Josef Sommer
M. Josef Sommer | Josef Somer | جوزف سومر
About the person
Career:
Acting
Date of birth:1934-06-2692
Place of birth:Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Gender:Male
Popularity:2
Biography
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
Rating by year
- The Other GuysDistrict Attorney Radford (uncredited)2010-08-066.34,600
- Stop-LossSenator Orton Worrell2008-03-286.1276
- The InvasionDr. Henryk Belicec2007-08-176.01,716
- X-Men: The Last StandThe President2006-05-246.410,426
- The Elephant KingBill Hunt2006-04-265.918
- Without a TracePeter Ducek2002-09-267.2277
- Searching for ParadiseCarl Greenslate2002-06-246.02
- The Sum of All FearsSenator Jessup2002-05-316.41,970
- Law & Order: Criminal IntentSpencer Durning2001-09-307.6377
- The Family ManPeter Lassiter2000-12-126.82,230
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of ChangeWoodrow Wilson2000-09-205.817
- ShaftCurt Flemming2000-06-156.01,464
- The Next Best ThingRichard Whittaker2000-03-035.2200
- The West WingSteve Gaines1999-09-228.3581
- Law & Order: Special Victims UnitPatrick Rumsey1999-09-207.94,259
- The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer1999-05-094.711
- The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer1999-05-094.73
- ProvidenceThomas Wheelock1999-01-086.725
- Patch AdamsDr. Eaton1998-12-257.33,459
- BulworthDoctor (uncredited)1998-05-156.3269
- The PropositionDryer1998-03-266.039
- Ally McBealHenry Thompson1997-09-086.5360
- Hidden in AmericaEdward Millerton1996-12-015.411
- MistrialNick Mirsky1996-11-025.324
- The ChamberPhelps Bowen1996-10-116.0276
- Early EditionJohn Dobbs1996-09-287.4165
- Strange DaysPalmer Strickland1995-10-137.01,564
- Moonlight and ValentinoThomas Trager1995-09-295.684
- Letter to My Killer1995-08-096.52
- KansasJoseph 'Joe' Farley1995-07-275.54
- Nobody's FoolClive Peoples Jr.1994-12-236.9345
- Don't Drink the WaterAmbassador Magee1994-12-185.689
- The Enemy WithinDefence Secretary Charles Potter1994-08-245.842
- Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson WhittakerCol. Morrow1994-02-266.314
- MaliceAtty. Lester Adams1993-09-296.3515
- An American StoryHenry Meade1992-11-296.47
- The Mighty DucksMr. Ducksworth1992-10-026.6981
- HostagesTom Sutherland1992-09-236.110
- Citizen CohnAlbert Cohn1992-08-226.327
- Shadows and FogPriest1991-12-056.7401
- A Woman Named JackieJoseph Kennedy Sr.1991-10-138.86
- Before the StormStewart Merriman1991-07-139.01
- Under CoverStewart Merriman1991-01-077.52
- Under CoverStewart Merriman1991-01-058.01
- When Will I Be Loved?Martin Ransil1990-12-039.01
- Law & OrderDefense Attorney Patrick Rumsey1990-09-137.3693
- Law & OrderJudge Lawrence Hellman1990-09-137.3693
- The Kennedys of MassachusettsFranklin D. Roosevelt1990-02-187.85
- Money, Power, Murder.Jack Finley1989-12-105.44
- Bloodhounds of BroadwayWaldo Winchester1989-11-035.727
- Forced MarchRichard Kline1989-11-036.65
- Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic WomanCharles Estiman1989-04-306.552
- Bridge to SilenceAl Duffield1989-04-097.73
- Chances AreJudge Fenwick1989-03-106.6282
- Dracula's WidowLannon1988-09-144.625
- HothouseDr. Sam Garrison1988-06-307.52
- The Rosary MurdersLieutenant Koznicki1987-08-285.637
- A Special FriendshipGeneral Winder1987-03-319.01
- The Betty Ford StoryPresident Gerald Ford1987-03-020.00
- Double ImageJames Angleton1986-04-065.49
- The Execution of Raymond GrahamJim Neal1985-11-176.610
- TargetBarney Taber1985-11-085.9118
- The EqualizerErnest Rasher1985-09-187.167
- D.A.R.Y.L.Dr. Jeffrey Stewart1985-06-146.4362
- Brotherly LoveMr. Rafferty1985-05-287.33
- WitnessSchaeffer1985-02-087.11,900
- Screen TwoJames Angleton1985-01-067.17
- IcemanWhitman1984-04-136.2143
- SilkwoodMax Richter1983-12-146.9355
- Saigon: Year of the CatJack Ockham1983-11-295.36
- Sparkling CyanideGeorge Barton1983-11-055.913
- Scarecrow and Mrs. King1983-10-036.643
- Independence DaySam Taylor1983-01-215.910
- Sophie's ChoiceNarrator (voice)1982-12-087.3939
- Still of the NightGeorge Bynum1982-11-195.7165
- Hanky PankyAdrian Pruitt1982-06-045.369
- RedsState Department Official1981-12-256.9377
- Absence of MaliceMcAdam1981-11-196.6252
- RolloverRoy Lefcourt1981-10-115.228
- The Henderson MonsterDr. Martin Grossman1980-05-276.02
- Hide in Plain SightJason R. Reid1980-03-215.718
- Doctor FrankenMr. Parker1980-01-136.02
- Too Far to GoHenry Mills1979-03-123.54
- The Scarlet LetterNathaniel Hawthorne1979-03-034.58
- Oliver's StoryDr. Dienhart1978-12-154.829
- Mourning Becomes ElectraEzra Mannon1978-12-065.04
- Close Encounters of the Third KindLarry Butler1977-12-147.44,694
- The FrontCommittee Chairman1976-09-177.0181
- Judge Horton and the Scottsboro BoysPomeroy1976-04-227.52
- The Adams ChroniclesCharles Lee1976-01-207.45
- Valley ForgeBrig. Gen. Varnum1975-12-037.01
- The Stepford WivesTed Van Sant1975-02-126.7368
- Man on a SwingPete Russell1974-02-245.927
- EnemiesNikolai1974-01-230.00
- The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the HopeProctor1972-01-0110.01
- Dirty HarryRothko1971-12-237.52,766
- Great PerformancesNikolai1971-01-286.125
- Great PerformancesPolonius1971-01-286.125
- Hallmark Hall of FameBrig. Gen. Varnum1951-12-248.88