JERRY SUMMERS
Information from IMDB
Date of Birth
3 February 1931
Date of Death
1 January 2006,
Arroyo Grande, California, USA
Spouse
Frankie Summers (1978 - 1 January 2006) (his death) 6 children
Trivia
Doubled for Sal Mineo and Tony Curtis.
Dark and handsome stuntman who worked in numerous film and TV shows
from the 1950s on. Also appeared in small acting roles.
Mini-Biography-1
Jerry Summers was a Hollywood stuntman and actor who performed stunts on
Star Trek: The Original Series.
He was Walter Koenig's stunt double during the second season episode
"The Trouble with Tribbles".
Footage of his appearance was reused in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Trials and Tribble-ations".
Summers's stunt career also includes such television series as Gunsmoke, Bonanza,
I Spy, Kojak, and The Dukes of Hazzard.
He has also performed stunts for such films as Spartacus (1960),
The Great Berets (1968), The French Connection (1971),
The Poseidon Adventure (1972), Blazing Saddles (1974),
Marathon Man (1976), The In-Laws (1979),
Throw Momma from the Train (1987), Midnight Run (1988),
and Alien Nation (1988).
As an actor, Summers appeared in several of the films and TV shows
for which he served as stuntman, but may best be remembered
for his recurring role as Ira on the Western series The Chaparral
during the 1967-68 season.
One of his co-stars on this series was Star Trek: The Next Generation
and Voyager guest actor Henry Darrow.
Summers died in Arroyo Grande, California in 2006 at the age of 74.
Mini-Biography-2
Born February 3, 1931, Jerry Summers has been in the picture business most of his life. A top-notch athlete, he began his career as a stuntman and extra, taking acting lessons from the great Richard Boone, where one of his classmates was pal Ted Markland. Jerry is so versatile that he has either done stunts, acted, or directed in more than 400 films, and he has worked with another long-time friend Bob Hoy on many occasions. Jerry was in the first episode of Gunsmoke and 21 years later, he was in the last one. He worked all the major television westerns, and this included being the stunt double for star Chris Jones in the Legend of Jesse James. He taught Kirk Douglas how to use a bow and arrow, he doubled Tony Curtis in Spartacus, and Sal Mineo in just about everything Mineo did.
He was a stunt driver for the Dukes of Hazzard all seven years, doing crashes, rollovers and high speed gymnastics on a daily routine. Some of his films where he did stunts were Avalanche, Throw Momma from the Train, Alien Nation, Eddie Macon's Run, and The Gumball Rally. Some of his television acting credits include Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Night Gallery, Laramie, Virginian, Have Gun Will Travel, Tales of Wells Fargo, and some of his film roles include Coogan's Bluff, Dillinger, and Law of the Lawless.
He said he got the part of ranch hand Ira Bean on The High Chaparral through sheer luck, but that is not quite the whole story. He was already well-acquainted with director Bill Claxton, and he had worked with most of the cast and crew members on one project or another, so with the added ability of being able to do just about anything required on the set, he was a shoo-in as a ranch hand. Although it was said that he often doubled Henry Darrow as Manolito in The High Chaparral, that stunt double was Carl Petty. Jerry left at the end of the first season to pursue his career in the stunt profession, becoming one of the most famous stuntmen in Hollywood.
Jerry passed away January 1, 2006 at his home in California.
