Cast & creator
Samuel S. Hinds
Best known for It's a Wonderful Life, You Can't Take It with You, Scarlet Street
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.
Also known as: Sam Hinds, Samuel Hinds, Samuel Southey Hinds
202
film credits
0
television credits
202
1926–1984 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (202)
Showing 202 of 202 credits
It's a Wonderful Life
Pa Bailey
1946
You Can't Take It with You
Paul Sycamore
1938
Scarlet Street
Charles Pringle
1945
Buck Privates
Maj. Gen. Emerson
1941
Little Women
Mr. March
1933
Stage Door
Henry Sims
1937
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
Dr. Adams
1945
The Shepherd of the Hills
Andy Beeler
1941
Destry Rides Again
Judge Slade
1939
It Ain't Hay
Colonel Brainard
1943
The Boy with Green Hair
Dr. R.T. Knudson
1948
The Egg and I
Sheriff Drum
1947
Lady on a Train
Mr. Wiggam, Waring Lawyer
1945
Manhattan Melodrama
Warden of Sing Sing (uncredited)
1934
The Raven
Judge Thatcher
1935
Murders in the Zoo
Banquet Guest (Uncredited)
1933
Lady for a Day
Mayor (uncredited)
1933
Son of Dracula
Judge Simmons
1943
The Spoilers
Judge Stillman
1942
Call Northside 777
Judge Charles Moulton (uncredited)
1948
If I Had a Million
Lawyer (uncredited)
1932
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
Stephen Kildare
1940
Convention City
McAllister
1933
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Sheriff
1936
Seven Sinners
Governor
1940
Lady in a Jam
Doctor Brewster
1942
Blossoms in the Dust
Mr. George Kahley
1941
Man-Made Monster
Dr. John Lawrence
1941
Phantom Lady
Judge (voice) (uncredited)
1944
Baby Take a Bow
Warden (Uncredited)
1934
Mills of the Gods
Burroughs
1934
Gabriel Over the White House
Dr. H.L. Eastman
1933
The Crime of the Century
Philip Ames
1933
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
Dudley Crispin
1942
Road Agent
Banker Sam Leavitt
1941
Tropic Fury
J.P. Waterford
1939
Woman Trap
Senator Andrews
1936
The Defense Rests
Dean Adams
1934
Navy Blue and Gold
Richard Gates Sr.
1937
Week-End at the Waldorf
Mr. Jessup
1945
Ladies Courageous
Brig. Gen. Wade
1944
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
1984
This Day and Age
Mayor
1933
Men in Her Diary
Judge Bergen
1945
Time Out of Mind
Dr. Weber
1947
Rumba
Henry B. Harrison
1935
One Man's Journey
Dr. Babcock
1933
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
Stephen Kildare
1939
Sadie McKee
Dr. Branch (uncredited)
1934
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Sam Shaw
1941
Trail of the Vigilantes
George Preston
1940
Secret Agent X-9
Solo
1945
Cobra Woman
Father Paul
1944
Test Pilot
General Ross
1938
Hellzapoppin'
Showboat Captain (uncredited)
1941
Back Street
Felix Darren
1941
His Brother's Wife
Doctor Claybourne
1936
Pardon My Sarong
Chief Kolua
1942
Rendezvous
John Carter, Assistant Secretary of War
1935
I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now
George P. Morgan
1940
The Cat's-Paw
Rev. Julian Cobb (uncredited)
1934
It's a Date
Sidney Simpson
1940
Dr. Socrates
Dr. McClintick
1935
Rhythm on the Range
Robert Halloway
1936
Blonde Alibi
Prof. Slater
1946
Black Legion
Judge
1937
Rio
Lamartine
1939
The Women in His Life
Thomas J. Worthing
1933
Badlands of Dakota
Wilbur Grayson
1941
Penthouse
Stuyvesant (uncredited)
1933
Straightaway
1933
Double or Nothing
Jonathan Clark
1937
Pirates of the Skies
1939
Bed of Roses
Father Doran
1933
West of the Pecos
Colonel Lambeth
1934
Kid Glove Killer
Mayor Daniels
1942
You're a Sweetheart
Oh, Oh, Oklahoma Actor (uncredited)
1937
Secrets of a Nurse
Judge Corrigan
1938
Tight Shoes
Horace Grover, 'the Brain'
1941
The Jury's Secret
Brandon Williams
1938
In Person
Aaron Sylvester
1935
Top of the Town
Henry Borden
1937
She
John Vincey
1935
Forbidden Valley
Jeff Hazzard
1938
Inside Job
Judge Kincaid
1946
The Bribe
Dr. Warren
1949
The Return of October
Judge Northridge
1948
The Road to Reno
Sylvia's Attorney
1938
The Lady from Cheyenne
Governor Howard
1941
Calling Dr. Kildare
Dr. Stephen Kildare
1939
Escape in the Desert
Gramp
1945
Chip Off the Old Block
Dean Manning
1944
Deluge
Chief Forecaster
1933
One Hour to Live
Commissioner Cromwell
1939
Bordertown
Judge at First Trial
1935
A Girl with Ideas
Rodding Carter
1937
A Lost Lady
Jim Sloane
1934
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
Dr. Stephen Kildare
1940
Hat, Coat and Glove
John Walters (uncredited)
1934
We've Never Been Licked
Colonel Jason Craig
1943
The Road Back
Defense Attorney
1937
White Tie and Tails
Mr. Bradford
1946
The Big Broadcast of 1936
Captain
1935
Son of a Sailor
Admiral Farnsworth
1933
The Rage of Paris
Mr. William Duncan Sr.
