

Josef Sommer
Acting
June 26, 1934
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.
The Filmography


The Invasion

The Elephant King

The Family Man

Shaft

The Next Best Thing

The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer

Patch Adams

Hidden in America

Mistrial

Moonlight and Valentino

Letter to My Killer

Kansas

Nobody's Fool

Don't Drink the Water

The Enemy Within

Malice

An American Story

The Mighty Ducks