Filmography
Actor
1990 Catchfire...Rianetti
1990 The Gumshoe Kid...CHP Officer
1980 The Dukes of Hazzard (TV series)– Enos Strate to the Top (1980) … Cosgroves
1979 The Rockford Files (TV series)– Paradise Cove (1979) … Mick Jarrow
1978 Zero to Sixty
1975 Gone with the West...Mimmo's Man
1974 Call Harry Crown...Shoes
1974 Dirty Mary Crazy Larry...Trooper
1974 Kojak (TV series)– Before the Devil Knows (1974) … John David
1974 Blazing Saddles..Desperado (uncredited)
1973-1974 Barnaby Jones (TV series)
Greg Larkin / Roy Hason
– The Deadly Jinx (1974) … Greg Larkin
– Death Leap (1973) … Roy Hason
1973 Dillinger...Tommy Carroll (uncredited)
1972 Cannon (TV series)– Child of Fear (1972)
1972 Emergency! (TV series)– Show Biz (1972) … Art Hammond (uncredited)
1972 Hickey & Boggs...Bledsoe
1972 What's Up, Doc?...Smith's Cab Driver
1972 Night Gallery (TV series)– Green Fingers/The Funeral/The Tune in Dan's Cafe (1972) … Bruce
1971 Nichols (TV series)– The One Eyed Mule's Time Has Come (1971) … Fred
1971 Big Jake...Escondero Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1969-1970 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series)
2nd Scuba Diver / Diver
– All the Golden Dandelions Are Gone (1970) … 2nd Scuba Diver
– The Vrahnas Demon (1969) … Diver
1970 The Mod Squad (TV series)– Who Are the Keepers, Who Are the Inmates? (1970) … David Skinnner
1970 Darling Lili...Member of Stock Company (uncredited)
1969 The F.B.I. (TV series)– Blood Tie (1969) … Metcalfe
1965-1969 Bonanza (TV series)
Cowhand at Bar / Johnson / Rivers, Outlaw / …
– The Deserter (1969) … Thug (uncredited)
– The Wish (1969) … Johnson
– The Prince (1967) … Rivers, Outlaw
– The Jonah (1965) … Cowhand at Bar (uncredited)
1969 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)– Along Came Joey (1969) … Joey Kalama
1967-1968 Gun Law (TV series)
Brawler / Breed
– O'Quillian (1968) … Breed (uncredited)
– Cattle Barons (1967) … Brawler (uncredited)
1968 Coogan's Bluff...Good Eyes
1968 It Takes a Thief (TV series)– The Lay of the Land (1968) … Andre
1967-1968 The High Chaparral (TV series)– Threshold of Courage (1968) … Ira
– A Joyful Noise (1968) … Ira
– The Peacemaker (1968) … Ira
– Tiger by the Tail (1968) … Ira
– Bad Day for a Thirst (1968) … Ira
In all 20 episodes »
1968 I Spy (TV series)– Tag, You're It (1968) … Trainee #1 (as Jerry Sommers)
1967 Cimarron Strip (TV series)– The Search (1967) … Lou Vardeman
1965-1967 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Karate Killer / Cab driver
– The Five Daughters Affair: Part II (1967) … Karate Killer
– The Five Daughters Affair: Part I (1967) … Karate Killer
– The Very Important Zombie Affair (1965) … Cab driver (uncredited)
1966 Scalplock (TV movie)...Dandy
1966 The Wild Wild West (TV series)– The Night of the Freebooters (1966) … Brawler (uncredited)
1965 Dr. G and the Bikini Machine
1965 Young Fury...Gabbo
1964 Surf Party...Skeet Wells
1964 Law of the Lawless...Johnson Brother
1963 The Young Swingers...Roger Kelly
1961-1963 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
Collie March / James Horton / Orrie
– The Sanctuary (1963)
– The Eve of St. Elmo (1963) … Collie March
– Jonah and the Trout (1962) … Orrie
– Fandango (1961) … James Horton
1963 Laramie (TV series)– The Renegade Brand (1963) … Hank
1962 The Virginian (TV series)– Impasse (1962) … Eddie Milford
1962 The Beachcomber (TV series)– Long Live the Sultan (1962) … Tarmu
1962 The Firebrand...Rafael Vasconcelos
1961-1962 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (TV series)
Drill Sergeant / Homesick Private / Ratsy Ruffner
– Like Low Noon (1962) … Ratsy Ruffner
– Be It Ever So Humble (1961) … Homesick Private
– The Solid Gold Dog Tag (1961) … Drill Sergeant
1962 Bachelor Father (TV series)– How Howard Won His C (1962) … The 3rd Fencer
1962 Ben Casey (TV series)– Imagine a Long Bright Corridor (1962) … Gang Member #2
1961 The Purple Hills...Martin Beaumont
1961 The Dick Powell Show (TV series)– Doyle Against the House (1961) … Nelson
1961 The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (uncredited)
1961 The Tall Man (TV series)– The Grudge Fight (1961) … Indian
1960 Spartacus...Gladiator (uncredited)
1960 The Man and the Challenge (TV series)– The Dropper (1960) … Dropper
1960 Pony Express (TV series)– The Deadly Sniper (1960)
