Josef Sommer

Josef Sommer Movies and TV Shows

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Josef Sommer (born June 26, 1934) is an American film actor. He was born Maximilian Josef Sommer in Greifswald, Germany and was raised in North Carolina, the son of Elisabeth and Clemons Sommer, a professor of art history at the University of North Carolina. He studied at the Carnegie Institute of Technology. He has a daughter, Maria. Sommer made his acting debut at the age of nine in a North Carolina production of Watch on the Rhine. He made his film debut in 1971 in Dirty Harry, Close Encounters Of The Third Kind in 1977, and appeared in Witness opposite Harrison Ford (where he played a crooked police officer) and Moonlight and Valentino with Elizabeth Perkins. He appeared as President Gerald Ford opposite Gena Rowlands in the 1987 made-for-TV movie The Betty Ford Story. He has also had starring roles in two short-lived series, Hothouse (1988) and Under Cover (early 1990s). As of 2007, he has appeared, as a character actor, in almost 100 films. Some of his more famous roles have been as a crooked businessman or a corrupt politician. Description above from the Wikipedia article Josef Sommer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 6/26/1934 (89 years old)
  • Place of birth: Greifswald, Germany
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the United States
Stop-Loss
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 61%
role:
Senator Orton Worrell
2008

Drama

War & Politics

6.4
61%
The Invasion
IMDB 5.9
TMDB 60%
role:
Dr. Henryk Belicec
2007

Mystery

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.9
60%
X-Men: The Last Stand
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 64%
role:
The President
2006

Action

Adventure

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.6
64%
The Family Man
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 67%
role:
Peter Lassiter
2000

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.8
67%
Shaft
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 60%
role:
Curt Flemming
2000

Action

Adventure

Crime

Thriller

6.0
60%
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Grand Designs
IMDB 8.5
TMDB 78%
role:
Richard Whittaker
1999

Documentary

8.5
78%
Patch Adams
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 73%
role:
Dr. Eaton
1998

Comedy

Drama

6.8
73%
The Chamber
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 60%
role:
Phelps Bowen
1996

Crime

Drama

6.0
60%
Strange Days
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 70%
role:
Palmer Strickland
1995

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.2
70%
Nobody's Fool
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 69%
role:
Clive Peoples Jr.
1994

Comedy

Drama

7.3
69%
Malice
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 62%
role:
Atty. Lester Adams
1993

Thriller

6.5
62%
The Mighty Ducks
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 66%
role:
Mr. Ducksworth
1992

Comedy

Drama

Family

6.6
66%
1991

Comedy

Thriller

6.7
68%
Chances Are
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 67%
role:
Judge Fenwick
1989

Comedy

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.5
67%
Target
IMDB 5.9
TMDB 61%
role:
Barney Taber
1985

Action

Drama

Thriller

5.9
61%
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D.A.R.Y.L.
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 63%
role:
Dr. Jeffrey Stewart
1985

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.3
63%
Witness
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 71%
role:
Chief Paul Schaeffer
1985

Crime

Drama

Romance

Thriller

7.4
71%
Iceman
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 62%
role:
Whitman
1984

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.1
62%
Silkwood
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 70%
role:
Max Richter
Not available
1983

Drama

Thriller

7.1
70%
Not available
Sophie's Choice
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 74%
role:
Narrator (voice)
1982

Drama

Romance

7.5
74%
Still of the Night
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 60%
role:
George Bynum
1982

Drama

Thriller

6.0
60%
Reds
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 70%
role:
State Department Official
1981

Drama

History

Romance

7.3
70%
1981

Drama

Romance

Thriller

6.9
67%
1977

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.6
74%
The Front
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 70%
role:
Committee Chairman
1976

Comedy

Drama

7.3
70%
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The Stepford Wives
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 67%
role:
Ted Van Sant
1975

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.9
67%
Dirty Harry
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 75%
role:
Rothko & 1 more
1971

Action

Crime

Thriller

7.7
75%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the United States starring or involving Josef Sommer are, for example, Stop-Loss, The Invasion and X-Men: The Last Stand.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, iTunes and Amazon.
The best Anystream ratings are Grand Designs (8.2), Dirty Harry (7.6) and Close Encounters of the Third Kind (7.5).
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