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Josef Sommer
Born June 26, 1934
Place of birth: 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 Duc...
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Filmography
Actor (98 credits)
Movies
The Other GuysDistrict Attorney Radford (uncredited)
2010
Stop-LossSenator Orton Worrell
2008
The InvasionDr. Henryk Belicec
2007
The Elephant KingBill Hunt
2006
X-Men: The Last StandThe President
2006
Searching for ParadiseCarl Greenslate
2002
The Sum of All FearsSenator Jessup
2002
The Next Best ThingRichard Whittaker
2000
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of ChangeWoodrow Wilson
2000
ShaftCurt Flemming
2000
The Family ManPeter Lassiter
2000
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer
1999
Patch AdamsDr. Eaton
1998
BulworthDoctor (uncredited)
1998
The ChamberPhelps Bowen
1996
MistrialNick Mirsky
1996
Hidden in AmericaEdward Millerton
1996
Strange DaysPalmer Strickland
1995
KansasJoseph 'Joe' Farley
1995
Letter to My Killer
1995
Moonlight and ValentinoThomas Trager
1995
Don't Drink the WaterAmbassador Magee
1994
Nobody's FoolClive Peoples Jr.
1994
The Enemy WithinDefence Secretary Charles Potter
1994
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson WhittakerCol. Morrow
1994
MaliceAtty. Lester Adams
1993
The Mighty DucksMr. Ducksworth
1992
An American StoryHenry Meade
1992
HostagesTom Sutherland
1992
Citizen CohnAlbert Cohn
1992
Shadows and FogPriest
1991
Under CoverStewart Merriman
1991
Before the StormStewart Merriman
1991
When Will I Be Loved?Martin Ransil
1990
William Shakespeare's HamletPolonius
1990
Chances AreJudge Fenwick
1989
Bloodhounds of BroadwayWaldo Winchester
1989
Bridge to SilenceAl Duffield
1989
Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic WomanCharles Estiman
1989
Money, Power, Murder.Jack Finley
1989
Forced MarchRichard Kline
1989
Dracula's WidowLannon
1988
The Betty Ford StoryPresident Gerald Ford
1987
A Special FriendshipGeneral Winder
1987
The Rosary MurdersLieutenant Koznicki
1987
Double ImageJames Angleton
1986
WitnessChief Paul Schaeffer
1985
D.A.R.Y.L.Dr. Jeffrey Stewart
1985
The Execution of Raymond GrahamJim Neal
1985
Brotherly LoveMr. Rafferty
1985
TargetBarney Taber
1985
IcemanWhitman
1984
Sparkling CyanideGeorge Barton
1983
SilkwoodMax Richter
1983
Independence DaySam Taylor
1983
Saigon: Year Of The CatJack Ockham
1983
Still of the NightGeorge Bynum
1982
Hanky PankyAdrian Pruitt
1982
Sophie's ChoiceNarrator (voice)
1982
RolloverRoy Lefcourt
1981
Absence of MaliceMcAdam
1981
RedsState Department Official
1981
Hide in Plain SightJason R. Reid
1980
The Henderson MonsterDr. Martin Grossman
1980
Doctor FrankenMr. Parker
1980
Too Far to GoHenry Mills
1979
Oliver's StoryDr. Dienhart
1978
Close Encounters of the Third KindLarry Butler
1977
The FrontCommittee Chairman
1976
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro BoysPomeroy
1976
Valley Forge
1975
The Stepford WivesTed Van Sant
1975
Man on a SwingPete Russell
1974
EnemiesNikolai
1974
The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the HopeProctor
1972
Dirty HarryRothko
1971