Josef Sommer

Acting

Born June 26, 1934 (age 92)

Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

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

The Other Guys

The Other Guys2010 · District Attorney Radford (uncredited)

Stop-Loss

Stop-Loss2008 · Senator Orton Worrell

Sea Patrol

Sea Patrol2007 · Dr. Henryk Belicec

X-Men: The Last Stand

X-Men: The Last Stand2006 · The President

The Elephant King

The Elephant King2006 · Bill Hunt

Without a Trace

Without a Trace2002 · Peter Ducek

Searching for Paradise

Searching for Paradise2002 · Carl Greenslate

NCIS

NCIS2002 · Senator Jessup

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001 · Spencer Durning

The Family Man

The Family Man2000 · Peter Lassiter

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change2000 · Woodrow Wilson

Shaft

Shaft2000 · Curt Flemming

The Next Best Thing

The Next Best Thing2000 · Richard Whittaker

The West Wing

The West Wing1999 · Steve Gaines

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · Patrick Rumsey

The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer

The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer1999

The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer

The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer1999

Providence

Providence1999 · Thomas Wheelock

Patch Adams

Patch Adams1998 · Dr. Eaton

Bulworth

Bulworth1998 · Doctor (uncredited)

The Proposition

The Proposition1998 · Dryer

Ally McBeal

Ally McBeal1997 · Henry Thompson

Ninja Resurrection

Ninja Resurrection1996 · Edward Millerton

Mistrial

Mistrial1996 · Nick Mirsky

The Chamber

The Chamber1996 · Phelps Bowen

Early Edition

Early Edition1996 · John Dobbs

NASCAR Racers

NASCAR Racers1995 · Palmer Strickland

Cesur Yürek

Cesur Yürek1995 · Thomas Trager

Letter to My Killer

Letter to My Killer1995

Kansas

Kansas1995 · Joseph 'Joe' Farley

Nobody's Fool

Nobody's Fool1994 · Clive Peoples Jr.

Don't Drink the Water

Don't Drink the Water1994 · Ambassador Magee

The Enemy Within

The Enemy Within1994 · Defence Secretary Charles Potter

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

Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker1994 · Col. Morrow

Malice

Malice1993 · Atty. Lester Adams

An American Story

An American Story1992 · Henry Meade

WWF Prime Time Wrestling

WWF Prime Time Wrestling1992 · Mr. Ducksworth

Hostages

Hostages1992 · Tom Sutherland

Citizen Cohn

Citizen Cohn1992 · Albert Cohn

Shadows and Fog

Shadows and Fog1991 · Priest

Hothouse

Hothouse1988 · Dr. Sam Garrison

Sparkling Cyanide

Sparkling Cyanide1983

The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter1979 · Nathaniel Hawthorne