Personal Info
Known ForActing
Born1934-06-26
BirthplaceGreifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Josef Sommer
Filmography
Acting (77)
2010
The Other Guysas District Attorney Radford (uncredited)
6.3
2008
Stop-Lossas Senator Orton Worrell
6.1
2007
The Invasionas Dr. Henryk Belicec
6.1
2006
X-Men: The Last Standas The President
6.4
2006
The Elephant Kingas Bill Hunt
5.9
2002
Searching for Paradiseas Carl Greenslate
6.0
2002
The Sum of All Fearsas Senator Jessup
6.4
2000
The Family Manas Peter Lassiter
6.8
2000
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Changeas Woodrow Wilson
5.8
2000
Shaftas Curt Flemming
6.0
2000
The Next Best Thingas Richard Whittaker
5.2
1998
Patch Adamsas Dr. Eaton
7.3
1998
Bulworthas Doctor (uncredited)
6.3
1998
The Propositionas Dryer
5.9
1996
Hidden in Americaas Edward Millerton
5.1
1996
Mistrialas Nick Mirsky
5.3
1996
The Chamberas Phelps Bowen
5.9
1995
Strange Daysas Palmer Strickland
7.0
1995
Moonlight and Valentinoas Thomas Trager
5.6
6.5
1995
Kansasas Joseph 'Joe' Farley
5.5
1994
Nobody's Foolas Clive Peoples Jr.
6.9
1994
Don't Drink the Wateras Ambassador Magee
5.6
1994
The Enemy Withinas Defence Secretary Charles Potter
5.8
1994
6.3
1993
Maliceas Atty. Lester Adams
6.3
1992
An American Storyas Henry Meade
6.4
1992
The Mighty Ducksas Mr. Ducksworth
6.6
1992
Hostagesas Tom Sutherland
6.1
1992
Citizen Cohnas Albert Cohn
6.3
1991
Shadows and Fogas Priest
6.7
1991
Before the Stormas Stewart Merriman
9.0
1991
Under Coveras Stewart Merriman
8.0
1990
When Will I Be Loved?as Martin Ransil
9.0
1990
William Shakespeare's Hamletas Polonius
1989
Money, Power, Murder.as Jack Finley
5.4
1989
Bloodhounds of Broadwayas Waldo Winchester
5.7
1989
Forced Marchas Richard Kline
6.6
1989
Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Womanas Charles Estiman
6.6
1989
Bridge to Silenceas Al Duffield
7.7
1989
Chances Areas Judge Fenwick
6.6
1988
Dracula's Widowas Lannon
4.6
1987
The Rosary Murdersas Lieutenant Koznicki
5.7
1987
A Special Friendshipas General Winder
9.0
1987
The Betty Ford Storyas President Gerald Ford
1986
Double Imageas James Angleton
5.4
1985
The Execution of Raymond Grahamas Jim Neal
6.6
1985
Targetas Barney Taber
5.9
1985
D.A.R.Y.L.as Dr. Jeffrey Stewart
6.4
1985
Brotherly Loveas Mr. Rafferty
7.3
1985
Witnessas Schaeffer
7.1
1984
Icemanas Whitman
6.2
1983
Silkwoodas Max Richter
6.9
1983
Saigon: Year of the Catas Jack Ockham
5.3
1983
Sparkling Cyanideas George Barton
6.0
1983
Independence Dayas Sam Taylor
5.9
1982
Sophie's Choiceas Narrator (voice)
7.3
1982
Still of the Nightas George Bynum
5.7
1982
Hanky Pankyas Adrian Pruitt
5.3
1981
Redsas State Department Official
6.9
1981
Absence of Maliceas McAdam
6.6
1981
Rolloveras Roy Lefcourt
5.1
1980
The Henderson Monsteras Dr. Martin Grossman
6.0
1980
Hide in Plain Sightas Jason R. Reid
5.7
1980
Doctor Frankenas Mr. Parker
6.0
1979
Too Far to Goas Henry Mills
3.5
1978
Oliver's Storyas Dr. Dienhart
4.8
1977
Close Encounters of the Third Kindas Larry Butler
7.4
1976
The Frontas Committee Chairman
7.0
1976
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boysas Pomeroy
7.0
1975
Valley Forgeas Brig. Gen. Varnum
7.0
1975
The Stepford Wivesas Ted Van Sant
6.7
1974
Man on a Swingas Pete Russell
5.9
1974
Enemiesas Nikolai
1972
10.0
1971
Dirty Harryas Rothko
7.5