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Josef Sommer
Name: Josef Sommer
Known for: Acting
Place of birth: Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Birth date: Tuesday, 26th June 1934
IMDB: nm0813977
TMDB: 14792
Popularity: 9.783
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.
Acting in movies
Patch Adams (1998) (Dr. Eaton)
Patch Adams (1998) (Dr. Eaton)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) (Larry Butler)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) (Larry Butler)
Malice (1993) (Atty. Lester Adams)
Malice (1993) (Atty. Lester Adams)
The Sum of All Fears (2002) (Senator Jessup)
The Sum of All Fears (2002) (Senator Jessup)
The Family Man (2000) (Peter Lassiter)
The Family Man (2000) (Peter Lassiter)
Dirty Harry (1971) (Rothko)
Dirty Harry (1971) (Rothko)
The Invasion (2007) (Dr. Henryk Belicec)
The Invasion (2007) (Dr. Henryk Belicec)
Shaft (2000) (Curt Flemming)
Shaft (2000) (Curt Flemming)
Sophie's Choice (1982) (Narrator (voice))
Sophie's Choice (1982) (Narrator (voice))
The Mighty Ducks (1992) (Mr. Ducksworth)
The Mighty Ducks (1992) (Mr. Ducksworth)
Stop-Loss (2008) (Senator Orton Worrell)
Stop-Loss (2008) (Senator Orton Worrell)
Strange Days (1995) (Palmer Strickland)
Strange Days (1995) (Palmer Strickland)
Witness (1985) (Chief Paul Schaeffer)
Witness (1985) (Chief Paul Schaeffer)
The Stepford Wives (1975) (Ted Van Sant)
The Stepford Wives (1975) (Ted Van Sant)
The Front (1976) (Committee Chairman)
The Front (1976) (Committee Chairman)
D.A.R.Y.L. (1985) (Dr. Jeffrey Stewart)
D.A.R.Y.L. (1985) (Dr. Jeffrey Stewart)
The Next Best Thing (2000) (Richard Whittaker)
The Next Best Thing (2000) (Richard Whittaker)
Silkwood (1983) (Max Richter)
Silkwood (1983) (Max Richter)
Iceman (1984) (Whitman)
Iceman (1984) (Whitman)
Absence of Malice (1981) (McAdam)
Absence of Malice (1981) (McAdam)
Reds (1981) (State Department Official)
Reds (1981) (State Department Official)
Chances Are (1989) (Judge Fenwick)
Chances Are (1989) (Judge Fenwick)
Nobody's Fool (1994) (Clive Peoples Jr.)
Nobody's Fool (1994) (Clive Peoples Jr.)
The Chamber (1996) (Phelps Bowen)
The Chamber (1996) (Phelps Bowen)
Shadows and Fog (1991) (Priest)
Shadows and Fog (1991) (Priest)
Still of the Night (1982) (George Bynum)
Still of the Night (1982) (George Bynum)
Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1989) (Charles Estiman)
Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1989) (Charles Estiman)
Target (1985) (Barney Taber)
Target (1985) (Barney Taber)
The Execution of Raymond Graham (1985) (Jim Neal)
The Execution of Raymond Graham (1985) (Jim Neal)
Bulworth (1998) (Doctor (uncredited))
Bulworth (1998) (Doctor (uncredited))
Moonlight and Valentino (1995) (Thomas Trager)
Moonlight and Valentino (1995) (Thomas Trager)
Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989) (Waldo Winchester)
Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989) (Waldo Winchester)
Hanky Panky (1982) (Adrian Pruitt)
Hanky Panky (1982) (Adrian Pruitt)
Mistrial (1996) (Nick Mirsky)
Mistrial (1996) (Nick Mirsky)
Don't Drink the Water (1994) (Ambassador Magee)
Don't Drink the Water (1994) (Ambassador Magee)
The Rosary Murders (1987) (Lieutenant Koznicki)
The Rosary Murders (1987) (Lieutenant Koznicki)
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer (1999)
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer (1999)
The Enemy Within (1994) (Defence Secretary Charles Potter)
The Enemy Within (1994) (Defence Secretary Charles Potter)
Sparkling Cyanide (1983) (George Barton)
Sparkling Cyanide (1983) (George Barton)
Oliver's Story (1978) (Dr. Dienhart)
Oliver's Story (1978) (Dr. Dienhart)
Rollover (1981) (Roy Lefcourt)
Rollover (1981) (Roy Lefcourt)
Independence Day (1983) (Sam Taylor)
Independence Day (1983) (Sam Taylor)
The Elephant King (2006) (Bill Hunt)
The Elephant King (2006) (Bill Hunt)
Forced March (1989) (Richard Kline)
Forced March (1989) (Richard Kline)
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys (1976) (Pomeroy)
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys (1976) (Pomeroy)
Letter to My Killer (1995)
Letter to My Killer (1995)
Man on a Swing (1974) (Pete Russell)
Man on a Swing (1974) (Pete Russell)
The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope (1972)
The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope (1972)
