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Josef Sommer

Josef Sommer

Acting·1934·77 films

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

X-Men: The Last Stand
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)The President
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)Larry Butler
The Other Guys
The Other Guys (2010)District Attorney Radford (uncredited)
Patch Adams
Patch Adams (1998)Dr. Eaton
Dirty Harry
Dirty Harry (1971)Rothko
The Family Man
The Family Man (2000)Peter Lassiter
The Sum of All Fears
The Sum of All Fears (2002)Senator Jessup
Witness
Witness (1985)Schaeffer
The Invasion
The Invasion (2007)Dr. Henryk Belicec
Strange Days
Strange Days (1995)Palmer Strickland
Shaft
Shaft (2000)Curt Flemming
The Mighty Ducks
The Mighty Ducks (1992)Mr. Ducksworth
Sophie's Choice
Sophie's Choice (1982)Narrator (voice)
Malice
Malice (1993)Atty. Lester Adams
Shadows and Fog
Shadows and Fog (1991)Priest
Reds
Reds (1981)State Department Official
The Stepford Wives
The Stepford Wives (1975)Ted Van Sant
D.A.R.Y.L.
D.A.R.Y.L. (1985)Dr. Jeffrey Stewart
Silkwood
Silkwood (1983)Max Richter
Nobody's Fool
Nobody's Fool (1994)Clive Peoples Jr.
Chances Are
Chances Are (1989)Judge Fenwick
The Chamber
The Chamber (1996)Phelps Bowen
Stop-Loss
Stop-Loss (2008)Senator Orton Worrell
Bulworth
Bulworth (1998)Doctor (uncredited)
Absence of Malice
Absence of Malice (1981)McAdam
The Next Best Thing
The Next Best Thing (2000)Richard Whittaker
The Front
The Front (1976)Committee Chairman
Still of the Night
Still of the Night (1982)George Bynum
Iceman
Iceman (1984)Whitman
Target
Target (1985)Barney Taber
Don't Drink the Water
Don't Drink the Water (1994)Ambassador Magee
Moonlight and Valentino
Moonlight and Valentino (1995)Thomas Trager
Hanky Panky
Hanky Panky (1982)Adrian Pruitt
Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman
Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1989)Charles Estiman
The Enemy Within
The Enemy Within (1994)Defence Secretary Charles Potter
The Proposition
The Proposition (1998)Dryer
The Rosary Murders
The Rosary Murders (1987)Lieutenant Koznicki
Oliver's Story
Oliver's Story (1978)Dr. Dienhart
Rollover
Rollover (1981)Roy Lefcourt
Citizen Cohn
Citizen Cohn (1992)Albert Cohn
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)Waldo Winchester
Man on a Swing
Man on a Swing (1974)Pete Russell
Mistrial
Mistrial (1996)Nick Mirsky
Dracula's Widow
Dracula's Widow (1988)Lannon
The Elephant King
The Elephant King (2006)Bill Hunt
Hide in Plain Sight
Hide in Plain Sight (1980)Jason R. Reid
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change (2000)Woodrow Wilson
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker (1994)Col. Morrow
Sparkling Cyanide
Sparkling Cyanide (1983)George Barton
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer (1999)
Independence Day
Independence Day (1983)Sam Taylor
The Execution of Raymond Graham
The Execution of Raymond Graham (1985)Jim Neal
Hostages
Hostages (1992)Tom Sutherland
Hidden in America
Hidden in America (1996)Edward Millerton
Double Image
Double Image (1986)James Angleton
An American Story
An American Story (1992)Henry Meade
Saigon: Year of the Cat
Saigon: Year of the Cat (1983)Jack Ockham
Forced March
Forced March (1989)Richard Kline
Too Far to Go
Too Far to Go (1979)Henry Mills
Kansas
Kansas (1995)Joseph 'Joe' Farley
Money, Power, Murder.
Money, Power, Murder. (1989)Jack Finley
Bridge to Silence
Bridge to Silence (1989)Al Duffield
Brotherly Love
Brotherly Love (1985)Mr. Rafferty
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys (1976)Pomeroy
Letter to My Killer
Letter to My Killer (1995)
Doctor Franken
Doctor Franken (1980)Mr. Parker
The Henderson Monster
The Henderson Monster (1980)Dr. Martin Grossman
Searching for Paradise
Searching for Paradise (2002)Carl Greenslate
Valley Forge
Valley Forge (1975)Brig. Gen. Varnum
Under Cover
Under Cover (1991)Stewart Merriman
Before the Storm
Before the Storm (1991)Stewart Merriman
When Will I Be Loved?
When Will I Be Loved? (1990)Martin Ransil
A Special Friendship
A Special Friendship (1987)General Winder
The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope
The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope (1972)Proctor
William Shakespeare's Hamlet
William Shakespeare's Hamlet (1990)Polonius
The Betty Ford Story
The Betty Ford Story (1987)President Gerald Ford
Enemies
Enemies (1974)Nikolai