Josef Sommer
Known for acting · Born 26 June 1934 · 92 · Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
100 credits
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
Witness
1985
Patch Adams
1998
The Family Man
2000
The Mighty Ducks
1992
D.A.R.Y.L.
1985
Don't Drink the Water
1994
Chances Are
1989
Stop-Loss
2008
The Next Best Thing
2000
Still of the Night
1982
The Invasion
2007
Iceman
1984
Acting (100)
2010The Other GuysDistrict Attorney Radford (uncredited)Film
2008Stop-LossSenator Orton WorrellFilm
2007The InvasionDr. Henryk BelicecFilm
2006X-Men: The Last StandThe PresidentFilm
2006The Elephant KingBill HuntFilm
2002The Sum of All FearsSenator JessupFilm
2002Without a TracePeter DucekSeries
2002Searching for ParadiseCarl GreenslateFilm
2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentSpencer DurningSeries
2000The Family ManPeter LassiterFilm
2000ShaftCurt FlemmingFilm
2000The Next Best ThingRichard WhittakerFilm
2000The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of ChangeWoodrow WilsonFilm
1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitPatrick RumseySeries
1999The West WingSteve GainesSeries
1999ProvidenceThomas WheelockSeries
1999The Hunt for the Unicorn KillerFilm
1999The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer · 2 episodesSeries
1998Patch AdamsDr. EatonFilm
1998BulworthDoctor (uncredited)Film
1998The PropositionDryerFilm
1997Ally McBealHenry ThompsonSeries
1996The ChamberPhelps BowenFilm
1996Early EditionJohn Dobbs · 2 episodesSeries
1996MistrialNick MirskyFilm
1996Hidden in AmericaEdward MillertonFilm
1995Strange DaysPalmer StricklandFilm
1995Moonlight and ValentinoThomas TragerFilm
1995KansasJoseph 'Joe' FarleyFilm
1995Letter to My KillerFilm
1994Nobody's FoolClive Peoples Jr.Film
1994Don't Drink the WaterAmbassador MageeFilm
1994The Enemy WithinDefence Secretary Charles PotterFilm
1994Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson WhittakerCol. MorrowFilm
1993MaliceAtty. Lester AdamsFilm
1992The Mighty DucksMr. DucksworthFilm
1992Citizen CohnAlbert CohnFilm
1992HostagesTom SutherlandFilm
1992An American StoryHenry MeadeFilm
1991Shadows and FogPriestFilm
1991A Woman Named JackieJoseph Kennedy Sr. · 3 episodesSeries
1991Under CoverStewart Merriman · 14 episodesSeries
1991Under CoverStewart MerrimanFilm
1991Before the StormStewart MerrimanFilm
1990Law & OrderDefense Attorney Patrick Rumsey, Judge Lawrence HellmanSeries
1990The Kennedys of MassachusettsFranklin D. Roosevelt · 3 episodesSeries
1990When Will I Be Loved?Martin RansilFilm
1990William Shakespeare's HamletPoloniusFilm
1989Chances AreJudge FenwickFilm
1989Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic WomanCharles EstimanFilm
1989Bloodhounds of BroadwayWaldo WinchesterFilm
1989Forced MarchRichard KlineFilm
1989Money, Power, Murder.Jack FinleyFilm
1989Bridge to SilenceAl DuffieldFilm
1988Dracula's WidowLannonFilm
1988HothouseDr. Sam Garrison · 7 episodesSeries
1987The Rosary MurdersLieutenant KoznickiFilm
1987A Special FriendshipGeneral WinderFilm
1987The Betty Ford StoryPresident Gerald FordFilm
1986Double ImageJames AngletonFilm
1985WitnessSchaefferFilm
1985D.A.R.Y.L.Dr. Jeffrey StewartFilm
1985TargetBarney TaberFilm
1985The EqualizerErnest RasherSeries
1985The Execution of Raymond GrahamJim NealFilm
1985Screen TwoJames AngletonSeries
1985Brotherly LoveMr. RaffertyFilm
1984IcemanWhitmanFilm
1983SilkwoodMax RichterFilm
1983Scarecrow and Mrs. KingSeries
1983Sparkling CyanideGeorge BartonFilm
1983Independence DaySam TaylorFilm
1983Saigon: Year of the CatJack OckhamFilm
1982Sophie's ChoiceNarrator (voice)Film
1982Still of the NightGeorge BynumFilm
1982Hanky PankyAdrian PruittFilm
1982American PlayhouseDoc, Waldo WinchesterSeries
1981RedsState Department OfficialFilm
1981Absence of MaliceMcAdamFilm
1981RolloverRoy LefcourtFilm
1980Hide in Plain SightJason R. ReidFilm
1980The Henderson MonsterDr. Martin GrossmanFilm
1980Doctor FrankenMr. ParkerFilm
1979The Scarlet LetterNathaniel Hawthorne · 4 episodesSeries
1979Too Far to GoHenry MillsFilm
1978Oliver's StoryDr. DienhartFilm
1978Mourning Becomes ElectraEzra Mannon · 5 episodesSeries
1977Close Encounters of the Third KindLarry ButlerFilm
1977The Andros TargetsBenson FisherSeries
1976The FrontCommittee ChairmanFilm
1976The Adams ChroniclesCharles LeeSeries
1976Judge Horton and the Scottsboro BoysPomeroyFilm
1975The Stepford WivesTed Van SantFilm
1975Valley ForgeBrig. Gen. VarnumFilm
1974Man on a SwingPete RussellFilm
1974EnemiesNikolaiFilm
1972The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the HopeProctorFilm
1971Dirty HarryRothkoFilm
1971Great PerformancesNikolai, PoloniusSeries
1951Hallmark Hall of FameBrig. Gen. VarnumSeries