Josef Sommer

Acting

Josef Sommer

Born June 26, 1934Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany97 credits

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.

Known For

The Other Guys
6.3

The Other Guys

Movie

2010

Stop-Loss
6.1

Stop-Loss

Movie

2008

The Invasion
6.0

The Invasion

Movie

2007

X-Men: The Last Stand
6.4

X-Men: The Last Stand

Movie

2006

The Elephant King
5.6

The Elephant King

Movie

2006

Without a Trace
7.2

Without a Trace

TV

2002

Filmography

The Other Guys
2010The Other Guysas District Attorney Radford (uncredited)Movie
Stop-Loss
2008Stop-Lossas Senator Orton WorrellMovie
The Invasion
2007The Invasionas Dr. Henryk BelicecMovie
X-Men: The Last Stand
2006X-Men: The Last Standas The PresidentMovie
The Elephant King
2006The Elephant Kingas Bill HuntMovie
Without a Trace
2002Without a Traceas Peter DucekTV
Searching for Paradise
2002Searching for Paradiseas Carl GreenslateMovie
The Sum of All Fears
2002The Sum of All Fearsas Senator JessupMovie
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intentas Spencer DurningTV
The Family Man
2000The Family Manas Peter LassiterMovie
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change
2000The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Changeas Woodrow WilsonMovie
Shaft
2000Shaftas Curt FlemmingMovie
The Next Best Thing
2000The Next Best Thingas Richard WhittakerMovie
The West Wing
1999The West Wingas Steve GainesTV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Patrick RumseyTV
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer
1999The Hunt for the Unicorn KillerMovie
The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer
1999The Hunt For The Unicorn KillerTV
Providence
1999Providenceas Thomas WheelockTV
Patch Adams
1998Patch Adamsas Dr. EatonMovie
Bulworth
1998Bulworthas Doctor (uncredited)Movie
The Proposition
1998The Propositionas DryerMovie
Ally McBeal
1997Ally McBealas Henry ThompsonTV
Hidden in America
1996Hidden in Americaas Edward MillertonMovie
Mistrial
1996Mistrialas Nick MirskyMovie
The Chamber
1996The Chamberas Phelps BowenMovie
Early Edition
1996Early Editionas John DobbsTV
Strange Days
1995Strange Daysas Palmer StricklandMovie
Moonlight and Valentino
1995Moonlight and Valentinoas Thomas TragerMovie
Letter to My Killer
1995Letter to My KillerMovie
Kansas
1995Kansasas Joseph 'Joe' FarleyMovie
Nobody's Fool
1994Nobody's Foolas Clive Peoples Jr.Movie
Don't Drink the Water
1994Don't Drink the Wateras Ambassador MageeMovie
The Enemy Within
1994The Enemy Withinas Defence Secretary Charles PotterMovie
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
1994Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittakeras Col. MorrowMovie
Malice
1993Maliceas Atty. Lester AdamsMovie
An American Story
1992An American Storyas Henry MeadeMovie
The Mighty Ducks
1992The Mighty Ducksas Mr. DucksworthMovie
Hostages
1992Hostagesas Tom SutherlandMovie
Citizen Cohn
1992Citizen Cohnas Albert CohnMovie
Shadows and Fog
1991Shadows and Fogas PriestMovie
A Woman Named Jackie
1991A Woman Named Jackieas Joseph Kennedy Sr.TV
Before the Storm
1991Before the Stormas Stewart MerrimanMovie
U
1991Under Coveras Stewart MerrimanTV
Under Cover
1991Under Coveras Stewart MerrimanMovie
When Will I Be Loved?
1990When Will I Be Loved?as Martin RansilMovie
William Shakespeare's Hamlet
1990William Shakespeare's Hamletas PoloniusMovie
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas Defense Attorney Patrick RumseyTV
The Kennedys of Massachusetts
1990The Kennedys of Massachusettsas Franklin D. RooseveltTV
Money, Power, Murder.
1989Money, Power, Murder.as Jack FinleyMovie
Bloodhounds of Broadway
1989Bloodhounds of Broadwayas Waldo WinchesterMovie
Forced March
1989Forced Marchas Richard KlineMovie
Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman
1989Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Womanas Charles EstimanMovie
Bridge to Silence
1989Bridge to Silenceas Al DuffieldMovie
Chances Are
1989Chances Areas Judge FenwickMovie
Dracula's Widow
1988Dracula's Widowas LannonMovie
Hothouse
1988Hothouseas Dr. Sam GarrisonTV
The Rosary Murders
1987The Rosary Murdersas Lieutenant KoznickiMovie
A Special Friendship
1987A Special Friendshipas General WinderMovie
The Betty Ford Story
1987The Betty Ford Storyas President Gerald FordMovie
Double Image
1986Double Imageas James AngletonMovie
The Execution of Raymond Graham
1985The Execution of Raymond Grahamas Jim NealMovie
Target
1985Targetas Barney TaberMovie
The Equalizer
1985The Equalizeras Ernest RasherTV
D.A.R.Y.L.
1985D.A.R.Y.L.as Dr. Jeffrey StewartMovie
Brotherly Love
1985Brotherly Loveas Mr. RaffertyMovie
Witness
1985Witnessas SchaefferMovie
Iceman
1984Icemanas WhitmanMovie
Silkwood
1983Silkwoodas Max RichterMovie
Saigon: Year of the Cat
1983Saigon: Year of the Catas Jack OckhamMovie
Sparkling Cyanide
1983Sparkling Cyanideas George BartonMovie
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983Scarecrow and Mrs. KingTV
Independence Day
1983Independence Dayas Sam TaylorMovie
Sophie's Choice
1982Sophie's Choiceas Narrator (voice)Movie
Still of the Night
1982Still of the Nightas George BynumMovie
Hanky Panky
1982Hanky Pankyas Adrian PruittMovie
Reds
1981Redsas State Department OfficialMovie
Absence of Malice
1981Absence of Maliceas McAdamMovie
Rollover
1981Rolloveras Roy LefcourtMovie
The Henderson Monster
1980The Henderson Monsteras Dr. Martin GrossmanMovie
Hide in Plain Sight
1980Hide in Plain Sightas Jason R. ReidMovie
Doctor Franken
1980Doctor Frankenas Mr. ParkerMovie
Too Far to Go
1979Too Far to Goas Henry MillsMovie
The Scarlet Letter
1979The Scarlet Letteras Nathaniel HawthorneTV
Oliver's Story
1978Oliver's Storyas Dr. DienhartMovie
Mourning Becomes Electra
1978Mourning Becomes Electraas Ezra MannonTV
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977Close Encounters of the Third Kindas Larry ButlerMovie
The Andros Targets
1977The Andros Targetsas Benson FisherTV
The Front
1976The Frontas Committee ChairmanMovie
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys
1976Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boysas PomeroyMovie
Valley Forge
1975Valley ForgeMovie
The Stepford Wives
1975The Stepford Wivesas Ted Van SantMovie
Man on a Swing
1974Man on a Swingas Pete RussellMovie
Enemies
1974Enemiesas NikolaiMovie
The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope
1972The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hopeas ProctorMovie
Dirty Harry
1971Dirty Harryas RothkoMovie
Great Performances
1971Great Performancesas NikolaiTV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas Brig. Gen. VarnumTV