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Josef Sommer

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Josef Sommer

Born Jun 26, 1934 · 92 years100 titles 77 movies · 23 TV
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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.

Also known as

M. Josef Sommer · Josef Somer · جوزف سومر

Born

Jun 26, 1934

Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

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1951 1 title(s)

1971 2 title(s)

1972 1 title(s)

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1975 2 title(s)

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1977 2 title(s)

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1979 2 title(s)

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1985 7 title(s)

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1989 6 title(s)

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1997 1 title(s)

1998 3 title(s)

1999 5 title(s)

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2001 1 title(s)

2002 3 title(s)

2006 2 title(s)

2007 1 title(s)

2008 1 title(s)

2010 1 title(s)