Josef Sommer

Josef Sommer

Date of Birth:

Jun 26, 1934

Place of Birth:

Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

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:

Hanky Panky Hanky Panky

1982

The Sum of All Fears The Sum of All Fears

2002

Saigon: Year Of The Cat Saigon: Year Of The Cat

1983

Brotherly Love Brotherly Love

1985

Hostages Hostages

1992

Kansas Kansas

1995

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

1994

Iceman Iceman

1984

Before the Storm Before the Storm

1991

Under Cover Under Cover

1991

Shadows and Fog Shadows and Fog

1991

Strange Days Strange Days

1995

The Betty Ford Story The Betty Ford Story

1987

When Will I Be Loved? When Will I Be Loved?

1990

Still of the Night Still of the Night

1982

The Enemy Within The Enemy Within

1994

Mistrial Mistrial

1996

The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope

1972

A Special Friendship A Special Friendship

1987

The Stepford Wives The Stepford Wives

1975

Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys

1976

The Family Man The Family Man

2000

Target Target

1985

The Rosary Murders The Rosary Murders

1987

The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer

1999

Hidden in America Hidden in America

1996

William Shakespeare's Hamlet William Shakespeare's Hamlet

1990

Moonlight and Valentino Moonlight and Valentino

1995

Doctor Franken Doctor Franken

1980

Valley Forge Valley Forge

1975

Letter to My Killer Letter to My Killer

1995

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change

2000

Shaft Shaft

2000

Sophie's Choice Sophie's Choice

1982

Citizen Cohn Citizen Cohn

1992

Reds Reds

1981

Forced March Forced March

1989

Enemies Enemies

1974

Stop-Loss Stop-Loss

2008

The Chamber The Chamber

1996

Nobody's Fool Nobody's Fool

1994

Witness Witness

1985

The Elephant King The Elephant King

2006

D.A.R.Y.L. D.A.R.Y.L.

1985

X-Men: The Last Stand X-Men: The Last Stand

2006

Silkwood Silkwood

1983

Sparkling Cyanide Sparkling Cyanide

1983

The Invasion The Invasion

2007

Close Encounters of the Third Kind Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977

Malice Malice

1993

Chances Are Chances Are

1989

The Next Best Thing The Next Best Thing

2000

Patch Adams Patch Adams

1998

Don't Drink the Water Don't Drink the Water

1994

The Mighty Ducks The Mighty Ducks

1992

Double Image Double Image

1986

Bulworth Bulworth

1998

Money, Power, Murder. Money, Power, Murder.

1989

The Front The Front

1976

The Execution of Raymond Graham The Execution of Raymond Graham

1985

Oliver's Story Oliver's Story

1978

The Henderson Monster The Henderson Monster

1980

Independence Day Independence Day

1983

Searching for Paradise Searching for Paradise

2002

Man on a Swing Man on a Swing

1974

Too Far to Go Too Far to Go

1979

Dracula's Widow Dracula's Widow

1988

Absence of Malice Absence of Malice

1981

Hide in Plain Sight Hide in Plain Sight

1980

Rollover Rollover

1981

Bloodhounds of Broadway Bloodhounds of Broadway

1989

Bridge to Silence Bridge to Silence

1989

An American Story An American Story

1992

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

1989

Dirty Harry Dirty Harry

1971

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