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person_profile-Michael Ontkean

Michael Ontkean Age: 79

Actor | Producer

Date of Birth:

Jan 24, 1946

Country of birth:

Canada

Biography of

Michael Ontkean

    Michael Leonard Ontkean (born 24 January 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.

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Filmography of

Michael Ontkean

Found 40 Movies in total

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

Sheriff Harry S. Truman ( Actor )

... 2014

The Descendants

Cousin Milo ( Actor )

... 2011

Mrs. Ashboro's Cat

Wes Merritt ( Actor )

... 2003

A Killing Spring

Tom Keaton ( Actor )

... 2002

Bear with Me

Greg Bradley ( Actor )

... 2000

... 1999

A Chance of Snow

Matthew 'Matt' Parker ( Actor )

... 1998

Summer of the Monkeys

John Lee ( Actor )

... 1998

Nico the Unicorn

Tom Gentry ( Actor )

... 1998

Swann

Stephen ( Actor )

... 1997

The Stepford Husbands

Mick Davidson ( Actor )

... 1996

The Man Next Door

Eli Cooley ( Actor )

... 1996

Vendetta II: The New Mafia

Hank Parnell ( Actor )

... 1993

Rapture

Jeff Lisker ( Actor )

... 1993

... 1992

... 1990

Postcards from the Edge

Robert Munch ( Actor )

... 1990

Cold Front

Derek McKenzie ( Actor )

... 1990

Twin Peaks

Sheriff Harry S. Truman ( Actor )

... 1989

Bye Bye Blues

Teddy Cooper ( Actor )

... 1989

Clara's Heart

Bill Hart ( Actor )

... 1988

Maid to Order

Nick McGuire ( Actor )

... 1987

The Allnighter

Mickey ( Actor )

... 1987

Street Justice

Curt Flynn ( Actor )

... 1987

The Right of the People

Christopher Wells ( Actor )

... 1986

Kids Don't Tell

John Ryan ( Actor )

... 1985

Just the Way You Are

Peter Nichols ( Actor )

... 1984

The Blood of Others

Jean ( Actor )

... 1984

The Witching

Frank Brandon ( Actor )

... 1983

Making Love

Zach ( Actor )

... 1982

Willie and Phil

Willie Kaufman ( Actor )

... 1980

Voices

Drew Rothman ( Actor )

... 1979

US Against the World

Self ( Actor )

... 1977

Slap Shot

Ned Braden ( Actor )

... 1977

Necromancy

Frank Brandon ( Actor )

... 1972

Hot Summer Week

Will ( Actor )

... 1972

Pickup on 101

Chuck ( Actor )

... 1972

The Rookies

Willie Gillis ( Actor )

... 1972

The Peace Killers

Jeff ( Actor )

... 1971