Acting
Josef Sommer
- Titles
- 75movies23TV shows
- Career
Active from 1978 to 2008, busiest in 1989 with 5 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 9top three billing
- Average score
56/100
- Highest rated
Witness79/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 68 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Politics4.1average 2.6
- Crime4.6average 3.7
- Mystery5.0average 4.1
- Contemporary Realism6.3average 5.4
- Social Commentary5.7average 4.9
- Nostalgia4.5average 3.7
- Romance4.6average 3.8
- Wit & Wordplay4.3average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Dark Humor1.9, average 2.8
- Fantasy0.9, average 1.7
- Scare1.8, average 2.6
- Violence3.4, average 4.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 8
- Character Study 5
- Social Commentary 4
- Suspenseful 4
- Political Thriller 2
- Government Conspiracy 2
- Emotional Journey 2
- Moral Ambiguity 2
- Legal Drama 2
- Emotional 2
- Murder Mystery 2
- Medical Drama 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Bob GuntonActorPatch Adams, Hothouse, Rollover
Kathleen QuinlanActorHanky Panky, Independence Day, An American Story
Joe GrifasiActorChances Are, Still of the Night, Hide in Plain Sight
Ron FrazierActorD.A.R.Y.L., Rollover
Charles DurningActorThe Kennedys of Massachusetts, The Rosary Murders
Kevin ConwayActorThe Scarlet Letter, When Will I Be Loved?
Bruce DavisonActorMourning Becomes Electra, Hidden in America
Ciarán HindsActorStop-Loss, Hostages
Cynthia HarrisActorDoctor Franken, A Special Friendship
Jay O. SandersActorHanky Panky, Hostages
Blythe DannerActorMoney, Power, Murder., Too Far to Go
Rosemary MurphyActorA Woman Named Jackie, Don't Drink the Water
Movies and TV shows
982010s
1 title · average score 67
as District Attorney Radford (uncredited)
2000s
12 titles · average score 56
as Senator Orton Worrell
as Dr. Henryk Belicec
as Bill Hunt
as The President
TV show · as Peter Ducek
as Senator Jessup
as Carl Greenslate
TV show · as Spencer Durning
as Peter Lassiter
as Richard Whittaker
as Curt Flemming
as Woodrow Wilson
1990s
33 titles · average score 61
TV show · as Patrick Rumsey
TV show · as Steve Gaines
as Dr. Eaton
TV show · as Henry Thompson
TV show · as John Dobbs
as Ambassador Magee
as Defence Secretary Charles Potter
as Mr. Ducksworth
as Henry Meade
TV show · as Joseph Kennedy Sr.
TV show · as Defense Attorney Patrick Rumsey / Judge Lawrence Hellman
TV show · as Franklin D. Roosevelt
1980s
35 titles · average score 60
as Judge Fenwick
as Jack Finley
as Lannon
TV show · as Dr. Sam Garrison
as President Gerald Ford
as James Angleton
as Schaeffer
as Dr. Jeffrey Stewart
as Whitman
as George Bynum
as Adrian Pruitt
as McAdam
1970s
16 titles · average score 64
TV show · as Nathaniel Hawthorne
as Henry Mills
TV show · as Ezra Mannon
as Dr. Dienhart
as Larry Butler
TV show · as Benson Fisher
as Committee Chairman
TV show · as Charles Lee
as Ted Van Sant
as Pete Russell
TV show · as Nikolai / Polonius
as Rothko
1950s
1 title · average score 85
TV show · as Brig. Gen. Varnum