

Josef Sommer
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
26 Jun 1934
Age
92 Years
Born In
Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Total Projects
99
Years Active
59 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.5 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

movie
The Other Guys
The Other Guys
as District Attorney Radford (uncredited)

movie
Stop-Loss
Stop-Loss
as Senator Orton Worrell

movie
The Invasion
The Invasion
as Dr. Henryk Belicec

movie
X-Men: The Last Stand
X-Men: The Last Stand
as The President

movie
The Elephant King
The Elephant King
as Bill Hunt

tv
Without a Trace
Without a Trace
as Peter Ducek

movie
Searching for Paradise
Searching for Paradise
as Carl Greenslate

movie
The Sum of All Fears
The Sum of All Fears
as Senator Jessup

tv
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Spencer Durning

movie
The Family Man
The Family Man
as Peter Lassiter

movie
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change
as Woodrow Wilson

movie
Shaft
Shaft
as Curt Flemming

movie
The Next Best Thing
The Next Best Thing
as Richard Whittaker

tv
The West Wing
The West Wing
as Steve Gaines

tv
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Patrick Rumsey

movie
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer

tv
The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer
The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer

tv
Providence
Providence
as Thomas Wheelock

movie
Patch Adams
Patch Adams
as Dr. Eaton

movie
Bulworth
Bulworth
as Doctor (uncredited)

movie
The Proposition
The Proposition
as Dryer

tv
Ally McBeal
Ally McBeal
as Henry Thompson

movie
Hidden in America
Hidden in America
as Edward Millerton

movie
Mistrial
Mistrial
as Nick Mirsky

movie
The Chamber
The Chamber
as Phelps Bowen

tv
Early Edition
Early Edition
as John Dobbs

movie
Strange Days
Strange Days
as Palmer Strickland

movie
Moonlight and Valentino
Moonlight and Valentino
as Thomas Trager

movie
Letter to My Killer
Letter to My Killer

movie
Kansas
Kansas
as Joseph 'Joe' Farley

movie
Nobody's Fool
Nobody's Fool
as Clive Peoples Jr.

movie
Don't Drink the Water
Don't Drink the Water
as Ambassador Magee

movie
The Enemy Within
The Enemy Within
as Defence Secretary Charles Potter

movie
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
as Col. Morrow

movie
Malice
Malice
as Atty. Lester Adams

movie
An American Story
An American Story
as Henry Meade

movie
The Mighty Ducks
The Mighty Ducks
as Mr. Ducksworth

movie
Hostages
Hostages
as Tom Sutherland

movie
Citizen Cohn
Citizen Cohn
as Albert Cohn

movie
Shadows and Fog
Shadows and Fog
as Priest

tv
A Woman Named Jackie
A Woman Named Jackie
as Joseph Kennedy Sr.

movie
Before the Storm
Before the Storm
as Stewart Merriman

tv
Under Cover
Under Cover
as Stewart Merriman

movie
Under Cover
Under Cover
as Stewart Merriman

movie
When Will I Be Loved?
When Will I Be Loved?
as Martin Ransil

movie
William Shakespeare's Hamlet
William Shakespeare's Hamlet
as Polonius

tv
Law & Order
Law & Order
as Defense Attorney Patrick Rumsey

tv
Law & Order
Law & Order
as Judge Lawrence Hellman

tv
The Kennedys of Massachusetts
The Kennedys of Massachusetts
as Franklin D. Roosevelt

movie
Money, Power, Murder.
Money, Power, Murder.
as Jack Finley

movie
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Bloodhounds of Broadway
as Waldo Winchester

movie
Forced March
Forced March
as Richard Kline

movie
Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman
Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman
as Charles Estiman

movie
Bridge to Silence
Bridge to Silence
as Al Duffield

movie
Chances Are
Chances Are
as Judge Fenwick

movie
Dracula's Widow
Dracula's Widow
as Lannon

tv
Hothouse
Hothouse
as Dr. Sam Garrison

movie
The Rosary Murders
The Rosary Murders
as Lieutenant Koznicki

movie
A Special Friendship
A Special Friendship
as General Winder

movie
The Betty Ford Story
The Betty Ford Story
as President Gerald Ford

movie
Double Image
Double Image
as James Angleton

movie
The Execution of Raymond Graham
The Execution of Raymond Graham
as Jim Neal

movie
Target
Target
as Barney Taber

tv
The Equalizer
The Equalizer
as Ernest Rasher

movie
D.A.R.Y.L.
D.A.R.Y.L.
as Dr. Jeffrey Stewart

movie
Brotherly Love
Brotherly Love
as Mr. Rafferty

movie
Witness
Witness
as Schaeffer

movie
Iceman
Iceman
as Whitman

movie
Silkwood
Silkwood
as Max Richter

movie
Saigon: Year of the Cat
Saigon: Year of the Cat
as Jack Ockham

movie
Sparkling Cyanide
Sparkling Cyanide
as George Barton

tv
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Scarecrow and Mrs. King

movie
Independence Day
Independence Day
as Sam Taylor

movie
Sophie's Choice
Sophie's Choice
as Narrator (voice)

movie
Still of the Night
Still of the Night
as George Bynum

movie
Hanky Panky
Hanky Panky
as Adrian Pruitt

movie
Reds
Reds
as State Department Official

movie
Absence of Malice
Absence of Malice
as McAdam

movie
Rollover
Rollover
as Roy Lefcourt

movie
The Henderson Monster
The Henderson Monster
as Dr. Martin Grossman

movie
Hide in Plain Sight
Hide in Plain Sight
as Jason R. Reid

movie
Doctor Franken
Doctor Franken
as Mr. Parker

movie
Too Far to Go
Too Far to Go
as Henry Mills

tv
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter
as Nathaniel Hawthorne

movie
Oliver's Story
Oliver's Story
as Dr. Dienhart

tv
Mourning Becomes Electra
Mourning Becomes Electra
as Ezra Mannon

movie
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
as Larry Butler

tv
The Andros Targets
The Andros Targets
as Benson Fisher

movie
The Front
The Front
as Committee Chairman

movie
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys
as Pomeroy

movie
Valley Forge
Valley Forge

movie
The Stepford Wives
The Stepford Wives
as Ted Van Sant

movie
Man on a Swing
Man on a Swing
as Pete Russell

movie
Enemies
Enemies
as Nikolai

movie
The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope
The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope
as Proctor

movie
Dirty Harry
Dirty Harry
as Rothko

tv
Great Performances
Great Performances
as Nikolai

tv
Great Performances
Great Performances
as Polonius

tv
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Brig. Gen. Varnum