Josef Sommer
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
Law & Order
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Without a Trace
The West Wing
Great Performances
The Equalizer
Early Edition
Providence
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Ally McBeal
Dirty Harry
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
The Andros Targets
The Invasion
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Other Guys
Shaft
The Sum of All Fears
Stop-Loss
A Woman Named Jackie
Witness
Hothouse
Patch Adams
The Family Man
Strange Days
Bulworth
Malice
The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer
The Chamber