It's a Wonderful Life1946
As Pa Bailey
TMDb 8.3 / 10
Samuel S. Hinds
Born
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.
Filmography (201)
Sisters Under the Skin1934
As Winters
TMDb 10.0 / 10
You Can't Take It with You1938
As Paul Sycamore
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Scarlet Street1945
As Charles Pringle
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Jungle Woman1944
As Coroner
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Destry Rides Again1939
As Judge Slade
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Little Women1933
As Mr. March
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Buck Privates1941
As Maj. Gen. Emerson
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Shepherd of the Hills1941
As Andy Beeler
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Stage Door1937
As Henry Sims
TMDb 7.1 / 10
The Egg and I1947
As Sheriff Drum
TMDb 7.1 / 10
The Boy with Green Hair1948
As Dr. R.T. Knudson
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Lady for a Day1933
As Mayor (uncredited)
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Manhattan Melodrama1934
As Warden of Sing Sing (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Raven1935
As Judge Thatcher
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Spoilers1942
As Judge Stillman
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Call Northside 7771948
As Judge Charles Moulton (uncredited)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Son of Dracula1943
As Judge Simmons
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Phantom Lady1944
As Judge (voice) (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Hellzapoppin'1941
As Showboat Captain (uncredited)
TMDb 7.2 / 10
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry1945
As Dr. Adams
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Ride 'Em Cowboy1941
As Sam Shaw
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The 9th Guest1934
As Dr. Murray Reid
TMDb 6.0 / 10
If I Had a Million1932
As Lawyer (uncredited)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine1936
As Sheriff
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Convention City1933
As McAllister
TMDb 4.2 / 10
Blossoms in the Dust1941
As Mr. George Kahley
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Road Agent1941
As Banker Sam Leavitt
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Test Pilot1938
As General Ross
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Tropic Fury1939
As J.P. Waterford
TMDb 5.5 / 10
It Ain't Hay1943
As Colonel Brainard
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Going Hollywood: The '30s1984
As (archive footage)
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Badlands of Dakota1941
As Wilbur Grayson
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Week-End at the Waldorf1945
As Mr. Jessup
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Sadie McKee1934
As Dr. Branch (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Murders in the Zoo1933
As Banquet Guest (Uncredited)
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Navy Blue and Gold1937
As Richard Gates Sr.
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Seven Sinners1940
As Governor
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The World Changes1933
As A Banker (uncredited)
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Follow the Boys1944
As Officer (uncredited)
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Gabriel Over the White House1933
As Dr. H.L. Eastman
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Men in Her Diary1945
As Judge Bergen
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Pardon My Sarong1942
As Chief Kolua
TMDb 6.5 / 10
This Day and Age1933
As Mayor
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Mills of the Gods1934
As Burroughs
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Secret of Dr. Kildare1939
As Stephen Kildare
TMDb 6.1 / 10
A Lost Lady1934
As Jim Sloane
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Jury's Secret1938
As Brandon Williams
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Back Street1941
As Felix Darren
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Baby Take a Bow1934
As Warden (Uncredited)
TMDb 5.7 / 10
His Brother's Wife1936
As Doctor Claybourne
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Rio1939
As Lamartine
TMDb 5.4 / 10
She1935
As John Vincey
TMDb 5.6 / 10
The Rage of Paris1938
As Mr. William Duncan Sr.
