Overview

• Family friend David Friedman confirmed the death to TMZ, saying Summers died at home in Kanab on September 4.
• Reports say the death is believed to be from natural causes, though authorities have not announced an official cause.
• The English-born performer was known for playing the Rodent in Dick Tracy and Dougy in RoboCop.
• His decades-long career spanned acting and stunt work on titles including The Shawshank Redemption, My Name Is Nobody, Holes, Bedazzled, U.S. Marshals, Harry and the Hendersons, Howard the Duck, The Outlaw Josey Wales, El Dorado and two Naked Gun films.
• He collaborated with and doubled for stars such as Elvis Presley, John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, Warren Oates and Roddy McDowall, and is survived by his longtime partner, Karen, along with his sister, niece and nephew, as tributes pour in online.