Josef Sommer
Josef Sommer
Born 26/06/1934 in 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.

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.

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Filmography (Movies)

The Other Guys

The Other Guys

Character:District Attorney Radford (uncredited)

Release Date:06/08/2010

Stop-Loss

Stop-Loss

Character:Senator Orton Worrell

Release Date:28/03/2008

The Invasion

The Invasion

Character:Dr. Henryk Belicec

Release Date:17/08/2007

X-Men: The Last Stand

X-Men: The Last Stand

Character:The President

Release Date:24/05/2006

The Elephant King

The Elephant King

Character:Bill Hunt

Release Date:26/04/2006

Searching for Paradise

Searching for Paradise

Character:Carl Greenslate

Release Date:24/06/2002

The Sum of All Fears

The Sum of All Fears

Character:Senator Jessup

Release Date:31/05/2002

The Family Man

The Family Man

Character:Peter Lassiter

Release Date:12/12/2000

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change

Character:Woodrow Wilson

Release Date:20/09/2000

Shaft

Shaft

Character:Curt Flemming

Release Date:15/06/2000

The Next Best Thing

The Next Best Thing

Character:Richard Whittaker

Release Date:03/03/2000

The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer

The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer

Character:

Release Date:09/05/1999

Patch Adams

Patch Adams

Character:Dr. Eaton

Release Date:25/12/1998

Bulworth

Bulworth

Character:Doctor (uncredited)

Release Date:15/05/1998

The Proposition

The Proposition

Character:Dryer

Release Date:26/03/1998

Hidden in America

Hidden in America

Character:Edward Millerton

Release Date:01/12/1996

Mistrial

Mistrial

Character:Nick Mirsky

Release Date:02/11/1996

The Chamber

The Chamber

Character:Phelps Bowen

Release Date:11/10/1996

Strange Days

Strange Days

Character:Palmer Strickland

Release Date:13/10/1995

Moonlight and Valentino

Moonlight and Valentino

Character:Thomas Trager

Release Date:29/09/1995

Letter to My Killer

Letter to My Killer

Character:

Release Date:09/08/1995

Kansas

Kansas

Character:Joseph 'Joe' Farley

Release Date:27/07/1995

Nobody's Fool

Nobody's Fool

Character:Clive Peoples Jr.

Release Date:23/12/1994

Don't Drink the Water

Don't Drink the Water

Character:Ambassador Magee

Release Date:18/12/1994

The Enemy Within

The Enemy Within

Character:Defence Secretary Charles Potter

Release Date:24/08/1994

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

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

Character:Col. Morrow

Release Date:26/02/1994

Malice

Malice

Character:Atty. Lester Adams

Release Date:29/09/1993

An American Story

An American Story

Character:Henry Meade

Release Date:29/11/1992

The Mighty Ducks

The Mighty Ducks

Character:Mr. Ducksworth

Release Date:02/10/1992

Hostages

Hostages

Character:Tom Sutherland

Release Date:23/09/1992

Citizen Cohn

Citizen Cohn

Character:Albert Cohn

Release Date:22/08/1992

Shadows and Fog

Shadows and Fog

Character:Priest

Release Date:05/12/1991

Before the Storm

Before the Storm

Character:Stewart Merriman

Release Date:13/07/1991

Under Cover

Under Cover

Character:Stewart Merriman

Release Date:05/01/1991

When Will I Be Loved?

When Will I Be Loved?

Character:Martin Ransil

Release Date:03/12/1990

William Shakespeare's Hamlet

William Shakespeare's Hamlet

Character:Polonius

Release Date:02/11/1990

Money, Power, Murder.

Money, Power, Murder.

Character:Jack Finley

Release Date:10/12/1989

Bloodhounds of Broadway

Bloodhounds of Broadway

Character:Waldo Winchester

Release Date:03/11/1989

Forced March

Forced March

Character:Richard Kline

Release Date:03/11/1989

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

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

Character:Charles Estiman

Release Date:30/04/1989

Bridge to Silence

Bridge to Silence

Character:Al Duffield

Release Date:09/04/1989

Chances Are

Chances Are

Character:Judge Fenwick

Release Date:10/03/1989

Dracula's Widow

Dracula's Widow

Character:Lannon

Release Date:14/09/1988

The Rosary Murders

The Rosary Murders

Character:Lieutenant Koznicki

Release Date:28/08/1987

A Special Friendship

A Special Friendship

Character:General Winder

Release Date:31/03/1987

The Betty Ford Story

The Betty Ford Story

Character:President Gerald Ford

Release Date:02/03/1987

Double Image

Double Image

Character:James Angleton

Release Date:06/04/1986

The Execution of Raymond Graham

The Execution of Raymond Graham

Character:Jim Neal

Release Date:17/11/1985

Target

Target

Character:Barney Taber

Release Date:08/11/1985

D.A.R.Y.L.

D.A.R.Y.L.

Character:Dr. Jeffrey Stewart

Release Date:14/06/1985

Brotherly Love

Brotherly Love

Character:Mr. Rafferty

Release Date:28/05/1985

Witness

Witness

Character:Chief Paul Schaeffer

Release Date:08/02/1985

Iceman

Iceman

Character:Whitman

Release Date:13/04/1984

Silkwood

Silkwood

Character:Max Richter

Release Date:14/12/1983

Saigon: Year of the Cat

Saigon: Year of the Cat

Character:Jack Ockham

Release Date:29/11/1983

Sparkling Cyanide

Sparkling Cyanide

Character:George Barton

Release Date:05/11/1983

Independence Day

Independence Day

Character:Sam Taylor

Release Date:21/01/1983

Sophie's Choice

Sophie's Choice

Character:Narrator (voice)

Release Date:08/12/1982

Still of the Night

Still of the Night

Character:George Bynum

Release Date:19/11/1982

Hanky Panky

Hanky Panky

Character:Adrian Pruitt

Release Date:04/06/1982

Reds

Reds

Character:State Department Official

Release Date:25/12/1981

Absence of Malice

Absence of Malice

Character:McAdam

Release Date:19/11/1981

Rollover

Rollover

Character:Roy Lefcourt

Release Date:11/10/1981

The Henderson Monster

The Henderson Monster

Character:Dr. Martin Grossman

Release Date:27/05/1980

Hide in Plain Sight

Hide in Plain Sight

Character:Jason R. Reid

Release Date:21/03/1980

Doctor Franken

Doctor Franken

Character:Mr. Parker

Release Date:13/01/1980

Too Far to Go

Too Far to Go

Character:Henry Mills

Release Date:12/03/1979

Oliver's Story

Oliver's Story

Character:Dr. Dienhart

Release Date:15/12/1978

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Character:Larry Butler

Release Date:14/12/1977

The Front

The Front

Character:Committee Chairman

Release Date:17/09/1976

Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys

Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys

Character:Pomeroy

Release Date:22/04/1976

Valley Forge

Valley Forge

Character:

Release Date:03/12/1975

The Stepford Wives

The Stepford Wives

Character:Ted Van Sant

Release Date:12/02/1975

Man on a Swing

Man on a Swing

Character:Pete Russell

Release Date:24/02/1974

Enemies

Enemies

Character:Nikolai

Release Date:23/01/1974

The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope

The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope

Character:Proctor

Release Date:01/01/1972

Dirty Harry

Dirty Harry

Character:Rothko

Release Date:23/12/1971

Television Appearances

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