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Robocop and Dick Tracy star Neil Summers dead at 81 as tributes pour in

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September 10, 2025
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By T. ZELLER – DAILYMAIL.COM REPORTER

Published: 13:01 EDT, 10 September 2025 | Updated: 13:07 EDT, 10 September 2025

Neil Summers, a veteran Hollywood stuntman and actor, has died at 81.

The star was best remembered for his role as The Rodent in the 1990 crime-action classic Dick Tracy.

Summers passed away from natural causes, though an official cause has not yet been released, per TMZ. 

In addition to Dick Tracy, Summers appeared in iconic films including RoboCop, The Shawshank Redemption, and My Name Is Nobody. 

His stunt work spanned decades, with credits on Holes, Bedazzled, U.S. Marshalls, Harry and the Hendersons, Howard the Duck, Better Off Dead, The Outlaw Josey Wales, El Dorado, multiple Naked Gun films, and Mars Attacks!, among others.

Over the years, Summers shared the set with Hollywood legends like Elvis Presley, John Wayne, and Clint Eastwood, making a name for himself as a stuntman who smoothly transitioned into acting.

Neil Summers, a veteran Hollywood stuntman and actor, has died at 81

The star was best remembered for his role as The Rodent in the 1990 crime-action classic Dick Tracy

The star was best remembered for his role as The Rodent in the 1990 crime-action classic Dick Tracy

Summers played The Rodent in the 1990 film, which starred Warren Beatty, Madonna, Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman, Glenne Headly, Marcia Gay Harden, Charlie Korsmo, Paul Sorvino, and Kate Mulgrew

Summers played The Rodent in the 1990 film, which starred Warren Beatty, Madonna, Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman, Glenne Headly, Marcia Gay Harden, Charlie Korsmo, Paul Sorvino, and Kate Mulgrew

He is survived by his sister, niece, nephew, and longtime partner, Karen.

This is a developing story… 

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