Josef Sommer
Acting
Born June 26, 1934 · Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Biography
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.
Known For · 40 titles
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
The West Wing
Without a Trace
Great Performances
Screen Two
American Playhouse
The Equalizer
Early Edition
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Providence
Ally McBeal
The Sum of All Fears
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
The Other Guys
The Invasion
Dirty Harry
Patch Adams
Strange Days
The Family Man
Witness
Nobody's Fool
Shaft
Malice
Sophie's Choice
The Adams Chronicles
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Stop-Loss
The Andros Targets
The Stepford Wives
Hothouse
Bulworth
Under Cover
The Chamber
Reds
The Mighty Ducks
Chances Are
Shadows and Fog
The Next Best Thing