Josef Sommer
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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.
Known For
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Law & Order
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Without a Trace
The West Wing
The Equalizer
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Providence
Early Edition
Reds
Sophie's Choice
Man on a Swing
X-Men: The Last Stand
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
Dirty Harry
The Sum of All Fears
Shaft
The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer
Oliver's Story
Patch Adams
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change
Nobody's Fool
Mistrial
Absence of Malice
Hidden in America
Independence Day
D.A.R.Y.L.
The Family Man
Bridge to Silence
Stop-Loss
The Enemy Within
The Mighty Ducks
Target
Witness
Money, Power, Murder.
A Woman Named Jackie
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
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