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Crime of the Century1933
As Philip Ames
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Penthouse1933
As Stuyvesant (uncredited)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
In Person1935
As Aaron Sylvester
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Rendezvous1935
As John Carter, Assistant Secretary of War
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Rumba1935
As Henry B. Harrison
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Sworn Enemy1936
As Eli Decker
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Straightaway1933
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Lady in a Jam1942
As Doctor Brewster
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Lady on a Train1945
As Mr. Wiggam, Waring Lawyer
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Cobra Woman1944
As Father Paul
TMDb 5.4 / 10
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx1942
As Dudley Crispin
TMDb 5.2 / 10
He's My Guy1943
As Johnson
TMDb 6.5 / 10
It's a Date1940
As Sidney Simpson
TMDb 6.4 / 10
White Tie and Tails1946
As Mr. Bradford
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Return of October1948
As Judge Northridge
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case1940
As Stephen Kildare
TMDb 4.8 / 10
The Bribe1949
As Dr. Warren
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Man-Made Monster1941
As Dr. John Lawrence
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Men in White1934
As Dr. Gordon
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Forbidden Valley1938
As Jeff Hazzard
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Time Out of Mind1947
As Dr. Weber
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Bordertown1935
As Judge at First Trial
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Let's Fall in Love1933
As New York Film Executive
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Fatal Lady1936
As Guili Ruffano
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Devil's Party1938
As Judge Henry Harrison
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Pittsburgh1942
As Morgan Prentiss (President, Prentiss Steel)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
You're a Sweetheart1937
As Oh, Oh, Oklahoma Actor (uncredited)
TMDb 4.6 / 10
West of the Pecos1934
As Colonel Lambeth
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Top of the Town1937
As Henry Borden
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Danger Woman1946
As Dean Albert Sears
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Woman Trap1936
As Senator Andrews
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Escape in the Desert1945
As Gramp
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Trail of the Vigilantes1940
As George Preston
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Secret Agent X-91945
As Solo
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Ex-Champ1939
As Edward P. Nash
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Tight Shoes1941
As Horace Grover, 'the Brain'
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Dr. Kildare Goes Home1940
As Dr. Stephen Kildare
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Calling Dr. Kildare1939
As Dr. Stephen Kildare
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Love Letters of a Star1936
As Artemus Todd
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Deluge1933
As Chief Forecaster
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Kid Glove Killer1942
As Mayor Daniels
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Road to Reno1938
As Sylvia's Attorney
TMDb 3.8 / 10
Double or Nothing1937
As Jonathan Clark
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Rhythm on the Range1936
As Robert Halloway
TMDb 5.5 / 10
One Man's Journey1933
As Dr. Babcock
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Black Legion1937
As Judge
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Boys from Syracuse1940
As Angeen
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Chip Off the Old Block1944
As Dean Manning
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Defense Rests1934
As Dean Adams
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Son of a Sailor1933
As Admiral Farnsworth
TMDb 6.0 / 10
She's Dangerous1937
As Warden
TMDb 7.0 / 10
West Point of the Air1935
As Secretary of War
TMDb 7.0 / 10
A Wicked Woman1934
As Judge (uncredited)
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Blonde Alibi1946
As Prof. Slater
TMDb 4.8 / 10
First Love1939
As Mr. Parker
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Hers to Hold1943
As Dr. Crane
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Berkeley Square1933
As The American Ambassador
TMDb 5.9 / 10
College Scandal1935
As Mr. Cummings
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Pirates of the Skies1939
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Hat, Coat and Glove1934
As John Walters (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Little Tough Guys in Society1938
As Judge
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Spring Parade1940
As Von Zimmel
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Strangers All1935
As Charles Green
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Charlie McCarthy, Detective1939
As Court Aldrich
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Bed of Roses1933
As Father Doran
TMDb 6.1 / 10
One Hour to Live1939
As Commissioner Cromwell
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Top Man1943
As Mr. Fairchild
TMDb 9.0 / 10
South of Dixie1944
As Colonel Andrew J. Morgan
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Bad Boy1935
As Husband
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Shadow of Doubt1935
As Mr. Granby
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Ladies Courageous1944
As Brig. Gen. Wade
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Within the Law1939
As Mr. Gilder
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Millions in the Air1935
As Colonel Edwards
