Neil Summers
Acting • Born 1944-04-28 – Died 2025-09-04
Biography
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.
Filmography
32 credits
My Name Is Nobody
Movie • 1973
Squirrel
Troublemakers
Movie • 1994
Dodge
Heaven with a Gun
Movie • 1969
Beck's Man (uncredited)
Cop Killers
Movie • 1977
Policeman
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Movie • 1987
Hardy
The Legend Of Grizzly Adams
Movie • 1991
Jake
Big Man on Campus
Movie • 1989
Woman (uncredited)
Peacemaker
Movie • 1990
Milk Man
Joe Kidd
Movie • 1972
Posse (uncredited)
Duel at Diablo
Movie • 1966
Trooper (uncredited)
Pray for the Wildcats
Movie • 1974
Cantina Local (uncredited)
Under the Gun
Movie • 1988
Stone's Man
The Shawshank Redemption
Movie • 1994
Pete
RoboCop
Movie • 1987
Dougy
Lucky Luke
Movie • 1991
Deputy Virgil
The Tracker
Movie • 1988
Bad Guy
The Animals
Movie • 1970
Charlie Boggs
White Line Fever
Movie • 1975
Matchstick
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Movie • 1972
Snake River Rufus Krile
Dick Tracy
Movie • 1990
The Rodent
Ride in the Whirlwind
Movie • 1966
Ward
Mr. Billion
Movie • 1977
Deputy Hank
Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws
Movie • 1978
Cowboy at rodeo
The Gambler
Movie • 1980
Polo
Bad Girls
Movie • 1994
Ned, Jarrett Gang
Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn
Movie • 1982
Halfbreed
Appaloosa
Movie • 2008
Bragg's Fourth Man
Ulzana's Raid
Movie • 1972
Trooper (uncredited)
Murder in the First
Movie • 1995
Alcatraz Guard Whitney
Love Ranch
Movie • 2010
Drunken John
Gunsmoke
TV • 1955
Townsman
Lucky Luke
TV • 1992
Deputy Virgil