Acting
Josef Sommer
Born Jun 26, 1934 · 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.
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Acting
The Other Guys
2010
Comedy · Action · Crime
Stop-Loss
2008
Drama · War
The Invasion
2007
Horror · Mystery · Science Fiction
X-Men: The Last Stand
2006
Adventure · Action · Science Fiction
The Elephant King
2006
Drama · Romance
Without a Trace
2002
Crime · Mystery · Action & Adventure
Searching for Paradise
2002
Drama
The Sum of All Fears
2002
Thriller · Action · Drama
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Drama
The Family Man
2000
Comedy · Drama · Romance
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change
2000
Action · Adventure · TV Movie
Shaft
2000
Action · Adventure · Crime
The Next Best Thing
2000
Comedy · Drama · Romance
The West Wing
1999
Drama
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer
1999
Drama · Thriller · TV Movie
The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer
1999
Drama
Providence
1999
Drama
Patch Adams
1998
Comedy · Drama
Bulworth
1998
Comedy · Drama · Crime
The Proposition
1998
Drama · Romance
Ally McBeal
1997
Drama · Comedy
Hidden in America
1996
TV Movie · Drama
Mistrial
1996
Thriller · Drama · Action
The Chamber
1996
Crime · Drama
Early Edition
1996
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama · Comedy
Strange Days
1995
Science Fiction · Thriller
Moonlight and Valentino
1995
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Letter to My Killer
1995
TV Movie · Thriller
Kansas
1995
Drama · TV Movie
Nobody's Fool
1994
Drama · Comedy
Don't Drink the Water
1994
Comedy · TV Movie
The Enemy Within
1994
Thriller · Drama · TV Movie
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
1994
TV Movie · Thriller · Drama
Malice
1993
Thriller
An American Story
1992
Drama · TV Movie
The Mighty Ducks
1992
Comedy · Drama · Family
Hostages
1992
Drama · TV Movie
Citizen Cohn
1992
Drama · TV Movie · History
Shadows and Fog
1991
Comedy · Mystery · Crime
A Woman Named Jackie
1991
Drama
Before the Storm
1991
TV Movie · Drama · War
Under Cover
1991
Drama · Thriller · TV Movie
When Will I Be Loved?
1990
Drama · TV Movie
William Shakespeare's Hamlet
1990
Law & Order
1990
Crime · Drama
The Kennedys of Massachusetts
1990
Drama
Money, Power, Murder.
1989
Mystery · TV Movie
Bloodhounds of Broadway
1989
Drama · Comedy · Romance
Forced March
1989
Drama
Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman
1989
Action · Science Fiction · TV Movie
Bridge to Silence
1989
Drama · Romance · TV Movie
Chances Are
1989
Fantasy · Comedy · Romance
Dracula's Widow
1988
Horror · Thriller
Hothouse
1988
Drama
The Rosary Murders
1987
Crime · Mystery · Thriller
A Special Friendship
1987
TV Movie · Drama
The Betty Ford Story
1987
Drama · TV Movie
Double Image
1986
Drama · Action · Thriller
The Execution of Raymond Graham
1985
Crime · Drama · TV Movie
Target
1985
Action · Thriller
The Equalizer
1985
Action & Adventure · Crime · Drama
D.A.R.Y.L.
1985
Family · Science Fiction · Adventure
Brotherly Love
1985
Drama · Thriller · TV Movie
Witness
1985
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Screen Two
1985
Drama
Iceman
1984
Science Fiction
Silkwood
1983
Drama
Saigon: Year of the Cat
1983
Drama · Romance · War
Sparkling Cyanide
1983
Crime · Thriller · Mystery
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Action & Adventure · Drama · Crime
Independence Day
1983
Romance · Drama
Sophie's Choice
1982
Drama · Romance
Still of the Night
1982
Thriller · Drama · Horror
Hanky Panky
1982
Mystery · Action · Comedy
American Playhouse
1982
Drama · Comedy
Reds
1981
Drama · History · Romance
Absence of Malice
1981
Drama · Romance · Crime
Rollover
1981
Drama · Mystery · Romance
The Henderson Monster
1980
TV Movie · Drama · Horror
Hide in Plain Sight
1980
Drama
Doctor Franken
1980
Horror · Science Fiction · Drama
Too Far to Go
1979
Drama · TV Movie
The Scarlet Letter
1979
Drama
Oliver's Story
1978
Drama · Romance
Mourning Becomes Electra
1978
Drama
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977
Science Fiction · Drama
The Andros Targets
1977
The Front
1976
Comedy · Drama
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys
1976
Drama · History
The Adams Chronicles
1976
Drama · War & Politics
Valley Forge
1975
Drama · War · TV Movie
The Stepford Wives
1975
Science Fiction · Horror · Thriller
Man on a Swing
1974
Crime · Thriller · Mystery
Enemies
1974
Drama · TV Movie
The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope
1972
Drama
Dirty Harry
1971
Action · Crime · Thriller
Great Performances
1971
Comedy · Documentary · Drama