Josef Sommer

Acting·Jun 26, 1934·Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

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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.

Film	Credit
The Other Guys2010 · District Attorney Radford (uncredited)	District Attorney Radford (uncredited)
Stop-Loss2008 · Senator Orton Worrell	Senator Orton Worrell
The Invasion2007 · Dr. Henryk Belicec	Dr. Henryk Belicec
X-Men: The Last Stand2006 · The President	The President
The Elephant King2006 · Bill Hunt	Bill Hunt
Searching for Paradise2002 · Carl Greenslate	Carl Greenslate
The Sum of All Fears2002 · Senator Jessup	Senator Jessup
The Family Man2000 · Peter Lassiter	Peter Lassiter
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change2000 · Woodrow Wilson	Woodrow Wilson
Shaft2000 · Curt Flemming	Curt Flemming
The Next Best Thing2000 · Richard Whittaker	Richard Whittaker
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer1999 · Actor	Actor
Patch Adams1998 · Dr. Eaton	Dr. Eaton
Bulworth1998 · Doctor (uncredited)	Doctor (uncredited)
The Proposition1998 · Dryer	Dryer
Hidden in America1996 · Edward Millerton	Edward Millerton
Mistrial1996 · Nick Mirsky	Nick Mirsky
The Chamber1996 · Phelps Bowen	Phelps Bowen
Strange Days1995 · Palmer Strickland	Palmer Strickland
Moonlight and Valentino1995 · Thomas Trager	Thomas Trager
Letter to My Killer1995 · Actor	Actor
Kansas1995 · Joseph 'Joe' Farley	Joseph 'Joe' Farley
Nobody's Fool1994 · Clive Peoples Jr.	Clive Peoples Jr.
Don't Drink the Water1994 · Ambassador Magee	Ambassador Magee
The Enemy Within1994 · Defence Secretary Charles Potter	Defence Secretary Charles Potter
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker1994 · Col. Morrow	Col. Morrow
Malice1993 · Atty. Lester Adams	Atty. Lester Adams
An American Story1992 · Henry Meade	Henry Meade
The Mighty Ducks1992 · Mr. Ducksworth	Mr. Ducksworth
Hostages1992 · Tom Sutherland	Tom Sutherland
Citizen Cohn1992 · Albert Cohn	Albert Cohn
Shadows and Fog1991 · Priest	Priest
Before the Storm1991 · Stewart Merriman	Stewart Merriman
Under Cover1991 · Stewart Merriman	Stewart Merriman
When Will I Be Loved?1990 · Martin Ransil	Martin Ransil
William Shakespeare's Hamlet1990 · Polonius	Polonius
Money, Power, Murder.1989 · Jack Finley	Jack Finley
Bloodhounds of Broadway1989 · Waldo Winchester	Waldo Winchester
Forced March1989 · Richard Kline	Richard Kline
Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman1989 · Charles Estiman	Charles Estiman
Bridge to Silence1989 · Al Duffield	Al Duffield
Chances Are1989 · Judge Fenwick	Judge Fenwick
Dracula's Widow1988 · Lannon	Lannon
The Rosary Murders1987 · Lieutenant Koznicki	Lieutenant Koznicki
A Special Friendship1987 · General Winder	General Winder
The Betty Ford Story1987 · President Gerald Ford	President Gerald Ford
Double Image1986 · James Angleton	James Angleton
The Execution of Raymond Graham1985 · Jim Neal	Jim Neal