Birthday: 1875-04-03
Deathday: 1948-10-13
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned
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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.
Year | Title | Character | |
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1949-02-03 | The Bribe | Dr. Warren | |
1948-11-26 | The Boy with Green Hair | Dr. R.T. Knudson | |
1948-10-26 | The Return of October | Judge Northridge | |
1948-02-14 | Perilous Waters | Dana Ferris | |
1948-02-13 | Call Northside 777 | Judge Charles Moulton (uncredited) | |
1947-05-03 | Time Out of Mind | Dr. Weber | |
1947-05-01 | The Egg and I | Sheriff Drum | |
1946-12-20 | It's a Wonderful Life | Pa Bailey | |
1946-08-30 | White Tie and Tails | Mr. Bradford | |
1946-07-12 | Danger Woman | Dean Albert Sears | |
1946-06-14 | Inside Job | Judge Kincaid | |
1946-06-04 | The Runaround | Norman Hampton | |
1946-04-01 | Strange Conquest | Dr. Graves | |
1946-03-01 | Blonde Alibi | Prof. Slater | |
1946-01-01 | Little Miss Big | Wilfred Elliott | |
1945-12-25 | Scarlet Street | Charles Pringle | |
1945-10-04 | Week-End at the Waldorf | Mr. Jessup | |
1945-09-14 | Men in Her Diary | Judge Bergen | |
1945-08-17 | The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry | Dr. Adams | |
1945-08-03 | Lady on a Train | Mr. Wiggam, Waring Lawyer | |
1945-07-24 | Secret Agent X-9 | Solo | |
1945-05-18 | Swing Out, Sister | Rufus Mariman | |
1945-05-01 | Escape in the Desert | Gramp | |
1945-04-01 | I'll Remember April | Garrett Garfield | |
1945-02-22 | Frisco Sal | Doc | |
1944-09-01 | The Singing Sheriff | Seth | |
1944-06-23 | South of Dixie | Colonel Andrew J. Morgan | |
1944-06-01 | Jungle Woman | Coroner | |
1944-05-12 | Cobra Woman | Father Paul | |
1944-04-25 | The Great Alaskan Mystery | Herman Brock | |
1944-04-16 | To the People of the United States | Harrison - Member of the Local Draft Board (uncredited) | |
1944-02-02 | Ladies Courageous | Brig. Gen. Wade | |
1944-02-01 | Chip Off the Old Block | Dean Manning | |
1944-01-28 | Phantom Lady | Judge (voice) (uncredited) | |
1944-01-07 | Sing a Jingle | J.P. Crane | |
1943-11-05 | Son of Dracula | Judge Simmons | |
1943-09-17 | Top Man | Mr. Fairchild | |
1943-09-10 | Larceny with Music | Brewster | |
1943-09-04 | Fired Wife | Judge Towne | |
1943-07-29 | We've Never Been Licked | Colonel Jason Craig | |
1943-07-16 | Hers to Hold | Dr. Crane | |
1943-05-28 | Mister Big | Jeremy Taswell | |
1943-05-07 | Good Morning, Judge | J.P. Gordon | |
1943-04-01 | Follow the Band | Pop Turnbull | |
1943-03-26 | He's My Guy | Johnson | |
1943-03-10 | It Ain't Hay | Colonel Brainard | |
1943-03-01 | Keep 'Em Slugging | Carruthers | |
1942-12-11 | Pittsburgh | Morgan Prentiss (President, Prentiss Steel) | |
1942-08-07 | Pardon My Sarong | Chief Kolua | |
1942-06-19 | Lady in a Jam | Dr. Brewster | |
1942-06-11 | The Spoilers | Judge Stillman | |
1942-05-01 | Grand Central Murder | Roger Furness | |
1942-04-17 | Kid Glove Killer | Mayor Daniels | |
1942-03-27 | The Strange Case of Doctor Rx | Dudley Crispin | |
1942-03-13 | Frisco Lil | ||
1942-02-13 | Ride 'Em Cowboy | Sam Shaw | |
1942-02-01 | Jail House Blues | Mr. Thomas Daniels | |
1942-01-06 | Don Winslow of the Navy | The CINCUS [Ch. 1] | |
1941-12-25 | Hellzapoppin' | Showboat Captain (uncredited) | |
1941-12-19 | Road Agent | Banker Sam Leavitt | |
1941-10-03 | Mob Town | Luther Bryson | |
