Blossoms in the Dust
1941
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
1942
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
1940
Week-End at the Waldorf
1945
Mob Town
1941
The Crime of the Century
1933
Berkeley Square
1933
Men in White
1934
Back Street
1941
The Runaround
1946
Sequoia
1935
This Day and Age
1933
Know For Sure
1941
His Brother's Wife
1936
Calling Dr. Kildare
1939
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
1940
The Nuisance
1933
Wives Under Suspicion
1938
It's a Date
1940
Double Danger
1938
The Lady from Cheyenne
1941
The Road Is Open Again
1933
Secret Agent X-9
1945
Strangers All
1935
The Big Broadcast of 1936
1935
Shadow of Doubt
1935
The 9th Guest
1934
Secrets of a Nurse
1938
The Return of October
1948
Mister Big
1943
The Reckless Way
1936
Living on Velvet
1935
His Greatest Gamble
1934
Dr. Socrates
1935
A Lost Lady
1934
Two-Fisted
1935
Swing Out, Sister
1945
I'll Remember April
1945
The Great Alaskan Mystery
1944
She's Dangerous
1937
Fired Wife
1943
Let's Fall in Love
1933
College Scandal
1935
Charlie McCarthy, Detective
1939
Adventure in Washington
1941
Personal Secretary
1938
Newsboys' Home
1938
One Man's Journey
1933
Spring Parade
1940
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
Straightaway
1933
The Devil's Party
1938
Time Out of Mind
1947
Have a Heart
1934
Jungle Woman
1944
In Person
1935
Fatal Lady
1936
Gabriel Over the White House
1933
Hold the Press
1933
The Women in His Life
1933
Career
1939
Chip Off the Old Block
1944
Escape in the Desert
1945
Bed of Roses
1933
Young Dr. Kildare
1938
Man-Made Monster
1941
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1942
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|