Josef Sommer

Josef Sommer

Acting

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.

Filmography

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The Other Guys ★ 6.3 The Other Guys 2010 Stop-Loss ★ 6.1 Stop-Loss 2008 The Invasion ★ 6.0 The Invasion 2007 X-Men: The Last Stand ★ 6.4 X-Men: The Last Stand 2006 The Elephant King ★ 5.9 The Elephant King 2006 Without a Trace ★ 7.2 Without a Trace 2002 Searching for Paradise ★ 6.0 Searching for Paradise 2002 The Sum of All Fears ★ 6.4 The Sum of All Fears 2002 Law & Order: Criminal Intent ★ 7.6 Law & Order: Criminal Intent 2001 The Family Man ★ 6.8 The Family Man 2000 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change ★ 5.8 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change 2000 Shaft ★ 6.0 Shaft 2000 The Next Best Thing ★ 5.2 The Next Best Thing 2000 The West Wing ★ 8.3 The West Wing 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ★ 8.0 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1999 The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer ★ 4.7 The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer 1999 The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer ★ 4.7 The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer 1999 Providence ★ 6.7 Providence 1999 Patch Adams ★ 7.3 Patch Adams 1998 Bulworth ★ 6.3 Bulworth 1998 The Proposition ★ 6.0 The Proposition 1998 Ally McBeal ★ 6.5 Ally McBeal 1997 Hidden in America ★ 5.4 Hidden in America 1996 Mistrial ★ 5.3 Mistrial 1996 The Chamber ★ 6.0 The Chamber 1996 Early Edition ★ 7.4 Early Edition 1996 Strange Days ★ 7.0 Strange Days 1995 Moonlight and Valentino ★ 5.6 Moonlight and Valentino 1995 Letter to My Killer ★ 6.5 Letter to My Killer 1995 Kansas ★ 5.5 Kansas 1995 Nobody's Fool ★ 6.9 Nobody's Fool 1994 Don't Drink the Water ★ 5.6 Don't Drink the Water 1994 The Enemy Within ★ 5.8 The Enemy Within 1994 Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker ★ 6.3 Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker 1994 Malice ★ 6.3 Malice 1993 An American Story ★ 6.4 An American Story 1992 The Mighty Ducks ★ 6.6 The Mighty Ducks 1992 Hostages ★ 6.1 Hostages 1992 Citizen Cohn ★ 6.3 Citizen Cohn 1992 Shadows and Fog ★ 6.7 Shadows and Fog 1991 A Woman Named Jackie ★ 8.8 A Woman Named Jackie 1991 Before the Storm ★ 9.0 Before the Storm 1991 Under Cover ★ 7.5 Under Cover 1991 Under Cover ★ 8.0 Under Cover 1991 When Will I Be Loved? ★ 9.0 When Will I Be Loved? 1990 William Shakespeare's Hamlet William Shakespeare's Hamlet 1990 Law & Order ★ 7.3 Law & Order 1990 The Kennedys of Massachusetts ★ 7.8 The Kennedys of Massachusetts 1990 Money, Power, Murder. ★ 5.4 Money, Power, Murder. 1989 Bloodhounds of Broadway ★ 5.7 Bloodhounds of Broadway 1989 Forced March ★ 6.6 Forced March 1989 Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman ★ 6.5 Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman 1989 Bridge to Silence ★ 7.7 Bridge to Silence 1989 Chances Are ★ 6.6 Chances Are 1989 Dracula's Widow ★ 4.6 Dracula's Widow 1988 Hothouse ★ 7.5 Hothouse 1988 The Rosary Murders ★ 5.6 The Rosary Murders 1987 A Special Friendship ★ 9.0 A Special Friendship 1987 The Betty Ford Story The Betty Ford Story 1987 Double Image ★ 5.4 Double Image 1986 The Execution of Raymond Graham ★ 6.6 The Execution of Raymond Graham 1985 Target ★ 5.9 Target 1985 The Equalizer ★ 7.1 The Equalizer 1985 D.A.R.Y.L. ★ 6.4 D.A.R.Y.L. 1985 Brotherly Love ★ 7.3 Brotherly Love 1985 Witness ★ 7.1 Witness 1985 Screen Two ★ 7.1 Screen Two 1985 Iceman ★ 6.2 Iceman 1984 Silkwood ★ 6.9 Silkwood 1983 Saigon: Year of the Cat ★ 5.3 Saigon: Year of the Cat 1983 Sparkling Cyanide ★ 5.9 Sparkling Cyanide 1983 Scarecrow and Mrs. King ★ 6.6 Scarecrow and Mrs. King 1983 Independence Day ★ 5.9 Independence Day 1983 Sophie's Choice ★ 7.3 Sophie's Choice 1982 Still of the Night ★ 5.7 Still of the Night 1982 Hanky Panky ★ 5.3 Hanky Panky 1982 Reds ★ 6.9 Reds 1981 Absence of Malice ★ 6.6 Absence of Malice 1981 Rollover ★ 5.2 Rollover 1981 The Henderson Monster ★ 6.0 The Henderson Monster 1980