Josef Sommer

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

99

Gender

Male

Birthday

1934-06-26 (91 years old)

Place of Birth

Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Josef Sommer

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.

Known For

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • The West Wing

    The West Wing

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Without a Trace

    Without a Trace

  • The Equalizer

    The Equalizer

  • Early Edition

    Early Edition

  • Ally McBeal

    Ally McBeal

  • Providence

    Providence

  • Scarecrow and Mrs. King

    Scarecrow and Mrs. King

  • Rollover

    Rollover

  • Mistrial

    Mistrial

  • Hostages

    Hostages

  • Bulworth

    Bulworth

  • Valley Forge

    Valley Forge

  • The Other Guys

    The Other Guys

  • Brotherly Love

    Brotherly Love

  • Target

    Target

  • The Henderson Monster

    The Henderson Monster

  • Iceman

    Iceman

  • Close Encounters of the Third Kind

    Close Encounters of the Third Kind

  • Dirty Harry

    Dirty Harry

  • Doctor Franken

    Doctor Franken

  • Shaft

    Shaft

  • The Sum of All Fears

    The Sum of All Fears

  • Double Image

    Double Image

  • The Family Man

    The Family Man

  • Man on a Swing

    Man on a Swing

  • The Elephant King

    The Elephant King

  • Witness

    Witness

  • The Invasion

    The Invasion

  • Sparkling Cyanide

    Sparkling Cyanide

  • Independence Day

    Independence Day

  • Under Cover

    Under Cover

  • Patch Adams

    Patch Adams

  • D.A.R.Y.L.

    D.A.R.Y.L.

  • Kansas

    Kansas

  • Malice

    Malice

  • Strange Days

    Strange Days

  • The Mighty Ducks

    The Mighty Ducks

  • Chances Are

    Chances Are

  • Reds

    Reds

  • The Andros Targets

    The Andros Targets

  • Sophie's Choice

    Sophie's Choice

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • The Chamber

    The Chamber

  • Stop-Loss

    Stop-Loss

  • Nobody's Fool

    Nobody's Fool

  • A Woman Named Jackie

    A Woman Named Jackie

  • Silkwood

    Silkwood

  • Letter to My Killer

    Letter to My Killer

  • Absence of Malice

    Absence of Malice

  • The Scarlet Letter

    The Scarlet Letter

  • Before the Storm

    Before the Storm

  • The Stepford Wives

    The Stepford Wives

  • The Front

    The Front

  • The Next Best Thing

    The Next Best Thing

  • Hanky Panky

    Hanky Panky

  • Hothouse

    Hothouse

  • The Kennedys of Massachusetts

    The Kennedys of Massachusetts

  • Shadows and Fog

    Shadows and Fog

  • Under Cover

    Under Cover

  • The Enemy Within

    The Enemy Within

  • The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer

    The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer

  • Still of the Night

    Still of the Night

  • The Proposition

    The Proposition

  • Mourning Becomes Electra

    Mourning Becomes Electra

  • Hidden in America

    Hidden in America

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

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

  • The Rosary Murders

    The Rosary Murders

  • Moonlight and Valentino

    Moonlight and Valentino

  • Citizen Cohn

    Citizen Cohn

  • Dracula's Widow

    Dracula's Widow

  • X-Men: The Last Stand

    X-Men: The Last Stand

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change

    The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change

  • Oliver's Story

    Oliver's Story

  • The Execution of Raymond Graham

    The Execution of Raymond Graham

  • Bloodhounds of Broadway

    Bloodhounds of Broadway

  • The Betty Ford Story

    The Betty Ford Story

  • Don't Drink the Water

    Don't Drink the Water

  • When Will I Be Loved?

    When Will I Be Loved?

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

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

  • Saigon: Year of the Cat

    Saigon: Year of the Cat

  • Too Far to Go

    Too Far to Go

  • Forced March

    Forced March

  • The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer

    The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer

  • Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys

    Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys

  • Hide in Plain Sight

    Hide in Plain Sight

  • Money, Power, Murder.

    Money, Power, Murder.

  • A Special Friendship

    A Special Friendship

  • Bridge to Silence

    Bridge to Silence

  • An American Story

    An American Story

  • William Shakespeare's Hamlet

    William Shakespeare's Hamlet

  • Enemies

    Enemies

  • Searching for Paradise

    Searching for Paradise

  • The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope

    The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope