Where to watch Josef Sommer in the UK
Find every Josef Sommer film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 3 May 2026.
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.
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- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Patrick Rumsey
- Law & Order (1990) as Defense Attorney Patrick Rumsey
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) as Spencer Durning
- The West Wing (1999) as Steve Gaines
- Without a Trace (2002) as Peter Ducek
- Great Performances (1971) as Nikolai
- Early Edition (1996) as John Dobbs
- The Equalizer (1985) as Ernest Rasher
- Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983) Cast
- Providence (1999) as Thomas Wheelock
- Ally McBeal (1997) as Henry Thompson
- The Other Guys (2010) as District Attorney Radford (uncredited)
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) as Larry Butler
- Shaft (2000) as Curt Flemming
- Dirty Harry (1971) as Rothko
- The Invasion (2007) as Dr. Henryk Belicec
- Patch Adams (1998) as Dr. Eaton
- The Family Man (2000) as Peter Lassiter
- The Sum of All Fears (2002) as Senator Jessup
- Sophie's Choice (1982) as Narrator (voice)
- Witness (1985) as Schaeffer
- A Woman Named Jackie (1991) as Joseph Kennedy Sr.
- Malice (1993) as Atty. Lester Adams
- The Mighty Ducks (1992) as Mr. Ducksworth
- Hothouse (1988) as Dr. Sam Garrison
- Stop-Loss (2008) as Senator Orton Worrell
- Under Cover (1991) as Stewart Merriman
- Strange Days (1995) as Palmer Strickland
- The Stepford Wives (1975) as Ted Van Sant
- Silkwood (1983) as Max Richter
- Nobody's Fool (1994) as Clive Peoples Jr.
- Bulworth (1998) as Doctor (uncredited)
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Brig. Gen. Varnum
- Reds (1981) as State Department Official
- D.A.R.Y.L. (1985) as Dr. Jeffrey Stewart
- The Andros Targets (1977) as Benson Fisher
- Chances Are (1989) as Judge Fenwick
- The Chamber (1996) as Phelps Bowen
- The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer (1999) Cast
- The Scarlet Letter (1979) as Nathaniel Hawthorne
- The Next Best Thing (2000) as Richard Whittaker
- Iceman (1984) as Whitman
- Shadows and Fog (1991) as Priest
- The Front (1976) as Committee Chairman
- Target (1985) as Barney Taber
- The Kennedys of Massachusetts (1990) as Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Mourning Becomes Electra (1978) as Ezra Mannon
- Absence of Malice (1981) as McAdam
- Mistrial (1996) as Nick Mirsky
- Still of the Night (1982) as George Bynum
- Citizen Cohn (1992) as Albert Cohn
- Hide in Plain Sight (1980) as Jason R. Reid
- Hanky Panky (1982) as Adrian Pruitt
- Don't Drink the Water (1994) as Ambassador Magee
- Man on a Swing (1974) as Pete Russell
- Oliver's Story (1978) as Dr. Dienhart
- The Proposition (1998) as Dryer
- Rollover (1981) as Roy Lefcourt
- Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1989) as Charles Estiman
- Moonlight and Valentino (1995) as Thomas Trager
- The Execution of Raymond Graham (1985) as Jim Neal
- Sparkling Cyanide (1983) as George Barton
- The Enemy Within (1994) as Defence Secretary Charles Potter
- Hostages (1992) as Tom Sutherland
- Too Far to Go (1979) as Henry Mills
- Valley Forge (1975) Cast
- The Rosary Murders (1987) as Lieutenant Koznicki
- Independence Day (1983) as Sam Taylor
- Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989) as Waldo Winchester
- Doctor Franken (1980) as Mr. Parker
- Kansas (1995) as Joseph 'Joe' Farley
- Double Image (1986) as James Angleton
- Saigon: Year of the Cat (1983) as Jack Ockham
- Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker (1994) as Col. Morrow
- The Elephant King (2006) as Bill Hunt
- Hidden in America (1996) as Edward Millerton
- Forced March (1989) as Richard Kline
- Under Cover (1991) as Stewart Merriman
- Brotherly Love (1985) as Mr. Rafferty
- The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer (1999) Cast
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Where can I watch Josef Sommer films in the UK?
Josef Sommer's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
What are Josef Sommer's most popular films?
Most-watched Josef Sommer films currently: The Other Guys (2010), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Shaft (2000), Dirty Harry (1971), The Invasion (2007).
What TV shows has Josef Sommer appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), Law & Order (1990), Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001), The West Wing (1999), Without a Trace (2002).
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