Josef Sommer
Actor
92 years (Jun 26, 1934)Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Whatever else has changed around him, Josef Sommer has remained a working actor who arrived well before the current crop and stayed. The career opened quietly, the way most long ones do. 55 years of work add up to around 64 titles. 'X-Men: The Last Stand' is the most-watched work of the career, as The President. 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' belongs on any short list of his work.
Josef Sommer
Actor
Whatever else has changed around him, Josef Sommer has remained a working actor who arrived well before the current crop and stayed. The career opened quietly, the way most long ones do. 55 years of work add up to around 64 titles. 'X-Men: The Last Stand' is the most-watched work of the career, as The President. 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' belongs on any short list of his work.
45 Movies
Plays Peter Lassiter
The Family Man
2000
Plays Palmer Strickland
Strange Days
1995
Plays Dr. Eaton
Patch Adams
1998
Plays Senator Jessup
The Sum of All Fears
2002
Plays Larry Butler
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977
Plays Dr. Henryk Belicec
The Invasion
2007
Plays Rothko
Dirty Harry
1971
Plays Curt Flemming
Shaft
2000
Plays Schaeffer
Witness
1985
Plays Atty. Lester Adams
Malice
1993
Plays Whitman
Iceman
1984
Plays Max Richter
Silkwood
1983
Plays Senator Orton Worrell
Stop-Loss
2008
Plays Mr. Ducksworth
The Mighty Ducks
1992
Plays Dr. Jeffrey Stewart
D.A.R.Y.L.
1985
Plays Ted Van Sant
The Stepford Wives
1975
Plays State Department Official
Reds
1981
Plays Phelps Bowen
The Chamber
1996
Plays Clive Peoples Jr.
Nobody's Fool
1994
Plays Richard Whittaker
The Next Best Thing
2000
Plays Priest
Shadows and Fog
1991
Plays McAdam
Absence of Malice
1981
Plays George Bynum
Still of the Night
1982
Plays Adrian Pruitt
Hanky Panky
1982
Plays Dryer
The Proposition
1998
Plays Pete Russell
Man on a Swing
1974
Plays Committee Chairman
The Front
1976
Plays Barney Taber
Target
1985
Plays Thomas Trager
Moonlight and Valentino
1995
Plays Lieutenant Koznicki
The Rosary Murders
1987
Plays Waldo Winchester
Bloodhounds of Broadway
1989
Plays Roy Lefcourt
Rollover
1981
Plays Jason R. Reid
Hide in Plain Sight
1980
Plays Dr. Dienhart
Oliver's Story
1978
Plays Bill Hunt
The Elephant King
2006
Plays Lannon
Dracula's Widow
1988
Plays Pomeroy
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys
1976
Plays Sam Taylor
Independence Day
1983
Plays Richard Kline
Forced March
1989
Plays The President
X-Men: The Last Stand
2006
19 TV Shows
Plays Dr. Sam Garrison
Hothouse
1988
Plays Ezra Mannon
Mourning Becomes Electra
1978
Plays Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Scarlet Letter
1979
Plays Joseph Kennedy Sr.
A Woman Named Jackie
1991
Plays Franklin D. Roosevelt
The Kennedys of Massachusetts
1990
Plays John Dobbs
Early Edition
1996
Plays Nikolai
Great Performances
1971
Plays Defense Attorney Patrick Rumsey
Law & Order
1990
Plays Doc
American Playhouse
1982
Plays Benson Fisher
The Andros Targets
1977
Plays Charles Lee
The Adams Chronicles
1976
Plays Henry Thompson
Ally McBeal
1997
Plays Thomas Wheelock
Providence
1999
Plays Peter Ducek
Without a Trace
2002
Plays Ernest Rasher
The Equalizer
1985
Plays Brig. Gen. Varnum
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Plays Steve Gaines
The West Wing
1999
Plays Spencer Durning
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Plays James Angleton
Screen Two
1985
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The Other Guys
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The Other Guys
District Attorney Radford (uncredited)
2010
Stop-Loss
Senator Orton Worrell
2008
The Invasion
Dr. Henryk Belicec
2007
X-Men: The Last Stand
The President
2006
The Elephant King
Bill Hunt
2006
Without a Trace
Peter Ducek
2004Season 3
The West Wing
Steve Gaines
2003Season 5
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Spencer Durning
2002Season 2
Searching for Paradise
Carl Greenslate
2002
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Josef Sommer and where are they from?
Josef Sommer is 92 years old, born on June 26, 1934 in Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
What are the most famous roles of Josef Sommer?
Josef Sommer is best known for roles in X-Men: The Last Stand, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Other Guys.
How many movies has Josef Sommer been in?
Over a 55-year career (since 1971), Josef Sommer has appeared in 45 movies and 18 TV shows.
What was Josef Sommer's first movie?
The career of Josef Sommer began with Dirty Harry (1971).
What is Josef Sommer's most recent movie or series?
Josef Sommer's most recent release is The Other Guys, which premiered on August 6, 2010.
What TV shows has Josef Sommer appeared in?
On television, Josef Sommer has appeared in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order, The West Wing, Ally McBeal.
Josef Sommer
1934-06-26 · 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 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.