Josef Sommer
Acting
Born: Jun 26, 1934
From: Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Credits: 30 titles
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
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stop-Loss | Senator Orton Worrell | 2008 | 6.112 |
| The Invasion | Dr. Henryk Belicec | 2007 | 6.039 |
| The Elephant King | Bill Hunt | 2006 | 5.889 |
| X-Men: The Last Stand | The President | 2006 | 6.418 |
| The Next Best Thing | Richard Whittaker | 2000 | 5.235 |
| Patch Adams | Dr. Eaton | 1998 | 7.309 |
| Bulworth | Doctor (uncredited) | 1998 | 6.308 |
| The Chamber | Phelps Bowen | 1996 | 5.985 |
| Don't Drink the Water | Ambassador Magee | 1994 | 5.551 |
| Nobody's Fool | Clive Peoples Jr. | 1994 | 6.891 |
| Malice | Atty. Lester Adams | 1993 | 6.274 |
| The Mighty Ducks | Mr. Ducksworth | 1992 | 6.578 |
| An American Story | Henry Meade | 1992 | 6.357 |
| Chances Are | Judge Fenwick | 1989 | 6.6 |
| Bloodhounds of Broadway | Waldo Winchester | 1989 | 5.667 |
| Bridge to Silence | Al Duffield | 1989 | 7.667 |
| Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman | Charles Estiman | 1989 | 6.5 |
| Dracula's Widow | Lannon | 1988 | 4.6 |
| Double Image | James Angleton | 1986 | 6.0 |
| Witness | Schaeffer | 1985 | 7.094 |
| D.A.R.Y.L. | Dr. Jeffrey Stewart | 1985 | 6.41 |
| The Execution of Raymond Graham | Jim Neal | 1985 | 6.6 |
| Sparkling Cyanide | George Barton | 1983 | 5.923 |
| Silkwood | Max Richter | 1983 | 6.939 |
| Rollover | Roy Lefcourt | 1981 | 5.221 |
| Absence of Malice | McAdam | 1981 | 6.636 |
| Hide in Plain Sight | Jason R. Reid | 1980 | 5.441 |
| Too Far to Go | Henry Mills | 1979 | 3.5 |
| Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Larry Butler | 1977 | 7.35 |
| Dirty Harry | Rothko | 1971 | 7.4 |
Quick Facts
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1934 |
| From | Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany |