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Josef Sommer
Acting

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...

Filmography

The Other Guys

movie

The Other Guys

2010

The Other Guys

as District Attorney Radford (uncredited)

Stop-Loss

movie

Stop-Loss

2008

Stop-Loss

as Senator Orton Worrell

The Invasion

movie

The Invasion

2007

The Invasion

as Dr. Henryk Belicec

X-Men: The Last Stand

movie

X-Men: The Last Stand

2006

X-Men: The Last Stand

as The President

The Elephant King

movie

The Elephant King

2006

The Elephant King

as Bill Hunt

Without a Trace

tv

Without a Trace

2002

Without a Trace

as Peter Ducek

Searching for Paradise

movie

Searching for Paradise

2002

Searching for Paradise

as Carl Greenslate

The Sum of All Fears

movie

The Sum of All Fears

2002

The Sum of All Fears

as Senator Jessup

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

tv

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Spencer Durning

The Family Man

movie

The Family Man

2000

The Family Man

as Peter Lassiter

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change

movie

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change

2000

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change

as Woodrow Wilson

Shaft

movie

Shaft

2000

Shaft

as Curt Flemming

The Next Best Thing

movie

The Next Best Thing

2000

The Next Best Thing

as Richard Whittaker

The West Wing

tv

The West Wing

1999

The West Wing

as Steve Gaines

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

tv

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Patrick Rumsey

The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer

movie

The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer

1999

The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer

The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer

tv

The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer

1999

The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer

Providence

tv

Providence

1999

Providence

as Thomas Wheelock

Patch Adams

movie

Patch Adams

1998

Patch Adams

as Dr. Eaton

Bulworth

movie

Bulworth

1998

Bulworth

as Doctor (uncredited)

The Proposition

movie

The Proposition

1998

The Proposition

as Dryer

Ally McBeal

tv

Ally McBeal

1997

Ally McBeal

as Henry Thompson

Hidden in America

movie

Hidden in America

1996

Hidden in America

as Edward Millerton

Mistrial

movie

Mistrial

1996

Mistrial

as Nick Mirsky

The Chamber

movie

The Chamber

1996

The Chamber

as Phelps Bowen

Early Edition

tv

Early Edition

1996

Early Edition

as John Dobbs

Strange Days

movie

Strange Days

1995

Strange Days

as Palmer Strickland

Moonlight and Valentino

movie

Moonlight and Valentino

1995

Moonlight and Valentino

as Thomas Trager

Letter to My Killer

movie

Letter to My Killer

1995

Letter to My Killer

Kansas

movie

Kansas

1995

Kansas

as Joseph 'Joe' Farley

Nobody's Fool

movie

Nobody's Fool

1994

Nobody's Fool

as Clive Peoples Jr.

Don't Drink the Water

movie

Don't Drink the Water

1994

Don't Drink the Water

as Ambassador Magee

The Enemy Within

movie

The Enemy Within

1994

The Enemy Within

as Defence Secretary Charles Potter

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

movie

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

1994

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

as Col. Morrow

Malice

movie

Malice

1993

Malice

as Atty. Lester Adams

An American Story

movie

An American Story

1992

An American Story

as Henry Meade

The Mighty Ducks

movie

The Mighty Ducks

1992

The Mighty Ducks

as Mr. Ducksworth

Hostages

movie

Hostages

1992

Hostages

as Tom Sutherland

Citizen Cohn

movie

Citizen Cohn

1992

Citizen Cohn

as Albert Cohn

Shadows and Fog

movie

Shadows and Fog

1991

Shadows and Fog

as Priest

A Woman Named Jackie

tv

A Woman Named Jackie

1991

A Woman Named Jackie

as Joseph Kennedy Sr.

Before the Storm

movie

Before the Storm

1991

Before the Storm

as Stewart Merriman

CineRaya

tv

Under Cover

1991

Under Cover

as Stewart Merriman

Under Cover

movie

Under Cover

1991

Under Cover

as Stewart Merriman

When Will I Be Loved?

movie

When Will I Be Loved?

1990

When Will I Be Loved?

as Martin Ransil

William Shakespeare's Hamlet

movie

William Shakespeare's Hamlet

1990

William Shakespeare's Hamlet

as Polonius

Law & Order

tv

Law & Order

1990

Law & Order

as Defense Attorney Patrick Rumsey

Law & Order

tv

Law & Order

1990

Law & Order

as Judge Lawrence Hellman

The Kennedys of Massachusetts

tv

The Kennedys of Massachusetts

1990

The Kennedys of Massachusetts

as Franklin D. Roosevelt

Money, Power, Murder.

movie

Money, Power, Murder.

