
Samuel S. Hinds
Born April 3, 1875 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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.
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Little Women

Ladies Courageous

The 9th Guest

The Raven

Stage Door

Destry Rides Again

Buck Privates

Tropic Fury

Call Northside 777

The Spoilers

Seven Sinners

Road Agent

Convention City

Hellzapoppin'

The Shepherd of the Hills

Son of Dracula

Manhattan Melodrama

Lady for a Day

Man-Made Monster

Murders in the Zoo

The Egg and I

Double or Nothing

Phantom Lady

Cobra Woman

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

If I Had a Million

In Person

Follow the Boys

The Boy with Green Hair

Blossoms in the Dust

Woman Trap

Back Street

Test Pilot

Black Legion

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry

His Brother's Wife

Wives Under Suspicion

Rio

Pardon My Sarong

Lady on a Train

No Greater Glory

Rendezvous

It Ain't Hay

Jungle Woman

The Bribe

Bordertown

Penthouse

Sadie McKee

She's Dangerous

Mills of the Gods

First Love

The World Changes

Forbidden Valley

Men in Her Diary

Baby Take a Bow

One Hour to Live

Larceny with Music

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Grand Central Murder

Wings Over Honolulu

Jail House Blues

Gabriel Over the White House

Straightaway

Ex-Champ

Chip Off the Old Block

Blonde Alibi

Navy Blue and Gold

Rumba

Sisters Under the Skin

The Crime Doctor

Mob Town

West Point of the Air

Dr. Kildare Goes Home

The Secret of Dr. Kildare

Bad Boy

The Boys from Syracuse

Mister Big

Within the Law

Rhythm on the Range

She

Little Tough Guys in Society

Kid Glove Killer

Strangers All

Dr. Socrates

Danger Woman

Lady in a Jam

We've Never Been Licked

Badlands of Dakota

The Crime of the Century

Trail of the Vigilantes

Son of a Sailor

Calling Dr. Kildare

South of Dixie

The Runaround

Bed of Roses

Secret Agent X-9

The Nuisance

Ride 'Em Cowboy

Secrets of a Nurse

Tight Shoes

College Scandal

Young Dr. Kildare

You're a Sweetheart

Hero for a Day

The Return of October

Annapolis Farewell

The Defense Rests

The Jury's Secret

Inside Job

His Greatest Gamble

Love Letters of a Star

Adventure in Washington

I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now

Career

Pittsburgh

Night Key

Let's Fall in Love

Top Man

This Day and Age

Charlie McCarthy, Detective

I'll Remember April

Keep 'Em Slugging

Berkeley Square

Don Winslow of the Navy

The Rage of Paris

Swing Out, Sister

Deluge

Week-End at the Waldorf

Swing That Cheer

Time Out of Mind

The Amateur Gentleman

Know For Sure

West of the Pecos

Dr. Kildare's Strange Case

Prescription for Romance

The Road Back

Frisco Sal

White Tie and Tails

A Girl with Ideas

Sworn Enemy

The Women in His Life

Fired Wife

Pirates of the Skies

Men in White

Hold the Press

The Strange Case of Doctor Rx

Ski Patrol

The Singing Sheriff

Escape in the Desert

Sing a Jingle

Follow the Band

It's a Date

The Big Broadcast of 1936

To the People of the United States

Good Morning, Judge

Fatal Lady

Living on Velvet

The Great Alaskan Mystery

Personal Secretary

The Devil's Party

The Under-Pup

The Lady from Cheyenne

One Man's Journey

Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day

Zanzibar

Private Worlds

Newsboys' Home

Hawaiian Nights

Border Flight

The Road Is Open Again

The Reckless Way

He's My Guy

The Storm

Top of the Town

Have a Heart

Hers to Hold

A Wicked Woman

The Road to Reno

Timothy's Quest

Day of Reckoning

Unfinished Business

The Longest Night

Spring Parade

The Mighty Treve

Perilous Waters

Little Miss Big

Shadow of Doubt

Double Danger

Fog

Sequoia

Two-Fisted

Hat, Coat and Glove




