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Josef Sommer

Josef Sommer

Actor·b. 1934·Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

10 horror credits

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.

Actor10 films

The Invasion

The Invasion

Dr. Henryk Belicec

2007
Strange Days

Strange Days

Palmer Strickland

1995 4.0
Dracula's Widow

Dracula's Widow

Lannon

1988
The Rosary Murders

The Rosary Murders

Lieutenant Koznicki

1987
Still of the Night

Still of the Night

George Bynum

1982
The Henderson Monster

The Henderson Monster

Dr. Martin Grossman

1980
Doctor Franken

Doctor Franken

Mr. Parker

1980
Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Larry Butler

1977 4.1
The Stepford Wives

The Stepford Wives

Ted Van Sant

1975 3.3
Dirty Harry

Dirty Harry

Rothko

1971 4.0