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Slim Summerville

Slim Summerville

Acting·1892–1946·113 films

Slim Summerville (born George Joseph Somerville; July 10, 1892 – January 5, 1946) was an American film actor and director best known for his work in comedies.

As Actor

All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)Tjaden
Jesse James
Jesse James (1939)Jailer
Western Union
Western Union (1941)Herman, called "Cookie"
The Front Page
The Front Page (1931)Pincus
Tillie's Punctured Romance
Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914)Keystone Kop / Guest in Restaurant (uncredited)
Laughing Gas
Laughing Gas (1914)Patient
Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road (1941)Henry Peabody
Those Love Pangs
Those Love Pangs (1914)Movie Patron (uncredited)
Dough and Dynamite
Dough and Dynamite (1914)Striking Baker
The Knockout
The Knockout (1914)Spectator (uncredited)
Gentlemen of Nerve
Gentlemen of Nerve (1914)Spectator (uncredited)
Caught in the Rain
Caught in the Rain (1914)Cop (uncredited)
Mabel's Busy Day
Mabel's Busy Day (1914)Policeman
The Property Man
The Property Man (1914)Man in Second Row Audience (uncredited)
King of Jazz
King of Jazz (1930)Automobile Owner ('Springtime') / Rear End of Horse / Charles
The Last Warning
The Last Warning (1928)Tommy Wall
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938)Homer Busby
The Bad Sister
The Bad Sister (1931)Sam
Her Man
Her Man (1930)Swede
Captain January
Captain January (1936)Captain Nazro
Charlie Chan in Reno
Charlie Chan in Reno (1939)Sheriff Tombstone Fletcher
The Beloved Rogue
The Beloved Rogue (1927)Jehan
Love Is News
Love Is News (1937)Judge Hart
Air Mail
Air Mail (1932)'Slim' McCune
Fatty's Magic Pants
Fatty's Magic Pants (1914)Cop (uncredited)
The Farmer Takes a Wife
The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935)Fortune Friendly
Miss Polly
Miss Polly (1941)Slim Wilkins
The Road Back
The Road Back (1937)Tjaden
Those Country Kids
Those Country Kids (1914)Cop
That Little Band Of Gold
That Little Band Of Gold (1915)Waiter / Audience Member (uncredited)
The Hoodlum Saint
The Hoodlum Saint (1946)Eel
Submarine Patrol
Submarine Patrol (1938)Ellsworth 'Spuds' Fickett, cook
I'm from Arkansas
I'm from Arkansas (1944)Juniper Jenkins
Fatty's New Role
Fatty's New Role (1915)Bartender
Anne of Windy Poplars
Anne of Windy Poplars (1940)Jabez Monkman
Gold Rush Maisie
Gold Rush Maisie (1940)Fred Gubbins
Their Big Moment
Their Big Moment (1934)Bill Ambrose (as 'Slim' Summerville)
Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls (1941)Sam Sawyer
Bride by Mistake
Bride by Mistake (1944)Samuel
Highway West
Highway West (1941)Gramps Abbott
Five of a Kind
Five of a Kind (1938)Constable Jim Ogden
Kentucky Moonshine
Kentucky Moonshine (1938)Hank Hatfield
The Country Doctor
The Country Doctor (1936)Constable Jim Ogden
Her Painted Hero
Her Painted Hero (1915)A Bill Poster
Lover's Luck
Lover's Luck (1914)Villager
Sailor's Holiday
Sailor's Holiday (1929)Midway Photographer (uncredited)
Ambrose's First Falsehood
Ambrose's First Falsehood (1914)Café Patron
Leading Lizzie Astray
Leading Lizzie Astray (1914)Dancing Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Gussle's Day of Rest
Gussle's Day of Rest (1915)The Park Girl's Boyfriend
Heaven on Earth
Heaven on Earth (1931)Merchant
Way Down East
Way Down East (1935)Constable Seth Holcomb
