Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 24, 1946
Place of Birth:
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Michael Ontkean
Biography
Michael Leonard Ontkean (born January 24, 1946) is a Canadian retired actor. Born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Ontkean relocated to the United States to attend the University of New Hampshire on a hockey scholarship before pursuing a career in acting in the early 1970s.
He initially came to prominence portraying Officer Willie Gillis on the crime drama series The Rookies from 1972 to 1974, followed by lead roles in the hockey sports comedy film Slap Shot (1977) and the romantic comedy Willie & Phil (1980). In 1982, he had a starring role opposite Harry Hamlin and Kate Jackson in the drama Making Love, in which he portrayed a married man who comes to terms with his homosexuality. Ontkean continued to appear in films, such as Clara's Heart (1988) and Postcards from the Edge (1990) before being cast as Sheriff Harry S. Truman on David Lynch's Twin Peaks (1990–1991), the role for which he is best known.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces | Sheriff Harry S. Truman |
| 2011 | The Descendants | Cousin Milo |
| 2003 | Mrs. Ashboro's Cat | Wes Merritt |
| 2002 | A Killing Spring | Tom Keaton |
| 2000 | Bear with Me | Greg Bradley |
| 2000 | Green Sails | John Scott |
| 1999 | Just a Little Harmless Sex | Jeff |
| 1998 | Summer of the Monkeys | John Lee |
| 1998 | A Chance of Snow | Matthew 'Matt' Parker |
| 1998 | Nico the Unicorn | Tom Gentry |
| 1997 | Swann | Stephen |
| 1996 | The Stepford Husbands | Mick Davidson |
| 1996 | The Man Next Door | Eli Cooley |
| 1993 | Vendetta II: The New Mafia | Hank Parnell |
| 1993 | Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica | Jan DeBoer |
| 1993 | Rapture | Jeff Lisker |
| 1992 | Legacy of Lies | |
| 1990 | Cold Front | Derek McKenzie |
| 1990 | Postcards from the Edge | Robert Munch |
| 1990 | In Defense of a Married Man | Robert |
| 1989 | Bye Bye Blues | Teddy Cooper |
| 1989 | Twin Peaks | Sheriff Harry S. Truman |
| 1988 | Clara's Heart | Bill Hart |
| 1987 | Maid to Order | Nick McGuire |
| 1987 | Street Justice | Curt Flynn |
| 1987 | The Allnighter | Mickey |
| 1986 | The Right of the People | Christopher Wells |
| 1985 | Kids Don't Tell | John Ryan |
| 1984 | The Blood of Others | Jean |
| 1984 | Just the Way You Are | Peter Nichols |
| 1983 | The Witching | Frank Brandon |
| 1982 | Making Love | Zach |
| 1980 | Willie and Phil | Willie Kaufman |
| 1979 | Voices | Drew Rothman |
| 1977 | Slap Shot | Ned Braden |
| 1977 | US Against the World | Self |
| 1972 | Necromancy | Frank Brandon |
| 1972 | The Rookies | Willie Gillis |
| 1972 | Hot Summer Week | Will |
| 1972 | Pickup on 101 | Chuck |
| 1971 | The Peace Killers | Jeff |
| 1971 | The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | North Shore | |
| 1996 | Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal | |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits | Dr. Charles McCamber |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits | Dr. Field |
| 1994 | Family Album | Ward Thayer |
| 1991 | In a Child's Name | Kenneth Taylor |
| 1990 | Twin Peaks | Harry S. Truman |
| 1983 | The Hitchhiker | Gordon Brooks |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpected | Tommy |
| 1972 | The Rookies | Willie Gillis |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Lucius Harney |
| 1970 | The Partridge Family | Lester Braddock |
| 1967 | Ironside | |
| 1957 | Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans | Cochea |