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Josef Sommer
0 FOLLOWERS • 37 CREDITS • JUN 26, 1934 • 90
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
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/m9zTQr4TYS98UFSiA1k0mMfECPe.jpg)
Law & Order
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/onmSVwYsPMYtO8OjLdjS8FfRNKb.jpg)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iNhE283iY7xtS8zCjhSxpTfOzn0.jpg)
Without a Trace
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yqDWr5NAE7m1IWrygYwLyEB6pN0.jpg)
The West Wing
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/q21Ggcd3eFMboo4TN0rh2ibuNjE.jpg)
The Equalizer
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/36oUFRNJQORpL9fmnrSXdFqEGty.jpg)
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/720tV0QbG7s4EKxfcBRXMURPgBA.jpg)
Providence
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uycL5H5ir0ckyyt17FXZAuSQU4p.jpg)
Early Edition
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3jOs4aWI7XSVIEaF8KMojNre7A7.jpg)
Reds
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rZDPbPTFwuKgr5b9jixGFNYkGYt.jpg)
Sophie's Choice
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1RQ4sMsIi7CgHXLAbWqvmlAgrMs.jpg)
Man on a Swing
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/a2xicU8DpKtRizOHjQLC1JyCSRS.jpg)
X-Men: The Last Stand
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fC53VlxlUv9whTS25k51fWog1NU.jpg)
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/UHxxkYe9tRdiPu0JFgcEL5hmQ4.jpg)
Dirty Harry
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3E4LW4bjRhEMDeeXeIsmkJ94v8K.jpg)
The Sum of All Fears
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5ncvnNPaN73cOqD4muE413sSOyY.jpg)
Shaft
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/a5cXRwLomgwodwopFST6UG7WzeB.jpg)
Oliver's Story
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2KgImBe9ETbZDlJjMRqUaH2C5gg.jpg)
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iCgGo2eweMy6NEMErP9Few9zT4N.jpg)
The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xN1aKur5ddWQSXTqvzDPJD2TCxe.jpg)
Patch Adams
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/muIv5KvDWMcX1uHKRn84Nj9hxe0.jpg)
Mistrial
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xyAXFy6mOfgZcVWbceCeuTYadeq.jpg)
Nobody's Fool
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gviT9PZRBOeWiim7z6CSK73ysoi.jpg)
Hidden in America
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aeuA7Jd21hmjhSkwzZwHdwHWmQW.jpg)
Absence of Malice
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/n6xEOoCE4sdhjPZYkrtpxsYrBTo.jpg)
Bridge to Silence
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gGBet1LHQf46dFQJzvIt3smcENV.jpg)
Independence Day
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/87huhTOQijJy0pLhusZfest1MoZ.jpg)
D.A.R.Y.L.
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zsedbiD7i2SepxIxb0F3U95mqyH.jpg)
The Family Man
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2qEjb22Lg6xYRumlKc3crq6e3qp.jpg)
The Enemy Within
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zxaCHxKDFNi6frh1Q0dj19L216o.jpg)
The Mighty Ducks
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hsmZcNzPGnZwRgCKAfIr1JngYu5.jpg)
Stop-Loss
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8X68JtMHDZ1zvrjtLQi0q3OWU2O.jpg)
Target
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kOymD1rChAMykmDVEzJpIh4OYS7.jpg)
Witness
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/y4KMdXTvpyDIl7C2ibs0SgdLUFN.jpg)
Money, Power, Murder.
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uNaBmDyWbM3GBpXiXhsYZFEvUyq.jpg)
A Woman Named Jackie
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/68MUdrxeokhmd8pvlAjkD6yIfHR.jpg)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
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