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Samuel S. Hinds

Known For: Acting
Born: April 3, 1875
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died: October 13, 1948

Samuel S. Hinds

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…

Filmography

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984 · (archive footage)

The Bribe

1949 · Dr. Warren

The Boy with Green Hair

1948 · Dr. R.T. Knudson

The Return of October

1948 · Judge Northridge

Perilous Waters

1948 · Dana Ferris

Call Northside 777

1948 · Judge Charles Moulton (uncredited)

Time Out of Mind

1947 · Dr. Weber

The Egg and I

1947 · Sheriff Drum

It's a Wonderful Life

1946 · Pa Bailey

White Tie and Tails

1946 · Mr. Bradford

Danger Woman

1946 · Dean Albert Sears

Inside Job

1946 · Judge Kincaid

The Runaround

1946 · Norman Hampton

Strange Conquest

1946 · Dr. Graves

Blonde Alibi

1946 · Prof. Slater

Little Miss Big

1946 · Wilfred Elliott

Scarlet Street

1945 · Charles Pringle

Week-End at the Waldorf

1945 · Mr. Jessup

Men in Her Diary

1945 · Judge Bergen

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry

1945 · Dr. Adams

Lady on a Train

1945 · Mr. Wiggam, Waring Lawyer

Secret Agent X-9

1945 · Solo

Swing Out, Sister

1945 · Rufus Mariman

Escape in the Desert

1945 · Gramp

I'll Remember April

1945 · Garrett Garfield

Frisco Sal

1945 · Doc

The Singing Sheriff

1944 · Seth

South of Dixie

1944 · Colonel Andrew J. Morgan

Jungle Woman

1944 · Coroner

Cobra Woman

1944 · Father Paul

Follow the Boys

1944 · Officer (uncredited)

The Great Alaskan Mystery

1944 · Herman Brock

To the People of the United States

1944 · Harrison - Member of the Local Draft Board (uncredited)

Ladies Courageous

1944 · Brig. Gen. Wade

Chip Off the Old Block

1944 · Dean Manning

Phantom Lady

1944 · Judge (voice) (uncredited)

Sing a Jingle

1944 · J.P. Crane

Son of Dracula

1943 · Judge Simmons

Top Man

1943 · Mr. Fairchild

Larceny with Music

1943 · Brewster

Fired Wife

1943 · Judge Towne

We've Never Been Licked

1943 · Colonel Jason Craig

Hers to Hold

1943 · Dr. Crane

Mister Big

1943 · Jeremy Taswell

Good Morning, Judge

1943 · J.P. Gordon

Follow the Band

1943 · Pop Turnbull

He's My Guy

1943 · Johnson

Keep 'Em Slugging

1943 · Carruthers

It Ain't Hay

1943 · Colonel Brainard

What We Are Fighting For

What We Are Fighting For

1943 · Jim Grover

Pittsburgh

1942 · Morgan Prentiss (President, Prentiss Steel)

Pardon My Sarong

1942 · Chief Kolua

Lady in a Jam

1942 · Doctor Brewster

The Spoilers

1942 · Judge Stillman

Grand Central Murder

1942 · Roger Furness

Kid Glove Killer

1942 · Mayor Daniels

The Strange Case of Doctor Rx

1942 · Dudley Crispin

Frisco Lil

1942

Jail House Blues

1942 · Mr. Thomas Daniels

Don Winslow of the Navy

1942 · The CINCUS [Ch. 1]

Hellzapoppin'

1941 · Showboat Captain (uncredited)

Road Agent

1941 · Banker Sam Leavitt

Ride 'Em Cowboy

1941 · Sam Shaw

Know For Sure

1941 · Dr. Perkins

Mob Town

1941 · Luther Bryson

Badlands of Dakota

1941 · Wilbur Grayson

Unfinished Business

1941 · Uncle

Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day

1941 · Dr. Stephen Kildare

Blossoms in the Dust

1941 · Mr. George Kahley

The Shepherd of the Hills

1941 · Andy Beeler

Tight Shoes

1941 · Horace Grover, 'the Brain'

Adventure in Washington

1941 · Se. Henry Owen

The Lady from Cheyenne

1941 · Governor Howard

Man-Made Monster

1941 · Dr. John Lawrence

Back Street

1941 · Felix Darren

Buck Privates

1941 · Maj. Gen. Emerson

Trail of the Vigilantes

1940 · George Preston

Seven Sinners

1940 · Governor

I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now

1940 · George P. Morgan

Spring Parade

1940 · Von Zimmel

Dr. Kildare Goes Home

1940 · Dr. Stephen Kildare

The Boys from Syracuse

1940 · Angeen

Ski Patrol

1940 · Captain Per Vallgren

Dr. Kildare's Strange Case

1940 · Stephen Kildare

It's a Date

1940 · Sidney Simpson

Zanzibar

1940 · Dale

Charlie McCarthy, Detective

1939 · Court Aldrich

Destry Rides Again

1939 · Judge Slade

The Secret of Dr. Kildare

1939 · Stephen Kildare

First Love

1939 · Mr. Parker

One Hour to Live

1939 · Commissioner Cromwell

Hero for a Day

1939 · "Dutch" Bronson

Rio

1939 · Lamartine

Hawaiian Nights

1939 · Lane

Tropic Fury

1939 · J.P. Waterford

The Under-Pup

1939 · Dr. McKay

Career

1939 · Clem Bartholomew

Ex-Champ

1939 · Edward P. Nash

Calling Dr. Kildare

1939 · Dr. Stephen Kildare

Within the Law

1939 · Mr. Gilder

Pirates of the Skies

1939

Newsboys' Home

1938 · Howard Price Dutton

Secrets of a Nurse

1938 · Judge Corrigan

Little Tough Guys in Society

1938 · Judge

The Storm

1938 · Capt. Kenny

Young Dr. Kildare

1938 · Dr. Stephen Kildare

Swing That Cheer

1938 · Coach McGann

Personal Secretary

1938 · Alan Lemke

You Can't Take It with You

1938 · Paul Sycamore

The Road to Reno

1938 · Sylvia's Attorney

The Rage of Paris

1938 · Mr. William Duncan Sr.

