Josef Sommer

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.

Known for

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The Other Guys

2010 ⭐ 6.3

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Stop-Loss

2008 ⭐ 6.1

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The Invasion

2007 ⭐ 6.0

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X-Men: The Last Stand

2006 ⭐ 6.4

Career timeline

2010

The Other Guys Notable

District Attorney Radford (unc · 2010

⭐ 6.3

2008

Stop-Loss

Senator Orton Worrell · 2008

⭐ 6.1

2007

The Invasion Notable

Dr. Henryk Belicec · 2007

⭐ 6.0

2006

X-Men: The Last Stand Notable

The President · 2006

⭐ 6.4

The Elephant King

Bill Hunt · 2006

⭐ 5.9

2002

Searching for Paradise

Carl Greenslate · 2002

⭐ 6.0

The Sum of All Fears Notable

Senator Jessup · 2002

⭐ 6.4

2000

The Family Man Notable

Peter Lassiter · 2000

⭐ 6.8

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change

Woodrow Wilson · 2000

⭐ 5.8

Shaft Notable

Curt Flemming · 2000

⭐ 6.0

1999

The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer

1999

⭐ 4.7

1998

Patch Adams Notable

Dr. Eaton · 1998

⭐ 7.3

Bulworth

Doctor (uncredited) · 1998

⭐ 6.3

The Proposition

Dryer · 1998

⭐ 6.0

1996

Hidden in America

Edward Millerton · 1996

⭐ 5.4

Mistrial

Nick Mirsky · 1996

⭐ 5.3

The Chamber

Phelps Bowen · 1996

⭐ 6.0

1995

Strange Days Notable

Palmer Strickland · 1995

⭐ 7.0

Moonlight and Valentino

Thomas Trager · 1995

⭐ 5.6

Letter to My Killer

1995

⭐ 6.5

1994

Nobody's Fool

Clive Peoples Jr. · 1994

⭐ 6.9

Don't Drink the Water

Ambassador Magee · 1994

⭐ 5.6

The Enemy Within

Defence Secretary Charles Pott · 1994

⭐ 5.8

1993

Malice

Atty. Lester Adams · 1993

⭐ 6.3

1992

An American Story

Henry Meade · 1992

⭐ 6.4

The Mighty Ducks

Mr. Ducksworth · 1992

⭐ 6.6

Hostages

Tom Sutherland · 1992

⭐ 6.1

1991

Shadows and Fog

Priest · 1991

⭐ 6.7

Before the Storm Notable

Stewart Merriman · 1991

⭐ 9.0

Under Cover Notable

Stewart Merriman · 1991

⭐ 8.0

1990

When Will I Be Loved? Notable

Martin Ransil · 1990

⭐ 9.0

William Shakespeare's Hamlet

Polonius · 1990

1989

Money, Power, Murder.

Jack Finley · 1989

⭐ 5.4

Bloodhounds of Broadway

Waldo Winchester · 1989

⭐ 5.7

Forced March

Richard Kline · 1989

⭐ 6.6

1988

Dracula's Widow

Lannon · 1988

⭐ 4.6

1987

The Rosary Murders

Lieutenant Koznicki · 1987

⭐ 5.6

A Special Friendship Notable

General Winder · 1987

⭐ 9.0

The Betty Ford Story

President Gerald Ford · 1987

1986

Double Image

James Angleton · 1986

⭐ 5.4

1985

The Execution of Raymond Graham

Jim Neal · 1985

⭐ 6.6

Target

Barney Taber · 1985

⭐ 5.9

D.A.R.Y.L.

Dr. Jeffrey Stewart · 1985

⭐ 6.4

Frequently appears with

Will Ferrell

Detective Allen Gamble

Mark Wahlberg

Detective Terry Hoitz

Eva Mendes

Sheila Gamble

Michael Keaton

Captain Gene Mauch

Steve Coogan

David Ershon

Ryan Phillippe

Brandon King

Abbie Cornish

Michelle

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Tommy Burgess

Channing Tatum

Steve Shriver

Full filmography

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The Other Guys

2010 ⭐ 6.3

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Stop-Loss

2008 ⭐ 6.1

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The Invasion

2007 ⭐ 6.0

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X-Men: The Last Stand

2006 ⭐ 6.4

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The Elephant King

2006 ⭐ 5.9

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Searching for Paradise

2002 ⭐ 6.0

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The Sum of All Fears

2002 ⭐ 6.4

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The Family Man

2000 ⭐ 6.8

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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change

2000 ⭐ 5.8

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Shaft

2000 ⭐ 6.0

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The Next Best Thing

2000 ⭐ 5.2

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The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer

1999 ⭐ 4.7

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Patch Adams

1998 ⭐ 7.3

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Bulworth

1998 ⭐ 6.3

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The Proposition

1998 ⭐ 6.0

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Hidden in America

1996 ⭐ 5.4

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Mistrial

1996 ⭐ 5.3

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The Chamber

1996 ⭐ 6.0

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Strange Days

1995 ⭐ 7.0

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Moonlight and Valentino

1995 ⭐ 5.6