Josef Sommer profile
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Josef Sommer

26th June 1934 Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Acting

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.

77 Movies 25 TV Shows 103 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Stop-Loss poster
Stop-Loss 28th March 2008 as Senator Orton Worrell
Shaft poster
Shaft 15th June 2000 as Curt Flemming
Bulworth poster
Bulworth 15th May 1998 as Doctor (uncredited)
Kansas poster
Kansas 27th July 1995 as Joseph 'Joe' Farley
Malice poster
Malice 29th September 1993 as Atty. Lester Adams
Hostages poster
Hostages 23rd September 1992 as Tom Sutherland
Target poster
Target 8th November 1985 as Barney Taber
Witness poster
Witness 8th February 1985 as Schaeffer
Iceman poster
Iceman 13th April 1984 as Whitman
Reds poster
Reds 25th December 1981 as State Department Official
The Front poster
The Front 30th September 1976 as Committee Chairman
Law & Order poster
Law & Order 13th September 1990 as Defense Attorney Patrick Rumsey
Hothouse poster
Hothouse 30th June 1988 as Dr. Sam Garrison