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    Josef Sommer

    1934-06-26 (90 years old) in 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.

    Movies

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    Stop-Loss
    61.260000000000005 %|Mar 28, 2008
    Drama, War
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    The Invasion
    60 %|Aug 17, 2007
    Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
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    X-Men: The Last Stand
    64 %|May 24, 2006
    Adventure, Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
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    The Elephant King
    59 %|Apr 26, 2006
    Drama, Romance
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    Searching for Paradise
    40 %|Jun 24, 2002
    Drama
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    The Sum of All Fears
    63.48 %|May 31, 2002
    Thriller, Action, Drama
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    The Family Man
    67.96000000000001 %|Dec 12, 2000
    Comedy, Drama, Romance, Fantasy
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    The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change
    57 %|Sep 20, 2000
    Action, Adventure, Drama, TV Movie
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    Shaft
    60 %|Jun 15, 2000
    Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
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    The Next Best Thing
    53 %|Mar 3, 2000
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
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    The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer
    53 %|May 9, 1999
    Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
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    Patch Adams
    73 %|Dec 25, 1998
    Comedy, Drama
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    Bulworth
    63 %|May 15, 1998
    Comedy, Drama, Crime, Thriller, Romance
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    Hidden in America
    59 %|Dec 1, 1996
    TV Movie, Drama
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    Mistrial
    48 %|Nov 2, 1996
    Thriller, Drama, Action, TV Movie
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    The Chamber
    60 %|Oct 11, 1996
    Crime, Drama
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    Strange Days
    70 %|Oct 13, 1995
    Crime, Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
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    Moonlight and Valentino
    56 %|Sep 29, 1995
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
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    Letter to My Killer
    60 %|Aug 9, 1995
    TV Movie, Thriller
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    Kansas
    50 %|Jul 27, 1995
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Nobody's Fool
    69 %|Dec 23, 1994
    Drama, Comedy
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    Don't Drink the Water
    55.64 %|Dec 18, 1994
    Comedy, TV Movie
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    The Enemy Within
    57 %|Aug 24, 1994
    Thriller, Drama, TV Movie
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    Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
    64 %|Feb 26, 1994
    TV Movie, Thriller, Drama
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    Malice
    63 %|Sep 29, 1993
    Thriller
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    An American Story
    58 %|Nov 29, 1992
    Drama, TV Movie
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    The Mighty Ducks
    65.54 %|Oct 2, 1992
    Comedy, Family, Drama
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    Hostages
    65 %|Sep 23, 1992
    Drama
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    Citizen Cohn
    63 %|Aug 22, 1992
    Drama, TV Movie, History
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    Shadows and Fog
    67.28 %|Dec 5, 1991
    Comedy, Mystery, Crime
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    Before the Storm
    0 %|Jul 13, 1991
    TV Movie, Drama, War
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    Under Cover
    0 %|Jan 5, 1991
    Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
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    When Will I Be Loved?
    0 %|Dec 3, 1990
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Money, Power, Murder.
    52 %|Dec 10, 1989
    Mystery, TV Movie
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    Bloodhounds of Broadway
    57 %|Nov 3, 1989
    Drama, Comedy, Music, Romance
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    Forced March
    60 %|Nov 3, 1989
    Drama
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    Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman
    68 %|Apr 30, 1989
    Action, Science Fiction, TV Movie
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    Bridge to Silence
    60 %|Apr 9, 1989
    Drama, Romance, TV Movie
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    Chances Are
    66 %|Mar 10, 1989
    Fantasy, Comedy, Romance
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    Dracula's Widow
    46.11 %|Sep 14, 1988
    Horror, Thriller
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    The Rosary Murders
    55 %|Aug 28, 1987
    Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Horror
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    A Special Friendship
    0 %|Mar 31, 1987
    TV Movie, Drama
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    The Betty Ford Story
    0 %|Mar 2, 1987
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Double Image
    57 %|Apr 6, 1986
    Drama, Action, Thriller, TV Movie
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    The Execution of Raymond Graham
    66 %|Nov 17, 1985
    Crime, Drama, TV Movie
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    Target
    58.879999999999995 %|Nov 8, 1985
    Action, Thriller
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    D.A.R.Y.L.
    64 %|Jun 14, 1985
    Family, Science Fiction, Action
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    Brotherly Love
    70 %|May 28, 1985
    Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
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    Witness
    70.97 %|Feb 8, 1985
    Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
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    Iceman
    61.46 %|Apr 13, 1984
    Science Fiction
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    Silkwood
    69.49 %|Dec 14, 1983
    Drama, Thriller
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    Saigon: Year Of The Cat
    46 %|Nov 29, 1983
    Drama, Romance, War, TV Movie
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    Sparkling Cyanide
    61 %|Nov 5, 1983
    Crime, Thriller, Mystery, TV Movie
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    Independence Day
    55 %|Jan 21, 1983
    Romance, Drama
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    Sophie's Choice
    73 %|Dec 8, 1982
    Drama, Romance, War
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    Still of the Night
    57 %|Nov 19, 1982
    Thriller, Drama, Crime, Horror
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    Hanky Panky
    53 %|Jun 4, 1982
    Mystery, Action, Comedy, Crime
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    Reds
    69 %|Dec 25, 1981
    Drama, History, Romance
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    Absence of Malice
    65.61 %|Nov 19, 1981
    Drama, Romance
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    Rollover
    50 %|Oct 11, 1981
    Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
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    The Henderson Monster
    0 %|May 27, 1980
    TV Movie, Drama, Horror
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    Hide in Plain Sight
    53 %|Mar 21, 1980
    Drama
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    Doctor Franken
    20 %|Jan 13, 1980
    Horror, Science Fiction, Drama, TV Movie
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    Too Far to Go
    10 %|Mar 12, 1979
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Oliver's Story
    48 %|Dec 15, 1978
    Drama, Romance
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    Close Encounters of the Third Kind
    74 %|Dec 14, 1977
    Science Fiction, Drama
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    The Front
    69 %|Sep 17, 1976
    Comedy, Drama
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    Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys
    60 %|Apr 22, 1976
    Drama, History
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    Valley Forge
    0 %|Dec 3, 1975
    Drama, War, TV Movie, History
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    The Stepford Wives
    66.83 %|Feb 12, 1975
    Mystery, Thriller, Science Fiction, Horror
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    Man on a Swing
    58 %|Feb 24, 1974
    Crime, Thriller, Mystery
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    Enemies
    0 %|Jan 23, 1974
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Dirty Harry
    74.57 %|Dec 23, 1971
    Action, Crime, Thriller

