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.

Josef Sommer has built a filmography of 9 credits over a career spanning from 1971 to 2007.

Josef Sommer's most notable role to date came in Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), where he played Larry Butler. He also appeared in Patch Adams (1998) as Dr. Eaton. Most recently appeared in Dirty Harry (1971) as Rothko.

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