1941-09-15 | Badlands Of Dakota | Wilbur Grayson | |
1941-08-27 | Unfinished Business | Uncle | |
1941-08-22 | Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day | Dr. Stephen Kildare | |
1941-08-15 | Blossoms in the Dust | Mr. George Kahley | |
1941-07-18 | The Shepherd of the Hills | Andy Beeler | |
1941-06-13 | Tight Shoes | Horace Grover, 'the Brain' | |
1941-05-29 | Adventure in Washington | Se. Henry Owen | |
1941-04-11 | The Lady from Cheyenne | Governor Howard | |
1941-03-28 | Man-Made Monster | Dr. John Lawrence | |
1941-02-07 | Back Street | Felix Darren | |
1941-01-31 | Buck Privates | Maj. Gen. Emerson | |
1941-01-01 | Know For Sure | Dr. Perkins | |
1940-12-13 | Trail of the Vigilantes | George Preston | |
1940-10-25 | Seven Sinners | Governor | |
1940-10-19 | I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now | George P. Morgan | |
1940-09-27 | Spring Parade | Von Zimmel | |
1940-09-06 | Dr. Kildare Goes Home | Dr. Stephen Kildare | |
1940-07-30 | The Boys from Syracuse | Angeen | |
1940-05-09 | Ski Patrol | Captain Per Vallgren | |
1940-04-12 | Dr. Kildare's Strange Case | Dr. Stephen Kildare | |
1940-03-22 | It's a Date | Sidney Simpson | |
1940-03-08 | Zanzibar | Dale | |
1939-12-22 | Charlie McCarthy, Detective | Court Aldrich | |
1939-11-30 | Destry Rides Again | Judge Slade | |
1939-11-24 | The Secret of Dr. Kildare | Dr. Stephen Kildare | |
1939-11-10 | First Love | Mr. Parker | |
1939-11-10 | One Hour To Live | Commissioner Cromwell | |
1939-10-06 | Hero for a Day | "Dutch" Bronson | |
1939-09-29 | Rio | Lamartine | |
1939-09-08 | Hawaiian Nights | Lane | |
1939-09-01 | Tropic Fury | J.P. Waterford | |
1939-08-31 | The Under-Pup | Dr. McKay | |
1939-07-07 | Career | Clem Bartholomew | |
1939-05-11 | Ex-Champ | Edward P. Nash | |
1939-04-28 | Calling Dr. Kildare | Dr. Stephen Kildare | |
1939-03-17 | Within the Law | Mr. Gilder | |
1939-01-01 | Pirates of the Skies | ||
1938-12-24 | Newsboys' Home | Howard Price Dutton | |
1938-12-02 | Secrets of a Nurse | Judge Corrigan | |
1938-11-01 | Little Tough Guys in Society | Judge | |
1938-10-28 | The Storm | Capt. Kenny | |
1938-10-14 | Young Dr. Kildare | Dr. Stephen Kildare | |
1938-10-13 | Swing That Cheer | Coach McGann | |
1938-09-09 | Personal Secretary | Alan Lemke | |
1938-09-01 | You Can't Take It with You | Paul Sycamore | |
1938-08-01 | The Road to Reno | Sylvia's Attorney | |
1938-06-09 | The Rage of Paris | Mr. William Duncan Sr. | |
1938-06-03 | Wives Under Suspicion | David Marrow | |
1938-06-02 | The Devil's Party | Judge Henry Harrison | |
1938-04-16 | Test Pilot | General Ross | |
1938-02-13 | Forbidden Valley | Jeff Hazzard | |
1938-01-28 | Double Danger | Police Commissioner David Theron | |
1938-01-16 | The Jury's Secret | Brandon Williams | |
1937-12-26 | You're a Sweetheart | Oh, Oh, Oklahoma Actor (uncredited) | |
1937-12-12 | Prescription for Romance | Major Goddard | |
1937-11-19 | Navy Blue and Gold | Richard Gates Sr. | |
1937-11-01 | A Girl with Ideas | Rodding Carter | |
1937-10-08 | Stage Door | Henry Sims | |
1937-09-17 | Double or Nothing | Jonathan Clark | |
1937-06-01 | The Road Back | Defense Attorney | |
1937-05-16 | Wings Over Honolulu | Admiral Furness | |
1937-04-18 | Night Key | Steven Ranger | |
1937-04-17 | Top of the Town | Henry Borden | |
1937-01-30 | Black Legion | Judge | |
1937-01-24 | She's Dangerous | Warden | |
1937-01-17 | The Mighty Treve | Uncle Joel Fenno | |