    Series

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    Without a Trace
    73 %|Sep 26, 2002
    Crime, Mystery, Action & Adventure, Drama
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    The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones
    70 %|Jan 13, 2002
    Action & Adventure, Family, Mystery, Drama, War & Politics
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    Law & Order: Criminal Intent
    76 %|Sep 30, 2001
    Drama
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    The West Wing
    82.65 %|Sep 22, 1999
    Drama
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    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
    79 %|Sep 20, 1999
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer
    46.67 %|May 9, 1999
    Drama
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    Providence
    65 %|Jan 8, 1999
    Drama
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    Ally McBeal
    66 %|Sep 8, 1997
    Drama, Comedy
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    Early Edition
    73 %|Sep 28, 1996
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Comedy
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    A Woman Named Jackie
    90 %|Oct 13, 1991
    Drama
    actor
    Under Cover
    60 %|Jan 7, 1991
    Drama
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    Law & Order
    74 %|Sep 13, 1990
    Crime, Drama
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    Law & Order
    74 %|Sep 13, 1990
    Crime, Drama
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    The Kennedys of Massachusetts
    77 %|Feb 18, 1990
    Drama
    actor
    Hothouse
    50 %|Jun 30, 1988
    Drama
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    The Equalizer
    71 %|Sep 18, 1985
    Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama
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    Scarecrow and Mrs. King
    64 %|Oct 3, 1983
    Action & Adventure, Drama, Crime
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    The Scarlet Letter
    47 %|Mar 3, 1979
    Drama
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    Mourning Becomes Electra
    10 %|Dec 6, 1978
    Drama
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    The Andros Targets
    50 %|Jan 31, 1977
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    Great Performances
    49 %|Jan 28, 1971
    Comedy, Documentary, Drama
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    Great Performances
    49 %|Jan 28, 1971
    Comedy, Documentary, Drama
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    Hallmark Hall of Fame
    88 %|Dec 24, 1951
    Drama