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Josef Sommer

Josef Sommer

Acting · Born 1934-06-26 · Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

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

movie 6.4 X-Men: The Last Stand
X-Men: The Last Stand
2006
movie 7.4 Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977
movie 6.3 The Other Guys
The Other Guys
2010
tv 8.0 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
movie 7.3 Patch Adams
Patch Adams
1998
movie 7.5 Dirty Harry
Dirty Harry
1971
movie 6.8 The Family Man
The Family Man
2000
movie 6.4 The Sum of All Fears
The Sum of All Fears
2002
movie 7.1 Witness
Witness
1985
movie 6.1 The Invasion
The Invasion
2007
movie 7.0 Strange Days
Strange Days
1995
movie 6.0 Shaft
Shaft
2000
movie 6.6 The Mighty Ducks
The Mighty Ducks
1992
movie 7.3 Sophie's Choice
Sophie's Choice
1982
tv 7.3 Law & Order
Law & Order
1990
tv 8.3 The West Wing
The West Wing
1999
movie 6.3 Malice
Malice
1993
movie 6.7 Shadows and Fog
Shadows and Fog
1991