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Josef Sommer
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
The Other Guys
as District Attorney Radford (uncredited)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
as Larry Butler
The Sum of All Fears
as Senator Jessup
The Invasion
as Dr. Henryk Belicec
Dirty Harry
as Rothko
Shaft
as Curt Flemming
The Family Man
as Peter Lassiter
Patch Adams
as Dr. Eaton
D.A.R.Y.L.
as Dr. Jeffrey Stewart
Witness
as Chief Paul Schaeffer
