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Josef Sommer

Acting 91 years old Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany ★ 1.7
Born: June 26, 1934

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.

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Filmography

Acting Credits (99)

The Other Guys
The Other Guys District Attorney Radford (uncredited) 2010
Stop-Loss
Stop-Loss Senator Orton Worrell 2008
The Invasion
The Invasion Dr. Henryk Belicec 2007
X-Men: The Last Stand
X-Men: The Last Stand The President 2006
The Elephant King
The Elephant King Bill Hunt 2006
Without a Trace
Without a Trace Peter Ducek 2002
Searching for Paradise
Searching for Paradise Carl Greenslate 2002
The Sum of All Fears
The Sum of All Fears Senator Jessup 2002
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent Spencer Durning 2001
The Family Man
The Family Man Peter Lassiter 2000
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change Woodrow Wilson 2000
Shaft
Shaft Curt Flemming 2000
The Next Best Thing
The Next Best Thing Richard Whittaker 2000
The West Wing
The West Wing Steve Gaines 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Patrick Rumsey 1999
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer 1999
The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer
The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer 1999
Providence
Providence Thomas Wheelock 1999
Patch Adams
Patch Adams Dr. Eaton 1998
Bulworth
Bulworth Doctor (uncredited) 1998
The Proposition
The Proposition Dryer 1998
Ally McBeal
Ally McBeal Henry Thompson 1997
Hidden in America
Hidden in America Edward Millerton 1996
Mistrial
Mistrial Nick Mirsky 1996
The Chamber
The Chamber Phelps Bowen 1996
Early Edition
Early Edition John Dobbs 1996
Strange Days
Strange Days Palmer Strickland 1995
Moonlight and Valentino
Moonlight and Valentino Thomas Trager 1995
Letter to My Killer
Letter to My Killer 1995
Kansas
Kansas Joseph 'Joe' Farley 1995
Nobody's Fool
Nobody's Fool Clive Peoples Jr. 1994
Don't Drink the Water
Don't Drink the Water Ambassador Magee 1994
The Enemy Within
The Enemy Within Defence Secretary Charles Potter 1994
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker Col. Morrow 1994
Malice
Malice Atty. Lester Adams 1993
An American Story
An American Story Henry Meade 1992
The Mighty Ducks
The Mighty Ducks Mr. Ducksworth 1992
Hostages
Hostages Tom Sutherland 1992
Citizen Cohn
Citizen Cohn Albert Cohn 1992
Shadows and Fog
Shadows and Fog Priest 1991
A Woman Named Jackie
A Woman Named Jackie Joseph Kennedy Sr. 1991
Before the Storm
Before the Storm Stewart Merriman 1991
Under Cover
Under Cover Stewart Merriman 1991
Under Cover
Under Cover Stewart Merriman 1991
When Will I Be Loved?
When Will I Be Loved? Martin Ransil 1990
William Shakespeare's Hamlet
William Shakespeare's Hamlet Polonius 1990
Law & Order
Law & Order Defense Attorney Patrick Rumsey 1990
Law & Order
Law & Order Judge Lawrence Hellman 1990
The Kennedys of Massachusetts
The Kennedys of Massachusetts Franklin D. Roosevelt 1990
Money, Power, Murder.
Money, Power, Murder. Jack Finley 1989
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Bloodhounds of Broadway Waldo Winchester 1989
Forced March
Forced March Richard Kline 1989
Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman
Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman Charles Estiman 1989
Bridge to Silence
Bridge to Silence Al Duffield 1989
Chances Are
Chances Are Judge Fenwick 1989
Dracula's Widow
Dracula's Widow Lannon 1988
Hothouse
Hothouse Dr. Sam Garrison 1988
The Rosary Murders
The Rosary Murders Lieutenant Koznicki 1987
A Special Friendship
A Special Friendship General Winder 1987
The Betty Ford Story
The Betty Ford Story President Gerald Ford 1987
Double Image
Double Image James Angleton 1986
The Execution of Raymond Graham
The Execution of Raymond Graham Jim Neal 1985
Target
Target Barney Taber 1985
The Equalizer
The Equalizer Ernest Rasher 1985
D.A.R.Y.L.
D.A.R.Y.L. Dr. Jeffrey Stewart 1985
Brotherly Love
Brotherly Love Mr. Rafferty 1985
Witness
Witness Schaeffer 1985
Iceman
Iceman Whitman 1984
Silkwood
Silkwood Max Richter 1983
Saigon: Year of the Cat
Saigon: Year of the Cat Jack Ockham 1983
Sparkling Cyanide
Sparkling Cyanide George Barton 1983
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Scarecrow and Mrs. King 1983
Independence Day
Independence Day Sam Taylor 1983
Sophie's Choice
Sophie's Choice Narrator (voice) 1982
Still of the Night
Still of the Night George Bynum 1982
Hanky Panky
Hanky Panky Adrian Pruitt 1982
Reds
Reds State Department Official 1981
Absence of Malice
Absence of Malice McAdam 1981
Rollover
Rollover Roy Lefcourt 1981
The Henderson Monster
The Henderson Monster Dr. Martin Grossman 1980
Hide in Plain Sight
Hide in Plain Sight Jason R. Reid 1980
Doctor Franken
Doctor Franken Mr. Parker 1980
Too Far to Go
Too Far to Go Henry Mills 1979
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne 1979
Oliver's Story
Oliver's Story Dr. Dienhart 1978
Mourning Becomes Electra
Mourning Becomes Electra Ezra Mannon 1978
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind Larry Butler 1977
The Andros Targets
The Andros Targets Benson Fisher 1977
The Front
The Front Committee Chairman 1976
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys Pomeroy 1976
Valley Forge
Valley Forge 1975
The Stepford Wives
The Stepford Wives Ted Van Sant 1975
Man on a Swing
Man on a Swing Pete Russell 1974
Enemies
Enemies Nikolai 1974
The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope
The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope Proctor 1972
Dirty Harry
Dirty Harry Rothko 1971
Great Performances
Great Performances Nikolai 1971
Great Performances
Great Performances Polonius 1971
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame Brig. Gen. Varnum 1951

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