Wives Under Suspicion

1938 · David Marrow

The Devil's Party

1938 · Judge Henry Harrison

Test Pilot

1938 · General Ross

Forbidden Valley

1938 · Jeff Hazzard

Double Danger

1938 · Police Commissioner David Theron

The Jury's Secret

1938 · Brandon Williams

You're a Sweetheart

1937 · Oh, Oh, Oklahoma Actor (uncredited)

Prescription for Romance

1937 · Major Goddard

Navy Blue and Gold

1937 · Richard Gates Sr.

A Girl with Ideas

1937 · Rodding Carter

Stage Door

1937 · Henry Sims

Double or Nothing

1937 · Jonathan Clark

The Road Back

1937 · Defense Attorney

Wings Over Honolulu

1937 · Admiral Furness

Night Key

1937 · Steven Ranger

Top of the Town

1937 · Henry Borden

Black Legion

1937 · Judge

She's Dangerous

1937 · Warden

The Mighty Treve

1937 · Uncle Joel Fenno

Love Letters of a Star

1936 · Artemus Todd

The Longest Night

1936 · Hastings

Sworn Enemy

1936 · Eli Decker

His Brother's Wife

1936 · Doctor Claybourne

Rhythm on the Range

1936 · Robert Halloway

Border Flight

1936 · Commander Mosely

Fatal Lady

1936 · Guili Ruffano

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

1936 · Sheriff

Woman Trap

1936 · Senator Andrews

The Reckless Way

1936

Timothy's Quest

1936 · Rev. Fellows

Millions in the Air

Millions in the Air

1935 · Colonel Edwards

In Person

1935 · Aaron Sylvester

Rendezvous

1935 · John Carter, Assistant Secretary of War

Bad Boy

1935 · Husband

Dr. Socrates

1935 · Dr. McClintick

Two-Fisted

1935 · Mr. Pritchard

The Big Broadcast of 1936

1935 · Captain

Annapolis Farewell

1935 · Dr. Bryant

She

1935 · John Vincey

The Raven

1935 · Judge Thatcher

College Scandal

1935 · Mr. Cummings

Private Worlds

1935 · Dr. Arnold

Strangers All

1935 · Charles Green

West Point of the Air

1935 · Secretary of War

Living on Velvet

1935 · Henry L. Parker

Shadow of Doubt

1935 · Mr. Granby

Rumba

1935 · Henry B. Harrison

Bordertown

1935 · Judge at First Trial

Sequoia

1935 · Matthew Martin

Behind the Evidence

Behind the Evidence

1935 · J.T. Allen

West of the Pecos

1934 · Colonel Lambeth

Mills of the Gods

1934 · Burroughs

A Wicked Woman

1934 · Judge (uncredited)

A Lost Lady

1934 · Jim Sloane

Have a Heart

1934 · Dr. Spear

His Greatest Gamble

1934 · Dr. Owen (uncredited)

Hat, Coat and Glove

1934 · John Walters (uncredited)

The Defense Rests

1934 · Dean Adams

Baby Take a Bow

1934 · Warden (Uncredited)

Sadie McKee

1934 · Dr. Branch (uncredited)

Manhattan Melodrama

1934 · Warden of Sing Sing (uncredited)

Sisters Under the Skin

1934 · Winters

Men in White

1934 · Dr. Gordon

No Greater Glory

1934 · Gereb's Father

The Crime Doctor

1934 · Ballard

The 9th Guest

1934 · Dr. Murray Reid

Let's Fall in Love

1933 · New York Film Executive

Straightaway

1933

Convention City

1933 · McAllister

The Women in His Life

1933 · Thomas J. Worthing

Son of a Sailor

1933 · Admiral Farnsworth

The World Changes

1933 · A Banker (uncredited)

Little Women

1933 · Mr. March

Fog

1933 · Dickens

Day of Reckoning

1933 · O'Farrell

Hold the Press

1933 · Taylor

Berkeley Square

1933 · The American Ambassador

Lady for a Day

1933 · Mayor (uncredited)

Penthouse

1933 · Stuyvesant (uncredited)

One Man's Journey

1933 · Dr. Babcock

This Day and Age

1933 · Mayor

Deluge

1933 · Chief Forecaster

Bed of Roses

1933 · Father Doran

The Nuisance

1933 · Mr. Beaumont

Gabriel Over the White House

1933 · Dr. H.L. Eastman

Murders in the Zoo

1933 · Banquet Guest (Uncredited)

The Crime of the Century

1933 · Philip Ames

The Road Is Open Again

1933 · Woodrow Wilson

If I Had a Million

1932 · Lawyer (uncredited)

The Amateur Gentleman

1926 · Charles - Marquis of Jerningham (uncredited)

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