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Samuel S. Hinds

Acting

Born April 3, 1875 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died October 13, 1948

Also known as Sam Hinds · Samuel Hinds · Samuel Southey Hinds

Biography

Samuel Southey Hinds was an American actor and former lawyer. He was often cast as kindly authority figures and appeared in more than 200 films in a career lasting 22 years. Hinds is perhaps best remembered for playing Peter Bailey, the kindly father of James Stewart and founder of the Bailey Building and Loan, in It's a Wonderful Life (1946) and for his portrayal of Paul Sycamore in You Can't Take It with You (1938), both films directed by Frank Capra.

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Filmography50+ titles

Don Winslow of the Navy

1942as The CINCUS [Ch. 1]

It's a Wonderful Life

1946as Pa Bailey

Woman Trap

1936as Senator Andrews

Scarlet Street

1945as Charles Pringle

You Can't Take It with You

1938as Paul Sycamore

Destry Rides Again

1939as Judge Slade

The Egg and I

1947as Sheriff Drum

Stage Door

1937as Henry Sims

Manhattan Melodrama

1934as Warden of Sing Sing (uncredited)

Lady for a Day

1933as Mayor (uncredited)

Phantom Lady

1944as Judge (voice) (uncredited)

Sadie McKee

1934as Dr. Branch (uncredited)

Gabriel Over the White House

1933as Dr. H.L. Eastman

Dr. Kildare Goes Home

1940as Dr. Stephen Kildare

Little Women

1933as Mr. March

Call Northside 777

1948as Judge Charles Moulton (uncredited)

Lady on a Train

1945as Mr. Wiggam, Waring Lawyer

Blossoms in the Dust

1941as Mr. George Kahley

Buck Privates

1941as Maj. Gen. Emerson

The Shepherd of the Hills

1941as Andy Beeler

Black Legion

1937as Judge

The Raven

1935as Judge Thatcher

If I Had a Million

1932as Lawyer (uncredited)

It Ain't Hay

1943as Colonel Brainard

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

1936as Sheriff

The Reckless Way

1936

Week-End at the Waldorf

1945as Mr. Jessup

Wings Over Honolulu

1937as Admiral Furness

The Boy with Green Hair

1948as Dr. R.T. Knudson

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry

1945as Dr. Adams

The Spoilers

1942as Judge Stillman

Man-Made Monster

1941as Dr. John Lawrence

Night Key

1937as Steven Ranger

The Secret of Dr. Kildare

1939as Dr. Stephen Kildare

The Great Alaskan Mystery

1944as Herman Brock

Ride 'Em Cowboy

1941as Sam Shaw

Son of Dracula

1943as Judge Simmons

Seven Sinners

1940as Governor

The Rage of Paris

1938as Mr. William Duncan Sr.

Navy Blue and Gold

1937as Richard Gates Sr.

A Lost Lady

1934as Jim Sloane

Murders in the Zoo

1933as Banquet Guest (Uncredited)

Grand Central Murder

1942as Roger Furness

She

1935as John Vincey

Rhythm on the Range

1936as Robert Halloway

Cobra Woman

1944as Father Paul

The Devil's Party

1938as Judge Henry Harrison

Wives Under Suspicion

1938as David Marrow

Rendezvous

1935as John Carter, Assistant Secretary of War

Blonde Alibi

1946as Prof. Slater