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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.
Known For
It's a Wonderful Life
(1946)
Pa Bailey
Little Women
(1933)
Mr. March
Phantom Lady
(1944)
Judge (voice) (uncredited)
Call Northside 777
(1948)
Judge Charles Moulton (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
(1938)
Paul Sycamore
Scarlet Street
(1945)
Charles Pringle
Son of Dracula
(1943)
Judge Simmons
Hellzapoppin'
(1941)
Showboat Captain (uncredited)
The Spoilers
(1942)
Judge Stillman
The Boy with Green Hair
(1948)
Dr. R.T. Knudson
Private Worlds
(1935)
Dr. Arnold
The Raven
(1935)
Judge Thatcher
Stage Door
(1937)
Henry Sims
The Egg and I
(1947)
Sheriff Drum
Test Pilot
(1938)
General Ross
Destry Rides Again
(1939)
Judge Slade
Full Filmography
Acting
The Amateur Gentleman
(1926)
Charles - Marquis of Jerningham (uncredited)
If I Had a Million
(1932)
Lawyer (uncredited)
This Day and Age
(1933)
Mayor
Convention City
(1933)
McAllister
Let's Fall in Love
(1933)
New York Film Executive
Murders in the Zoo
(1933)
Banquet Guest (Uncredited)
Penthouse
(1933)
Stuyvesant (uncredited)
Deluge
(1933)
Chief Forecaster
The Women in His Life
(1933)
Thomas J. Worthing
Bed of Roses
(1933)
Father Doran
Lady for a Day
(1933)
Mayor (uncredited)
The Road Is Open Again
(1933)
Woodrow Wilson
Day of Reckoning
(1933)
O'Farrell
The Crime of the Century
(1933)
Philip Ames
Straightaway
(1933)
One Man's Journey
(1933)
Dr. Babcock
Son of a Sailor
(1933)
Admiral Farnsworth
Gabriel Over the White House
(1933)
Dr. H.L. Eastman
Hold the Press
(1933)
Taylor
The Nuisance
(1933)
Mr. Beaumont
Berkeley Square
(1933)
The American Ambassador
Little Women
(1933)
Mr. March
Fog
(1933)
Dickens
Have a Heart
(1934)
Dr. Spear
The Defense Rests
(1934)
Dean Adams
West of the Pecos
(1934)
Colonel Lambeth
The Crime Doctor
(1934)
Ballard
Baby Take a Bow
(1934)
Warden (Uncredited)
His Greatest Gamble
(1934)
Dr. Owen (uncredited)
A Lost Lady
(1934)
Jim Sloane
The 9th Guest
(1934)
Dr. Murray Reid
Manhattan Melodrama
(1934)
Warden of Sing Sing (uncredited)
A Wicked Woman
(1934)
Judge (uncredited)
Mills of the Gods
(1934)
Burroughs
Hat, Coat and Glove
(1934)
John Walters (uncredited)
Men in White
(1934)
Dr. Gordon
No Greater Glory
(1934)
Gereb's Father
Sequoia
(1935)
Matthew Martin
Annapolis Farewell
(1935)
Dr. Bryant
Rumba
(1935)
Henry B. Harrison
Rendezvous
(1935)
John Carter, Assistant Secretary of War
West Point of the Air
(1935)
Secretary of War
Private Worlds
(1935)
Dr. Arnold
The Raven
(1935)
Judge Thatcher
In Person
(1935)
Dr. Aaron Sylvester
Behind the Evidence
(1935)
J.T. Allen
Dr. Socrates
(1935)
Dr. McClintick
Two-Fisted
(1935)
Mr. Pritchard
Bordertown
(1935)
Judge at First Trial
She
(1935)
John Vincey
Bad Boy
(1935)
Husband
College Scandal
(1935)
Mr. Cummings
Strangers All
(1935)
Charles Green
The Big Broadcast of 1936
(1935)
Captain
Shadow of Doubt
(1935)
Mr. Granby
Living on Velvet
(1935)
Henry L. Parker
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
(1936)
Sheriff
Woman Trap
(1936)
Senator Andrews
Timothy's Quest
(1936)
Rev. Fellows
The Longest Night
(1936)
Hastings
Rhythm on the Range
(1936)
Robert Halloway
Sworn Enemy
(1936)
Eli Decker
His Brother's Wife
(1936)
Doctor Claybourne
Love Letters of a Star
(1936)
Artemus Todd
The Reckless Way
(1936)
Border Flight
(1936)
Commander Mosely
Fatal Lady
(1936)
Guili Ruffano
Prescription for Romance
(1937)
Major Goddard
Top of the Town
(1937)
Henry Borden
You're a Sweetheart
(1937)
Oh, Oh, Oklahoma Actor (uncredited)
Navy Blue and Gold
(1937)
Richard Gates Sr.
