Josef Sommer
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as The President X-Men: The Last Stand 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
X-Men: The Last Stand
as The President
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
as Larry Butler
The Other Guys
as District Attorney Radford (uncredited)
Patch Adams
as Dr. Eaton
Dirty Harry
as Rothko
The Family Man
as Peter Lassiter
The Sum of All Fears
as Senator Jessup
Witness
as Schaeffer
The Invasion
as Dr. Henryk Belicec
Strange Days
as Palmer Strickland
Shaft
as Curt Flemming
The Mighty Ducks
as Mr. Ducksworth
Sophie's Choice
as Narrator (voice)
Malice
as Atty. Lester Adams
Shadows and Fog
as Priest
Reds
as State Department Official
The Stepford Wives
as Ted Van Sant
D.A.R.Y.L.
as Dr. Jeffrey Stewart
Silkwood
as Max Richter
Nobody's Fool
as Clive Peoples Jr.