Actor
Josef Sommer
Born June 26, 1934 in Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
77 films
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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77 films as actor- 2010The Other GuysDistrict Attorney Radford (uncredited)
- 2008Stop-LossSenator Orton Worrell
- 2007The InvasionDr. Henryk Belicec
- 2006X-Men: The Last StandThe President
- 2006The Elephant KingBill Hunt
- 2002Searching for ParadiseCarl Greenslate
- 2002The Sum of All FearsSenator Jessup
- 2000The Family ManPeter Lassiter
- 2000The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of ChangeWoodrow Wilson
- 2000ShaftCurt Flemming
- 2000The Next Best ThingRichard Whittaker
- 1999The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer
- 1998Patch AdamsDr. Eaton
- 1998BulworthDoctor (uncredited)
- 1998The PropositionDryer
- 1996Hidden in AmericaEdward Millerton
- 1996MistrialNick Mirsky
- 1996The ChamberPhelps Bowen
- 1995Strange DaysPalmer Strickland
- 1995Moonlight and ValentinoThomas Trager
- 1995Letter to My Killer
- 1995KansasJoseph 'Joe' Farley
- 1994Nobody's FoolClive Peoples Jr.
- 1994Don't Drink the WaterAmbassador Magee
- 1994The Enemy WithinDefence Secretary Charles Potter
- 1994Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson WhittakerCol. Morrow
- 1993MaliceAtty. Lester Adams
- 1992An American StoryHenry Meade
- 1992The Mighty DucksMr. Ducksworth
- 1992HostagesTom Sutherland
- 1992Citizen CohnAlbert Cohn
- 1991Shadows and FogPriest
- 1991Before the StormStewart Merriman
- 1991Under CoverStewart Merriman
- 1990When Will I Be Loved?Martin Ransil
- 1990William Shakespeare's HamletPolonius
- 1989Money, Power, Murder.Jack Finley
- 1989Bloodhounds of BroadwayWaldo Winchester
- 1989Forced MarchRichard Kline
- 1989Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic WomanCharles Estiman
- 1989Bridge to SilenceAl Duffield
- 1989Chances AreJudge Fenwick
- 1988Dracula's WidowLannon
- 1987The Rosary MurdersLieutenant Koznicki
- 1987A Special FriendshipGeneral Winder
- 1987The Betty Ford StoryPresident Gerald Ford
- 1986Double ImageJames Angleton
- 1985The Execution of Raymond GrahamJim Neal
- 1985TargetBarney Taber
- 1985D.A.R.Y.L.Dr. Jeffrey Stewart
- 1985Brotherly LoveMr. Rafferty
- 1985WitnessSchaeffer
- 1984IcemanWhitman
- 1983SilkwoodMax Richter
- 1983Saigon: Year of the CatJack Ockham
- 1983Sparkling CyanideGeorge Barton
- 1983Independence DaySam Taylor
- 1982Sophie's ChoiceNarrator (voice)
- 1982Still of the NightGeorge Bynum
- 1982Hanky PankyAdrian Pruitt
- 1981RedsState Department Official
- 1981Absence of MaliceMcAdam
- 1981RolloverRoy Lefcourt
- 1980The Henderson MonsterDr. Martin Grossman
- 1980Hide in Plain SightJason R. Reid
- 1980Doctor FrankenMr. Parker
- 1979Too Far to GoHenry Mills
- 1978Oliver's StoryDr. Dienhart
- 1977Close Encounters of the Third KindLarry Butler
- 1976The FrontCommittee Chairman
- 1976Judge Horton and the Scottsboro BoysPomeroy
- 1975Valley ForgeBrig. Gen. Varnum
- 1975The Stepford WivesTed Van Sant
- 1974Man on a SwingPete Russell
- 1974EnemiesNikolai
- 1972The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the HopeProctor
- 1971Dirty HarryRothko