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Josef Sommer

Acting
June 26, 1934 (91 years old)
Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Popularity: 2
IMDb

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.

Also Known As

M. Josef Sommer • Josef Somer • جوزف سومر

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit series poster (1999)
7.9
Trending

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Patrick Rumsey

Law & Order series poster (1990)
7.3
Trending

Law & Order

Defense Attorney Patrick Rumsey

Law & Order series poster (1990)
7.3
Trending

Law & Order

Judge Lawrence Hellman

Law & Order: Criminal Intent series poster (2001)
7.6

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Spencer Durning

The West Wing series poster (1999)
8.2
Gem

The West Wing

Steve Gaines

Without a Trace series poster (2002)
7.2

Without a Trace

Peter Ducek

Great Performances series poster (1971)
5.8

Great Performances

Nikolai

Great Performances series poster (1971)
5.8

Great Performances

Polonius

The Equalizer series poster (1985)
7.1

The Equalizer

Ernest Rasher

Early Edition series poster (1996)
7.3

Early Edition

John Dobbs

Providence series poster (1999)
6.5

Providence

Thomas Wheelock

Ally McBeal series poster (1997)
6.5

Ally McBeal

Henry Thompson

Photos of Josef Sommer

Filmography

2010s

The Other Guys movie poster (2010)
6.3

The Other Guys

District Attorney Radford (uncredited)

2000s

Stop-Loss movie poster (2008)
6.1

Stop-Loss

Senator Orton Worrell

The Invasion movie poster (2007)
6.0

The Invasion

Dr. Henryk Belicec

The Elephant King movie poster (2006)
5.6

The Elephant King

Bill Hunt

X-Men: The Last Stand movie poster (2006)
6.4

X-Men: The Last Stand

The President

The Sum of All Fears movie poster (2002)
6.4

The Sum of All Fears

Senator Jessup

Searching for Paradise movie poster (2002)
4.0

Searching for Paradise

Carl Greenslate

The Family Man movie poster (2000)
6.8

The Family Man

Peter Lassiter

Shaft movie poster (2000)
6.0

Shaft

Curt Flemming

The Next Best Thing movie poster (2000)
5.2

The Next Best Thing

Richard Whittaker

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change movie poster (2000)
5.8

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change

Woodrow Wilson

1990s

The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer movie poster (1999)
4.2

The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer

Patch Adams movie poster (1998)
7.3

Patch Adams

Dr. Eaton

Bulworth movie poster (1998)
6.3

Bulworth

Doctor (uncredited)

The Proposition movie poster (1998)
6.1

The Proposition

Dryer

The Chamber movie poster (1996)
6.0

The Chamber

Phelps Bowen

Mistrial movie poster (1996)
5.1

Mistrial

Nick Mirsky

Hidden in America movie poster (1996)
5.1

Hidden in America

Edward Millerton

Strange Days movie poster (1995)
7.0

Strange Days

Palmer Strickland

Moonlight and Valentino movie poster (1995)
5.6

Moonlight and Valentino

Thomas Trager

Kansas movie poster (1995)
5.0

Kansas

Joseph 'Joe' Farley

Letter to My Killer movie poster (1995)
6.0

Letter to My Killer

Nobody's Fool movie poster (1994)
6.9

Nobody's Fool

Clive Peoples Jr.

The Enemy Within movie poster (1994)
5.7

The Enemy Within

Defence Secretary Charles Potter

Don't Drink the Water movie poster (1994)
5.5

Don't Drink the Water

Ambassador Magee

Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker movie poster (1994)
6.2

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

Col. Morrow

Malice movie poster (1993)
6.3

Malice

Atty. Lester Adams

The Mighty Ducks movie poster (1992)
6.6

The Mighty Ducks

Mr. Ducksworth

Hostages movie poster (1992)
5.9

Hostages

Tom Sutherland

Citizen Cohn movie poster (1992)
6.1

Citizen Cohn

Albert Cohn

An American Story movie poster (1992)
5.8

An American Story

Henry Meade

Shadows and Fog movie poster (1991)
6.7

Shadows and Fog

Priest

Under Cover movie poster (1991)

Under Cover

Stewart Merriman

Before the Storm movie poster (1991)

Before the Storm

Stewart Merriman

William Shakespeare's Hamlet movie poster (1990)

William Shakespeare's Hamlet

Polonius

When Will I Be Loved? movie poster (1990)

When Will I Be Loved?

