Michael Ontkean
Known for Acting · 55 credits
- Born
- 1946-01-24 (age 80)
- Place of birth
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Also known as
- Michael Leonard 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
TV Shows (13)
Twin Peaks
1990
as Harry S. Truman
Ironside
1967
Great Performances
1971
as Lucius Harney
The Outer Limits
1995
as Dr. Charles McCamber / Dr. Field
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Tommy
The Rookies
1972
as Willie Gillis
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
1996
The Hitchhiker
1983
as Gordon Brooks
The Partridge Family
1970
as Lester Braddock
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
1957
as Cochea
North Shore
2004
Family Album
1994
as Ward Thayer
In a Child's Name
1991
as Kenneth Taylor
Movies (42)
The Descendants
2011
as Cousin Milo
Slap Shot
1977
as Ned Braden
Twin Peaks
1989
as Sheriff Harry S. Truman
Postcards from the Edge
1990
as Robert Munch
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014
as Sheriff Harry S. Truman
The Allnighter
1987
as Mickey Leroi
The Blood of Others
1984
as Jean
Clara's Heart
1988
as Bill Hart
Making Love
1982
as Zach
Pickup on 101
1972
as Chuck
Maid to Order
1987
as Nick McGuire
The Right of the People
1986
as Christopher Wells
Swann
1997
as Stephen
US Against the World
1977
as Self
Necromancy
1972
as Frank Brandon
Just the Way You Are
1984
as Peter Nichols
Nico the Unicorn
1998
as Tom Gentry
Willie & Phil
1980
as Willie Kaufman
Cold Front
1989
as Derek McKenzie
The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou
1971
The Rookies
1972
as Willie Gillis
Summer of the Monkeys
1998
as John Lee
The Peace Killers
1971
as Jeff
Voices
1979
as Drew Rothman
In Defense of a Married Man
1990
as Robert
Bye Bye Blues
1989
as Teddy Cooper
Kids Don't Tell
1985
as John Ryan
Green Sails
2000
as John Scott
Legacy of Lies
1992
Vendetta II: The New Mafia
1993
as Hank Parnell
A Chance of Snow
1998
as Matthew 'Matt' Parker
A Killing Spring
2002
as Tom Keaton
Rapture
1993
as Jeff Lisker
The Witching
1983
as Frank Brandon
Just a Little Harmless Sex
1999
as Jeff
The Stepford Husbands
1996
as Mick Davidson
Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica
1993
as Jan DeBoer
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat
2003
as Wes Merritt
Street Justice
1987
as Curt Flynn
The Man Next Door
1996
as Eli Cooley
Bear with Me
2000
as Greg Bradley
Hot Summer Week
1972
as Will
About Michael Ontkean
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 starr… With 55 credits spanning from 1957 to 2014, Michael Ontkean has appeared in 42 films and 13 TV shows.
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Most Popular Michael Ontkean Movies
- The Descendants (2011) — as Cousin Milo
- Slap Shot (1977) — as Ned Braden
- Twin Peaks (1989) — as Sheriff Harry S. Truman
- Postcards from the Edge (1990) — as Robert Munch
- Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014) — as Sheriff Harry S. Truman
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