You Can't Take It With You
1938
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Samuel Southey Hinds (April 4, 1875 – October 13, 1948) 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.
Actor: It's a Wonderful Life. Samuel S. Hinds, a Harvard graduate, was a lawyer in Hollywood until the stock market crash of 1929, in which he lost most of his money. Hinds, who had an interest in theater acting, decided to embark on a career in acting, albeit it age 54.
Samuel S. Hinds. Actor: It's a Wonderful Life. Samuel S. Hinds, a Harvard graduate, was a lawyer in Hollywood until the stock market crash of 1929, in which he lost most of his money. Hinds, who had an interest in theater acting, decided to embark on a career in acting, albeit it age 54.
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.
Mar 24, 2014 · He found fame for his comic monologue explaining to the listening audience how to make lamp chimneys out of champagne bottles, this during Prohibition. He often performed as “Uncle Sam,” “Samuel S. Hinds of Pasadena,” on the radio, receiving a large wave of telephone requests for his hilarious skit.
A full-time actor by the early 1930s, Hinds entered films in 1932. Of his nearly 150 screen appearances, several stand out, notably his portrayal of Bela Lugosi's torture victim in The Raven (1935), the dying John Vincey in She (1935), the crooked political boss in Destry Rides Again (1939) and the doctor father of Lew Ayres in MGM's Dr ...
Apr 3, 2022 · Here are 10 things you should know about Samuel S. Hinds, born on April 4, 1875. One of Hollywood's most prolific character actors of the 1930s and '40s, his...
