Josef Sommer
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jun 26, 1934 (92 years old)
Place of Birth
Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Biography
Maximilian Josef Sommer (born June 26, 1934) is a German-American retired stage, television, and film actor. His best known roles are as The President in X-Men: The Last Stand, Senator Jessup in The Sum of All Fears, Peter Lassiter in The Family Man, Curtis Flemming in Shaft, Dr. Eaton in Patch Adams, Phelps Bowen in The Chamber, Clive Peoples Jr. in Nobody's Fool, Mr. Duckworth in The Mighty Ducks, Chief Paul Schaefer in Witness, Max Richter in Silkwood, Sam Taylor in Independence Day, Rothko in Dirty Harry, and narrator for the film Sophie's Choice.
Known For
| 2010 | The Other GuysDistrict Attorney Radford (uncredited) | |
| 2008 | Stop-LossSenator Orton Worrell | |
| 2007 | The InvasionDr. Henryk Belicec | |
| 2006 | The Elephant KingBill Hunt | |
| 2006 | X-Men: The Last StandThe President | |
| 2002 | Searching for ParadiseCarl Greenslate | |
| 2002 | The Sum of All FearsSenator Jessup | |
| 2002 | Without a TracePeter Ducek | |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal IntentSpencer Durning | |
| 2000 | The Next Best ThingRichard Whittaker | |
| 2000 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of ChangeWoodrow Wilson | |
| 2000 | ShaftCurt Flemming | |
| 2000 | The Family ManPeter Lassiter | |
| 1999 | The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer | |
| 1999 | ProvidenceThomas Wheelock | |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims UnitPatrick Rumsey | |
| 1999 | The West WingSteve Gaines | |
| 1999 | The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer | |
| 1998 | Patch AdamsDr. Eaton | |
| 1998 | BulworthDoctor (uncredited) | |
| 1998 | The PropositionDryer | |
| 1997 | Ally McBealHenry Thompson | |
| 1996 | The ChamberPhelps Bowen | |
| 1996 | MistrialNick Mirsky | |
| 1996 | Hidden in AmericaEdward Millerton | |
| 1996 | Early EditionJohn Dobbs | |
| 1995 | Strange DaysPalmer Strickland | |
| 1995 | KansasJoseph 'Joe' Farley | |
| 1995 | Letter to My Killer | |
| 1995 | Moonlight and ValentinoThomas Trager | |
| 1994 | Don't Drink the WaterAmbassador Magee | |
| 1994 | Nobody's FoolClive Peoples Jr. | |
| 1994 | The Enemy WithinDefence Secretary Charles Potter | |
| 1994 | Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson WhittakerCol. Morrow | |
| 1993 | MaliceAtty. Lester Adams | |
| 1992 | The Mighty DucksMr. Ducksworth | |
| 1992 | An American StoryHenry Meade | |
| 1992 | HostagesTom Sutherland | |
| 1992 | Citizen CohnAlbert Cohn | |
| 1991 | Shadows and FogPriest | |
| 1991 | Under CoverStewart Merriman | |
| 1991 | Before the StormStewart Merriman | |
| 1991 | Under CoverStewart Merriman | |
| 1991 | A Woman Named JackieJoseph Kennedy Sr. | |
| 1990 | When Will I Be Loved?Martin Ransil | |
| 1990 | William Shakespeare's HamletPolonius | |
| 1990 | The Kennedys of MassachusettsFranklin D. Roosevelt | |
| 1990 | Law & OrderDefense Attorney Patrick Rumsey | |
| 1990 | Law & OrderJudge Lawrence Hellman | |
| 1989 | Chances AreJudge Fenwick | |
| 1989 | Bloodhounds of BroadwayWaldo Winchester | |
| 1989 | Bridge to SilenceAl Duffield | |
| 1989 | Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic WomanCharles Estiman | |
| 1989 | Money, Power, Murder.Jack Finley | |
| 1989 | Forced MarchRichard Kline | |
| 1988 | Dracula's WidowLannon | |
| 1988 | HothouseDr. Sam Garrison | |
| 1987 | The Betty Ford StoryPresident Gerald Ford | |
| 1987 | A Special FriendshipGeneral Winder | |
| 1987 | The Rosary MurdersLieutenant Koznicki | |
| 1986 | Double ImageJames Angleton | |
| 1985 | WitnessSchaeffer | |
| 1985 | D.A.R.Y.L.Dr. Jeffrey Stewart | |
| 1985 | The Execution of Raymond GrahamJim Neal | |
| 1985 | Brotherly LoveMr. Rafferty | |
| 1985 | TargetBarney Taber | |
| 1985 | The EqualizerErnest Rasher | |
| 1984 | IcemanWhitman | |
| 1983 | Sparkling CyanideGeorge Barton | |
| 1983 | SilkwoodMax Richter | |
| 1983 | Independence DaySam Taylor | |
| 1983 | Saigon: Year of the CatJack Ockham | |
| 1983 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | |
| 1982 | Still of the NightGeorge Bynum | |
| 1982 | Hanky PankyAdrian Pruitt | |
| 1982 | Sophie's ChoiceNarrator (voice) | |
| 1981 | RolloverRoy Lefcourt | |
| 1981 | Absence of MaliceMcAdam | |
| 1981 | RedsState Department Official | |
| 1980 | Hide in Plain SightJason R. Reid | |
| 1980 | The Henderson MonsterDr. Martin Grossman | |
| 1980 | Doctor FrankenMr. Parker | |
| 1979 | Too Far to GoHenry Mills | |
| 1979 | The Scarlet LetterNathaniel Hawthorne | |
| 1978 | Oliver's StoryDr. Dienhart | |
| 1978 | Mourning Becomes ElectraEzra Mannon | |
| 1977 | Close Encounters of the Third KindLarry Butler | |
| 1977 | The Andros TargetsBenson Fisher | |
| 1976 | The FrontCommittee Chairman | |
| 1976 | Judge Horton and the Scottsboro BoysPomeroy | |
| 1975 | Valley Forge | |
| 1975 | The Stepford WivesTed Van Sant | |
| 1974 | Man on a SwingPete Russell | |
| 1974 | EnemiesNikolai | |
| 1972 | The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the HopeProctor | |
| 1971 | Dirty HarryRothko | |
| 1971 | Great PerformancesNikolai | |
| 1971 | Great PerformancesPolonius | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameBrig. Gen. Varnum |