Josef Sommer
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1934-06-26 · Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Known for
- X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) — The President
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) — Larry Butler
- The Other Guys (2010) — District Attorney Radford (uncredited)
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) — Patrick Rumsey
- Patch Adams (1998) — Dr. Eaton
- Dirty Harry (1971) — Rothko
- The Family Man (2000) — Peter Lassiter
- The Sum of All Fears (2002) — Senator Jessup
- Witness (1985) — Schaeffer
- The Invasion (2007) — Dr. Henryk Belicec
- Strange Days (1995) — Palmer Strickland
- Shaft (2000) — Curt Flemming
- The Mighty Ducks (1992) — Mr. Ducksworth
- Sophie's Choice (1982) — Narrator (voice)
- Law & Order (1990) — Defense Attorney Patrick Rumsey
- The West Wing (1999) — Steve Gaines