Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
4/3/1875
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Samuel S. Hinds
Biography
Known For
It's a Wonderful Life
as Pa Bailey
Back Street
as Felix Darren
If I Had a Million
as Lawyer (uncredited)
Cobra Woman
as Father Paul
The Raven
as Judge Thatcher
Frisco Sal
as Doc
Newsboys' Home
as Howard Price Dutton
The Runaround
as Norman Hampton
Test Pilot
as General Ross
Personal Secretary
as Alan Lemke
Perilous Waters
as Dana Ferris
Fog
as Dickens
The Big Broadcast of 1936
as Captain
She
as John Vincey
Little Women
as Mr. March
Straightaway
Unknown Role
Deluge
as Chief Forecaster
Rendezvous
as John Carter, Assistant Secretary of War
Bordertown
as Judge at First Trial
Rumba
as Henry B. Harrison
Career Timeline
1948
1946
1945
Scarlet Street
as Charles Pringle
Week-End at the Waldorf
as Mr. Jessup
Men in Her Diary
as Judge Bergen
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
as Dr. Adams
Lady on a Train
as Mr. Wiggam, Waring Lawyer
Secret Agent X-9
as Solo
Swing Out, Sister
as Rufus Mariman
Escape in the Desert
as Gramp
I'll Remember April
as Garrett Garfield
Frisco Sal
as Doc
1944
The Singing Sheriff
as Seth
South of Dixie
as Colonel Andrew J. Morgan
Jungle Woman
as Coroner
Cobra Woman
as Father Paul
The Great Alaskan Mystery
as Herman Brock
To the People of the United States
as Harrison - Member of the Local Draft Board (uncredited)
Ladies Courageous
as Brig. Gen. Wade
Chip Off the Old Block
as Dean Manning
Phantom Lady
as Judge (voice) (uncredited)
Sing a Jingle
as J.P. Crane
1943
Son of Dracula
as Judge Simmons
Top Man
as Mr. Fairchild
Larceny with Music
as Brewster
Fired Wife
as Judge Towne
We've Never Been Licked
as Colonel Jason Craig
Hers to Hold
as Dr. Crane
Mister Big
as Jeremy Taswell
Good Morning, Judge
as J.P. Gordon
Follow the Band
as Pop Turnbull
He's My Guy
as Johnson
Keep 'Em Slugging
as Carruthers
It Ain't Hay
as Colonel Brainard
What We Are Fighting For
as Jim Grover
1942
Pittsburgh
as Morgan Prentiss (President, Prentiss Steel)
Pardon My Sarong
as Chief Kolua
Lady in a Jam
as Doctor Brewster
The Spoilers
as Judge Stillman
Grand Central Murder
as Roger Furness
Kid Glove Killer
as Mayor Daniels
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
as Dudley Crispin
Frisco Lil
Role unknown
Jail House Blues
as Mr. Thomas Daniels
Don Winslow of the Navy
as The CINCUS [Ch. 1]
1941
Hellzapoppin'
as Showboat Captain (uncredited)
Road Agent
as Banker Sam Leavitt
Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Sam Shaw
Mob Town
as Luther Bryson
Badlands of Dakota
as Wilbur Grayson
Unfinished Business
as Uncle
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
as Dr. Stephen Kildare
Blossoms in the Dust
as Mr. George Kahley
The Shepherd of the Hills
as Andy Beeler
Tight Shoes
as Horace Grover, 'the Brain'
Adventure in Washington
as Se. Henry Owen
The Lady from Cheyenne
as Governor Howard
Man-Made Monster
as Dr. John Lawrence
Back Street
as Felix Darren
Buck Privates
as Maj. Gen. Emerson
Know For Sure
as Dr. Perkins
1940
Trail of the Vigilantes
as George Preston
Seven Sinners
as Governor
I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now
as George P. Morgan
Spring Parade
as Von Zimmel
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
as Dr. Stephen Kildare
The Boys from Syracuse
as Angeen
Ski Patrol
as Captain Per Vallgren
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
as Dr. Stephen Kildare
It's a Date
as Sidney Simpson
Zanzibar
as Dale
1939
Charlie McCarthy, Detective
as Court Aldrich
Destry Rides Again
as Judge Slade
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Stephen Kildare
First Love
as Mr. Parker
One Hour To Live
as Commissioner Cromwell
Hero for a Day
as "Dutch" Bronson
Rio
as Lamartine
Hawaiian Nights
as Lane
Tropic Fury
as J.P. Waterford
The Under-Pup
as Dr. McKay
Career
as Clem Bartholomew
Ex-Champ
as Edward P. Nash
Calling Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Stephen Kildare
Within the Law
as Mr. Gilder
Pirates of the Skies
Role unknown
1938
Newsboys' Home
as Howard Price Dutton
Secrets of a Nurse
as Judge Corrigan
Little Tough Guys in Society
as Judge
The Storm
as Capt. Kenny
Young Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Stephen Kildare
Swing That Cheer
as Coach McGann
Personal Secretary
as Alan Lemke
You Can't Take It with You
as Paul Sycamore
The Road to Reno
as Sylvia's Attorney
The Rage of Paris
as Mr. William Duncan Sr.
