Neil Summers

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.^[1]

Neil Summers
Born	(1944-04-28)28 April 1944 London, England
Died	4 September 2025(2025-09-04) (aged 81) Kanab, Utah, U.S.
Occupations	Actor stuntman
Years active	1963–2025

Life and career

Summers was born in London, England on 28 April 1944.^[2][3] He began his career in 1963, traveling to Tucson, Arizona to appear in the film McLintock! as a stunt extra.^[3]

He stunt doubled for actors, Warren Oates, Roddy McDowall, Michael Anderson Jr. and Michael J. Pollard.^[3]

Summers appeared in numerous television programs including Gunsmoke,^[4] Bonanza, Barnaby Jones, Death Valley Days,^[5] 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,^[6] Rio Lobo, RoboCop, Wild At Heart, Rough Night in Jericho, The Shawshank Redemption and Guns of a Stranger.^[3]

Summers died in Kanab, Utah, on 4 September 2025, at the age of 81.^[7]