1934Born, Greifswald
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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
X-Men: The Last StandThe President
The Other GuysDistrict Attorney Radford (uncredited)
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitPatrick Rumsey
Patch AdamsDr. Eaton
The Family ManPeter Lassiter2010The Other GuysDistrict Attorney Radford (uncredited)Movie
2008Stop-LossSenator Orton WorrellMovie
2007The InvasionDr. Henryk BelicecMovie
2006X-Men: The Last StandThe PresidentMovie
2006The Elephant KingBill HuntMovie
2002Searching for ParadiseCarl GreenslateMovie
2002The Sum of All FearsSenator JessupMovie
2000The Family ManPeter LassiterMovie
2000The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of ChangeWoodrow WilsonMovie
2000ShaftCurt FlemmingMovie
2000The Next Best ThingRichard WhittakerMovie
1999The Hunt for the Unicorn KillerMovie
1998Patch AdamsDr. EatonMovie
1998BulworthDoctor (uncredited)Movie
1998The PropositionDryerMovie
1996Hidden in AmericaEdward MillertonMovie
1996MistrialNick MirskyMovie
1996The ChamberPhelps BowenMovie
1995Strange DaysPalmer StricklandMovie
1995Moonlight and ValentinoThomas TragerMovie
1995Letter to My KillerMovie
1995KansasJoseph 'Joe' FarleyMovie
1994Nobody's FoolClive Peoples Jr.Movie
1994Don't Drink the WaterAmbassador MageeMovie
1994The Enemy WithinDefence Secretary Charles PotterMovie
1994Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson WhittakerCol. MorrowMovie
1993MaliceAtty. Lester AdamsMovie
1992An American StoryHenry MeadeMovie
1992The Mighty DucksMr. DucksworthMovie
1992HostagesTom SutherlandMovie
1992Citizen CohnAlbert CohnMovie
1991Shadows and FogPriestMovie
1991Before the StormStewart MerrimanMovie
1991Under CoverStewart MerrimanMovie
1990When Will I Be Loved?Martin RansilMovie
1990William Shakespeare's HamletPoloniusMovie
1989Money, Power, Murder.Jack FinleyMovie
1989Bloodhounds of BroadwayWaldo WinchesterMovie
1989Forced MarchRichard KlineMovie
1989Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic WomanCharles EstimanMovie
1989Bridge to SilenceAl DuffieldMovie
1989Chances AreJudge FenwickMovie
1988Dracula's WidowLannonMovie
1987The Rosary MurdersLieutenant KoznickiMovie
1987A Special FriendshipGeneral WinderMovie
1987The Betty Ford StoryPresident Gerald FordMovie
1986Double ImageJames AngletonMovie
1985The Execution of Raymond GrahamJim NealMovie
1985TargetBarney TaberMovie
1985D.A.R.Y.L.Dr. Jeffrey StewartMovie
1985Brotherly LoveMr. RaffertyMovie
1985WitnessSchaefferMovie
1984IcemanWhitmanMovie
1983SilkwoodMax RichterMovie
1983Saigon: Year of the CatJack OckhamMovie
1983Sparkling CyanideGeorge BartonMovie
1983Independence DaySam TaylorMovie
1982Sophie's ChoiceNarrator (voice)Movie
1982Still of the NightGeorge BynumMovie
1982Hanky PankyAdrian PruittMovie
1981RedsState Department OfficialMovie
1981Absence of MaliceMcAdamMovie
1981RolloverRoy LefcourtMovie
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