Josef Sommer

Josef Sommer

🎂 26th June 1934 (91 yrs) 📍 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.

Josef Sommer

🎬 Movies Featuring Josef Sommer

The Other Guys

The Other Guys (2010)

as District Attorney Radford (uncredited)
Stop-Loss

Stop-Loss (2008)

as Senator Orton Worrell
The Invasion

The Invasion (2007)

as Dr. Henryk Belicec
X-Men: The Last Stand

X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

as The President
The Elephant King

The Elephant King (2006)

as Bill Hunt
Searching for Paradise

Searching for Paradise (2002)

as Carl Greenslate
The Sum of All Fears

The Sum of All Fears (2002)

as Senator Jessup
The Family Man

The Family Man (2000)

as Peter Lassiter
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change

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

as Woodrow Wilson
Shaft

Shaft (2000)

as Curt Flemming
The Next Best Thing

The Next Best Thing (2000)

as Richard Whittaker
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer

The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer (1999)

Patch Adams

Patch Adams (1998)

as Dr. Eaton
Bulworth

Bulworth (1998)

as Doctor (uncredited)
The Proposition

The Proposition (1998)

as Dryer
Hidden in America

Hidden in America (1996)

as Edward Millerton
Mistrial

Mistrial (1996)

as Nick Mirsky
The Chamber

The Chamber (1996)

as Phelps Bowen
Strange Days

Strange Days (1995)

as Palmer Strickland
Moonlight and Valentino

Moonlight and Valentino (1995)

as Thomas Trager
Letter to My Killer

Letter to My Killer (1995)

Kansas

Kansas (1995)

as Joseph 'Joe' Farley
Nobody's Fool

Nobody's Fool (1994)

as Clive Peoples Jr.
Don't Drink the Water

Don't Drink the Water (1994)

as Ambassador Magee
The Enemy Within

The Enemy Within (1994)

as Defence Secretary Charles Potter
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker

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

as Col. Morrow
Malice

Malice (1993)

as Atty. Lester Adams
An American Story

An American Story (1992)

as Henry Meade
The Mighty Ducks

The Mighty Ducks (1992)

as Mr. Ducksworth
Hostages

Hostages (1992)

as Tom Sutherland
Citizen Cohn

Citizen Cohn (1992)

as Albert Cohn
Shadows and Fog

Shadows and Fog (1991)

as Priest
Before the Storm

Before the Storm (1991)

as Stewart Merriman
Under Cover

Under Cover (1991)

as Stewart Merriman
When Will I Be Loved?

When Will I Be Loved? (1990)

as Martin Ransil
William Shakespeare's Hamlet

William Shakespeare's Hamlet (1990)

as Polonius
Money, Power, Murder.

Money, Power, Murder. (1989)

as Jack Finley
Bloodhounds of Broadway

Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)

as Waldo Winchester
Forced March

Forced March (1989)

as Richard Kline
Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman

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

as Charles Estiman
Bridge to Silence

Bridge to Silence (1989)

as Al Duffield
Chances Are

Chances Are (1989)

as Judge Fenwick
Dracula's Widow

Dracula's Widow (1988)

as Lannon
The Rosary Murders

The Rosary Murders (1987)

as Lieutenant Koznicki
A Special Friendship

A Special Friendship (1987)

as General Winder
The Betty Ford Story

The Betty Ford Story (1987)

as President Gerald Ford
Double Image

Double Image (1986)

as James Angleton
The Execution of Raymond Graham

The Execution of Raymond Graham (1985)

as Jim Neal
Target

Target (1985)

as Barney Taber
D.A.R.Y.L.

D.A.R.Y.L. (1985)

as Dr. Jeffrey Stewart
Brotherly Love

Brotherly Love (1985)

as Mr. Rafferty
Witness

Witness (1985)

as Chief Paul Schaeffer
Iceman

Iceman (1984)

as Whitman
Silkwood

Silkwood (1983)

as Max Richter
Saigon: Year of the Cat

Saigon: Year of the Cat (1983)

as Jack Ockham
Sparkling Cyanide

Sparkling Cyanide (1983)

as George Barton
Independence Day

Independence Day (1983)

as Sam Taylor
Sophie's Choice

Sophie's Choice (1982)

as Narrator (voice)
Still of the Night

Still of the Night (1982)

as George Bynum
Hanky Panky

Hanky Panky (1982)

as Adrian Pruitt
Reds

Reds (1981)

as State Department Official
Absence of Malice

Absence of Malice (1981)

as McAdam
Rollover

Rollover (1981)

as Roy Lefcourt
The Henderson Monster

The Henderson Monster (1980)

as Dr. Martin Grossman
Hide in Plain Sight

Hide in Plain Sight (1980)

as Jason R. Reid
Doctor Franken

Doctor Franken (1980)

as Mr. Parker
Too Far to Go

Too Far to Go (1979)

as Henry Mills
Oliver's Story

Oliver's Story (1978)

as Dr. Dienhart
Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

as Larry Butler
The Front

The Front (1976)

as Committee Chairman
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys

Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys (1976)

as Pomeroy
Valley Forge

Valley Forge (1975)

The Stepford Wives

The Stepford Wives (1975)

as Ted Van Sant
Man on a Swing

Man on a Swing (1974)

as Pete Russell
Enemies

Enemies (1974)

as Nikolai
The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope

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

as Proctor
Dirty Harry

Dirty Harry (1971)

as Rothko