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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

145

Gender

Male

Birthday

1892-07-09

Day of Death

1946-01-05 (54 years old)

Place of Birth

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Also Known As

George Joseph Somerville

George J. Summerville

George Summerville

George 'Slim' Summerville

'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

Acting

Dough and Dynamite

1914

Dough and Dynamite

as

Striking Baker

Laughing Gas

1914

Laughing Gas

as

Patient

Mabel's Busy Day

1914

Mabel's Busy Day

as

Policeman

Free Love

1930

Free Love

as

Gas Inspector

Charlie Chan in Reno

1939

Charlie Chan in Reno

as

Sheriff Tombstone Fletcher

The Denver Dude

1927

The Denver Dude

as

Slim Jones (as George Summerville)

The Front Page

1931

The Front Page

as

Pincus

Western Union

1941

Western Union

as

Herman, called "Cookie"

Jesse James

1939

Jesse James

as

Jailer

Tiger Rose

1929

Tiger Rose

as

Heine

A Dog Catcher's Love

1917

A Dog Catcher's Love

as

The Dog Catcher

Highway West

1941

Highway West

as

Gramps Abbott

Tobacco Road

1941

Tobacco Road

as

Henry Peabody

Only a Farmer's Daughter

1915

Only a Farmer's Daughter

as

The Father

Droppington's Devilish Deed

1915

Droppington's Devilish Deed

as

Audience Member (uncredited)

Their Fatal Bumping

1914

Their Fatal Bumping

as

The Sheriff

Captain January

1936

Captain January

as

Captain Nazro

Air Mail

1932

Air Mail

as

'Slim' McCune

Gold Rush Maisie

1940

Gold Rush Maisie

as

Fred Gubbins

Anne of Windy Poplars

1940

Anne of Windy Poplars

as

Jabez Monkman

Painted Ponies

1927

Painted Ponies

as

Beanpole

Riding for Fame

1929

Riding for Fame

as

High-Pockets

Hey! Hey! Cowboy

1927

Hey! Hey! Cowboy

as

Spike Doolin

Fatty's New Role

1915

Fatty's New Role

as

Bartender

The Road Back

1937

The Road Back

as

Tjaden

Love and Bullets

1914

Love and Bullets

as

Henchman (uncredited)

A Rowboat Romance

1914

A Rowboat Romance

as

(unconfirmed)

Those Happy Days

1914

Those Happy Days

as

Annoyed Neighbor

Niagara Falls

1941

Niagara Falls

as

Sam Sawyer

Fatty and the Broadway Stars

1915

Fatty and the Broadway Stars

as

Striking Carpenter

Her Painted Hero

1915

Her Painted Hero

as

A Bill Poster

Reckless Living

1931

Reckless Living

as

The Drunk

The Farmer Takes a Wife

1935

The Farmer Takes a Wife

as

Fortune Friendly

Their Social Splash

1915

Their Social Splash

as

Harold - the Groom

Henry Goes Arizona

1939

Henry Goes Arizona

as

Sheriff Parton

Five of a Kind

1938

Five of a Kind

as

Constable Jim Ogden

Life Begins at Forty

1935

Life Begins at Forty

as

T. Watterson Meriwether

Uncle Joe

1941

Uncle Joe

as

Joe Butterfield

Way Down East

1935

Way Down East

as

Constable Seth Holcomb

Kentucky Moonshine

1938

Kentucky Moonshine

as

Hank Hatfield

Lover's Luck

1914

Lover's Luck

as

Villager

Submarine Patrol

1938

Submarine Patrol

as

Ellsworth 'Spuds' Fickett, cook

Bride by Mistake

1944

Bride by Mistake

as

Samuel

Troopers Three

1930

Troopers Three

as

'Sunny'

The Valley of Vanishing Men

1942

The Valley of Vanishing Men

as

Missouri Benson

Her First Mate

1933

Her First Mate

as

John Horner

I'm from Arkansas

1944

I'm from Arkansas

as

Juniper Jenkins

The Country Doctor

1936

The Country Doctor

as

Constable Jim Ogden

Saved by Wireless

1915

Saved by Wireless

as

(uncredited)

Her First Kiss

1919

Her First Kiss

as

Chester Hardy

A Bedroom Blunder

1917

A Bedroom Blunder

as

Counter Attendant

Horse Play

1933

Horse Play

as

Slim Perkins

Bachelor Daze

1944

Bachelor Daze

as

Slim Winters

White Fang

1936

White Fang

as

Slats Magee

Ambrose's First Falsehood

1914

Ambrose's First Falsehood

as

Café Patron

Gussle's Day of Rest

1915

Gussle's Day of Rest

as

The Park Girl's Boyfriend

Reunion

1936

Reunion

as

Jim Ogden

Cinders of Love

1916

Cinders of Love

as

The Police Chief

Sailor's Holiday

1929

Sailor's Holiday

as

Midway Photographer (uncredited)

