Josef Sommer

Born: 1934-06-26, 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.

Filmography

• Law & Order (1990)
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
• Without a Trace (2002)
• Great Performances (1971)
• Screen Two (1985)
• Early Edition (1996)
• Providence (1999)
• The Other Guys (2010)
• The Invasion (2007)
• The Sum of All Fears (2002)
• The Adams Chronicles (1976)
• Dirty Harry (1971)
• Patch Adams (1998)
• The Family Man (2000)
• Shaft (2000)
• Witness (1985)
• Strange Days (1995)
• Malice (1993)
• The Mighty Ducks (1992)
• Sophie's Choice (1982)
• Stop-Loss (2008)
• Chances Are (1989)
• D.A.R.Y.L. (1985)
• Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
• Bulworth (1998)
• Shadows and Fog (1991)
• Hanky Panky (1982)
• Reds (1981)
• Absence of Malice (1981)