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

  • Reds

    Reds

  • Without a Trace

    Without a Trace

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • The Equalizer

    The Equalizer

  • Early Edition

    Early Edition

  • Providence

    Providence

  • The Family Man

    The Family Man

  • Shaft

    Shaft

  • Scarecrow and Mrs. King

    Scarecrow and Mrs. King

  • Ally McBeal

    Ally McBeal

  • The Other Guys

    The Other Guys

  • Witness

    Witness

  • Forced March

    Forced March

  • Close Encounters of the Third Kind

    Close Encounters of the Third Kind

  • Target

    Target

  • Malice

    Malice

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

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

  • The Chamber

    The Chamber

  • The Sum of All Fears

    The Sum of All Fears

  • Patch Adams

    Patch Adams

  • The Invasion

    The Invasion

  • Dirty Harry

    Dirty Harry

  • Valley Forge

    Valley Forge

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

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

  • The Proposition

    The Proposition

  • Kansas

    Kansas

  • Rollover

    Rollover

  • Bulworth

    Bulworth

  • Sophie's Choice

    Sophie's Choice

  • The Stepford Wives

    The Stepford Wives

  • Chances Are

    Chances Are

  • Mistrial

    Mistrial

  • Nobody's Fool

    Nobody's Fool

  • D.A.R.Y.L.

    D.A.R.Y.L.

  • Independence Day

    Independence Day

  • Hostages

    Hostages

  • Doctor Franken

    Doctor Franken

  • The Mighty Ducks

    The Mighty Ducks

  • Sparkling Cyanide

    Sparkling Cyanide

  • Shadows and Fog

    Shadows and Fog

  • Oliver's Story

    Oliver's Story

  • Still of the Night

    Still of the Night

  • Strange Days

    Strange Days

  • Iceman

    Iceman

  • The Next Best Thing

    The Next Best Thing

  • William Shakespeare's Hamlet

    William Shakespeare's Hamlet

  • Under Cover

    Under Cover

  • Absence of Malice

    Absence of Malice

  • Saigon: Year of the Cat

    Saigon: Year of the Cat

  • Silkwood

    Silkwood

  • Double Image

    Double Image

  • Money, Power, Murder.

    Money, Power, Murder.

  • The Elephant King

    The Elephant King

  • Brotherly Love

    Brotherly Love

  • Stop-Loss

    Stop-Loss

  • Bloodhounds of Broadway

    Bloodhounds of Broadway

  • A Woman Named Jackie

    A Woman Named Jackie

  • The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope

    The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope

  • Hide in Plain Sight

    Hide in Plain Sight

  • The Enemy Within

    The Enemy Within

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change

    The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change

  • Hanky Panky

    Hanky Panky

  • Dracula's Widow

    Dracula's Widow

  • The Andros Targets

    The Andros Targets

  • Don't Drink the Water

    Don't Drink the Water

  • The Front

    The Front

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Moonlight and Valentino

    Moonlight and Valentino

  • The Henderson Monster

    The Henderson Monster

  • The Rosary Murders

    The Rosary Murders

  • The Scarlet Letter

    The Scarlet Letter

  • Hothouse

    Hothouse

  • An American Story

    An American Story

  • Hidden in America

    Hidden in America

  • Bridge to Silence

    Bridge to Silence

  • The Kennedys of Massachusetts

    The Kennedys of Massachusetts

  • The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer

    The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer

  • Letter to My Killer

    Letter to My Killer

  • Before the Storm

    Before the Storm

  • When Will I Be Loved?

    When Will I Be Loved?

  • Under Cover

    Under Cover

  • Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys

    Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys

  • Mourning Becomes Electra

    Mourning Becomes Electra

  • Citizen Cohn

    Citizen Cohn

  • Man on a Swing

    Man on a Swing

  • The Betty Ford Story

    The Betty Ford Story

  • The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer

    The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer

  • X-Men: The Last Stand

    X-Men: The Last Stand

  • The Execution of Raymond Graham

    The Execution of Raymond Graham

  • Too Far to Go

    Too Far to Go

  • Enemies

    Enemies

  • A Special Friendship

    A Special Friendship

  • Searching for Paradise

    Searching for Paradise