1989

Money, Power, Murder.

as Jack Finley

Bloodhounds of Broadway

movie

Bloodhounds of Broadway

1989

Bloodhounds of Broadway

as Waldo Winchester

Forced March

movie

Forced March

1989

Forced March

as Richard Kline

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

movie

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

1989

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

as Charles Estiman

Bridge to Silence

movie

Bridge to Silence

1989

Bridge to Silence

as Al Duffield

Chances Are

movie

Chances Are

1989

Chances Are

as Judge Fenwick

Dracula's Widow

movie

Dracula's Widow

1988

Dracula's Widow

as Lannon

Hothouse

tv

Hothouse

1988

Hothouse

as Dr. Sam Garrison

The Rosary Murders

movie

The Rosary Murders

1987

The Rosary Murders

as Lieutenant Koznicki

A Special Friendship

movie

A Special Friendship

1987

A Special Friendship

as General Winder

The Betty Ford Story

movie

The Betty Ford Story

1987

The Betty Ford Story

as President Gerald Ford

Double Image

movie

Double Image

1986

Double Image

as James Angleton

The Execution of Raymond Graham

movie

The Execution of Raymond Graham

1985

The Execution of Raymond Graham

as Jim Neal

Target

movie

Target

1985

Target

as Barney Taber

The Equalizer

tv

The Equalizer

1985

The Equalizer

as Ernest Rasher

D.A.R.Y.L.

movie

D.A.R.Y.L.

1985

D.A.R.Y.L.

as Dr. Jeffrey Stewart

Brotherly Love

movie

Brotherly Love

1985

Brotherly Love

as Mr. Rafferty

Witness

movie

Witness

1985

Witness

as Schaeffer

Iceman

movie

Iceman

1984

Iceman

as Whitman

Silkwood

movie

Silkwood

1983

Silkwood

as Max Richter

Saigon: Year of the Cat

movie

Saigon: Year of the Cat

1983

Saigon: Year of the Cat

as Jack Ockham

Sparkling Cyanide

movie

Sparkling Cyanide

1983

Sparkling Cyanide

as George Barton

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

tv

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

1983

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Independence Day

movie

Independence Day

1983

Independence Day

as Sam Taylor

Sophie's Choice

movie

Sophie's Choice

1982

Sophie's Choice

as Narrator (voice)

Still of the Night

movie

Still of the Night

1982

Still of the Night

as George Bynum

Hanky Panky

movie

Hanky Panky

1982

Hanky Panky

as Adrian Pruitt

Reds

movie

Reds

1981

Reds

as State Department Official

Absence of Malice

movie

Absence of Malice

1981

Absence of Malice

as McAdam

Rollover

movie

Rollover

1981

Rollover

as Roy Lefcourt

The Henderson Monster

movie

The Henderson Monster

1980

The Henderson Monster

as Dr. Martin Grossman

Hide in Plain Sight

movie

Hide in Plain Sight

1980

Hide in Plain Sight

as Jason R. Reid

Doctor Franken

movie

Doctor Franken

1980

Doctor Franken

as Mr. Parker

Too Far to Go

movie

Too Far to Go

1979

Too Far to Go

as Henry Mills

The Scarlet Letter

tv

The Scarlet Letter

1979

The Scarlet Letter

as Nathaniel Hawthorne

Oliver's Story

movie

Oliver's Story

1978

Oliver's Story

as Dr. Dienhart

Mourning Becomes Electra

tv

Mourning Becomes Electra

1978

Mourning Becomes Electra

as Ezra Mannon

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

movie

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

as Larry Butler

The Andros Targets

tv

The Andros Targets

1977

The Andros Targets

as Benson Fisher

The Front

movie

The Front

1976

The Front

as Committee Chairman

Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys

movie

Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys

1976

Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys

as Pomeroy

Valley Forge

movie

Valley Forge

1975

Valley Forge

The Stepford Wives

movie

The Stepford Wives

1975

The Stepford Wives

as Ted Van Sant

Man on a Swing

movie

Man on a Swing

1974

Man on a Swing

as Pete Russell

Enemies

movie

Enemies

1974

Enemies

as Nikolai

The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope

movie

The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope

1972

The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope

as Proctor

Dirty Harry

movie

Dirty Harry

1971

Dirty Harry

as Rothko

Great Performances

tv

Great Performances

1971

Great Performances

as Nikolai

Great Performances

tv

Great Performances

1971

Great Performances

as Polonius

Hallmark Hall of Fame

tv

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Brig. Gen. Varnum

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