
Neil Summers
Acting
Born April 28, 1944 · London, England, UK
Died September 4, 2025
Also known 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.
Filmography50+ titles

Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws

The Shawshank Redemption

Chaplin

RoboCop

El Dorado

My Name Is Nobody

True Grit

Midnight Run

Murder in the First

Go

Wild at Heart

Holes

Ulzana's Raid

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

Young Guns

Boss Nigger

Cheyenne Autumn

Gunsmoke

Appaloosa

Better Off Dead

McLintock!

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

Rio Lobo

The Jackal

Joe Kidd

The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Last Challenge

Duel at Diablo

Troublemakers

Dick Tracy

Big Man on Campus

The Shooting

Ride in the Whirlwind

Harry and the Hendersons

Wanted: Dead or Alive

White Line Fever

The Gambler

Cop Killers

Heaven with a Gun

Bad Girls

Lucky Luke

Jack's Back

Stagecoach

Live Wire

Buddy

The Outing

A Fine Mess

The Great Sioux Massacre

Cold Feet

Adiós Amigo