Henry Goes Arizona
Henry Goes Arizona (1939)Sheriff Parton
Uncle Joe
Uncle Joe (1941)Joe Butterfield
White Fang
White Fang (1936)Slats Magee
Tom Brown of Culver
Tom Brown of Culver (1932)Elmer (Slim) Whitman
Puddin' Head
Puddin' Head (1941)Uncle Lem Goober
Strong Boy
Strong Boy (1929)Slim
Troopers Three
Troopers Three (1930)'Sunny'
One Hysterical Night
One Hysterical Night (1929)Robin Hood
Love Birds
Love Birds (1934)Henry Whipple
Pepper
Pepper (1936)Uncle Ben Jolly
Free Love
Free Love (1930)Gas Inspector
The Spoilers
The Spoilers (1930)Slapjack Simms
Out All Night
Out All Night (1933)Ronald Colgate
Their Social Splash
Their Social Splash (1915)Harold - the Groom
See America Thirst
See America Thirst (1930)Slim
Can This Be Dixie?
Can This Be Dixie? (1936)Robert E. Lee Gurgle
Life Begins at Forty
Life Begins at Forty (1935)T. Watterson Meriwether
Tiger Rose
Tiger Rose (1929)Heine
Up the River
Up the River (1938)Slim Nelson
Swing in the Saddle
Swing in the Saddle (1944)Northup 'Slim' Bayliss
Reunion
Reunion (1936)Jim Ogden
Winner Take All
Winner Take All (1939)Mike Muldoon
Fifty Roads to Town
Fifty Roads to Town (1937)Ed Henry
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
Happy Times and Jolly Moments (1943)(archive footage)
Are Waitresses Safe?
Are Waitresses Safe? (1917)Gang Leader Rival - Who Had Objections
Sing Me a Song of Texas
Sing Me a Song of Texas (1945)Happy
The Unexpected Father
The Unexpected Father (1932)Jasper Jones
Her First Mate
Her First Mate (1933)John Horner
His Hidden Purpose
His Hidden Purpose (1918)A Cop
Under Montana Skies
Under Montana Skies (1930)Sunshine
A Bird's a Bird
A Bird's a Bird (1915)
Little Accident
Little Accident (1930)Hicks
The Texas Streak
The Texas Streak (1926)Swede
The Chinese Parrot
The Chinese Parrot (1927)Prospector
Racing Youth
Racing Youth (1932)Slim
Many a Slip
Many a Slip (1931)Hopkins
Off to the Races
Off to the Races (1937)Uncle George
They Just Had to Get Married
They Just Had to Get Married (1933)Sam Sutton
The Plumber
The Plumber (1914)
A Bedroom Blunder
A Bedroom Blunder (1917)Counter Attendant
The Snow Cure
The Snow Cure (1916)Minor Role
Painted Ponies
Painted Ponies (1927)Beanpole
Riding for Fame
Riding for Fame (1929)High-Pockets
Hey! Hey! Cowboy
Hey! Hey! Cowboy (1927)Spike Doolin
Love, Honor and Oh, Baby!
Love, Honor and Oh, Baby! (1933)Mark Reed
The Shannons of Broadway
The Shannons of Broadway (1929)Newt
Horse Play
Horse Play (1933)Slim Perkins
Skirts
Skirts (1921)Ringmaster
His Bread and Butter
His Bread and Butter (1916)The Cafe Proprietor
The Valley of Vanishing Men
The Valley of Vanishing Men (1942)Missouri Benson
King of the Rodeo
King of the Rodeo (1929)Slim
The Denver Dude
The Denver Dude (1927)Slim Jones (as George Summerville)
Roping Her Romeo
Roping Her Romeo (1917)Black Pete - the Leading Scoundrel
The Rivals
The Rivals (1923)
The Way of the World
The Way of the World (1947)Patient (Archive Footage)
A Dog Catcher's Love
A Dog Catcher's Love (1917)The Dog Catcher
The Kitchen Lady
The Kitchen Lady (1918)The Landlady's Son
Fatty and the Broadway Stars
Fatty and the Broadway Stars (1915)Striking Carpenter
Cinders of Love
Cinders of Love (1916)The Police Chief
Cursed by His Beauty
Cursed by His Beauty (1914)2nd Model
The Home Breakers
The Home Breakers (1915)The Janitor

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