Josef Sommer
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Acting
Life
Born 1934 (age 92)
Born in
Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
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Biography
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.
Known For
X-Men: The Last Stand
24 May 2006
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
14 Dec 1977
The Other Guys
06 Aug 2010
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
20 Sep 1999
Patch Adams
25 Dec 1998
Dirty Harry
23 Dec 1971
The Family Man
12 Dec 2000
The Sum of All Fears
31 May 2002
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Filmography
2010
- The Other Guysas District Attorney Radford (uncredited)
2008
- Stop-Lossas Senator Orton Worrell
2007
- The Invasionas Dr. Henryk Belicec
2006
- X-Men: The Last Standas The President
- The Elephant Kingas Bill Hunt
2002
- Without a Traceas Peter Ducek1 episode
- Searching for Paradiseas Carl Greenslate
- The Sum of All Fearsas Senator Jessup
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intentas Spencer Durning1 episode
2000
- The Family Manas Peter Lassiter
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Changeas Woodrow Wilson
- Shaftas Curt Flemming
- The Next Best Thingas Richard Whittaker
1999
- The West Wingas Steve Gaines1 episode
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Patrick Rumsey1 episode
- The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer
- The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer2 episodes
- Providenceas Thomas Wheelock1 episode
1998
- Patch Adamsas Dr. Eaton
- Bulworthas Doctor (uncredited)
- The Propositionas Dryer
1997
- Ally McBealas Henry Thompson1 episode
1996
- Hidden in Americaas Edward Millerton
- Mistrialas Nick Mirsky
- The Chamberas Phelps Bowen
- Early Editionas John Dobbs2 episodes
1995
- Strange Daysas Palmer Strickland
- Moonlight and Valentinoas Thomas Trager
- Letter to My Killer
- Kansasas Joseph 'Joe' Farley
1994
- Nobody's Foolas Clive Peoples Jr.
- Don't Drink the Wateras Ambassador Magee
- The Enemy Withinas Defence Secretary Charles Potter
- Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittakeras Col. Morrow
1993
- Maliceas Atty. Lester Adams
1992
- An American Storyas Henry Meade
- The Mighty Ducksas Mr. Ducksworth
- Hostagesas Tom Sutherland
- Citizen Cohnas Albert Cohn
1991
- Shadows and Fogas Priest
- A Woman Named Jackieas Joseph Kennedy Sr.3 episodes
- Before the Stormas Stewart Merriman
- Under Coveras Stewart Merriman14 episodes
- Under Coveras Stewart Merriman
1990
- When Will I Be Loved?as Martin Ransil
- William Shakespeare's Hamletas Polonius
- Law & Orderas Judge Lawrence Hellman1 episode
- The Kennedys of Massachusettsas Franklin D. Roosevelt3 episodes
1989
- Money, Power, Murder.as Jack Finley
- Bloodhounds of Broadwayas Waldo Winchester
- Forced Marchas Richard Kline
- Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Womanas Charles Estiman
- Bridge to Silenceas Al Duffield
- Chances Areas Judge Fenwick
1988
- Dracula's Widowas Lannon
- Hothouseas Dr. Sam Garrison7 episodes
1987
- The Rosary Murdersas Lieutenant Koznicki
- A Special Friendshipas General Winder
- The Betty Ford Storyas President Gerald Ford
1986
- Double Imageas James Angleton
1985
- The Execution of Raymond Grahamas Jim Neal
- Targetas Barney Taber
- The Equalizeras Ernest Rasher1 episode
- D.A.R.Y.L.as Dr. Jeffrey Stewart
- Brotherly Loveas Mr. Rafferty
- Witnessas Schaeffer
- Screen Twoas James Angleton1 episode
1984
- Icemanas Whitman
1983
- Silkwoodas Max Richter
- Saigon: Year of the Catas Jack Ockham
- Sparkling Cyanideas George Barton
- Scarecrow and Mrs. King1 episode
- Independence Dayas Sam Taylor
1982
- Sophie's Choiceas Narrator (voice)
- Still of the Nightas George Bynum
- Hanky Pankyas Adrian Pruitt
- American Playhouseas Waldo Winchester1 episode
1981
- Redsas State Department Official
- Absence of Maliceas McAdam
- Rolloveras Roy Lefcourt
1980
- The Henderson Monsteras Dr. Martin Grossman
- Hide in Plain Sightas Jason R. Reid
- Doctor Frankenas Mr. Parker
1979
- Too Far to Goas Henry Mills
- The Scarlet Letteras Nathaniel Hawthorne4 episodes
1978
- Oliver's Storyas Dr. Dienhart
- Mourning Becomes Electraas Ezra Mannon5 episodes
1977
- Close Encounters of the Third Kindas Larry Butler
- The Andros Targetsas Benson Fisher1 episode
1976
- The Frontas Committee Chairman
- Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boysas Pomeroy
- The Adams Chroniclesas Charles Lee1 episode
1975
- Valley Forgeas Brig. Gen. Varnum
- The Stepford Wivesas Ted Van Sant
1974
- Man on a Swingas Pete Russell
- Enemiesas Nikolai
1972
1971
- Dirty Harryas Rothko
- Great Performancesas Polonius1 episode
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fameas Brig. Gen. Varnum1 episode