
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