Known For
Acting
Known Credits
102
Gender
Male
Birthday
June 26, 1934 (92 years old)
Place of Birth
Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
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.
| 2010 | The Other Guysas District Attorney Radford (uncredited) | |
| 2008 | Stop-Lossas Senator Orton Worrell | |
| 2007 | The Invasionas Dr. Henryk Belicec | |
| 2006 | X-Men: The Last Standas The President | |
| 2006 | The Elephant Kingas Bill Hunt | |
| 2002 | Without a Traceas Peter Ducek | |
| 2002 | Searching for Paradiseas Carl Greenslate | |
| 2002 | The Sum of All Fearsas Senator Jessup | |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intentas Spencer Durning | |
| 2000 | The Family Manas Peter Lassiter | |
| 2000 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Changeas Woodrow Wilson | |
| 2000 | Shaftas Curt Flemming | |
| 2000 | The Next Best Thingas Richard Whittaker | |
| 1999 | The West Wingas Steve Gaines | |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Patrick Rumsey | |
| 1999 | The Hunt for the Unicorn Killeras | |
| 1999 | The Hunt For The Unicorn Killeras | |
| 1999 | Providenceas Thomas Wheelock | |
| 1998 | Patch Adamsas Dr. Eaton | |
| 1998 | Bulworthas Doctor (uncredited) | |
| 1998 | The Propositionas Dryer | |
| 1997 | Ally McBealas Henry Thompson | |
| 1996 | Hidden in Americaas Edward Millerton | |
| 1996 | Mistrialas Nick Mirsky | |
| 1996 | The Chamberas Phelps Bowen | |
| 1996 | Early Editionas John Dobbs | |
| 1995 | Strange Daysas Palmer Strickland | |
| 1995 | Moonlight and Valentinoas Thomas Trager | |
| 1995 | Letter to My Killeras | |
| 1995 | Kansasas Joseph 'Joe' Farley | |
| 1994 | Nobody's Foolas Clive Peoples Jr. | |
| 1994 | Don't Drink the Wateras Ambassador Magee | |
| 1994 | The Enemy Withinas Defence Secretary Charles Potter | |
| 1994 | Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittakeras Col. Morrow | |
| 1993 | Maliceas Atty. Lester Adams | |
| 1992 | An American Storyas Henry Meade | |
| 1992 | The Mighty Ducksas Mr. Ducksworth | |
| 1992 | Hostagesas Tom Sutherland | |
| 1992 | Citizen Cohnas Albert Cohn | |
| 1991 | Shadows and Fogas Priest | |
| 1991 | A Woman Named Jackieas Joseph Kennedy Sr. | |
| 1991 | Before the Stormas Stewart Merriman | |
| 1991 | Under Coveras Stewart Merriman | |
| 1991 | Under Coveras Stewart Merriman | |
| 1990 | When Will I Be Loved?as Martin Ransil | |
| 1990 | William Shakespeare's Hamletas Polonius | |
| 1990 | Law & Orderas Defense Attorney Patrick Rumsey | |
| 1990 | Law & Orderas Judge Lawrence Hellman | |
| 1990 | The Kennedys of Massachusettsas Franklin D. Roosevelt | |
| 1989 | Money, Power, Murder.as Jack Finley | |
| 1989 | Forced Marchas Richard Kline | |
| 1989 | Bloodhounds of Broadwayas Waldo Winchester | |
| 1989 | Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Womanas Charles Estiman | |
| 1989 | Bridge to Silenceas Al Duffield | |
| 1989 | Chances Areas Judge Fenwick | |
| 1988 | Dracula's Widowas Lannon | |
| 1988 | Hothouseas Dr. Sam Garrison | |
| 1987 | The Rosary Murdersas Lieutenant Koznicki | |
| 1987 | A Special Friendshipas General Winder | |
| 1987 | The Betty Ford Storyas President Gerald Ford | |
| 1986 | Double Imageas James Angleton | |
| 1985 | The Execution of Raymond Grahamas Jim Neal | |
| 1985 | Targetas Barney Taber | |
| 1985 | The Equalizeras Ernest Rasher | |
| 1985 | D.A.R.Y.L.as Dr. Jeffrey Stewart | |
| 1985 | Brotherly Loveas Mr. Rafferty | |
| 1985 | Witnessas Schaeffer | |
| 1985 | Screen Twoas James Angleton | |
| 1984 | Icemanas Whitman | |
| 1983 | Silkwoodas Max Richter | |
| 1983 | Saigon: Year of the Catas Jack Ockham | |
| 1983 | Sparkling Cyanideas George Barton | |
| 1983 | Scarecrow and Mrs. Kingas | |
| 1983 | Independence Dayas Sam Taylor | |
| 1982 | Sophie's Choiceas Narrator (voice) | |
| 1982 | Still of the Nightas George Bynum | |
| 1982 | Hanky Pankyas Adrian Pruitt | |
| 1982 | American Playhouseas Doc | |
| 1981 | Redsas State Department Official | |
| 1981 | Absence of Maliceas McAdam | |
| 1981 | Rolloveras Roy Lefcourt | |
| 1980 | The Henderson Monsteras Dr. Martin Grossman | |
| 1980 | Hide in Plain Sightas Jason R. Reid | |
| 1980 | Doctor Frankenas Mr. Parker | |
| 1979 | Too Far to Goas Henry Mills | |
| 1979 | The Scarlet Letteras Nathaniel Hawthorne | |
| 1978 | Oliver's Storyas Dr. Dienhart | |
| 1978 | Mourning Becomes Electraas Ezra Mannon | |
| 1977 | Close Encounters of the Third Kindas Larry Butler | |
| 1977 | The Andros Targetsas Benson Fisher | |
| 1976 | The Frontas Committee Chairman | |
| 1976 | Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boysas Pomeroy | |
| 1976 | The Adams Chroniclesas Charles Lee | |
| 1975 | Valley Forgeas Brig. Gen. Varnum | |
| 1975 | The Stepford Wivesas Ted Van Sant | |
| 1974 | Man on a Swingas Pete Russell | |
| 1974 | Enemiesas Nikolai | |
| 1972 | The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hopeas Proctor | |
| 1971 | Dirty Harryas Rothko | |
| 1971 | Great Performancesas Nikolai | |
| 1971 | Great Performancesas Polonius | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fameas Brig. Gen. Varnum |
