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Josef Sommer

Josef Sommer

Born June 26, 1934 · Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

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.

Notable Appearances

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

★ 7.91999
Law & Order

Law & Order

★ 7.31990
Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

★ 7.62001
The West Wing

The West Wing

★ 8.31999

Movies

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

★ 7.41977
The Sum of All Fears

The Sum of All Fears

★ 6.42002
The Other Guys

The Other Guys

★ 6.32010
Dirty Harry

Dirty Harry

★ 7.51971
The Family Man

The Family Man

★ 6.82000
Shaft

Shaft

★ 6.02000
The Invasion

The Invasion

★ 6.02007
Witness

Witness

★ 7.11985
Patch Adams

Patch Adams

★ 7.31998
Stop-Loss

Stop-Loss

★ 6.12008
Malice

Malice

★ 6.31993
Strange Days

Strange Days

★ 7.01995
Chances Are

Chances Are

★ 6.61989
Sophie's Choice

Sophie's Choice

★ 7.31982
The Mighty Ducks

The Mighty Ducks

★ 6.61992
Iceman

Iceman

★ 6.21984
The Stepford Wives

The Stepford Wives

★ 6.71975

TV Shows

Without a Trace

Without a Trace

★ 7.32002
The Equalizer

The Equalizer

★ 7.11985
Great Performances

Great Performances

★ 6.11971
Screen Two

Screen Two

★ 7.11985
Early Edition

Early Edition

★ 7.41996
Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

★ 6.61983
Providence

Providence

★ 6.71999
Ally McBeal

Ally McBeal

★ 6.51997
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

★ 8.81951
A Woman Named Jackie

A Woman Named Jackie

★ 8.81991
The Andros Targets

The Andros Targets

★ 7.01977
Hothouse

Hothouse

★ 7.51988
The Adams Chronicles

The Adams Chronicles

★ 7.41976
The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter

★ 4.51979
The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer

The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer

★ 4.71999
The Kennedys of Massachusetts

The Kennedys of Massachusetts

★ 7.81990
Mourning Becomes Electra

Mourning Becomes Electra

★ 5.01978

More Movies

Silkwood

Silkwood

★ 6.91983
Reds

Reds

★ 6.91981
Bulworth

Bulworth

★ 6.31998
D.A.R.Y.L.

D.A.R.Y.L.

★ 6.41985
The Chamber

The Chamber

★ 6.01996
Sparkling Cyanide

Sparkling Cyanide

★ 5.91983
Nobody's Fool

Nobody's Fool

★ 6.91994
Moonlight and Valentino

Moonlight and Valentino

★ 5.61995
The Front

The Front

★ 7.01976
The Next Best Thing

The Next Best Thing

★ 5.22000
Hanky Panky

Hanky Panky

★ 5.31982
Absence of Malice

Absence of Malice

★ 6.61981
Mistrial

Mistrial

★ 5.31996
Target

Target

★ 5.91985
Shadows and Fog

Shadows and Fog

★ 6.71991
Don't Drink the Water

Don't Drink the Water

★ 5.61994
The Proposition

The Proposition

★ 6.01998
Kansas

Kansas

★ 5.51995
The Enemy Within

The Enemy Within

★ 5.81994
Still of the Night

Still of the Night

★ 5.71982
Bloodhounds of Broadway

Bloodhounds of Broadway

★ 5.71989
Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman

Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman

★ 6.51989
The Elephant King

The Elephant King

★ 5.92006
An American Story

An American Story

★ 6.41992
Brotherly Love

Brotherly Love

★ 7.31985
Hide in Plain Sight

Hide in Plain Sight

★ 5.71980
Citizen Cohn

Citizen Cohn

★ 6.31992
Too Far to Go

Too Far to Go

★ 3.51979
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker

Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker

★ 6.31994
The Rosary Murders

The Rosary Murders

★ 5.61987
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer

The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer

★ 4.71999
Rollover

Rollover

★ 5.21981
Doctor Franken

Doctor Franken

★ 6.01980
Oliver's Story

Oliver's Story

★ 4.81978
Saigon: Year of the Cat

Saigon: Year of the Cat

★ 5.31983
X-Men: The Last Stand

X-Men: The Last Stand

★ 6.42006
Hidden in America

Hidden in America

★ 5.31996
Double Image

Double Image

★ 5.41986
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change

★ 5.82000
Money, Power, Murder.

Money, Power, Murder.

★ 5.41989
Under Cover

Under Cover

★ 8.01991
Before the Storm

Before the Storm

★ 9.01991
Independence Day

Independence Day

★ 5.91983
Bridge to Silence

Bridge to Silence

★ 7.71989
Dracula's Widow

Dracula's Widow

★ 4.61988
A Special Friendship

A Special Friendship

★ 9.01987
Valley Forge

Valley Forge

★ 7.01975
The Execution of Raymond Graham

The Execution of Raymond Graham

★ 6.61985
Hostages

Hostages

★ 6.11992
William Shakespeare's Hamlet

William Shakespeare's Hamlet

★ 0.01990
The Henderson Monster

The Henderson Monster

★ 6.01980
The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope

The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope

★ 10.01972
When Will I Be Loved?

When Will I Be Loved?

★ 9.01990
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys

Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys

★ 7.51976
Searching for Paradise

Searching for Paradise

★ 6.02002
The Betty Ford Story

The Betty Ford Story

★ 0.01987
Letter to My Killer

Letter to My Killer

★ 6.51995
Enemies

Enemies

★ 0.01974
Forced March

Forced March

★ 6.61989
Man on a Swing

Man on a Swing

★ 5.91974