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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

★ 7.31977
Dirty Harry

Dirty Harry

★ 7.51971
The Invasion

The Invasion

★ 6.02007
The Sum of All Fears

The Sum of All Fears

★ 6.42002
Chances Are

Chances Are

★ 6.61989
The Family Man

The Family Man

★ 6.82000
The Other Guys

The Other Guys

★ 6.32010
Shaft

Shaft

★ 6.02000
Patch Adams

Patch Adams

★ 7.31998
The Mighty Ducks

The Mighty Ducks

★ 6.61992
Strange Days

Strange Days

★ 7.01995
Witness

Witness

★ 7.11985
Malice

Malice

★ 6.31993
The Stepford Wives

The Stepford Wives

★ 6.71975
Sophie's Choice

Sophie's Choice

★ 7.31982
The Front

The Front

★ 7.01976
Nobody's Fool

Nobody's Fool

★ 6.91994

TV Shows

Without a Trace

Without a Trace

★ 7.32002
Great Performances

Great Performances

★ 6.11971
The Equalizer

The Equalizer

★ 7.11985
Early Edition

Early Edition

★ 7.31996
Providence

Providence

★ 6.71999
Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

★ 6.61983
Screen Two

Screen Two

★ 7.11985
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
The Adams Chronicles

The Adams Chronicles

★ 7.41976
Hothouse

Hothouse

★ 7.51988
The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer

The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer

★ 4.71999
The Kennedys of Massachusetts

The Kennedys of Massachusetts

★ 7.81990
The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter

★ 4.51979
Mourning Becomes Electra

Mourning Becomes Electra

★ 5.01978

More Movies

Reds

Reds

★ 6.91981
Stop-Loss

Stop-Loss

★ 6.12008
The Chamber

The Chamber

★ 6.01996
Silkwood

Silkwood

★ 6.91983
Iceman

Iceman

★ 6.21984
Bulworth

Bulworth

★ 6.31998
D.A.R.Y.L.

D.A.R.Y.L.

★ 6.41985
The Next Best Thing

The Next Best Thing

★ 5.22000
Still of the Night

Still of the Night

★ 5.71982
Absence of Malice

Absence of Malice

★ 6.61981
Target

Target

★ 5.91985
Mistrial

Mistrial

★ 5.31996
Sparkling Cyanide

Sparkling Cyanide

★ 5.91983
Hanky Panky

Hanky Panky

★ 5.31982
Shadows and Fog

Shadows and Fog

★ 6.71991
Citizen Cohn

Citizen Cohn

★ 6.31992
Moonlight and Valentino

Moonlight and Valentino

★ 5.61995
The Proposition

The Proposition

★ 6.01998
Rollover

Rollover

★ 5.21981
Double Image

Double Image

★ 5.41986
The Enemy Within

The Enemy Within

★ 5.81994
Brotherly Love

Brotherly Love

★ 7.31985
Don't Drink the Water

Don't Drink the Water

★ 5.61994
Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman

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

★ 6.51989
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker

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

★ 6.31994
Hide in Plain Sight

Hide in Plain Sight

★ 5.71980
Bloodhounds of Broadway

Bloodhounds of Broadway

★ 5.71989
The Rosary Murders

The Rosary Murders

★ 5.61987
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer

The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer

★ 4.71999
Too Far to Go

Too Far to Go

★ 3.51979
Kansas

Kansas

★ 5.51995
Man on a Swing

Man on a Swing

★ 5.91974
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change

★ 5.82000
Saigon: Year of the Cat

Saigon: Year of the Cat

★ 5.31983
The Execution of Raymond Graham

The Execution of Raymond Graham

★ 6.61985
Hidden in America

Hidden in America

★ 5.31996
Enemies

Enemies

★ 0.01974
Under Cover

Under Cover

★ 8.01991
Hostages

Hostages

★ 6.11992
Forced March

Forced March

★ 6.61989
Money, Power, Murder.

Money, Power, Murder.

★ 5.41989
When Will I Be Loved?

When Will I Be Loved?

★ 9.01990
Doctor Franken

Doctor Franken

★ 6.01980
An American Story

An American Story

★ 6.41992
Independence Day

Independence Day

★ 5.91983
Before the Storm

Before the Storm

★ 9.01991
Oliver's Story

Oliver's Story

★ 4.81978
X-Men: The Last Stand

X-Men: The Last Stand

★ 6.42006
The Betty Ford Story

The Betty Ford Story

★ 0.01987
The Elephant King

The Elephant King

★ 5.92006
William Shakespeare's Hamlet

William Shakespeare's Hamlet

★ 0.01990
The Henderson Monster

The Henderson Monster

★ 6.01980
Dracula's Widow

Dracula's Widow

★ 4.61988
Valley Forge

Valley Forge

★ 7.01975
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys

Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys

★ 7.51976
The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope

The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope

★ 10.01972
Letter to My Killer

Letter to My Killer

★ 6.51995
Searching for Paradise

Searching for Paradise

★ 6.02002
A Special Friendship

A Special Friendship

★ 9.01987
Bridge to Silence

Bridge to Silence

★ 7.71989