Double or Nothing
(1937)
Jonathan Clark
Stage Door
(1937)
Henry Sims
Black Legion
(1937)
Judge
She's Dangerous
(1937)
Warden
Wings Over Honolulu
(1937)
Admiral Furness
Night Key
(1937)
Steven Ranger
A Girl with Ideas
(1937)
Rodding Carter
The Road Back
(1937)
Defense Attorney
The Mighty Treve
(1937)
Uncle Joel Fenno
Secrets of a Nurse
(1938)
Judge Corrigan
Test Pilot
(1938)
General Ross
Double Danger
(1938)
Police Commissioner David Theron
Wives Under Suspicion
(1938)
David Marrow
The Storm
(1938)
Capt. Kenny
The Rage of Paris
(1938)
Mr. William Duncan Sr.
Swing That Cheer
(1938)
Coach McGann
The Road to Reno
(1938)
Sylvia's Attorney
You Can't Take It with You
(1938)
Paul Sycamore
The Jury's Secret
(1938)
Brandon Williams
Young Dr. Kildare
(1938)
Dr. Stephen Kildare
Little Tough Guys in Society
(1938)
Judge
The Devil's Party
(1938)
Judge Henry Harrison
Personal Secretary
(1938)
Alan Lemke
Newsboys' Home
(1938)
Howard Price Dutton
Forbidden Valley
(1938)
Jeff Hazzard
Hero for a Day
(1939)
"Dutch" Bronson
Calling Dr. Kildare
(1939)
Dr. Stephen Kildare
Pirates of the Skies
(1939)
One Hour To Live
(1939)
Commissioner Cromwell
Tropic Fury
(1939)
J.P. Waterford
Destry Rides Again
(1939)
Judge Slade
Career
(1939)
Clem Bartholomew
Charlie McCarthy, Detective
(1939)
Court Aldrich
First Love
(1939)
Mr. Parker
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
(1939)
Dr. Stephen Kildare
The Under-Pup
(1939)
Dr. McKay
Hawaiian Nights
(1939)
Lane
Ex-Champ
(1939)
Edward P. Nash
Rio
(1939)
Lamartine
Within the Law
(1939)
Mr. Gilder
Spring Parade
(1940)
Von Zimmel
It's a Date
(1940)
Sidney Simpson
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
(1940)
Dr. Stephen Kildare
Trail of the Vigilantes
(1940)
George Preston
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
(1940)
Dr. Stephen Kildare
Ski Patrol
(1940)
Captain Per Vallgren
I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now
(1940)
George P. Morgan
Zanzibar
(1940)
Dale
Seven Sinners
(1940)
Governor
The Boys from Syracuse
(1940)
Angeen
Road Agent
(1941)
Banker Sam Leavitt
Hellzapoppin'
(1941)
Showboat Captain (uncredited)
Man-Made Monster
(1941)
Dr. John Lawrence
Adventure in Washington
(1941)
Se. Henry Owen
Know For Sure
(1941)
Dr. Perkins
The Lady from Cheyenne
(1941)
Governor Howard
Back Street
(1941)
Felix Darren
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
(1941)
Dr. Stephen Kildare
Blossoms in the Dust
(1941)
Mr. George Kahley
Mob Town
(1941)
Luther Bryson
Buck Privates
(1941)
Maj. Gen. Emerson
The Shepherd of the Hills
(1941)
Andy Beeler
Unfinished Business
