
Slim Summerville
Known for Acting · 139 credits
- Born
- 1892-07-09
- Died
- 1946-01-05
- Place of birth
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
- Also known as
- George Joseph Somerville · George J. Summerville · George Summerville · George 'Slim' Summerville · 'Slim' Summerville
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
Movies (139)

All Quiet on the Western Front
1930
as Tjaden

Tobacco Road
1941
as Henry Peabody

Western Union
1941
as Herman, called "Cookie"

Jesse James
1939
as Jailer

The Knockout
1914
as Spectator (uncredited)

Troopers Three
1930
as 'Sunny'

Horse Play
1933
as Slim Perkins

The Spoilers
1930
as Slapjack Simms

The Hoodlum Saint
1946
as Eel
Hello, 'Frisco
1924
as Slim

Pepper
1936
as Uncle Ben Jolly

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
1938
as Homer Busby

Way Down East
1935
as Constable Seth Holcomb

Uncle Joe
1941
as Joe Butterfield

Love, Honor and Oh, Baby!
1933
as Mark Reed

Submarine Patrol
1938
as Ellsworth 'Spuds' Fickett, cook

The Front Page
1931
as Pincus

Fifty Roads to Town
1937
as Ed Henry

King of Jazz
1930
as Automobile Owner ('Springtime') / Rear End of Horse / Charles

Air Mail
1932
as 'Slim' McCune

Her Man
1930
as Swede

The Beloved Rogue
1927
as Jehan

Five of a Kind
1938
as Constable Jim Ogden

Puddin' Head
1941
as Uncle Lem Goober

Those Love Pangs
1914
as Movie Patron (uncredited)

Gold Rush Maisie
1940
as Fred Gubbins

Henry Goes Arizona
1939
as Sheriff Parton

Strong Boy
1929
as Slim

A Bedroom Blunder
1917
as Counter Attendant

Anne of Windy Poplars
1940
as Jabez Monkman

Love Is News
1937
as Judge Hart

Reunion
1936
as Jim Ogden

See America Thirst
1930
as Slim

White Fang
1936
as Slats Magee

Charlie Chan in Reno
1939
as Sheriff Tombstone Fletcher

Tillie's Punctured Romance
1914
as Keystone Kop / Guest in Restaurant (uncredited)

Swing in the Saddle
1944
as Northup 'Slim' Bayliss

Niagara Falls
1941
as Sam Sawyer

Bride by Mistake
1944
as Samuel

The Bad Sister
1931
as Sam

Love Birds
1934
as Henry Whipple

The Plumber
1914
Reckless Living
1931
as The Drunk

Gentlemen of Nerve
1914
as Spectator (uncredited)

Heaven on Earth
1931
as Merchant

The Road Back
1937
as Tjaden

Captain January
1936
as Captain Nazro

Laughing Gas
1914
as Patient

The Farmer Takes a Wife
1935
as Fortune Friendly

Mabel's Busy Day
1914
as Policeman

Dough and Dynamite
1914
as Striking Baker

Caught in the Rain
1914
as Cop (uncredited)

Highway West
1941
as Gramps Abbott

The Unexpected Father
1932
as Jasper Jones

The Country Doctor
1936
as Constable Jim Ogden

Her Painted Hero
1915
as A Bill Poster

Miss Polly
1941
as Slim Wilkins

Roping Her Romeo
1917
as Black Pete - the Leading Scoundrel

Tiger Rose
1929
as Heine
Her First Kiss
1919
as Chester Hardy

Winner Take All
1939
as Mike Muldoon
Sunshine's Dark Moment
1929

Life Begins at Forty
1935
as T. Watterson Meriwether

Kentucky Moonshine
1938
as Hank Hatfield
Saved by Wireless
1915
as (uncredited)

The Property Man
1914
as Man in Second Row Audience (uncredited)

A Dog Catcher's Love
1917
as The Dog Catcher

Are Waitresses Safe?
1917
as Gang Leader Rival - Who Had Objections

Riding for Fame
1929
as High-Pockets

Free Love
1930
as Gas Inspector

The Shannons of Broadway
1929
as Newt

One Hysterical Night
1929
as Robin Hood

Those Country Kids
1914
as Cop

Ambrose's First Falsehood
1914
as Café Patron
Case Dismissed
1924
as Slim

A Bird's a Bird
1915

His Hidden Purpose
1918
as A Cop

I'm from Arkansas
1944
as Juniper Jenkins

The Chinese Parrot
1927
as Prospector

Up the River
1938
as Slim Nelson

Can This Be Dixie?
1936
as Robert E. Lee Gurgle

The Last Warning
1928
as Tommy Wall

Under Montana Skies
1930
as Sunshine

Off to the Races
1937
as Uncle George

Little Accident
1930
as Hicks

Sing Me a Song of Texas
1945
as Happy
Mabel’s Latest Prank
1914
as Slim
Their Fatal Bumping
1914
as The Sheriff

Her First Mate
1933
as John Horner
Villa of the Movies
1917
as Mr. Hawk - a Boarder

Cinders of Love
1916
as The Police Chief

Hey! Hey! Cowboy
1927
as Spike Doolin

Tom Brown of Culver
1932
as Elmer (Slim) Whitman

Their Social Splash
1915
as Harold - the Groom

That Little Band Of Gold
1915
as Waiter / Audience Member (uncredited)

The Denver Dude
1927
as Slim Jones (as George Summerville)

The Valley of Vanishing Men
1942
as Missouri Benson
Love and Bullets
1914
as Henchman (uncredited)

The Texas Streak
1926
as Swede
We! We! Marie!
1930
Bachelor Daze
1944
as Slim Winters

Fatty and the Broadway Stars
1915
as Striking Carpenter

They Just Had to Get Married
1933
as Sam Sutton

Gussle's Day of Rest
1915
as The Park Girl's Boyfriend

Happy Times and Jolly Moments
1943
as (archive footage)

Their Big Moment
1934
as Bill Ambrose (as 'Slim' Summerville)

Leading Lizzie Astray
1914
as Dancing Cafe Patron (uncredited)

Sailor's Holiday
1929
as Midway Photographer (uncredited)

Racing Youth
1932
as Slim

Painted Ponies
1927
as Beanpole

Fatty's Magic Pants
1914
as Cop (uncredited)

The Kitchen Lady
1918
as The Landlady's Son
It Pays to Exercise
1918
as A Flirt

Many a Slip
1931
as Hopkins

Skirts
1921
as Ringmaster

The Way of the World
1947
as Patient (Archive Footage)
Those College Girls
1915
as The Bellboy

Out All Night
1933
as Ronald Colgate
The Anglers
1914

King of the Rodeo
1929
as Slim
About Slim Summerville
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. With 139 credits spanning from 1914 to 1947, Slim Summerville has appeared in 139 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Slim Summerville Movies
- All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) — as Tjaden
- Tobacco Road (1941) — as Henry Peabody
- Western Union (1941) — as Herman, called "Cookie"
- Jesse James (1939) — as Jailer
- The Knockout (1914) — as Spectator (uncredited)
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