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Josef Sommer

Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Gender

Male

Birthday

1934-06-26

Popularity

2.0

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.

Movie Credits

Dirty Harry

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7.5

1971

Dirty Harry

Chances Are

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6.6

1989

Chances Are

Malice

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6.3

1993

Malice

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

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7.4

1977

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

The Next Best Thing

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5.2

2000

The Next Best Thing

Patch Adams

‌

7.3

1998

Patch Adams

The Mighty Ducks

‌

6.6

1992

The Mighty Ducks

Don't Drink the Water

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5.6

1994

Don't Drink the Water

The Invasion

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6.1

2007

The Invasion

Sparkling Cyanide

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6.0

1983

Sparkling Cyanide

Nobody's Fool

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6.9

1994

Nobody's Fool

The Chamber

‌

5.9

1996

The Chamber

Stop-Loss

‌

6.1

2008

Stop-Loss

Witness

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7.1

1985

Witness

The Elephant King

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5.9

2006

The Elephant King

Silkwood

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6.9

1983

Silkwood

X-Men: The Last Stand

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6.4

2006

X-Men: The Last Stand

D.A.R.Y.L.

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6.4

1985

D.A.R.Y.L.

Double Image

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5.4

1986

Double Image

Bulworth

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6.3

1998

Bulworth

Rollover

‌

5.1

1981

Rollover

Hide in Plain Sight

‌

5.7

1980

Hide in Plain Sight

Absence of Malice

‌

6.6

1981

Absence of Malice

Bloodhounds of Broadway

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5.7

1989

Bloodhounds of Broadway

Bridge to Silence

‌

7.7

1989

Bridge to Silence

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

‌

6.6

1989

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

An American Story

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6.4

1992

An American Story

Dracula's Widow

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4.6

1988

Dracula's Widow

Too Far to Go

‌

3.5

1979

Too Far to Go

The Execution of Raymond Graham

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6.6

1985

The Execution of Raymond Graham

The Front

‌

7.0

1976

The Front

Money, Power, Murder.

‌

5.4

1989

Money, Power, Murder.

Oliver's Story

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4.8

1978

Oliver's Story

The Henderson Monster

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6.0

1980

The Henderson Monster

Man on a Swing

‌

5.9

1974

Man on a Swing

Searching for Paradise

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6.0

2002

Searching for Paradise

Independence Day

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5.9

1983

Independence Day

Enemies

‌

0.0

1974

Enemies

Forced March

‌

6.6

1989

Forced March

The Betty Ford Story

‌

0.0

1987

The Betty Ford Story

Strange Days

‌

7.0

1995

Strange Days

Shadows and Fog

‌

6.7

1991

Shadows and Fog

When Will I Be Loved?

‌

9.0

1990

When Will I Be Loved?

Still of the Night

‌

5.7

1982

Still of the Night

Mistrial

‌

5.3

1996

Mistrial

The Enemy Within

‌

5.8

1994

The Enemy Within

Under Cover

‌

8.0

1991

Under Cover

Before the Storm

‌

9.0

1991

Before the Storm

Saigon: Year of the Cat

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5.3

1983

Saigon: Year of the Cat

The Sum of All Fears

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6.4

2002

The Sum of All Fears

Hanky Panky

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5.3

1982

Hanky Panky

Brotherly Love

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7.3

1985

Brotherly Love

Hostages

‌

6.1

1992

Hostages

Iceman

‌

6.2

1984

Iceman

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

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6.3

1994

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

Kansas

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5.5

1995

Kansas

The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope

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10.0

1972

The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope

A Special Friendship

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9.0

1987

A Special Friendship

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change

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5.8

2000

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change

Letter to My Killer

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6.5

1995

Letter to My Killer

Valley Forge

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7.0

1975

Valley Forge

Shaft

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6.0

2000

Shaft

Sophie's Choice

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7.3

1982

Sophie's Choice

Reds

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6.9

1981

Reds

Citizen Cohn

‌

6.3

1992

Citizen Cohn

Doctor Franken

‌

6.0

1980

Doctor Franken

Moonlight and Valentino

‌

5.6

1995

Moonlight and Valentino

The Family Man

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6.8

2000

The Family Man

Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys

‌

7.0

1976

Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys

The Stepford Wives

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6.7

1975

The Stepford Wives

Target

‌

5.9

1985

Target

The Rosary Murders

‌

5.7

1987

The Rosary Murders

William Shakespeare's Hamlet

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0.0

1990

William Shakespeare's Hamlet

Hidden in America

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5.1

1996

Hidden in America

The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer

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4.8

1999

The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer

The Other Guys

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6.3

2010

The Other Guys

The Proposition

‌

5.9

1998

The Proposition

Tv Credits

Ally McBeal

‌

6.5

1997

Ally McBeal

Providence

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6.7

1999

Providence

Early Edition

‌

7.4

1996

Early Edition

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

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8.0

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

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6.7

1983

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Without a Trace

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7.2

2002

Without a Trace

The Equalizer

‌

7.2

1985

The Equalizer

Hallmark Hall of Fame

‌

8.8

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Under Cover

‌

7.5

1991

Under Cover

A Woman Named Jackie

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8.8

1991

A Woman Named Jackie

The Andros Targets

‌

7.0

1977

The Andros Targets

The Kennedys of Massachusetts

‌

7.8

1990

The Kennedys of Massachusetts

The West Wing

‌

8.3

1999

The West Wing

Law & Order

‌

7.3

1990

Law & Order

The Scarlet Letter

‌

4.5

1979

The Scarlet Letter

Mourning Becomes Electra

‌

5.0

1978

Mourning Becomes Electra

Law & Order

‌

7.3

1990

Law & Order

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

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7.6

2001

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer

‌

4.7

1999

The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer

Great Performances

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6.1

1971

Great Performances

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6.1

1971

Great Performances

Hothouse

‌

7.5

1988

Hothouse

The Adams Chronicles

‌

7.4

1976

The Adams Chronicles

Screen Two

‌

7.1

1985

Screen Two

American Playhouse

‌

6.6

1982

American Playhouse

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6.6

1982

American Playhouse