Martin Ransil

1980s

Chances Are movie poster (1989)
6.6

Chances Are

Judge Fenwick

Bloodhounds of Broadway movie poster (1989)
5.6

Bloodhounds of Broadway

Waldo Winchester

Forced March movie poster (1989)
6.5

Forced March

Richard Kline

Money, Power, Murder. movie poster (1989)
3.8

Money, Power, Murder.

Jack Finley

Bridge to Silence movie poster (1989)
6.5

Bridge to Silence

Al Duffield

Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman movie poster (1989)
6.5

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

Charles Estiman

Dracula's Widow movie poster (1988)
4.3

Dracula's Widow

Lannon

The Rosary Murders movie poster (1987)
5.6

The Rosary Murders

Lieutenant Koznicki

The Betty Ford Story movie poster (1987)

The Betty Ford Story

President Gerald Ford

A Special Friendship movie poster (1987)

A Special Friendship

General Winder

Double Image movie poster (1986)
5.9

Double Image

James Angleton

Witness movie poster (1985)
7.1

Witness

Schaeffer

D.A.R.Y.L. movie poster (1985)
6.4

D.A.R.Y.L.

Dr. Jeffrey Stewart

Target movie poster (1985)
5.9

Target

Barney Taber

The Execution of Raymond Graham movie poster (1985)
6.4

The Execution of Raymond Graham

Jim Neal

Brotherly Love movie poster (1985)
7.0

Brotherly Love

Mr. Rafferty

Iceman movie poster (1984)
6.2

Iceman

Whitman

Silkwood movie poster (1983)
6.9

Silkwood

Max Richter

Sparkling Cyanide movie poster (1983)
5.8

Sparkling Cyanide

George Barton

Saigon: Year of the Cat movie poster (1983)
4.6

Saigon: Year of the Cat

Jack Ockham

Independence Day movie poster (1983)
5.6

Independence Day

Sam Taylor

Sophie's Choice movie poster (1982)
7.3

Sophie's Choice

Narrator (voice)

Hanky Panky movie poster (1982)
5.3

Hanky Panky

Adrian Pruitt

Still of the Night movie poster (1982)
5.7

Still of the Night

George Bynum

Reds movie poster (1981)
6.9

Reds

State Department Official

Absence of Malice movie poster (1981)
6.6

Absence of Malice

McAdam

Rollover movie poster (1981)
5.1

Rollover

Roy Lefcourt

Hide in Plain Sight movie poster (1980)
5.3

Hide in Plain Sight

Jason R. Reid

Doctor Franken movie poster (1980)
2.0

Doctor Franken

Mr. Parker

The Henderson Monster movie poster (1980)
4.0

The Henderson Monster

Dr. Martin Grossman

1970s

Too Far to Go movie poster (1979)
2.0

Too Far to Go

Henry Mills

Oliver's Story movie poster (1978)
4.6

Oliver's Story

Dr. Dienhart

Close Encounters of the Third Kind movie poster (1977)
7.4

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Larry Butler

The Front movie poster (1976)
7.0

The Front

Committee Chairman

Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys movie poster (1976)
6.0

Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys

Pomeroy

The Stepford Wives movie poster (1975)
6.7

The Stepford Wives

Ted Van Sant

Valley Forge movie poster (1975)

Valley Forge

Man on a Swing movie poster (1974)
5.8

Man on a Swing

Pete Russell

Enemies movie poster (1974)

Enemies

Nikolai

The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope movie poster (1972)

The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope

Proctor

Dirty Harry movie poster (1971)
7.4

Dirty Harry

Rothko