Josef Sommer

Josef Sommer

Acting

Born June 26, 1934 · 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 S…

Known for

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001

The West Wing

The West Wing

1999

American Playhouse

American Playhouse

1982

American Playhouse

American Playhouse

1982

Without a Trace

Without a Trace

2002

Acting(100)

2010The Other GuysDistrict Attorney Radford (uncredited)

2008Stop-LossSenator Orton Worrell

2007The InvasionDr. Henryk Belicec

2006X-Men: The Last StandThe President

2006The Elephant KingBill Hunt

2002Without a TracePeter Ducek

2002Searching for ParadiseCarl Greenslate

2002The Sum of All FearsSenator Jessup

2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentSpencer Durning

2000The Family ManPeter Lassiter

2000The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of ChangeWoodrow Wilson

2000ShaftCurt Flemming

2000The Next Best ThingRichard Whittaker

1999The West WingSteve Gaines

1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitPatrick Rumsey

1999The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer

1999The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer

1999ProvidenceThomas Wheelock

1998Patch AdamsDr. Eaton

1998BulworthDoctor (uncredited)

1998The PropositionDryer

1997Ally McBealHenry Thompson

1996Hidden in AmericaEdward Millerton

1996MistrialNick Mirsky

1996The ChamberPhelps Bowen

1996Early EditionJohn Dobbs

1995Strange DaysPalmer Strickland

1995Moonlight and ValentinoThomas Trager

1995Letter to My Killer

1995KansasJoseph 'Joe' Farley

1994Nobody's FoolClive Peoples Jr.

1994Don't Drink the WaterAmbassador Magee

1994The Enemy WithinDefence Secretary Charles Potter

1994Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson WhittakerCol. Morrow

1993MaliceAtty. Lester Adams

1992An American StoryHenry Meade

1992The Mighty DucksMr. Ducksworth

1992HostagesTom Sutherland

1992Citizen CohnAlbert Cohn

1991Shadows and FogPriest

1991A Woman Named JackieJoseph Kennedy Sr.

1991Before the StormStewart Merriman

1991Under CoverStewart Merriman

1991Under CoverStewart Merriman

1990When Will I Be Loved?Martin Ransil

1990William Shakespeare's HamletPolonius

1990Law & OrderDefense Attorney Patrick Rumsey

1990The Kennedys of MassachusettsFranklin D. Roosevelt

1989Money, Power, Murder.Jack Finley

1989Bloodhounds of BroadwayWaldo Winchester

1989Forced MarchRichard Kline

1989Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic WomanCharles Estiman

1989Bridge to SilenceAl Duffield

1989Chances AreJudge Fenwick

1988Dracula's WidowLannon

1988HothouseDr. Sam Garrison

1987The Rosary MurdersLieutenant Koznicki

1987A Special FriendshipGeneral Winder

1987The Betty Ford StoryPresident Gerald Ford

1986Double ImageJames Angleton

1985The Execution of Raymond GrahamJim Neal

1985TargetBarney Taber

1985The EqualizerErnest Rasher

1985D.A.R.Y.L.Dr. Jeffrey Stewart

1985Brotherly LoveMr. Rafferty

1985WitnessSchaeffer

1985Screen TwoJames Angleton

1984IcemanWhitman

1983SilkwoodMax Richter

1983Saigon: Year of the CatJack Ockham

1983Sparkling CyanideGeorge Barton

1983Scarecrow and Mrs. King

1983Independence DaySam Taylor

1982Sophie's ChoiceNarrator (voice)

1982Still of the NightGeorge Bynum

1982Hanky PankyAdrian Pruitt

1982American PlayhouseDoc

1981RedsState Department Official

1981Absence of MaliceMcAdam

1981RolloverRoy Lefcourt

1980The Henderson MonsterDr. Martin Grossman

1980Hide in Plain SightJason R. Reid

1980Doctor FrankenMr. Parker

1979Too Far to GoHenry Mills

1979The Scarlet LetterNathaniel Hawthorne

1978Oliver's StoryDr. Dienhart

1978Mourning Becomes ElectraEzra Mannon

1977Close Encounters of the Third KindLarry Butler

1977The Andros TargetsBenson Fisher

1976The FrontCommittee Chairman

1976Judge Horton and the Scottsboro BoysPomeroy

1976The Adams ChroniclesCharles Lee

1975Valley ForgeBrig. Gen. Varnum

1975The Stepford WivesTed Van Sant

1974Man on a SwingPete Russell

1974EnemiesNikolai

1972The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the HopeProctor

1971Dirty HarryRothko

1971Great PerformancesNikolai

1951Hallmark Hall of FameBrig. Gen. Varnum