
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'

The Hoodlum Saint
1946
as Eel

Horse Play
1933
as Slim Perkins

Pepper
1936
as Uncle Ben Jolly
Hello, 'Frisco
1924
as Slim

Submarine Patrol
1938
as Ellsworth 'Spuds' Fickett, cook

Bride by Mistake
1944
as Samuel

A Bedroom Blunder
1917
as Counter Attendant

The Spoilers
1930
as Slapjack Simms

Uncle Joe
1941
as Joe Butterfield

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
1938
as Homer Busby

White Fang
1936
as Slats Magee

Fifty Roads to Town
1937
as Ed Henry

The Front Page
1931
as Pincus

Puddin' Head
1941
as Uncle Lem Goober

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

Air Mail
1932
as 'Slim' McCune

Charlie Chan in Reno
1939
as Sheriff Tombstone Fletcher

Life Begins at Forty
1935
as T. Watterson Meriwether

Way Down East
1935
as Constable Seth Holcomb

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

The Farmer Takes a Wife
1935
as Fortune Friendly

The Beloved Rogue
1927
as Jehan

The Road Back
1937
as Tjaden

Miss Polly
1941
as Slim Wilkins

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

Reunion
1936
as Jim Ogden

Swing in the Saddle
1944
as Northup 'Slim' Bayliss

Those Love Pangs
1914
as Movie Patron (uncredited)

Strong Boy
1929
as Slim

Henry Goes Arizona
1939
as Sheriff Parton

Captain January
1936
as Captain Nazro

Love Birds
1934
as Henry Whipple

The Bad Sister
1931
as Sam

Gentlemen of Nerve
1914
as Spectator (uncredited)

Dough and Dynamite
1914
as Striking Baker

Niagara Falls
1941
as Sam Sawyer

The Country Doctor
1936
as Constable Jim Ogden

Free Love
1930
as Gas Inspector

Five of a Kind
1938
as Constable Jim Ogden

Heaven on Earth
1931
as Merchant

Kentucky Moonshine
1938
as Hank Hatfield

Love Is News
1937
as Judge Hart

Gold Rush Maisie
1940
as Fred Gubbins

Tiger Rose
1929
as Heine

Highway West
1941
as Gramps Abbott

Caught in the Rain
1914
as Cop (uncredited)

A Dog Catcher's Love
1917
as The Dog Catcher

Laughing Gas
1914
as Patient

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

Her Painted Hero
1915
as A Bill Poster

Anne of Windy Poplars
1940
as Jabez Monkman
Reckless Living
1931
as The Drunk

The Unexpected Father
1932
as Jasper Jones

See America Thirst
1930
as Slim

Mabel's Busy Day
1914
as Policeman

Riding for Fame
1929
as High-Pockets

Roping Her Romeo
1917
as Black Pete - the Leading Scoundrel

Her Man
1930
as Swede
Case Dismissed
1924
as Slim

Winner Take All
1939
as Mike Muldoon

The Plumber
1914

The Shannons of Broadway
1929
as Newt

Those Country Kids
1914
as Cop

Her First Mate
1933
as John Horner

Under Montana Skies
1930
as Sunshine

Hey! Hey! Cowboy
1927
as Spike Doolin

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

Happy Times and Jolly Moments
1943
as (archive footage)

Ambrose's First Falsehood
1914
as Café Patron

A Bird's a Bird
1915

Tom Brown of Culver
1932
as Elmer (Slim) Whitman

I'm from Arkansas
1944
as Juniper Jenkins
Sunshine's Dark Moment
1929

The Chinese Parrot
1927
as Prospector

Off to the Races
1937
as Uncle George

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

Up the River
1938
as Slim Nelson

Sing Me a Song of Texas
1945
as Happy

One Hysterical Night
1929
as Robin Hood

Little Accident
1930
as Hicks
Mabel’s Latest Prank
1914
as Slim

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

His Hidden Purpose
1918
as A Cop

The Last Warning
1928
as Tommy Wall

They Just Had to Get Married
1933
as Sam Sutton

Their Social Splash
1915
as Harold - the Groom

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

Many a Slip
1931
as Hopkins
Her First Kiss
1919
as Chester Hardy

Fatty and the Broadway Stars
1915
as Striking Carpenter
The Anglers
1914
It Pays to Exercise
1918
as A Flirt

Sailor's Holiday
1929
as Midway Photographer (uncredited)
We! We! Marie!
1930

Racing Youth
1932
as Slim

The Texas Streak
1926
as Swede
Saved by Wireless
1915
as (uncredited)
Love and Bullets
1914
as Henchman (uncredited)

The Way of the World
1947
as Patient (Archive Footage)

Cinders of Love
1916
as The Police Chief

Leading Lizzie Astray
1914
as Dancing Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Their Fatal Bumping
1914
as The Sheriff

The Valley of Vanishing Men
1942
as Missouri Benson

Fatty's Magic Pants
1914
as Cop (uncredited)
Villa of the Movies
1917
as Mr. Hawk - a Boarder

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

Painted Ponies
1927
as Beanpole

The Kitchen Lady
1918
as The Landlady's Son
Bachelor Daze
1944
as Slim Winters

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

Skirts
1921
as Ringmaster
Those College Girls
1915
as The Bellboy
A Rowboat Romance
1914
as (unconfirmed)
Lasca of the Rio Grande
1931
as ‘Crabapple’ Thompson
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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