Neil Summers
Birthday
1944/04/28
Day of death
2025/09/04 (81 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Also know as
Neal Summers, Neil Summer, Neil Sommers
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.
Acting
(1973) My Name Is Nobody
as Squirrel
(1994) Troublemakers
as Dodge
(1969) Heaven with a Gun
as Beck's Man (uncredited)
(1977) Cop Killers
as Policeman
(1987) Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Hardy
(1991) The Legend Of Grizzly Adams
as Jake
(1989) Big Man on Campus
as Woman (uncredited)
(1990) Peacemaker
as Milk Man
(1972) Joe Kidd
as Posse (uncredited)
(1966) Duel at Diablo
as Trooper (uncredited)
(1974) Pray for the Wildcats
as Cantina Local (uncredited)
(1988) Under the Gun
as Stone's Man
(1994) The Shawshank Redemption
as Pete
(1987) RoboCop
as Dougy
(1991) Lucky Luke
as Deputy Virgil
(1988) The Tracker
as Bad Guy
(1970) The Animals
as Charlie Boggs
(1975) White Line Fever
as Matchstick
(1972) The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
as Snake River Rufus Krile
(1990) Dick Tracy
as The Rodent
(1966) Ride in the Whirlwind
as Ward
(1977) Mr. Billion
as Deputy Hank
(1978) Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws
as Cowboy at rodeo
(1980) The Gambler
as Polo
(1994) Bad Girls
as Ned, Jarrett Gang
(1982) Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn
as Halfbreed
(2008) Appaloosa
as Bragg's Fourth Man
(1972) Ulzana's Raid
as Trooper (uncredited)
(1995) Murder in the First
as Alcatraz Guard Whitney
(2010) Love Ranch
as Drunken John
(1955) Gunsmoke
as Townsman
(1992) Lucky Luke
as Deputy Virgil