Josef Sommer

Josef Sommer

89 · Born: Jun 26, 1934

Personal Details

Born Jun 26, 1934 Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Parents
  • Clemens Ernst Joseph Adolf Sommer
  • Elisabeth Sommer
Relatives
  • Sebastian Clemens Sommer (Sibling)

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.

Career

2008
Stop-Loss
Stop-Loss as Senator Orton Worrell
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2007
The Invasion
The Invasion as Dr. Henryk Belicec
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2006
The Elephant King
The Elephant King as Bill Hunt
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2004
Without a Trace
Without a Trace as Peter Ducek
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2003
The West Wing
The West Wing as Steve Gaines
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2002
Searching for Paradise
Searching for Paradise as Carl Greenslate
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Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Spencer Durning
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2000
Shaft
Shaft as Curt Flemming
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The Family Man
The Family Man as Peter Lassiter
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The Next Best Thing
The Next Best Thing as Richard Whittaker
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1999
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Patrick Rumsey
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Law & Order
Law & Order as Defense Attorney Patrick Rumsey
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1998
Patch Adams
Patch Adams as Dr. Eaton
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1996
Mistrial
Mistrial as Nick Mirsky
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Hidden in America
Hidden in America as Edward Millerton
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Early Edition
Early Edition
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1995
Moonlight and Valentino
Moonlight and Valentino as Thomas Trager
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Kansas
Kansas as Joseph 'Joe' Farley
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Letter to My Killer
1994
Don't Drink the Water
Don't Drink the Water as Ambassador Magee
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The Enemy Within
The Enemy Within as Defence Secretary Charles Potter
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Nobody's Fool
Nobody's Fool as Clive Peoples Jr.
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1993
Malice
Malice as Atty. Lester Adams
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1992
Hostages
Hostages as Tom Sutherland
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An American Story
An American Story as Henry Meade
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The Mighty Ducks
The Mighty Ducks as Mr. Ducksworth
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Citizen Cohn
Citizen Cohn as Albert Cohn
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1991
A Woman Named Jackie
A Woman Named Jackie as Joseph Kennedy Sr.
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1990
When Will I Be Loved?
When Will I Be Loved? as Martin Ransil
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Great Performances
Great Performances as Polonius
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The Kennedys of Massachusetts
The Kennedys of Massachusetts as Franklin D. Roosevelt
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1989
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Bloodhounds of Broadway as Waldo Winchester
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Chances Are
Chances Are as Judge Fenwick
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Bridge to Silence
Bridge to Silence as Al Duffield
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Forced March
Forced March as Richard Kline
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Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman
1988
Dracula's Widow
Dracula's Widow as Lannon
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The Equalizer
The Equalizer
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1987
A Special Friendship
A Special Friendship as General Winder
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The Rosary Murders
The Rosary Murders as Lieutenant Koznicki
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The Betty Ford Story
The Betty Ford Story as President Gerald Ford
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1986
Screen Two
Screen Two as James Angleton
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1985
Target
Target as Barney Taber
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Brotherly Love
Brotherly Love as Mr. Rafferty
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The Execution of Raymond Graham
The Execution of Raymond Graham as Jim Neal
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Witness
Witness as Chief Paul Schaeffer
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D.A.R.Y.L.
D.A.R.Y.L. as Dr. Jeffrey Stewart
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1984
Iceman
Iceman as Whitman
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1983
Saigon: Year of the Cat
Saigon: Year of the Cat as Jack Ockham
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Independence Day
Independence Day as Sam Taylor
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Sparkling Cyanide
Sparkling Cyanide as George Barton
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Silkwood
Silkwood as Max Richter
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1982
Hanky Panky
Hanky Panky as Adrian Pruitt
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Still of the Night
Still of the Night as George Bynum
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1981
Absence of Malice
Absence of Malice as McAdam
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Rollover
Rollover as Roy Lefcourt
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1980
The Henderson Monster
The Henderson Monster as Dr. Martin Grossman
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Hide in Plain Sight
Hide in Plain Sight as Jason R. Reid
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Doctor Franken
Doctor Franken as Mr. Parker
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1979
Too Far to Go
Too Far to Go as Henry Mills
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The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter as Nathaniel Hawthorne
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1978
Oliver's Story
Oliver's Story as Dr. Dienhart
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Mourning Becomes Electra
Mourning Becomes Electra as Ezra Mannon
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1974
Great Performances
Great Performances as Nikolai
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