Slim Summerville
Known for
Acting
Life
1892 – 1946 (aged 53)
Born in
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Credits
View on IMDb140 acting credits
Biography
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.
Known For
All Quiet on the Western Front
29 Apr 1930
Jesse James
14 Jan 1939
Western Union
21 Feb 1941
The Front Page
04 Apr 1931
Tillie's Punctured Romance
21 Dec 1914
Laughing Gas
09 Jul 1914
Tobacco Road
20 Feb 1941
Those Love Pangs
10 Oct 1914
Photos
Filmography
1981
- The Muppets Go to the Moviesas Keystone Kop (archive footage) (uncredited)
1947
- The Way of the Worldas Patient (Archive Footage)
1946
- The Hoodlum Saintas Eel
1945
- Sing Me a Song of Texasas Happy
1944
- I'm from Arkansasas Juniper Jenkins
- Swing in the Saddleas Northup 'Slim' Bayliss
- Bride by Mistakeas Samuel
- Bachelor Dazeas Slim Winters
1943
- Garden of Eatin'as Slim
- Happy Times and Jolly Momentsas (archive footage)
1942
- The Valley of Vanishing Menas Missouri Benson
1941
- Miss Pollyas Slim Wilkins
- Uncle Joeas Joe Butterfield
- Niagara Fallsas Sam Sawyer
- Highway Westas Gramps Abbott
- Puddin' Headas Uncle Lem Goober
- Western Unionas Herman, called "Cookie"
- Tobacco Roadas Henry Peabody
1940
- Gold Rush Maisieas Fred Gubbins
- Anne of Windy Poplarsas Jabez Monkman
1939
- Henry Goes Arizonaas Sheriff Parton
- Charlie Chan in Renoas Sheriff Tombstone Fletcher
- Winner Take Allas Mike Muldoon
- Jesse Jamesas Jailer
1938
- Up the Riveras Slim Nelson
- Submarine Patrolas Ellsworth 'Spuds' Fickett, cook
- Five of a Kindas Constable Jim Ogden
- Kentucky Moonshineas Hank Hatfield
- Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farmas Homer Busby
1937
- Fifty Roads to Townas Ed Henry
- The Road Backas Tjaden
- Love Is Newsas Judge Hart
- Off to the Racesas Uncle George
1936
- Reunionas Jim Ogden
- Can This Be Dixie?as Robert E. Lee Gurgle
- Pepperas Uncle Ben Jolly
- White Fangas Slats Magee
- Captain Januaryas Captain Nazro
- The Country Doctoras Constable Jim Ogden
1935
- Way Down Eastas Constable Seth Holcomb
- The Farmer Takes a Wifeas Fortune Friendly
- Life Begins at Fortyas T. Watterson Meriwether
1934
- Their Big Momentas Bill Ambrose (as 'Slim' Summerville)
- Love Birdsas Henry Whipple
1933
- Love, Honor and Oh, Baby!as Mark Reed
- Her First Mateas John Horner
- Horse Playas Slim Perkins
- Out All Nightas Ronald Colgate
- They Just Had to Get Marriedas Sam Sutton
1932
- Air Mailas 'Slim' McCune
- Tom Brown of Culveras Elmer (Slim) Whitman
- Racing Youthas Slim
- The Unexpected Fatheras Jasper Jones
1931
- Lasca of the Rio Grandeas ‘Crabapple’ Thompson
- Heaven on Earthas Merchant
- Reckless Livingas The Drunk
- The Front Pageas Pincus
- The Bad Sisteras Sam
- Many a Slipas Hopkins
1930
- Free Loveas Gas Inspector
- See America Thirstas Slim
- We! We! Marie!
- Her Manas Swede
- The Spoilersas Slapjack Simms
- Under Montana Skiesas Sunshine
- Little Accidentas Hicks
- All Quiet on the Western Frontas Tjaden
- King of Jazzas Automobile Owner ('Springtime')
- Troopers Threeas 'Sunny'
1929
- Tiger Roseas Heine
- The Shannons of Broadwayas Newt
- One Hysterical Nightas Robin Hood
- Sailor's Holidayas Midway Photographer (uncredited)
- Riding for Fameas High-Pockets
- Strong Boyas Slim
- Sunshine's Dark Moment
- King of the Rodeoas Slim
1928
- The Last Warningas Tommy Wall
1927
- The Chinese Parrotas Prospector
- Painted Poniesas Beanpole
- Hey! Hey! Cowboyas Spike Doolin
- The Beloved Rogueas Jehan
- The Denver Dudeas Slim Jones (as George Summerville)
- Oh, What a Kick!
1926
- The Texas Streakas Swede
1925
1924
- Hello, 'Friscoas Slim
- Case Dismissedas Slim
1923
1921
- Skirtsas Ringmaster
1919
- A Schoolhouse Scandal
- Her First Kissas Chester Hardy
1918
- It Pays to Exerciseas A Flirt
- His Hidden Purposeas A Cop
- The Kitchen Ladyas The Landlady's Son
1917
- Are Waitresses Safe?as Gang Leader Rival - Who Had Objections
- Roping Her Romeoas Black Pete - the Leading Scoundrel
- A Bedroom Blunderas Counter Attendant
- A Dog Catcher's Loveas The Dog Catcher
- Villa of the Moviesas Mr. Hawk - a Boarder
1916
- The Snow Cureas Minor Role
- His Bread and Butteras The Cafe Proprietor
- Cinders of Loveas The Police Chief
1915
- Fatty and the Broadway Starsas Striking Carpenter
- Saved by Wirelessas (uncredited)
- Her Painted Heroas A Bill Poster
- Those College Girlsas The Bellboy
- Their Social Splashas Harold - the Groom
- Droppington's Devilish Deedas Audience Member (uncredited)
- Gussle's Day of Restas The Park Girl's Boyfriend
- That Little Band Of Goldas Waiter
- A Bird's a Bird
- Caught in a Parkas The Boy Friend
- Fatty's New Roleas Bartender
- The Home Breakersas The Janitor
- Only a Farmer's Daughteras The Father
1914
- Their Fatal Bumpingas The Sheriff
- Tillie's Punctured Romanceas Keystone Kop
- Fatty's Magic Pantsas Cop (uncredited)
- Ambrose's First Falsehoodas Café Patron
- The Plumber
- Leading Lizzie Astrayas Dancing Cafe Patron (uncredited)
- Cursed by His Beautyas 2nd Model
- Gentlemen of Nerveas Spectator (uncredited)
- Dough and Dynamiteas Striking Baker
- Stout Hearts But Weak Knees
- The Anglers
- Those Love Pangsas Movie Patron (uncredited)
- Lover's Luckas Villager
- Mabel’s Latest Prankas Slim
- Those Country Kidsas Cop
- The Property Manas Man in Second Row Audience (uncredited)
- Soldiers of Misfortune
- Those Happy Daysas Annoyed Neighbor
- Laughing Gasas Patient
- A Rowboat Romanceas (unconfirmed)
- Love and Bulletsas Henchman (uncredited)
- Mabel's Busy Dayas Policeman
- The Knockoutas Spectator (uncredited)
- Caught in the Rainas Cop (uncredited)