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
all 97
Movies 75
TV Shows 22
Voice 1
Senator Orton Worrell

Stop-Loss (2008)
Movie
10
Dr. Henryk Belicec

The Invasion (2007)
Movie
6
The President

X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
Movie
6.03
Bill Hunt

The Elephant King (2006)
Movie
Cotton Mather

Benjamin Franklin (2002)
TV
Peter Ducek

Without a Trace (2002)
TV
7.14
Carl Greenslate

Searching for Paradise (2002)
Movie
Senator Jessup

The Sum of All Fears (2002)
Movie
5.64
Spencer Durning

Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
TV
7.5
Peter Lassiter

The Family Man (2000)
Movie
8.33
Curt Flemming

Shaft (2000)
Movie
6
Richard Whittaker

The Next Best Thing (2000)
Movie
Steve Gaines

The West Wing (1999)
TV
5.66
Patrick Rumsey

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
TV
6.64
Thomas Wheelock

Providence (1999)
TV
4.75
Dr. Eaton

Patch Adams (1998)
Movie
7.75
Doctor (uncredited)

Bulworth (1998)
Movie
6.17
Henry Thompson

Ally McBeal (1997)
TV
6
Edward Millerton

Hidden in America (1996)
Movie
Nick Mirsky

Mistrial (1996)
Movie
Phelps Bowen

The Chamber (1996)
Movie
Palmer Strickland

Strange Days (1995)
Movie
5.67
Thomas Trager

Moonlight and Valentino (1995)
Movie
Joseph 'Joe' Farley

Kansas (1995)
Movie
Clive Peoples Jr.

Nobody's Fool (1994)
Movie
6
Ambassador Magee

Don't Drink the Water (1994)
Movie
6
Defence Secretary Charles Potter

The Enemy Within (1994)
Movie
Atty. Lester Adams

Malice (1993)
Movie
Henry Meade

An American Story (1992)
Movie
Mr. Ducksworth

The Mighty Ducks (1992)
Movie
5.58
Tom Sutherland

Hostages (1992)
Movie
Albert Cohn

Citizen Cohn (1992)
Movie
Joseph Kennedy Sr.

A Woman Named Jackie (1991)
TV
Stewart Merriman

Before the Storm (1991)
Movie
Stewart Merriman

Under Cover (1991)
TV
Stewart Merriman

Under Cover (1991)
Movie
Martin Ransil

When Will I Be Loved? (1990)
Movie
Judge Lawrence Hellman / Defense Attorney Patrick Rumsey

Law & Order (1990)
TV
4.88
Franklin D. Roosevelt

The Kennedys of Massachusetts (1990)
TV
Jack Finley

Money, Power, Murder. (1989)
Movie
Richard Kline

Forced March (1989)
Movie
Waldo Winchester

Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
Movie
Al Duffield

Bridge to Silence (1989)
Movie
Judge Fenwick

Chances Are (1989)
Movie
5.5
Dr. Sam Garrison

Hothouse (1988)
TV
Lieutenant Koznicki

The Rosary Murders (1987)
Movie
General Winder

A Special Friendship (1987)
Movie
President Gerald Ford

The Betty Ford Story (1987)
Movie
James Angleton

Double Image (1986)
Movie
Barney Taber

Target (1985)
Movie
Ernest Rasher

The Equalizer (1985)
TV
7.33
Dr. Jeffrey Stewart

D.A.R.Y.L. (1985)
Movie
Mr. Rafferty

Brotherly Love (1985)
Movie
Chief Paul Schaeffer

Witness (1985)
Movie
5.33
Whitman

Iceman (1984)
Movie
Max Richter

Silkwood (1983)
Movie
6
Jack Ockham

Saigon: Year Of The Cat (1983)
Movie
George Barton

Sparkling Cyanide (1983)
Movie
Sam Taylor

Independence Day (1983)
Movie
Narrator (voice)

Sophie's Choice (1982)
Movie
George Bynum

Still of the Night (1982)
Movie
Adrian Pruitt

Hanky Panky (1982)
Movie
State Department Official

Reds (1981)
Movie
5
Roy Lefcourt

Rollover (1981)
Movie
1
Dr. Martin Grossman

The Henderson Monster (1980)
Movie
Jason R. Reid

Hide in Plain Sight (1980)
Movie
Mr. Parker

Doctor Franken (1980)
Movie
Henry Mills

Too Far to Go (1979)
Movie
Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Scarlet Letter (1979)
TV
Dr. Dienhart

Oliver's Story (1978)
Movie
Ezra Mannon

Mourning Becomes Electra (1978)
TV
Benson Fisher

The Andros Targets (1977)
TV
Committee Chairman

The Front (1976)
Movie
Ted Van Sant

The Stepford Wives (1975)
Movie
6
Pete Russell

Man on a Swing (1974)
Movie
Nikolai

Enemies (1974)
Movie
Polonius / Nikolai

Great Performances (1971)
TV
1
Brig. Gen. Varnum

Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV
8.33
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1934-06-26 (90 years old)
Birth PlaceGreifswald, Germany
CitizenshipsUnited States, Germany
Also Known AsM. Josef Sommer, Josef Somer, جوزف سومر
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