Josef Sommer
Acting
1934-06-26 · 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.
movieThe Other Guys
as District Attorney Radford (uncredited) · 2010 · 6.3
movieStop-Loss
as Senator Orton Worrell · 2008 · 6.1
movieThe Invasion
as Dr. Henryk Belicec · 2007 · 6.0
movieX-Men: The Last Stand
as The President · 2006 · 6.4
movieThe Elephant King
as Bill Hunt · 2006 · 5.9
tvWithout a Trace
as Peter Ducek · 2002 · 7.2
movieSearching for Paradise
as Carl Greenslate · 2002 · 6.0
movieThe Sum of All Fears
as Senator Jessup · 2002 · 6.4
tvLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
as Spencer Durning · 2001 · 7.6
movieThe Family Man
as Peter Lassiter · 2000 · 6.8
movieThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change
as Woodrow Wilson · 2000 · 5.8
movieShaft
as Curt Flemming · 2000 · 6.0
movieThe Next Best Thing
as Richard Whittaker · 2000 · 5.2
tvThe West Wing
as Steve Gaines · 1999 · 8.3
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Patrick Rumsey · 1999 · 7.9
movieThe Hunt for the Unicorn Killer
as · 1999 · 4.7
tvThe Hunt For The Unicorn Killer
as · 1999 · 4.7
tvProvidence
as Thomas Wheelock · 1999 · 6.7
moviePatch Adams
as Dr. Eaton · 1998 · 7.3
movieBulworth
as Doctor (uncredited) · 1998 · 6.3
movieThe Proposition
as Dryer · 1998 · 6.0
tvAlly McBeal
as Henry Thompson · 1997 · 6.5
movieHidden in America
as Edward Millerton · 1996 · 5.3
movieMistrial
as Nick Mirsky · 1996 · 5.3