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Neil Summers

Neil Summers

English-American actor and stuntman

Neil Summers (born 1944)[1] is an English-American actor and stuntman. He is perhaps best known for playing the Rodent in the 1990 film Dick Tracy.[2]

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Life and career

Summers was born in London, England. He began his career in 1963, traveling to Tucson, Arizona to appear in the film McLintock! as a stunt extra.[1]

Summers stunt doubled for actors, Warren Oates, Roddy McDowall, Michael Anderson Jr. and Michael J. Pollard.[1]

Summers appeared in numerous television programs including Gunsmoke,[3] Bonanza, Barnaby Jones, Death Valley Days,[4] The High Chaparral, The Fall Guy, Petrocelli and Daniel Boone. He also appeared in numerous films including Duel at Diablo, Heaven with a Gun, El Dorado, True Grit, The Greatest Story Ever Told,[5] Rio Lobo, Rough Night in Jericho, The Shawshank Redemption and Guns of a Stranger.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Scott Freese, Gene (April 24, 2014). Hollywood Stunt Performers, 1910s-1970s: A Biographical Dictionary, 2d Ed. McFarland. p. 275. ISBN 9780786476435 – via Google Books.
  2. [2]
    G. Roberts, Garyn (2003). Dick Tracy and American Culture: Morality and Mythology, Text and Context. McFarland. p. 282. ISBN 9780786416981 – via Google Books.
  3. [3]
    "Baby Boomers grew up with Westerns". The Newark Advocate. Newark, Ohio. February 21, 1993. p. 25. Retrieved February 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  4. [4]
    "Summers lastest stunt-settling in Kanab". Southern Utah News. Kanab, Utah. July 11, 2001. p. 17. Retrieved February 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  5. [5]
    Landesman, Fred (August 13, 2015). The John Wayne Filmography. McFarland. p. 126. ISBN 9781476609225 – via Google Books.
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