Portrait of Slim Summerville

Acting

Slim Summerville

Career

Active from 1914 to 1945, busiest in 1914 with 9 main titles.

Leading roles
44
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Life Begins at Forty
Life Begins at Forty
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Slim Summerville Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.5, average 5.5
  • Uncanny
    0.8, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.0, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 8
  • Classic Hollywood 6
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Fast-Paced 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • American West 2
  • Classic Western 2
  • Romance 2
  • 1930s 2
  • Golden Age Hollywood 2
  • Lighthearted Entertainment 2
  • Family Secrets 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

136
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title ยท average score 70
The Muppets Go to the Movies
The Muppets Go to the Movies (1981)
GoodWatch score 70

as Keystone Kop (archive footage) (uncredited)

1940s

19 titles ยท average score 60
Bachelor Daze
Bachelor Daze (1944)

as Slim Winters

Swing in the Saddle
Swing in the Saddle (1944)

as Northup 'Slim' Bayliss

I'm from Arkansas
I'm from Arkansas (1944)
GoodWatch score 56

as Juniper Jenkins

The Valley of Vanishing Men
The Valley of Vanishing Men (1942)

as Missouri Benson

Western Union
Western Union (1941)
GoodWatch score 68

as Herman, called "Cookie"

Miss Polly
Miss Polly (1941)
GoodWatch score 54

as Slim Wilkins

Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road (1941)
GoodWatch score 56

as Henry Peabody

Uncle Joe
Uncle Joe (1941)

as Joe Butterfield

Highway West
Highway West (1941)

as Gramps Abbott

Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls (1941)
GoodWatch score 62

as Sam Sawyer

Gold Rush Maisie
Gold Rush Maisie (1940)
GoodWatch score 65

as Fred Gubbins

Anne of Windy Poplars
Anne of Windy Poplars (1940)
GoodWatch score 59

as Jabez Monkman

1930s

48 titles ยท average score 65
Jesse James
Jesse James (1939)
GoodWatch score 67

as Jailer

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938)
GoodWatch score 69

as Homer Busby

The Road Back
The Road Back (1937)
GoodWatch score 64

as Tjaden

Fifty Roads to Town
Fifty Roads to Town (1937)

as Ed Henry

Captain January
Captain January (1936)
GoodWatch score 77

as Captain Nazro

White Fang
White Fang (1936)

as Slats Magee

Love Birds
Love Birds (1934)

as Henry Whipple

Their Big Moment
Their Big Moment (1934)
GoodWatch score 52

as Bill Ambrose (as 'Slim' Summerville)

Out All Night
Out All Night (1933)

as Ronald Colgate

Tom Brown of Culver
Tom Brown of Culver (1932)
GoodWatch score 66

as Elmer (Slim) Whitman

Under Montana Skies
Under Montana Skies (1930)

as Sunshine

Her Man
Her Man (1930)
GoodWatch score 46

as Swede

1920s

24 titles ยท average score 68
Strong Boy
Strong Boy (1929)

as Slim

One Hysterical Night
One Hysterical Night (1929)

as Robin Hood

Hop Along
Hop Along (1927)

Director

The Beloved Rogue
The Beloved Rogue (1927)
GoodWatch score 69

as Jehan

The Chinese Parrot
The Chinese Parrot (1927)

as Prospector

All Out
All Out (1925)

Director

A Free Ride
A Free Ride (1925)

Director

Hello, 'Frisco
Hello, 'Frisco (1924)

as Slim

Unreal News Reel No. 2
Unreal News Reel No. 2 (1924)

Director

Case Dismissed
Case Dismissed (1924)

as Slim

Unreal News Reel
Unreal News Reel (1923)

Director

High and Dry
High and Dry (1922)

Director

1910s

44 titles ยท average score 50
Her First Kiss
Her First Kiss (1919)

as Chester Hardy

Roping Her Romeo
Roping Her Romeo (1917)

as Black Pete - the Leading Scoundrel

Villa of the Movies
Villa of the Movies (1917)

as Mr. Hawk - a Boarder

Are Waitresses Safe?
Are Waitresses Safe? (1917)

as Gang Leader Rival - Who Had Objections

A Bedroom Blunder
A Bedroom Blunder (1917)

as Counter Attendant

His Bread and Butter
His Bread and Butter (1916)

as The Cafe Proprietor

Her Painted Hero
Her Painted Hero (1915)

as A Bill Poster

Fatty's New Role
Fatty's New Role (1915)
GoodWatch score 54

as Bartender

Caught in a Park
Caught in a Park (1915)

as The Boy Friend

Their Social Splash
Their Social Splash (1915)

as Harold - the Groom

Mabel's Busy Day
Mabel's Busy Day (1914)
GoodWatch score 50

as Policeman

Laughing Gas
Laughing Gas (1914)
GoodWatch score 44

as Patient