Samuel S. Hinds

Samuel S. Hinds

Birthday: 1875-04-03

Deathday: 1948-10-13

Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Also known as: Sam Hinds, Samuel Hinds, Samuel Southey Hinds

imdb_id: nm0385594

Biography:

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.

Played in movies:

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Score: 10.0

It's a Wonderful Life

Score: 8.3

The Singing Sheriff

Score: 8.0

Frisco Lil

Score: 8.0

First Love

Score: 7.8

Scarlet Street

Score: 7.6

Let's Fall in Love

Score: 7.5

You Can't Take It with You

Score: 7.5

Back Street

Score: 7.2

Destry Rides Again

Score: 7.2

Hellzapoppin'

Score: 7.1

One Man's Journey

Score: 7.1

Phantom Lady

Score: 7.0

Sadie McKee

Score: 7.0

White Tie and Tails

Score: 7.0

Manhattan Melodrama

Score: 7.0

The Egg and I

Score: 7.0

The Defense Rests

Score: 7.0

Have a Heart

Score: 7.0

Two-Fisted

Score: 7.0

Stage Door

Score: 7.0

Lady for a Day

Score: 7.0

Gabriel Over the White House

Score: 6.9

Hers to Hold

Score: 6.9

Dr. Kildare Goes Home

Score: 6.8

Little Women

Score: 6.8

Spring Parade

Score: 6.7

Penthouse

Score: 6.7

No Greater Glory

Score: 6.7

If I Had a Million

Score: 6.7

Buck Privates

Score: 6.7

Call Northside 777

Score: 6.6

Black Legion

Score: 6.6

Double or Nothing

Score: 6.6

The Raven

Score: 6.6

The Shepherd of the Hills

Score: 6.6

Blossoms in the Dust

Score: 6.6

Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day

Score: 6.6

Lady on a Train

Score: 6.6

Pardon My Sarong

Score: 6.5

Test Pilot

Score: 6.5

Young Dr. Kildare

Score: 6.5

Adventure in Washington

Score: 6.5

Double Danger

Score: 6.5

Dr. Socrates

Score: 6.4

It's a Date

Score: 6.4

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

Score: 6.4

It Ain't Hay

Score: 6.4

The Road Back

Score: 6.3

Bed of Roses

Score: 6.3

In Person

Score: 6.3

The Crime of the Century

Score: 6.3

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry

Score: 6.3

The Spoilers

Score: 6.2

Shadow of Doubt

Score: 6.2

Kid Glove Killer

Score: 6.2

Pittsburgh

Score: 6.2

The Bribe

Score: 6.2

The Boy with Green Hair

Score: 6.2

Man-Made Monster

Score: 6.1

A Lost Lady

Score: 6.1

Calling Dr. Kildare

Score: 6.1

Night Key

Score: 6.1

Little Miss Big

Score: 6.0

Private Worlds

Score: 6.0

I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now

Score: 6.0

The Mighty Treve

Score: 6.0

Ex-Champ

Score: 6.0

Border Flight

Score: 6.0

Forbidden Valley

Score: 6.0

Little Tough Guys in Society

Score: 6.0

He's My Guy

Score: 6.0

Rumba

Score: 6.0

The Under-Pup

Score: 6.0

West Point of the Air

Score: 6.0

Newsboys' Home

Score: 6.0

Charlie McCarthy, Detective

Score: 6.0

The 9th Guest

Score: 6.0

Sequoia

Score: 6.0

Men in White

Score: 6.0

Week-End at the Waldorf

Score: 6.0

Within the Law

Score: 6.0

Ride 'Em Cowboy

Score: 5.9

Badlands of Dakota

Score: 5.9

Bordertown

Score: 5.9

Navy Blue and Gold

Score: 5.9

Grand Central Murder

Score: 5.9

Murders in the Zoo

Score: 5.9

The Boys from Syracuse

Score: 5.8

Son of Dracula

Score: 5.8

The Return of October

Score: 5.8

The Rage of Paris

Score: 5.8

