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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.
Acted in 98
2000s
- 2008
- 2007
- 2006
The Elephant King
Bill Hunt
- 2002
Searching for Paradise
Carl Greenslate
- 2001
- 2000
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change
Woodrow Wilson
1990s
- 1999
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer
Movie
The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer
TV
- 1998
The Proposition
Dryer
- 1997
- 1996
Hidden in America
Edward Millerton
- 1995
Letter to My Killer
Movie
Kansas
Joseph 'Joe' Farley
- 1994
Don't Drink the Water
Ambassador Magee
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
Col. Morrow
- 1993
- 1992
An American Story
Henry Meade
Hostages
Tom Sutherland
Citizen Cohn
Albert Cohn
- 1991
A Woman Named Jackie
Joseph Kennedy Sr. · 3 episodes
Before the Storm
Stewart Merriman
Under Cover
Stewart Merriman
- 1990
When Will I Be Loved?
Martin Ransil
William Shakespeare's Hamlet
Polonius
The Kennedys of Massachusetts
Franklin D. Roosevelt · 3 episodes
1980s
- 1989
Money, Power, Murder.
Jack Finley
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Waldo Winchester
Forced March
Richard Kline
Bridge to Silence
Al Duffield
- 1988
Dracula's Widow
Lannon
Hothouse
Dr. Sam Garrison · 7 episodes
- 1987
A Special Friendship
General Winder
The Betty Ford Story
President Gerald Ford
- 1986
Double Image
James Angleton
- 1985
The Execution of Raymond Graham
Jim Neal
Target
Barney Taber
Brotherly Love
Mr. Rafferty
- 1984
- 1983
Saigon: Year of the Cat
Jack Ockham
Sparkling Cyanide
George Barton
Independence Day
Sam Taylor
- 1982
- 1981
Rollover
Roy Lefcourt
- 1980
The Henderson Monster
Dr. Martin Grossman
Hide in Plain Sight
Jason R. Reid
Doctor Franken
Mr. Parker
1970s
- 1979
Too Far to Go
Henry Mills
The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel Hawthorne · 4 episodes
- 1978
Oliver's Story
Dr. Dienhart
Mourning Becomes Electra
Ezra Mannon · 5 episodes
- 1977
The Andros Targets
Benson Fisher · 1 episode
- 1976
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys
Pomeroy
- 1975
Valley Forge
Brig. Gen. Varnum
- 1974
Man on a Swing
Pete Russell
Enemies
Nikolai
- 1972
The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope
Proctor
- 1971
1950s
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Brig. Gen. Varnum · 1 episode
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1980s
- 1982
