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

Tjaden

All Quiet on the Western Front

Striking Baker

Dough and Dynamite

Policeman

Mabel's Busy Day

Patient

Laughing Gas

Gas Inspector

Free Love

Sheriff Tombstone Fletcher

Charlie Chan in Reno

Slim Jones (as George Summerville)

The Denver Dude

Pincus

The Front Page

Herman, called "Cookie"

Western Union

Jailer

Jesse James

Homer Busby

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

Heine

Tiger Rose

The Dog Catcher

A Dog Catcher's Love

Gramps Abbott

Highway West

Henry Peabody

Tobacco Road

Soldiers of Misfortune

Cop

Those Country Kids

The Anglers

The Plumber

Stout Hearts But Weak Knees

The Father

Only a Farmer's Daughter

Audience Member (uncredited)

Droppington's Devilish Deed

The Sheriff

Their Fatal Bumping

Eel

The Hoodlum Saint

Captain Nazro

Captain January

'Slim' McCune

Air Mail

Fred Gubbins

Gold Rush Maisie

Jabez Monkman

Anne of Windy Poplars

Beanpole

Painted Ponies

High-Pockets

Riding for Fame

Spike Doolin

Hey! Hey! Cowboy

Bartender

Fatty's New Role

Tjaden

The Road Back

(unconfirmed)

A Rowboat Romance

Annoyed Neighbor

Those Happy Days

Henchman (uncredited)

Love and Bullets

Sam Sawyer

Niagara Falls

Striking Carpenter

Fatty and the Broadway Stars

The Drunk

Reckless Living

A Bill Poster

Her Painted Hero

Fortune Friendly

The Farmer Takes a Wife

Harold - the Groom

Their Social Splash

Sheriff Parton

Henry Goes Arizona

Oh, What a Kick!

Constable Jim Ogden

Five of a Kind

T. Watterson Meriwether

Life Begins at Forty

Joe Butterfield

Uncle Joe

Constable Seth Holcomb

Way Down East

Hank Hatfield

Kentucky Moonshine

Villager

Lover's Luck

Ellsworth 'Spuds' Fickett, cook

Submarine Patrol

Samuel

Bride by Mistake

'Sunny'

Troopers Three

Missouri Benson

The Valley of Vanishing Men

John Horner

Her First Mate

Jehan

The Beloved Rogue

Juniper Jenkins

I'm from Arkansas

Constable Jim Ogden

The Country Doctor

(uncredited)

Saved by Wireless

Slim

See America Thirst

Chester Hardy

Her First Kiss

Counter Attendant

A Bedroom Blunder

Slim Perkins

Horse Play

Slim Winters

Bachelor Daze

Mark Reed

Love, Honor and Oh, Baby!

Slats Magee

White Fang

Café Patron

Ambrose's First Falsehood

A Bird's a Bird

The Park Girl's Boyfriend

Gussle's Day of Rest

Jim Ogden

Reunion

The Police Chief

Cinders of Love

Midway Photographer (uncredited)

Sailor's Holiday

Sunshine

Under Montana Skies

Spectator (uncredited)

Gentlemen of Nerve

Cop (uncredited)

Caught in the Rain

Spectator (uncredited)

The Knockout

Man in Second Row Audience (uncredited)

The Property Man

Movie Patron (uncredited)

Those Love Pangs

Keystone Kop / Guest in Restaurant (uncredited)

Tillie's Punctured Romance

Dancing Cafe Patron (uncredited)

Leading Lizzie Astray

Waiter / Audience Member (uncredited)

That Little Band Of Gold

Ronald Colgate

Out All Night

Merchant

Heaven on Earth

We! We! Marie!

Automobile Owner ('Springtime') / Rear End of Horse / Charles

King of Jazz

Bill Ambrose (as 'Slim' Summerville)

Their Big Moment

Northup 'Slim' Bayliss

Swing in the Saddle

Slim Wilkins

Miss Polly

Prospector

The Chinese Parrot

Slim

Hello, 'Frisco

Swede

The Texas Streak

The Cafe Proprietor

His Bread and Butter

A Schoolhouse Scandal

Minor Role

The Snow Cure

Mr. Hawk - a Boarder

Villa of the Movies

The Boy Friend

Caught in a Park

Uncle Lem Goober

Puddin' Head

Happy

Sing Me a Song of Texas

Uncle Ben Jolly

Pepper

Mike Muldoon

Winner Take All

Slapjack Simms

The Spoilers

Elmer (Slim) Whitman

Tom Brown of Culver

Henry Whipple

Love Birds

Judge Hart

Love Is News

Sam

The Bad Sister

Slim

Strong Boy

Robin Hood

One Hysterical Night

Cop (uncredited)

Fatty's Magic Pants

Slim

Garden of Eatin'

Swede

Her Man

Hicks

Little Accident

Tommy Wall

The Last Warning

Ed Henry

Fifty Roads to Town

The Janitor

The Home Breakers

A Cop

His Hidden Purpose

2nd Model

Cursed by His Beauty

A Peaceful Riot

(archive footage)

Happy Times and Jolly Moments

Slim

Racing Youth

Gang Leader Rival - Who Had Objections

Are Waitresses Safe?

Slim

King of the Rodeo

Sam Sutton

They Just Had to Get Married

A Flirt

It Pays to Exercise

Slim Nelson

Up the River

The Rivals

Uncle George

Off to the Races

Robert E. Lee Gurgle

Can This Be Dixie?

Hopkins

Many a Slip

Slim

Case Dismissed

Jasper Jones

The Unexpected Father

The Landlady's Son

The Kitchen Lady

‘Crabapple’ Thompson

Lasca of the Rio Grande

Sunshine's Dark Moment

Slim

Mabel’s Latest Prank

Black Pete - the Leading Scoundrel

Roping Her Romeo

Patient (Archive Footage)

The Way of the World

Ringmaster

Skirts

Newt

The Shannons of Broadway

The Bellboy

Those College Girls

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

139

Gender

Male

Birthday

1892-07-09

Place of Birth

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Also Known As

George Joseph Somerville