Seven Sinners

Score: 5.8

The Longest Night

Score: 5.7

Berkeley Square

Score: 5.7

Deluge

Score: 5.6

Inside Job

Score: 5.6

The Secret of Dr. Kildare

Score: 5.6

His Brother's Wife

Score: 5.6

Baby Take a Bow

Score: 5.6

The Big Broadcast of 1936

Score: 5.5

To the People of the United States

Score: 5.5

Keep 'Em Slugging

Score: 5.5

Lady in a Jam

Score: 5.5

She

Score: 5.5

Hat, Coat and Glove

Score: 5.5

Wings Over Honolulu

Score: 5.5

Living on Velvet

Score: 5.5

Strangers All

Score: 5.5

Secret Agent X-9

Score: 5.4

Wives Under Suspicion

Score: 5.4

Unfinished Business

Score: 5.3

Sworn Enemy

Score: 5.3

Time Out of Mind

Score: 5.3

Cobra Woman

Score: 5.2

Top of the Town

Score: 5.2

College Scandal

Score: 5.2

The Lady from Cheyenne

Score: 5.2

The Strange Case of Doctor Rx

Score: 5.1

Rio

Score: 5.1

Fog

Score: 5.0

Day of Reckoning

Score: 5.0

A Wicked Woman

Score: 5.0

Bad Boy

Score: 5.0

Son of a Sailor

Score: 5.0

She's Dangerous

Score: 5.0

The Great Alaskan Mystery

Score: 5.0

His Greatest Gamble

Score: 5.0

The Nuisance

Score: 5.0

Jungle Woman

Score: 4.9

The Devil's Party

Score: 4.9

Fired Wife

Score: 4.8

Rendezvous

Score: 4.8

Dr. Kildare's Strange Case

Score: 4.6

The Jury's Secret

Score: 4.5

You're a Sweetheart

Score: 4.2

Larceny with Music

Score: 4.0

Frisco Sal

Score: 4.0

Chip Off the Old Block

Score: 4.0

The Women in His Life

Score: 4.0

I'll Remember April

Score: 4.0

Swing Out, Sister

Score: 4.0

The Reckless Way

Score: 4.0

Rhythm on the Range

Score: 4.0

Blonde Alibi

Score: 3.9

Know For Sure

Score: 3.8

Ski Patrol

Score: 3.7

Convention City

Score: 3.7

Ladies Courageous

Score: 3.5

The Crime Doctor

Score: 3.5

Timothy's Quest

Score: 3.0

Secrets of a Nurse

Score: 3.0

Mister Big

Score: 2.2

The Road to Reno

Score: 2.0

Behind the Evidence

Score: 2.0

This Day and Age

Score: 1.0

What We Are Fighting For

Score: 0.0

Millions in the Air

Score: 0.0

Tropic Fury

Score: 0.0

Hero for a Day

Score: 0.0

One Hour To Live

Score: 0.0

Zanzibar

Score: 0.0

We've Never Been Licked

Score: 0.0

South of Dixie

Score: 0.0

Top Man

Score: 0.0

Tight Shoes

Score: 0.0

Love Letters of a Star

Score: 0.0

Men in Her Diary

Score: 0.0

Annapolis Farewell

Score: 0.0

Mills of the Gods

Score: 0.0

Strange Conquest

Score: 0.0

The Amateur Gentleman

Score: 0.0

The Storm

Score: 0.0

Don Winslow of the Navy

Score: 0.0

A Girl with Ideas

Score: 0.0

Trail of the Vigilantes

Score: 0.0

Sing a Jingle

Score: 0.0

Good Morning, Judge

Score: 0.0

Follow the Band

Score: 0.0

Prescription for Romance

Score: 0.0

Swing That Cheer

Score: 0.0

Perilous Waters

Score: 0.0

West of the Pecos

Score: 0.0

Woman Trap

Score: 0.0

Hawaiian Nights

Score: 0.0

Road Agent

Score: 0.0

Pirates of the Skies

Score: 0.0

Escape in the Desert

Score: 0.0

Career

Score: 0.0

Hold the Press

Score: 0.0

Fatal Lady

Score: 0.0

Straightaway

Score: 0.0

Personal Secretary

Score: 0.0

The Road Is Open Again

Score: 0.0

The Runaround

Score: 0.0

Mob Town

Score: 0.0

Danger Woman

Score: 0.0

Jail House Blues

Score: 0.0

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