Josef Sommer

    Actor

    Birthdate: Jun 26, 1934

    Birthplace: Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

    Josef Sommer is a classically trained stage actor who has also been a prolific performer in films. He made his debut at the age of nine in a production of "Watch on the Rhine" with the Carolina Playmakers in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He trained as an actor at the American Shakespeare Festival in Stratford, Connecticut. He performed with the Seattle Repertory Theater and made his Broadway debut in 1970. Sommer made his film debut in Don Siegel's classic Dirty Harry (1971) and also appeared in Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977). He is probably best remembered for his role as Harrison Ford's superior in the hugely successful Witness (1985).

    Known For

    Dirty Harry
    Dirty Harry

    (1971)

    Strange Days
    Strange Days

    (1995)

    Witness
    Witness

    (1985)

    X-Men: The Last Stand
    X-Men: The Last Stand

    (2006)

    Josef Sommer Movies

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    • 2019 |

      Shaft

      asCurt Fleming
    • 2019 |

      Iceman

      asWhitman
    • 2018 |

      Nobody’s Fool

      asClive Peoples, Jr.
    • 2006 |
      The Elephant Kingas Bill (Dad)
    • 2007 |

      The Invasion

      asDr. Henryk Belicec
    • 2002 |
      Searching for Paradiseas Carl Greenslate
    • 2000 |
      The Family Manas Peter Lassiter
    • 2000 |

      The Family Man

      asPeter Lassiter
    • 2000 |
      The Next Best Thingas Richard Whittaker
    • 1998 |
      Patch Adamsas Dr. Eaton
    • 1994 |

      Nobody’s Fool

      asClive Peoples Jr.
    • 1993 |
      Maliceas Lester Adams
    • 1992 |
      The Mighty Ducksas Gerald Ducksworth
    • 1989 |
      Forced Marchas Richard Kline
    • 1989 |
      Bloodhounds of Broadwayas Waldo Winchester
    • 1989 |
      Chances Areas Judge Fenwick
    • 1988 |
      Dracula's Widowas Lannon
    • 1987 |
      The Rosary Murdersas Lieutenant Koznicki
    • 1985 |
      D.A.R.Y.L.as Dr. Jeffrey Stewart
    • 1985 |
      Witnessas Schaeffer
    • 1983 |
      Independence Dayas Sam Taylor
    • 1983 |
      Silkwoodas Max Richter
    • 1982 |
      Still of the Nightas George Bynum
    • 1982 |
      Hanky Pankyas Adrian Pruitt
    • 1981 |
      Rolloveras Roy Lefcourt
    • 1981 |
      Absence of Maliceas McAdam
    • 1980 |
      Hide in Plain Sightas Jason R. Reid
    • 1978 |
      Oliver's Storyas Dr. Dienhart
    • 1971 |

      Dirty Harry

      asRothko
    Josef Sommer: Biography, Movies, Net Worth & Photos