
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.
TV Shows(24)

Without a Trace
Peter Ducek

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Spencer Durning

Providence
Thomas Wheelock

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Patrick Rumsey

The West Wing
Steve Gaines

The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer

Ally McBeal
Henry Thompson

Early Edition
John Dobbs
Under Cover
Stewart Merriman

A Woman Named Jackie
Joseph Kennedy Sr.

The Kennedys of Massachusetts
Franklin D. Roosevelt

Law & Order
Defense Attorney Patrick Rumsey

Law & Order
Judge Lawrence Hellman

Hothouse
Dr. Sam Garrison

The Equalizer
Ernest Rasher

Screen Two
James Angleton

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel Hawthorne

Mourning Becomes Electra
Ezra Mannon

The Andros Targets
Benson Fisher