Wives Under Suspicion
as David Marrow
The Devil's Party
as Judge Henry Harrison
Test Pilot
as General Ross
Forbidden Valley
as Jeff Hazzard
Double Danger
as Police Commissioner David Theron
The Jury's Secret
as Brandon Williams
1937
You're a Sweetheart
as Oh, Oh, Oklahoma Actor (uncredited)
Prescription for Romance
as Major Goddard
Navy Blue and Gold
as Richard Gates Sr.
A Girl with Ideas
as Rodding Carter
Stage Door
as Henry Sims
Double or Nothing
as Jonathan Clark
The Road Back
as Defense Attorney
Wings Over Honolulu
as Admiral Furness
Night Key
as Steven Ranger
Top of the Town
as Henry Borden
Black Legion
as Judge
She's Dangerous
as Warden
The Mighty Treve
as Uncle Joel Fenno
1936
Love Letters of a Star
as Artemus Todd
The Longest Night
as Hastings
Sworn Enemy
as Eli Decker
His Brother's Wife
as Doctor Claybourne
Rhythm on the Range
as Robert Halloway
Border Flight
as Commander Mosely
Fatal Lady
as Guili Ruffano
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
as Sheriff
Woman Trap
as Senator Andrews
The Reckless Way
Role unknown
Timothy's Quest
as Rev. Fellows
1935
Millions in the Air
as Colonel Edwards
In Person
as Aaron Sylvester
Rendezvous
as John Carter, Assistant Secretary of War
Bad Boy
as Husband
Dr. Socrates
as Dr. McClintick
Two-Fisted
as Mr. Pritchard
The Big Broadcast of 1936
as Captain
Annapolis Farewell
as Dr. Bryant
She
as John Vincey
The Raven
as Judge Thatcher
College Scandal
as Mr. Cummings
Private Worlds
as Dr. Arnold
Strangers All
as Charles Green
West Point of the Air
as Secretary of War
Living on Velvet
as Henry L. Parker
Shadow of Doubt
as Mr. Granby
Rumba
as Henry B. Harrison
Bordertown
as Judge at First Trial
Sequoia
as Matthew Martin
Behind the Evidence
as J.T. Allen
1934
West of the Pecos
as Colonel Lambeth
Mills of the Gods
as Burroughs
A Wicked Woman
as Judge (uncredited)
A Lost Lady
as Jim Sloane
Have a Heart
as Dr. Spear
His Greatest Gamble
as Dr. Owen (uncredited)
Hat, Coat and Glove
as John Walters (uncredited)
The Defense Rests
as Dean Adams
Baby Take a Bow
as Warden (Uncredited)
Sadie McKee
as Dr. Branch (uncredited)
Manhattan Melodrama
as Warden of Sing Sing (uncredited)
Men in White
as Dr. Gordon
No Greater Glory
as Gereb's Father
The Crime Doctor
as Ballard
The 9th Guest
as Dr. Murray Reid
1933
Let's Fall in Love
as New York Film Executive
Straightaway
Role unknown
Convention City
as McAllister
The Women in His Life
as Thomas J. Worthing
Son of a Sailor
as Admiral Farnsworth
The World Changes
as A Banker (uncredited)
Little Women
as Mr. March
Fog
as Dickens
Day of Reckoning
as O'Farrell
Hold the Press
as Taylor
Berkeley Square
as The American Ambassador
Lady for a Day
as Mayor (uncredited)
Penthouse
as Stuyvesant (uncredited)
One Man's Journey
as Dr. Babcock
This Day and Age
as Mayor
Deluge
as Chief Forecaster
Bed of Roses
as Father Doran
The Nuisance
as Mr. Beaumont
Gabriel Over the White House
as Dr. H.L. Eastman
Murders in the Zoo
as Banquet Guest (Uncredited)
The Crime of the Century
as Philip Ames
The Road Is Open Again
as Woodrow Wilson