Acting
Josef Sommer
- Born
- June 26, 1934
- Place
- Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
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.
Filmography
Known for
7.5Dirty Harry
1971
6.6Chances Are
1989
6.3Malice
1993
7.4Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977
5.2The Next Best Thing
2000
7.3Patch Adams
1998
6.6The Mighty Ducks
1992
5.6Don't Drink the Water
1994
6.1The Invasion
2007
6.0Sparkling Cyanide
1983
6.9Nobody's Fool
1994
5.9The Chamber
1996
6.1Stop-Loss
2008
7.1Witness
1985
5.9The Elephant King
2006
6.9Silkwood
1983
6.4X-Men: The Last Stand
2006
6.4D.A.R.Y.L.
1985