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Michael Ontkean

Michael Ontkean

Actor · Born 1946-01-24 · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Descendants (2011) — Cousin Milo
  2. Twin Peaks (1990) — Harry S. Truman
  3. Twin Peaks (1989) — Sheriff Harry S. Truman
  4. Slap Shot (1977) — Ned Braden
  5. Postcards from the Edge (1990) — Robert Munch
  6. Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014) — Sheriff Harry S. Truman
  7. The Outer Limits (1995) — Dr. Charles McCamber
  8. Ironside (1967)
  9. Maid to Order (1987) — Nick McGuire
  10. Clara's Heart (1988) — Bill Hart
  11. Tales of the Unexpected (1979) — Tommy
  12. Nico the Unicorn (1998) — Tom Gentry
  13. Making Love (1982) — Zach
  14. The Allnighter (1987) — Mickey Leroi
  15. Necromancy (1972) — Frank Brandon
  16. Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996)
  17. The Partridge Family (1970) — Lester Braddock
  18. The Hitchhiker (1983) — Gordon Brooks
  19. Great Performances (1971) — Lucius Harney
  20. Just the Way You Are (1984) — Peter Nichols
  21. The Rookies (1972) — Willie Gillis
  22. North Shore (2004)
  23. Mrs. Ashboro's Cat (2003) — Wes Merritt
  24. In Defense of a Married Man (1990) — Robert
  25. The Peace Killers (1971) — Jeff
  26. The Blood of Others (1984) — Jean
  27. Summer of the Monkeys (1998) — John Lee
  28. Willie & Phil (1980) — Willie Kaufman
  29. A Chance of Snow (1998) — Matthew 'Matt' Parker
  30. Bear with Me (2000) — Greg Bradley
  31. Family Album (1994) — Ward Thayer
  32. Cold Front (1989) — Derek McKenzie
  33. Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans (1957) — Cochea
  34. Just a Little Harmless Sex (1999) — Jeff
  35. Bye Bye Blues (1989) — Teddy Cooper
  36. The Stepford Husbands (1996) — Mick Davidson
  37. Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica (1993) — Jan DeBoer
  38. Pickup on 101 (1972) — Chuck
  39. The Man Next Door (1996) — Eli Cooley
  40. Voices (1979) — Drew Rothman