1938
I'll Remember April
Garrett Garfield
1945
The Boys from Syracuse
Angeen
1940
West Point of the Air
Secretary of War
1935
To the People of the United States
Harrison - Member of the Local Draft Board (uncredited)
1944
Jungle Woman
Coroner
1944
Night Key
Steven Ranger
1937
The Devil's Party
Judge Henry Harrison
1938
Follow the Boys
Officer (uncredited)
1944
Little Tough Guys in Society
Judge
1938
Sisters Under the Skin
Winters
1934
The 9th Guest
Dr. Murray Reid
1934
The Crime Doctor
Ballard
1934
The Great Alaskan Mystery
Herman Brock
1944
Let's Fall in Love
New York Film Executive
1933
Sworn Enemy
Eli Decker
1936
Grand Central Murder
Roger Furness
1942
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
Dr. Stephen Kildare
1941
He's My Guy
Johnson
1943
Berkeley Square
The American Ambassador
1933
Larceny with Music
Brewster
1943
Love Letters of a Star
Artemus Todd
1936
Don Winslow of the Navy
The CINCUS [Ch. 1]
1942
The World Changes
A Banker (uncredited)
1933
Pittsburgh
Morgan Prentiss (President, Prentiss Steel)
1942
The Storm
Capt. Kenny
1938Frisco Lil
1942
Danger Woman
Dean Albert Sears
1946
First Love
Mr. Parker
1939
No Greater Glory
Gereb's Father
1934
She's Dangerous
Warden
1937
Within the Law
Mr. Gilder
1939
South of Dixie
Colonel Andrew J. Morgan
1944
Hero for a Day
"Dutch" Bronson
1939
Ex-Champ
Edward P. Nash
1939
Newsboys' Home
Howard Price Dutton
1938
College Scandal
Mr. Cummings
1935
Spring Parade
Von Zimmel
1940
Millions in the Air
Colonel Edwards
1935
Fatal Lady
Guili Ruffano
1936
Frisco Sal
Doc
1945
Timothy's Quest
Rev. Fellows
1936
The Singing Sheriff
Seth
1944
Follow the Band
Pop Turnbull
1943
Men in White
Dr. Gordon
1934
The Road Is Open Again
Woodrow Wilson
1933
Shadow of Doubt
Mr. Granby
1935
Fired Wife
Judge Towne
1943
Hers to Hold
Dr. Crane
1943
The Amateur Gentleman
Charles - Marquis of Jerningham (uncredited)
1926
Jail House Blues
Mr. Thomas Daniels
1942
Private Worlds
Dr. Arnold
1935
A Wicked Woman
Judge (uncredited)
1934
Mister Big
Jeremy Taswell
1943
Little Miss Big
Wilfred Elliott
1946
Fog
Dickens
1933
Bad Boy
Husband
1935
Two-Fisted
Mr. Pritchard
1935
Adventure in Washington
Se. Henry Owen
1941
Sing a Jingle
J.P. Crane
1944
Wives Under Suspicion
David Marrow
1938What We Are Fighting For
Jim Grover
1943
Unfinished Business
Uncle
1941
Young Dr. Kildare
Dr. Stephen Kildare
1938
The Under-Pup
Dr. McKay
1939
Top Man
Mr. Fairchild
1943
Border Flight
Commander Mosely
1936
The Runaround
Norman Hampton
1946
Double Danger
Police Commissioner David Theron
1938
Wings Over Honolulu
Admiral Furness
1937
Swing That Cheer
Coach McGann
1938
Keep 'Em Slugging
Carruthers
1943
Annapolis Farewell
Dr. Bryant
1935
Career
Clem Bartholomew
1939
The Longest Night
Hastings
1936
Prescription for Romance
Major Goddard
1937
Sequoia
Matthew Martin
1935
Strangers All
Charles Green
1935
The Nuisance
Mr. Beaumont
1933
Charlie McCarthy, Detective
Court Aldrich
1939
Personal Secretary
Alan Lemke
1938
The Mighty Treve
Uncle Joel Fenno
1937
Strange Conquest
Dr. Graves
1946
Know For Sure
Dr. Perkins
1941
Day of Reckoning
O'Farrell
1933
Mob Town
Luther Bryson
1941
His Greatest Gamble
Dr. Owen (uncredited)
1934
Good Morning, Judge
J.P. Gordon
1943
Living on Velvet
Henry L. Parker
1935
Hold the Press
Taylor
1933
The Reckless Way
1936
Swing Out, Sister
Rufus Mariman
1945
Ski Patrol
Captain Per Vallgren
1940
Zanzibar
Dale
1940
Perilous Waters
Dana Ferris
1948
Hawaiian Nights
Lane
1939Behind the Evidence
J.T. Allen
1935
Have a Heart
Dr. Spear
1934