1959 Bronco (TV series)– The Devil's Spawn (1959) … Willy Maxton
1959 Lone Texan...Indian
1958 The George Burns Show (TV series)– George's Eviction (1958) … Tumbler
1958 The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV series)– The Epidemic (1958) … Johnny
1958 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)– End of the Trail (1958) … Little Wolf
1958 Live Fast, Die Young...First Boy (uncredited)
1957 Teenage Delinquents...Teenage Boy (uncredited)
1957 The Brothers Rico...Bellboy (uncredited)
1956 Annie Oakley (TV series)– Indian Justice (1956) … Desert Wind
Stunts
1995 Separate Lives (utility stunts)
1994 Forced to Kill (stunts)
1992 Out on a Limb (stunts)
1991 Mobsters (stunts)
1989 One Man Force (stunts)
1989 Chances Are (stunts)
1989 She Knows Too Much (TV movie) (stunt coordinator)
1988 Moonwalker (stunts)
1988 Double Revenge (stunts)
1988 Alien Nation (stunts)
1988 Midnight Run (stunts)
1988 License to Drive (stunts)
1988 Colors (stunts)
1987 Throw Momma from the Train (stunts)
1987 The Monster Squad (stunts)
1987 Disorderlies (stunts)
1987 In Self Defense (TV movie) (stunt coordinator)
1986 Raw Deal (stunts)
1985 I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later (TV movie) (stunt coordinator)
1985 D.A.R.Y.L. (stuntman)
1983 Heart Like a Wheel (stunts)
1983 Eddie Macon's Run (stunts)
1982 Knight Rider (TV series) (stunt coordinator - 1 episode, 1982) (stunt coordinator: episode 1)– Knight of the Phoenix: Part 1 (1982) (stunt coordinator)
1982 Six Pack (stunt driver)
1982 The Evil Protege (stunt driver)
1981 Chu Chu and the Philly Flash (stunt player)
1981 Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (stunt double)
1980 In God We Tru$t (stunts)
1979 10 (stunts)
1979 The Lady in Red (stunts)
1979 The In-Laws (stunt - as Jerry Sommers)
1979 The Champ (stunts - uncredited)
1979 The Dukes of Hazzard (TV series) (stunts)
1978 Avalanche (stunts)
1978 The World Beyond (TV movie) (stunt coordinator)
1977 Fun with Dick and Jane (stunts - uncredited)
1976 Marathon Man (stunt driver - uncredited)
1976 The Gumball Rally (stuntman)
1975 Rooster Cogburn ... and the Lady (stunts - uncredited)
1975 Search for the Gods (TV movie) (stunt driver)
1975 Operation Undercover (stunts - uncredited)
1974 The Front Page (stunts - uncredited)
1974 Airport 1975 (stunts - uncredited)
1974 Nightmare Honeymoon (stunts)
1974 Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (stunts - uncredited)
1974 Blazing Saddles (stunts - uncredited)
1973 Magnum Force (stunts - uncredited)
1973 The Seven-Ups (stunt driver - uncredited)
1973 Charley Varrick (stunts - uncredited)
1973 Dillinger (stunts - uncredited)
1973 Cleopatra Jones (stunts - uncredited)
1973 Frasier, the Sensuous Lion (stunt driver)
1973 Kojak (TV series) (stunts)
1973 The Thief Who Came to Dinner (stunts - uncredited)
1972 The Poseidon Adventure (stunts - uncredited)
1972 The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (stunts - uncredited)
1972 What's Up, Doc? (stunts)
1971 Diamonds Are Forever (stunts - uncredited)
1971 The French Connection (stunt driver - uncredited)
1971 My Old Man's Place (stunt gaffer - uncredited)
1971 Big Jake (stunts - uncredited)
1971 The Sheriff (TV movie) (stunt driver)
1970 The Last Warrior (stunts - uncredited)
1970 Darling Lili (stunt driver - uncredited)
1970 The Phynx (stunts - uncredited)
1969 The Great Bank Robbery (stunts - uncredited)
1969 Che! (stunts - uncredited)
1965-1969 Bonanza (TV series) (stunts - 2 episodes)
– The Deserter (1969) (stunts - uncredited)
– The Jonah (1965) (stunts - uncredited)
1968 Coogan's Bluff (stunts - uncredited)
1968 The Green Berets (stunts - uncredited)
1967 Star Trek (TV series) (stunt double: Walter Koenig - 1 episode)– The Trouble with Tribbles (1967) (stunt double: Walter Koenig - uncredited)
1967 First to Fight (stunts - uncredited)
1966 The Wild Wild West (TV series) (stunts - 1 episode– The Night of the Big Blast (1966) (stunts)
1966 The Moving Target (stunts - uncredited)
1965 Dr. G and the Bikini Machine (stunts - uncredited)
1965 I Spy (TV series) (stunts)
1965 The Legend of Jesse James (TV series) (stunts)
1965 The Great Race (stunts - uncredited)
1965 The Munsters (TV series) (stunt driver - 1 episode– Hot Rod Herman (1965) (stunt driver)
1960 Spartacus (stunts - uncredited)
1959 Laramie (TV series) (stunts)
