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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),...
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It's a Wonderful LifeMovie • 1946
You Can't Take It with YouMovie • 1938
Scarlet StreetMovie • 1945
Little WomenMovie • 1933
Destry Rides AgainMovie • 1939
The Boy with Green HairMovie • 1948
Lady for a DayMovie • 1933
BordertownMovie • 1935
The Egg and IMovie • 1947
Buck PrivatesMovie • 1941
The Shepherd of the HillsMovie • 1941
The Trail of the Lonesome PineMovie • 1936
Stage DoorMovie • 1937
The SpoilersMovie • 1942
Black LegionMovie • 1937
Phantom LadyMovie • 1944
Call Northside 777Movie • 1948
Test PilotMovie • 1938
Manhattan MelodramaMovie • 1934
Son of DraculaMovie • 1943
The RavenMovie • 1935
The BribeMovie • 1949
Blossoms in the DustMovie • 1941
Man-Made MonsterMovie • 1941