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Great Alaskan Mystery1944
As Herman Brock
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Inside Job1946
As Judge Kincaid
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Private Worlds1935
As Dr. Arnold
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Big Broadcast of 19361935
As Captain
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day1941
As Dr. Stephen Kildare
TMDb 6.8 / 10
I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now1940
As George P. Morgan
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Wives Under Suspicion1938
As David Marrow
TMDb 5.3 / 10
The Runaround1946
As Norman Hampton
TMDb 6.5 / 10
We've Never Been Licked1943
As Colonel Jason Craig
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Unfinished Business1941
As Uncle
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Night Key1937
As Steven Ranger
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Jail House Blues1942
As Mr. Thomas Daniels
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Day of Reckoning1933
As O'Farrell
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Grand Central Murder1942
As Roger Furness
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Swing That Cheer1938
As Coach McGann
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Hero for a Day1939
As "Dutch" Bronson
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Two-Fisted1935
As Mr. Pritchard
TMDb 8.5 / 10
Young Dr. Kildare1938
As Dr. Stephen Kildare
TMDb 6.7 / 10
No Greater Glory1934
As Gereb's Father
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Crime Doctor1934
As Ballard
TMDb 3.8 / 10
Ski Patrol1940
As Captain Per Vallgren
TMDb 4.6 / 10
To the People of the United States1944
As Harrison - Member of the Local Draft Board (uncredited)
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The Road Back1937
As Defense Attorney
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Lady from Cheyenne1941
As Governor Howard
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Larceny with Music1943
As Brewster
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Secrets of a Nurse1938
As Judge Corrigan
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Women in His Life1933
As Thomas J. Worthing
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Timothy's Quest1936
As Rev. Fellows
TMDb 4.7 / 10
Zanzibar1940
As Dale
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Border Flight1936
As Commander Mosely
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Have a Heart1934
As Dr. Spear
TMDb 7.3 / 10
His Greatest Gamble1934
As Dr. Owen (uncredited)
TMDb 5.8 / 10
A Girl with Ideas1937
As Rodding Carter
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Dr. Socrates1935
As Dr. McClintick
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Follow the Band1943
As Pop Turnbull
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Hawaiian Nights1939
As Lane
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Amateur Gentleman1926
As Charles - Marquis of Jerningham (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Keep 'Em Slugging1943
As Carruthers
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Mister Big1943
As Jeremy Taswell
TMDb 3.8 / 10
Don Winslow of the Navy1942
As The CINCUS [Ch. 1]
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Singing Sheriff1944
As Seth
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Behind the Evidence
Behind the Evidence1935
As J.T. Allen
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Fired Wife1943
As Judge Towne
TMDb 5.6 / 10
The Nuisance1933
As Mr. Beaumont
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Fog1933
As Dickens
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Little Miss Big1946
As Wilfred Elliott
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Annapolis Farewell1935
As Dr. Bryant
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Road Is Open Again1933
As Woodrow Wilson
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Mob Town1941
As Luther Bryson
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Longest Night1936
As Hastings
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Perilous Waters1948
As Dana Ferris
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Under-Pup1939
As Dr. McKay
TMDb 7.0 / 10
I'll Remember April1945
As Garrett Garfield
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Good Morning, Judge1943
As J.P. Gordon
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Hold the Press1933
As Taylor
Frisco Sal1945
As Doc
TMDb 4.5 / 10
The Mighty Treve1937
As Uncle Joel Fenno
TMDb 7.5 / 10
The Storm1938
As Capt. Kenny
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Prescription for Romance1937
As Major Goddard
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Career1939
As Clem Bartholomew
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Newsboys' Home1938
As Howard Price Dutton
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Swing Out, Sister1945
As Rufus Mariman
TMDb 4.5 / 10
What We Are Fighting For
What We Are Fighting For1943
As Jim Grover
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Sequoia1935
As Matthew Martin
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Wings Over Honolulu1937
As Admiral Furness
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Adventure in Washington1941
As Se. Henry Owen
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Frisco Lil
Frisco Lil1942
TMDb 8.3 / 10
Know For Sure1941
As Dr. Perkins
TMDb 4.2 / 10
Double Danger1938
As Police Commissioner David Theron
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Personal Secretary1938
As Alan Lemke
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Reckless Way1936
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Living on Velvet1935
As Henry L. Parker
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Strange Conquest1946
As Dr. Graves
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Sing a Jingle1944
As J.P. Crane
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Filmography and biography: TMDb