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 Lassiter1999The West WingSteve Gaines · 1 episodeShow
1999The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer2 episodesShow
1999ProvidenceThomas Wheelock · 1 episodeShow
1996Early EditionJohn Dobbs · 2 episodesShow
1991A Woman Named JackieJoseph Kennedy Sr. · 3 episodesShow
1991Under CoverStewart Merriman · 14 episodesShow
1990The Kennedys of MassachusettsFranklin D. Roosevelt · 3 episodesShow
1988HothouseDr. Sam Garrison · 7 episodesShow
1985The EqualizerErnest Rasher · 1 episodeShow
1985Screen TwoJames Angleton · 1 episodeShow
1983Scarecrow and Mrs. King1 episodeShow
1982American PlayhouseDoc, Waldo Winchester · 1 episodeShow
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