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.
Known for
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movieThe Other Guys
2010
District Attorney Radford (uncredited)
movieStop-Loss
2008
Senator Orton Worrell
movieThe Invasion
2007
Dr. Henryk Belicec
movieX-Men: The Last Stand
2006
The President
movieThe Elephant King
2006
Bill Hunt
tvWithout a Trace
2002
Peter Ducek
movieSearching for Paradise
2002
Carl Greenslate
movieThe Sum of All Fears
2002
Senator Jessup
tvLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Spencer Durning
movieThe Family Man
2000
Peter Lassiter
movieShaft
2000
Curt Flemming
movieThe Next Best Thing
2000
Richard Whittaker
tvThe West Wing
1999
Steve Gaines
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Patrick Rumsey
tvProvidence
1999
Thomas Wheelock
moviePatch Adams
1998
Dr. Eaton
movieBulworth
1998
Doctor (uncredited)
tvAlly McBeal
1997
Henry Thompson
movieHidden in America
1996
Edward Millerton
movieMistrial
1996
Nick Mirsky
movieThe Chamber
1996
Phelps Bowen
tvEarly Edition
1996
John Dobbs
movieStrange Days
1995
Palmer Strickland
movieMoonlight and Valentino
1995
Thomas Trager
movieKansas
1995
Joseph 'Joe' Farley
movieNobody's Fool
1994
Clive Peoples Jr.
movieDon't Drink the Water
1994
Ambassador Magee
movieThe Enemy Within
1994
Defence Secretary Charles Potter
movieMalice
1993
Atty. Lester Adams
movieAn American Story
1992
Henry Meade
movieThe Mighty Ducks
1992
Mr. Ducksworth
movieHostages
1992
Tom Sutherland
movieCitizen Cohn
1992
Albert Cohn
movieShadows and Fog
1991
Priest
tvA Woman Named Jackie
1991
Joseph Kennedy Sr.
movieBefore the Storm
1991
Stewart Merriman
Under Cover
1991
Stewart Merriman
movieUnder Cover
1991
Stewart Merriman
movieWhen Will I Be Loved?
1990
Martin Ransil
tvLaw & Order
1990
Defense Attorney Patrick Rumsey / Judge Lawrence Hellman
tvThe Kennedys of Massachusetts
1990
Franklin D. Roosevelt
movieMoney, Power, Murder.
1989
Jack Finley
movieBloodhounds of Broadway
1989
Waldo Winchester
movieForced March
1989
Richard Kline
movieBridge to Silence
1989
Al Duffield
movieChances Are
1989
Judge Fenwick
movieDracula's Widow
1988
Lannon
tvHothouse
1988
Dr. Sam Garrison
movieThe Rosary Murders
1987
Lieutenant Koznicki
movieA Special Friendship
1987
General Winder
movieThe Betty Ford Story
1987
President Gerald Ford
movieDouble Image
1986
James Angleton
movieTarget
1985
Barney Taber
tvThe Equalizer
1985
Ernest Rasher
movieD.A.R.Y.L.
1985
Dr. Jeffrey Stewart
movieBrotherly Love
1985
Mr. Rafferty
movieWitness
1985
Schaeffer
tvScreen Two
1985
James Angleton
movieIceman
1984
Whitman
movieSilkwood
1983
Max Richter
movieSaigon: Year of the Cat
1983
Jack Ockham
movieSparkling Cyanide
1983
George Barton
movieIndependence Day
1983
Sam Taylor
movieSophie's Choice
1982
Narrator (voice)
movieStill of the Night
1982
George Bynum
movieHanky Panky
1982
Adrian Pruitt
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982
Doc / Waldo Winchester
movieReds
1981
State Department Official
movieRollover
1981
Roy Lefcourt
movieThe Henderson Monster
1980
Dr. Martin Grossman
movieHide in Plain Sight
1980
Jason R. Reid
movieDoctor Franken
1980
Mr. Parker
movieToo Far to Go
1979
Henry Mills
tvThe Scarlet Letter
1979
Nathaniel Hawthorne
movieOliver's Story
1978
Dr. Dienhart
tvMourning Becomes Electra
1978
Ezra Mannon
movieClose Encounters of the Third Kind
1977
Larry Butler
tvThe Andros Targets
1977
Benson Fisher
movieThe Front
1976
Committee Chairman
tvThe Adams Chronicles
1976
Charles Lee
movieValley Forge
1975
Brig. Gen. Varnum
movieThe Stepford Wives
1975
Ted Van Sant
movieMan on a Swing
1974
Pete Russell
movieEnemies
1974
Nikolai
movieDirty Harry
1971
Rothko
tvGreat Performances
1971
Nikolai / Polonius
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Brig. Gen. Varnum