Under Montana Skies

1930

Under Montana Skies

as

Sunshine

Caught in the Rain

1914

Caught in the Rain

as

Cop (uncredited)

Gentlemen of Nerve

1914

Gentlemen of Nerve

as

Spectator (uncredited)

The Knockout

1914

The Knockout

as

Spectator (uncredited)

The Property Man

1914

The Property Man

as

Man in Second Row Audience (uncredited)

Those Love Pangs

1914

Those Love Pangs

as

Movie Patron (uncredited)

Tillie's Punctured Romance

1914

Tillie's Punctured Romance

as

Keystone Kop / Guest in Restaurant (uncredited)

Leading Lizzie Astray

1914

Leading Lizzie Astray

as

Dancing Cafe Patron (uncredited)

That Little Band Of Gold

1915

That Little Band Of Gold

as

Waiter / Audience Member (uncredited)

Out All Night

1933

Out All Night

as

Ronald Colgate

Heaven on Earth

1931

Heaven on Earth

as

Merchant

King of Jazz

1930

King of Jazz

as

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

Their Big Moment

1934

Their Big Moment

as

Bill Ambrose (as 'Slim' Summerville)

Swing in the Saddle

1944

Swing in the Saddle

as

Northup 'Slim' Bayliss

Miss Polly

1941

Miss Polly

as

Slim Wilkins

The Chinese Parrot

1927

The Chinese Parrot

as

Prospector

Hello, 'Frisco

1924

Hello, 'Frisco

as

Slim

The Texas Streak

1926

The Texas Streak

as

Swede

His Bread and Butter

1916

His Bread and Butter

as

The Cafe Proprietor

The Snow Cure

1916

The Snow Cure

as

Minor Role

Villa of the Movies

1917

Villa of the Movies

as

Mr. Hawk - a Boarder

Caught in a Park

1915

Caught in a Park

as

The Boy Friend

Puddin' Head

1941

Puddin' Head

as

Uncle Lem Goober

Pepper

1936

Pepper

as

Uncle Ben Jolly

Winner Take All

1939

Winner Take All

as

Mike Muldoon

The Spoilers

1930

The Spoilers

as

Slapjack Simms

Tom Brown of Culver

1932

Tom Brown of Culver

as

Elmer (Slim) Whitman

Love Birds

1934

Love Birds

as

Henry Whipple

Love Is News

1937

Love Is News

as

Judge Hart

Strong Boy

1929

Strong Boy

as

Slim

One Hysterical Night

1929

One Hysterical Night

as

Robin Hood

Fatty's Magic Pants

1914

Fatty's Magic Pants

as

Cop (uncredited)

Her Man

1930

Her Man

as

Swede

Little Accident

1930

Little Accident

as

Hicks

The Last Warning

1928

The Last Warning

as

Tommy Wall

Fifty Roads to Town

1937

Fifty Roads to Town

as

Ed Henry

The Home Breakers

1915

The Home Breakers

as

The Janitor

Cursed by His Beauty

1914

Cursed by His Beauty

as

2nd Model

Happy Times and Jolly Moments

1943

Happy Times and Jolly Moments

as

(archive footage)

Racing Youth

1932

Racing Youth

as

Slim

Are Waitresses Safe?

1917

Are Waitresses Safe?

as

Gang Leader Rival - Who Had Objections

It Pays to Exercise

1918

It Pays to Exercise

as

A Flirt

Up the River

1938

Up the River

as

Slim Nelson

Off to the Races

1937

Off to the Races

as

Uncle George

Can This Be Dixie?

1936

Can This Be Dixie?

as

Robert E. Lee Gurgle

Many a Slip

1931

Many a Slip

as

Hopkins

Case Dismissed

1924

Case Dismissed

as

Slim

The Unexpected Father

1932

The Unexpected Father

as

Jasper Jones

The Kitchen Lady

1918

The Kitchen Lady

as

The Landlady's Son

Lasca of the Rio Grande

1931

Lasca of the Rio Grande

as

‘Crabapple’ Thompson

Roping Her Romeo

1917

Roping Her Romeo

as

Black Pete - the Leading Scoundrel

Production

Crew

Directing