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: 26/06/1934 (90 years old)
Place of birth: Greifswald, Germany

Year

Genre

Available on the following streaming services in the UK

Stop-Loss

Stop-Loss (2008)

6.4

61%

role:
Senator Orton Worrell

2008

Drama

War & Politics

6.4

61%

The Invasion

The Invasion (2007)

5.9

60%

role:
Dr. Henryk Belicec

2007

Mystery

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.9

60%

X-Men: The Last Stand

X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

6.6

64%

role:
The President

2006

Action

Adventure

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.6

64%

The Family Man

The Family Man (2000)

6.8

67%

role:
Peter Lassiter

2000

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.8

67%

Shaft

6.0

60%

role:
Curt Flemming

2000

Action

Adventure

Crime

Thriller

6.0

60%

Grand Designs

Grand Designs (1999)

8.5

78%

role:
Richard Whittaker

1999

Documentary

8.5

78%

Patch Adams

Patch Adams (1998)

6.8

73%

role:
Dr. Eaton

1998

Comedy

Drama

6.8

73%

The Chamber

The Chamber (1996)

6.0

60%

role:
Phelps Bowen

1996

Crime

Drama

6.0

60%

Strange Days

Strange Days (1995)

7.2

70%

role:
Palmer Strickland

1995

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.2

70%

Nobody's Fool

Nobody's Fool (1994)

7.3

69%

role:
Clive Peoples Jr.

1994

Comedy

Drama

7.3

69%

Malice

6.5

62%

role:
Atty. Lester Adams

1993

Thriller

6.5

62%

The Mighty Ducks

The Mighty Ducks (1992)

6.6

66%

role:
Mr. Ducksworth

1992

Comedy

Drama

Family

6.6

66%

Shadows and Fog

Shadows and Fog (1991)

6.7

68%

role:
Priest

1991

Comedy

Thriller

6.7

68%

Chances Are

Chances Are (1989)

6.5

67%

role:
Judge Fenwick

1989

Comedy

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.5

67%

Target

5.9

61%

role:
Barney Taber

1985

Action

Drama

Thriller

5.9

61%

D.A.R.Y.L.

D.A.R.Y.L. (1985)

6.3

63%

role:
Dr. Jeffrey Stewart

1985

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.3

63%

Witness

7.4

71%

role:
Chief Paul Schaeffer

1985

Crime

Drama

Romance

Thriller

7.4

71%

Iceman

6.1

62%

role:
Whitman

1984

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.1

62%

Silkwood

Silkwood (1983)

7.1

70%

role:
Max Richter

1983

Drama

Thriller

7.1

70%

Sophie's Choice

Sophie's Choice (1982)

7.5

74%

role:
Narrator (voice)

1982

Drama

Romance

7.5

74%

Still of the Night

Still of the Night (1982)

6.0

60%

role:
George Bynum

1982

Drama

Thriller

6.0

60%

Reds

7.3

70%

role:
State Department Official

1981

Drama

History

Romance

7.3

70%

Absence of Malice

Absence of Malice (1981)

6.9

67%

role:
McAdam

1981

Drama

Romance

Thriller

6.9

67%

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

7.6

74%

role:
Larry Butler

1977

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.6

74%

The Front

The Front (1976)

7.3

70%

role:
Committee Chairman

1976

Comedy

Drama

7.3

70%

The Stepford Wives

The Stepford Wives (1975)

6.9

67%

role:
Ted Van Sant

1975

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.9

67%

Dirty Harry

Dirty Harry (1971)

7.7

75%

role:
Rothko & 1 more

1971

Action

Crime

Thriller

7.7

75%

: Some movies or TV shows available in the UK 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 StreamFat ratings are Grand Designs (8.2), Dirty Harry (7.6) and Close Encounters of the Third Kind (7.5).