(1941)
Uncle
Badlands Of Dakota
(1941)
Wilbur Grayson
Tight Shoes
(1941)
Horace Grover, 'the Brain'
Ride 'Em Cowboy
(1942)
Sam Shaw
Jail House Blues
(1942)
Mr. Thomas Daniels
Lady in a Jam
(1942)
Dr. Brewster
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
(1942)
Dudley Crispin
Grand Central Murder
(1942)
Roger Furness
Pittsburgh
(1942)
Morgan Prentiss (President, Prentiss Steel)
Kid Glove Killer
(1942)
Mayor Daniels
Frisco Lil
(1942)
Pardon My Sarong
(1942)
Chief Kolua
The Spoilers
(1942)
Judge Stillman
Don Winslow of the Navy
(1942)
The CINCUS [Ch. 1]
It Ain't Hay
(1943)
Colonel Brainard
Fired Wife
(1943)
Judge Towne
We've Never Been Licked
(1943)
Colonel Jason Craig
Mister Big
(1943)
Jeremy Taswell
Son of Dracula
(1943)
Judge Simmons
Top Man
(1943)
Mr. Fairchild
Hers to Hold
(1943)
Dr. Crane
Keep 'Em Slugging
(1943)
Carruthers
He's My Guy
(1943)
Johnson
Good Morning, Judge
(1943)
J.P. Gordon
Larceny with Music
(1943)
Brewster
Follow the Band
(1943)
Pop Turnbull
Jungle Woman
(1944)
Coroner
Chip Off the Old Block
(1944)
Dean Manning
To the People of the United States
(1944)
Harrison - Member of the Local Draft Board (uncredited)
Cobra Woman
(1944)
Father Paul
The Great Alaskan Mystery
(1944)
Herman Brock
Phantom Lady
(1944)
Judge (voice) (uncredited)
South of Dixie
(1944)
Colonel Andrew J. Morgan
Sing a Jingle
(1944)
J.P. Crane
Ladies Courageous
(1944)
Brig. Gen. Wade
The Singing Sheriff
(1944)
Seth
Frisco Sal
(1945)
Doc
Escape in the Desert
(1945)
Gramp
I'll Remember April
(1945)
Garrett Garfield
Swing Out, Sister
(1945)
Rufus Mariman
Secret Agent X-9
(1945)
Solo
Week-End at the Waldorf
(1945)
Mr. Jessup
Men in Her Diary
(1945)
Judge Bergen
Scarlet Street
(1945)
Charles Pringle
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
(1945)
Dr. Adams
Lady on a Train
(1945)
Mr. Wiggam, Waring Lawyer
White Tie and Tails
(1946)
Mr. Bradford
Little Miss Big
(1946)
Wilfred Elliott
Strange Conquest
(1946)
Dr. Graves
Inside Job
(1946)
Judge Kincaid
The Runaround
(1946)
Norman Hampton
Danger Woman
(1946)
Dean Albert Sears
Blonde Alibi
(1946)
Prof. Slater
It's a Wonderful Life
(1946)
Pa Bailey
The Egg and I
(1947)
Sheriff Drum
Time Out of Mind
(1947)
Dr. Weber
Call Northside 777
(1948)
Judge Charles Moulton (uncredited)
Perilous Waters
(1948)
Dana Ferris
The Return of October
(1948)
Judge Northridge
The Boy with Green Hair
(1948)
Dr. R.T. Knudson
The Bribe
(1949)
Dr. Warren
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
(1961)
'Manhattan Melodrama' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(1984)
(archive footage)