ACTOR · FROM LONDON, UK
Neil Summers
1944–202532 credits since 1955
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ABOUT NEIL
Neil Summers (28 April 1944 – 4 September 2025) was an English-American actor and stuntman. He was best known for playing the Rodent in the 1990 film Dick Tracy. He was also a collector of Western film memorabilia and wrote books about his experience in the film industry.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born28 April 1944
Died4 September 2025
BirthplaceLondon, UK
Known forActing
On Cineora28 of 32 titles
Known for
The titles people know Neil from.
Movie
SeriesCareer
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 28
- Average IMDb
- 6.3
- Highest rated
- The Shawshank RedemptionIMDb 9.3
- Working since
- 1955
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2010s
1 title · IMDb 5.6 on average
Movieas Drunken John
The 2000s
1 title · IMDb 6.7 on average
Movieas Bragg's Fourth Man
The 1990s
9 titles · IMDb 6.3 on average
Movieas Alcatraz Guard Whitney
Movieas Dodge
Movieas Pete
Movieas Ned, Jarrett Gang
Seriesas Deputy Virgil · 8 episodes
as Jake
Movieas Deputy Virgil
Movieas The Rodent
The 1980s
7 titles · IMDb 6.4 on average
Movieas Woman (uncredited)
as Stone's Man
Movieas Bad Guy
Movieas Dougy
Movieas Hardy
as Halfbreed
Movieas Polo
The 1970s
10 titles · IMDb 6.1 on average
as Cowboy at rodeo
Movieas Deputy Hank
Movieas Policeman
Movieas Matchstick
Movieas Cantina Local (uncredited)
Movieas Squirrel
Movieas Snake River Rufus Krile
Movieas Trooper (uncredited)
The 1960s
3 titles · IMDb 6.4 on average
Movieas Beck's Man (uncredited)
Movieas Ward
Movieas Trooper (uncredited)
The 1950s
1 title · IMDb 8.1 on average
Seriesas Townsman · 1 episode
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Neil’s titles.
Terence HillMy Name Is Nobody, Troublemakers and 3 more
R.G. ArmstrongEl Dorado, My Name Is Nobody and 3 more
John WayneTrue Grit, El Dorado and 2 more
Ken FriedmanWriter · Bad Girls, White Line Fever and 2 more
Jonathan KaplanDirector · Bad Girls, White Line Fever and 1 more
Ron CareyTroublemakers, Lucky Luke and 1 more
Fritz SperbergTroublemakers, Lucky Luke and 1 more
William H. ClothierCinematographer · McLintock!, Rio Lobo and 1 more
