Josef Sommer

Josef Sommer

Known for: Acting

Born: June 26, 1934

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 i…

Known for

Don't Drink the Water
Don't Drink the Water
1994
Double Image
Double Image
1986
Dracula's Widow
Dracula's Widow
1988
The Betty Ford Story
The Betty Ford Story
1987
Witness
Witness
1985
Money, Power, Murder.
Money, Power, Murder.
1989
Forced March
Forced March
1989
Rollover
Rollover
1981
An American Story
An American Story
1992
Iceman
Iceman
1984
Letter to My Killer
Letter to My Killer
1995
Target
Target
1985
The Rosary Murders
The Rosary Murders
1987
The Next Best Thing
The Next Best Thing
2000
The Mighty Ducks
The Mighty Ducks
1992
Sparkling Cyanide
Sparkling Cyanide
1983
Stop-Loss
Stop-Loss
2008
The Elephant King
The Elephant King
2006
Too Far to Go
Too Far to Go
1979
Searching for Paradise
Searching for Paradise
2002
When Will I Be Loved?
When Will I Be Loved?
1990
The Enemy Within
The Enemy Within
1994
Saigon: Year of the Cat
Saigon: Year of the Cat
1983
Doctor Franken
Doctor Franken
1980
Chances Are
Chances Are
1989
D.A.R.Y.L.
D.A.R.Y.L.
1985
Bridge to Silence
Bridge to Silence
1989
Independence Day
Independence Day
1983
Still of the Night
Still of the Night
1982
Hanky Panky
Hanky Panky
1982
Hostages
Hostages
1992
A Special Friendship
A Special Friendship
1987
The Family Man
The Family Man
2000
The Invasion
The Invasion
2007
Hide in Plain Sight
Hide in Plain Sight
1980
Absence of Malice
Absence of Malice
1981
Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman
Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman
1989
The Henderson Monster
The Henderson Monster
1980
Under Cover
Under Cover
1991
Hidden in America
Hidden in America
1996
Malice
Malice
1993
Nobody's Fool
Nobody's Fool
1994
Mistrial
Mistrial
1996
Before the Storm
Before the Storm
1991
Brotherly Love
Brotherly Love
1985
Moonlight and Valentino
Moonlight and Valentino
1995
Patch Adams
Patch Adams
1998
Silkwood
Silkwood
1983
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Bloodhounds of Broadway
1989
Oliver's Story
Oliver's Story
1978
Kansas
Kansas
1995
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change
2000
Citizen Cohn
Citizen Cohn
1992
William Shakespeare's Hamlet
William Shakespeare's Hamlet
1990
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer
1999
The Execution of Raymond Graham
The Execution of Raymond Graham
1985
Shaft
Shaft
2000
The Proposition
The Proposition
1998
Enemies
Enemies
1974
Strange Days
Strange Days
1995
Dirty Harry
Dirty Harry
1971
The Sum of All Fears
The Sum of All Fears
2002
Valley Forge
Valley Forge
1975
The Chamber
The Chamber
1996
The Front
The Front
1976
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
1994
The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope
The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope
1972
The Stepford Wives
The Stepford Wives
1975
X-Men: The Last Stand
X-Men: The Last Stand
2006
Shadows and Fog
Shadows and Fog
1991
Man on a Swing
Man on a Swing
1974
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys
1976
Sophie's Choice
Sophie's Choice
1982
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977
Reds
Reds
1981
The Other Guys
The Other Guys
2010
Ally McBeal
Ally McBeal
1997
Providence
Providence
1999
Early Edition
Early Edition
1996
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Without a Trace
Without a Trace
2002
The Equalizer
The Equalizer
1985
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Under Cover
1991
A Woman Named Jackie
A Woman Named Jackie
1991
The Andros Targets
The Andros Targets
1977
The Kennedys of Massachusetts
The Kennedys of Massachusetts
1990
The West Wing
The West Wing
1999
Law & Order
Law & Order
1990
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter
1979
Mourning Becomes Electra
Mourning Becomes Electra
1978
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer
The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer
1999
Great Performances
Great Performances
1971
Hothouse
Hothouse
1988
The Adams Chronicles
The Adams Chronicles
1976
Screen Two
Screen Two
1985
Bulworth
Bulworth
1998