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Josef Sommer

Josef Sommer

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Born June 26, 1934 in Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

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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.

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Don't Drink the Water - Official Trailer - Woody Allen Movie

FORCED MARCH film trailer

BLOODHOUNDS OF BROADWAY Movie Trailer (1989)

Classic TV Theme: Hothouse

A clip from Dracula`s widow 1988

Witness - Trailer

Witness Wins Film Editing: 1986 Oscars

Out of Africa and Witness Win Writing Awards: 1986 Oscars

Original Trailer

Filmography

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Year

The Other Guys Poster

The Other Guys Feature Film2010D.A. Radford

Stop-Loss Poster

Stop-Loss Feature Film2008Senator Orton Worrell

The Invasion Poster

The Invasion Feature Film2007Dr. Henryk Belicec

The Elephant King Poster

The Elephant King Feature Film2006Bill

X-Men: The Last Stand Poster

X-Men: The Last Stand Feature Film2006The President

Benjamin Franklin Poster

Benjamin Franklin Mini-Series2002Cotton Mather

Searching for Paradise Poster

Searching for Paradise Feature Film2002Carl Greenslate

The Sum of All Fears Poster

The Sum of All Fears Feature Film2002Senator Jessup

Without a Trace Poster

Without a Trace TV Series2002Peter Ducek

Law & Order: Criminal Intent Poster

Law & Order: Criminal Intent TV Series2001Spencer Durning

The Impressionists Poster

The Impressionists Mini-Series2001

Shaft Feature Film2000Curt Fleming

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change Poster

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change Video2000Woodrow Wilson

The Family Man Poster

The Family Man Feature Film2000Peter Lassiter

The Next Best Thing Poster

The Next Best Thing Feature Film2000Richard Whittaker

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit TV Series1999Patrick Rumsey

Providence Poster

Providence TV Series1999Thomas Wheelock

The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer Poster

The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer TV Movie1999Corporate Man

The West Wing Poster

The West Wing TV Series1999Steve Gaines

Bulworth Poster

Bulworth Feature Film1998Doctor

Lulu on the Bridge Poster

Lulu on the Bridge Feature Film1998Peter Shine

Patch Adams Poster

Patch Adams Feature Film1998Dr. Eaton

The Proposition Poster

The Proposition Feature Film1998Father Dryer

Ally McBeal Poster

Ally McBeal TV Series1997Henry Thompson

Early Edition Poster

Early Edition TV Series1996John Dobbs

Hidden in America Poster

Hidden in America TV Movie1996Edward Millerton

Mistrial Poster

Mistrial TV Movie1996Nick Mirsky

The Chamber Poster

The Chamber Feature Film1996Phelps Bowen

Kansas TV Movie1995Joseph 'Joe' Farley

Letter to My Killer Poster

Letter to My Killer TV Movie1995Martin Prescott

Moonlight and Valentino Poster

Moonlight and Valentino Feature Film1995Thomas Trager

Strange Days Poster

Strange Days Feature Film1995Palmer Strickland

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

Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker TV Movie1994Col. Morrow

Cultivating Charlie Feature Film1994Prescott Putney

Don't Drink the Water Poster

Don't Drink the Water TV Movie1994Ambassador Magee

Nobody's Fool Poster

Nobody's Fool Feature Film1994Clive Peoples, Jr.

The Enemy Within Poster

The Enemy Within TV Movie1994Defence Secretary Charles Potter

Malice Feature Film1993Lester Adams

An American Story Poster

An American Story TV Movie1992Henry Meade

Citizen Cohn Poster

Citizen Cohn TV Movie1992Albert Cohn

Hostages Poster

Hostages TV Movie1992Tom Sutherland

Last Ferry Home TV Movie1992Sam Turner

The Mighty Ducks Poster

The Mighty Ducks Feature Film1992Gerald Ducksworth

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Poster

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles TV Series1992Woodrow Wilson

Under Cover Poster

Under Cover TV Movie1992Stewart Merriman

A Woman Named Jackie Poster

A Woman Named Jackie Mini-Series1991Joseph Kennedy Sr.