1936-11-08 | Love Letters of a Star | Artemus Todd | |
1936-10-02 | The Longest Night | Hastings | |
1936-09-11 | Sworn Enemy | Eli Decker | |
1936-08-07 | His Brother's Wife | Doctor Claybourne | |
1936-07-01 | Rhythm on the Range | Robert Halloway | |
1936-05-29 | Border Flight | Commander Mosely | |
1936-05-15 | Fatal Lady | Guili Ruffano | |
1936-03-13 | The Trail of the Lonesome Pine | Sheriff | |
1936-03-06 | Woman Trap | Senator Andrews | |
1936-02-01 | The Reckless Way | ||
1936-01-31 | Timothy's Quest | Rev. Fellows | |
1935-11-22 | In Person | Dr. Aaron Sylvester | |
1935-10-25 | Rendezvous | John Carter, Assistant Secretary of War | |
1935-10-25 | Bad Boy | Husband | |
1935-10-19 | Dr. Socrates | Dr. McClintick | |
1935-10-03 | Two-Fisted | Mr. Pritchard | |
1935-09-20 | The Big Broadcast of 1936 | Captain | |
1935-08-23 | Annapolis Farewell | Dr. Bryant | |
1935-07-12 | She | John Vincey | |
1935-07-08 | The Raven | Judge Thatcher | |
1935-06-21 | College Scandal | Mr. Cummings | |
1935-04-19 | Private Worlds | Dr. Arnold | |
1935-04-01 | Strangers All | Charles Green | |
1935-03-23 | West Point of the Air | Secretary of War | |
1935-03-02 | Living on Velvet | Henry L. Parker | |
1935-02-15 | Shadow of Doubt | Mr. Granby | |
1935-02-08 | Rumba | Henry B. Harrison | |
1935-01-23 | Bordertown | Judge at First Trial | |
1935-01-16 | Sequoia | Matthew Martin | |
1935-01-08 | Behind the Evidence | J.T. Allen | |
1934-12-27 | West of the Pecos | Colonel Lambeth | |
1934-12-15 | Mills of the Gods | Burroughs | |
1934-12-07 | A Wicked Woman | Judge (uncredited) | |
1934-09-29 | A Lost Lady | Jim Sloane | |
1934-09-07 | Have a Heart | Dr. Spear | |
1934-08-10 | His Greatest Gamble | Dr. Owen (uncredited) | |
1934-07-26 | Hat, Coat and Glove | John Walters (uncredited) | |
1934-07-15 | The Defense Rests | Dean Adams | |
1934-06-30 | Baby Take a Bow | Warden (Uncredited) | |
1934-05-09 | Sadie McKee | Dr. Branch (uncredited) | |
1934-05-04 | Manhattan Melodrama | Warden of Sing Sing (uncredited) | |
1934-04-06 | Men in White | Dr. Gordon | |
1934-03-30 | No Greater Glory | Gereb's Father | |
1934-03-14 | The Crime Doctor | Ballard | |
1934-01-31 | The 9th Guest | Dr. Murray Reid | |
1933-12-26 | Let's Fall in Love | New York Film Executive | |
1933-12-22 | Straightaway | ||
1933-12-14 | Convention City | McAllister | |
1933-12-08 | The Women in His Life | Thomas J. Worthing | |
1933-11-29 | Son of a Sailor | Admiral Farnsworth | |
1933-11-24 | Little Women | Mr. March | |
1933-11-11 | Fog | Dickens | |
1933-10-26 | Day of Reckoning | O'Farrell | |
1933-10-25 | Hold the Press | Taylor | |
1933-09-15 | Berkeley Square | The American Ambassador | |
1933-09-13 | Lady for a Day | Mayor (uncredited) | |
1933-09-08 | Penthouse | Stuyvesant (uncredited) | |
1933-08-31 | One Man's Journey | Dr. Babcock | |
1933-08-25 | This Day and Age | Mayor | |
1933-08-17 | Deluge | Chief Forecaster | |
1933-06-29 | Bed of Roses | Father Doran | |
1933-06-03 | The Nuisance | Mr. Beaumont | |
1933-03-31 | Gabriel Over the White House | Dr. H.L. Eastman | |
1933-03-31 | Murders in the Zoo | Banquet Guest (Uncredited) | |
1933-02-18 | The Crime of the Century | Philip Ames | |
1933-01-30 | The Road Is Open Again | Woodrow Wilson | |
1932-11-18 | If I Had a Million | Lawyer (uncredited) | |
1926-08-14 | The Amateur Gentleman | Charles - Marquis of Jerningham (uncredited) |