Dracula's Widow (1988) (Lannon)
Dracula's Widow (1988) (Lannon)
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change (2000) (Woodrow Wilson)
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change (2000) (Woodrow Wilson)
Hostages (1992) (Tom Sutherland)
Hostages (1992) (Tom Sutherland)
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker (1994) (Col. Morrow)
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker (1994) (Col. Morrow)
An American Story (1992) (Henry Meade)
An American Story (1992) (Henry Meade)
Citizen Cohn (1992) (Albert Cohn)
Citizen Cohn (1992) (Albert Cohn)
Hide in Plain Sight (1980) (Jason R. Reid)
Hide in Plain Sight (1980) (Jason R. Reid)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) (The President)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) (The President)
The Henderson Monster (1980) (Dr. Martin Grossman)
The Henderson Monster (1980) (Dr. Martin Grossman)
Saigon: Year Of The Cat (1983) (Jack Ockham)
Saigon: Year Of The Cat (1983) (Jack Ockham)
Double Image (1986) (James Angleton)
Double Image (1986) (James Angleton)
Hidden in America (1996) (Edward Millerton)
Hidden in America (1996) (Edward Millerton)
Valley Forge (1975)
Valley Forge (1975)
Too Far to Go (1979) (Henry Mills)
Too Far to Go (1979) (Henry Mills)
Brotherly Love (1985) (Mr. Rafferty)
Brotherly Love (1985) (Mr. Rafferty)
Bridge to Silence (1989) (Al Duffield)
Bridge to Silence (1989) (Al Duffield)
Searching for Paradise (2002) (Carl Greenslate)
Searching for Paradise (2002) (Carl Greenslate)
Kansas (1995) (Joseph 'Joe' Farley)
Kansas (1995) (Joseph 'Joe' Farley)
When Will I Be Loved? (1990) (Martin Ransil)
When Will I Be Loved? (1990) (Martin Ransil)
Before the Storm (1991) (Stewart Merriman)
Before the Storm (1991) (Stewart Merriman)
Money, Power, Murder. (1989) (Jack Finley)
Money, Power, Murder. (1989) (Jack Finley)
The Betty Ford Story (1987) (President Gerald Ford)
The Betty Ford Story (1987) (President Gerald Ford)
Doctor Franken (1980) (Mr. Parker)
Doctor Franken (1980) (Mr. Parker)
William Shakespeare's Hamlet (1990) (Polonius)
William Shakespeare's Hamlet (1990) (Polonius)
Enemies (1974) (Nikolai)
Enemies (1974) (Nikolai)
A Special Friendship (1987) (General Winder)
A Special Friendship (1987) (General Winder)
Under Cover (1991) (Stewart Merriman)
Under Cover (1991) (Stewart Merriman)
Acting in series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) (Patrick Rumsey)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) (Patrick Rumsey)
Law & Order (1990) (Defense Attorney Patrick Rumsey)
Law & Order (1990) (Defense Attorney Patrick Rumsey)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) (Spencer Durning)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) (Spencer Durning)
The West Wing (1999) (Steve Gaines)
The West Wing (1999) (Steve Gaines)
Without a Trace (2002) (Peter Ducek)
Without a Trace (2002) (Peter Ducek)
Great Performances (1971) (Nikolai)
Great Performances (1971) (Nikolai)
The Equalizer (1985) (Ernest Rasher)
The Equalizer (1985) (Ernest Rasher)
Providence (1999) (Thomas Wheelock)
Providence (1999) (Thomas Wheelock)
Early Edition (1996)
Early Edition (1996)
Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
Ally McBeal (1997)
Ally McBeal (1997)
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones (2002) (Woodrow Wilson)
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones (2002) (Woodrow Wilson)
A Woman Named Jackie (1991) (Joseph Kennedy Sr.)
A Woman Named Jackie (1991) (Joseph Kennedy Sr.)
Under Cover (1991) (Stewart Merriman)
Under Cover (1991) (Stewart Merriman)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) (Brig. Gen. Varnum)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) (Brig. Gen. Varnum)
The Andros Targets (1977) (Benson Fisher)
The Andros Targets (1977) (Benson Fisher)
The Scarlet Letter (1979) (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter (1979) (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer (1999)
The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer (1999)
The Kennedys of Massachusetts (1990) (Franklin D. Roosevelt)
The Kennedys of Massachusetts (1990) (Franklin D. Roosevelt)
Hothouse (1988) (Dr. Sam Garrison)
Hothouse (1988) (Dr. Sam Garrison)
Mourning Becomes Electra (1978) (Ezra Mannon)
Mourning Becomes Electra (1978) (Ezra Mannon)