Before the Storm Poster

Before the Storm TV Movie1991

Shadows and Fog Poster

Shadows and Fog Feature Film1991Priest

Under Cover Poster

Under Cover TV Series1991Stewart Merriman

Law & Order Poster

Law & Order TV Series1990Defense Attorney Patrick Rumsey

The Kennedys of Massachusetts Poster

The Kennedys of Massachusetts Mini-Series1990Franklin D. Roosevelt

When Will I Be Loved? Poster

When Will I Be Loved? TV Movie1990Martin Ransil

Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman Poster

Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman TV Movie1989Charles Estiman

Bloodhounds of Broadway Poster

Bloodhounds of Broadway Feature Film1989Waldo Winchester

Bridge to Silence Poster

Bridge to Silence TV Movie1989Al Duffield

Chances Are Poster

Chances Are Feature Film1989Judge Fenwick

Forced March Poster

Forced March Feature Film1989Father

Money, Power, Murder. Poster

Money, Power, Murder. TV Movie1989Jack Finley

Dracula's Widow Poster

Dracula's Widow Feature Film1988Lannon

Hothouse Poster

Hothouse TV Series1988Dr. Sam Garrison

A Special Friendship Poster

A Special Friendship TV Movie1987General Winder

The Betty Ford Story Poster

The Betty Ford Story TV Movie1987President Gerald Ford

The Infinite Voyage Poster

The Infinite Voyage TV Series1987Narrator

The Rosary Murders Poster

The Rosary Murders Feature Film1987Lieutenant Koznicki

Brotherly Love Poster

Brotherly Love TV Movie1985Mr. Rafferty

D.A.R.Y.L. Poster

D.A.R.Y.L. Feature Film1985Dr. Jeffrey Stewart

I Had Three Wives Poster

I Had Three Wives TV Series1985McWilliams

Screen Two Poster

Screen Two TV Series1985James Angleton

Target Feature Film1985Taber

The Equalizer Poster

The Equalizer TV Series1985Ernest Rasher

The Execution of Raymond Graham Poster

The Execution of Raymond Graham TV Movie1985Jim Neal

Witness Feature Film1985Schaeffer

Iceman Feature Film1984Whitman

Independence Day Poster

Independence Day Feature Film1983Sam Taylor

Saigon: Year of the Cat Poster

Saigon: Year of the Cat TV Movie1983Jack Ockham

Scarecrow and Mrs. King Poster

Scarecrow and Mrs. King TV Series1983Raoul Nesbitt

Silkwood Poster

Silkwood Feature Film1983Max Richter

Sparkling Cyanide Poster

Sparkling Cyanide TV Movie1983George Barton

American Playhouse Poster

American Playhouse TV Series1982Doc

Hanky Panky Poster

Hanky Panky Feature Film1982Adrian Pruitt

Sophie's Choice Poster

Sophie's Choice Feature Film1982Narrator

Still of the Night Poster

Still of the Night Feature Film1982George Bynum

The Making of 'Absence of Malice' Documentary1982Self

Absence of Malice Poster

Absence of Malice Feature Film1981McAdam

Reds Feature Film1981State Department Official

Rollover Poster

Rollover Feature Film1981Roy Lefcourt

Doctor Franken Poster

Doctor Franken TV Movie1980Mr. Parker

Hide in Plain Sight Poster

Hide in Plain Sight Feature Film1980Jason R. Reid

The Henderson Monster Poster

The Henderson Monster TV Movie1980Dr. Martin Grossman

The Scarlet Letter Poster

The Scarlet Letter Mini-Series1979Nathaniel Hawthorne

Too Far to Go Poster

Too Far to Go TV Movie1979Henry

Mourning Becomes Electra Poster

Mourning Becomes Electra Mini-Series1978Brigadier General Ezra Mannon

Oliver's Story Poster

Oliver's Story Feature Film1978Dr. Dienhart

Close Encounters of the Third Kind Poster

Close Encounters of the Third Kind Feature Film1977Larry Butler

The Andros Targets Poster

The Andros Targets TV Series1977Benson Fisher

The Best of Families Poster

The Best of Families Mini-Series1977Jacob Riis

The Adams Chronicles Poster

The Adams Chronicles Mini-Series1976Charles Lee

The Front Poster

The Front Feature Film1976Committee Chairman

The Stepford Wives Poster

The Stepford Wives Feature Film1975Ted Van Sant

Valley Forge Poster

Valley Forge TV Movie1975Brig. Gen. 'Dusty' Varnum

Man on a Swing Poster

Man on a Swing Feature Film1974Pete Russell

The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope Poster

The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope Short Film1972Proctor

Dirty Harry Poster

Dirty Harry Feature Film1971Rothko

Great Performances Poster

Great Performances TV Series1971Nikolai

The Doctors Poster

The Doctors TV Series1963Dave Davis

Search for Tomorrow Poster

Search for Tomorrow TV Series1951Dr. Hastings

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X-Men Mondays Mini-Series2018

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