Josef Sommer
Acting
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 100
Movies (77)
The Other Guys2010District Attorney Radford (uncredited)
Stop-Loss2008Senator Orton Worrell
The Invasion2007Dr. Henryk Belicec
X-Men: The Last Stand2006The President
The Elephant King2006Bill Hunt
Searching for Paradise2002Carl Greenslate
The Sum of All Fears2002Senator Jessup
The Family Man2000Peter Lassiter
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change2000Woodrow Wilson
Shaft2000Curt Flemming
The Next Best Thing2000Richard Whittaker
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer1999
Patch Adams1998Dr. Eaton
Bulworth1998Doctor (uncredited)
The Proposition1998Dryer
Hidden in America1996Edward Millerton
Mistrial1996Nick Mirsky
The Chamber1996Phelps Bowen
Strange Days1995Palmer Strickland
Moonlight and Valentino1995Thomas Trager
Letter to My Killer1995
Kansas1995Joseph 'Joe' Farley
Nobody's Fool1994Clive Peoples Jr.
Don't Drink the Water1994Ambassador Magee
The Enemy Within1994Defence Secretary Charles Potter
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker1994Col. Morrow
Malice1993Atty. Lester Adams
An American Story1992Henry Meade
The Mighty Ducks1992Mr. Ducksworth
Hostages1992Tom Sutherland
Shows (23)
Without a Trace2002Peter Ducek
Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001Spencer Durning
The West Wing1999Steve Gaines
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999Patrick Rumsey
The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer1999
Providence1999Thomas Wheelock
Ally McBeal1997Henry Thompson
Early Edition1996John Dobbs
A Woman Named Jackie1991Joseph Kennedy Sr.- Under Cover1991Stewart Merriman
Law & Order1990Defense Attorney Patrick Rumsey
The Kennedys of Massachusetts1990Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hothouse1988Dr. Sam Garrison
The Equalizer1985Ernest Rasher
Screen Two1985James Angleton
Scarecrow and Mrs. King1983
American Playhouse1982Doc
The Scarlet Letter1979Nathaniel Hawthorne
Mourning Becomes Electra1978Ezra Mannon
The Andros Targets1977Benson Fisher
The Adams Chronicles1976Charles Lee
Great Performances1971Nikolai
Hallmark Hall of Fame1951Brig. Gen. Varnum