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.
Filmography (13)
Stop-Loss
as Senator Orton Worrell
The Invasion
as Dr. Henryk Belicec
The Family Man
as Peter Lassiter
Shaft
as Curt Flemming
Patch Adams
as Dr. Eaton
Nobody's Fool
as Clive Peoples Jr.
Malice
as Atty. Lester Adams
The Mighty Ducks
as Mr. Ducksworth
Chances Are
as Judge Fenwick
D.A.R.Y.L.
as Dr. Jeffrey Stewart
Witness
as Schaeffer
Iceman
as Whitman
Silkwood
as Max Richter