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.
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.
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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1343162
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Filmography (Movies)
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
Character:Sheriff Harry S. Truman
Release Date:16/07/2014
The Descendants
Character:Cousin Milo
Release Date:09/09/2011
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat
Character:Wes Merritt
Release Date:26/10/2003
A Killing Spring
Character:Tom Keaton
Release Date:29/01/2002
Bear with Me
Character:Greg Bradley
Release Date:16/09/2000
Green Sails
Character:John Scott
Release Date:01/01/2000
Just a Little Harmless Sex
Character:Jeff
Release Date:11/06/1999
A Chance of Snow
Character:Matthew 'Matt' Parker
Release Date:07/12/1998
Summer of the Monkeys
Character:John Lee
Release Date:30/10/1998
Nico the Unicorn
Character:Tom Gentry
Release Date:01/01/1998
Swann
Character:Stephen
Release Date:01/03/1997
The Stepford Husbands
Character:Mick Davidson
Release Date:14/05/1996
The Man Next Door
Character:Eli Cooley
Release Date:18/01/1996
Vendetta II: The New Mafia
Character:Hank Parnell
Release Date:28/11/1993
Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica
Character:Jan DeBoer
Release Date:26/09/1993
Rapture
Character:Jeff Lisker
Release Date:11/03/1993
Legacy of Lies
Character:
Release Date:22/04/1992
In Defense of a Married Man
Character:Robert
Release Date:14/10/1990
Postcards from the Edge
Character:Robert Munch
Release Date:14/09/1990
Twin Peaks
Character:Sheriff Harry S. Truman
Release Date:08/12/1989
Cold Front
Character:Derek McKenzie
Release Date:29/09/1989
Bye Bye Blues
Character:Teddy Cooper
Release Date:09/09/1989
Clara's Heart
Character:Bill Hart
Release Date:07/10/1988
Maid to Order
Character:Nick McGuire
Release Date:10/07/1987
The Allnighter
Character:Mickey
Release Date:01/05/1987
Street Justice
Character:Curt Flynn
Release Date:01/01/1987
The Right of the People
Character:Christopher Wells
Release Date:13/01/1986
Kids Don't Tell
Character:John Ryan
Release Date:05/03/1985
Just the Way You Are
Character:Peter Nichols
Release Date:16/11/1984
The Blood of Others
Character:Jean
Release Date:25/08/1984
The Witching
Character:Frank Brandon
Release Date:25/11/1983
Making Love
Character:Zach
Release Date:12/02/1982
Willie & Phil
Character:Willie Kaufman
Release Date:15/08/1980
Voices
Character:Drew Rothman
Release Date:14/03/1979
US Against the World
Character:Self
Release Date:07/09/1977
Slap Shot
Character:Ned Braden
Release Date:25/02/1977
Necromancy
Character:Frank Brandon
Release Date:22/09/1972
Hot Summer Week
Character:Will
Release Date:21/06/1972
Pickup on 101
Character:Chuck
Release Date:01/05/1972
The Rookies
Character:Willie Gillis
Release Date:07/03/1972
The Peace Killers
Character:Jeff
Release Date:29/09/1971
The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou
Character:
Release Date:07/02/1971
Television Appearances
North Shore
Character:
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
Character:
The Outer Limits
Character:Dr. Charles McCamber
The Outer Limits
Character:Dr. Field
Family Album
Character:Ward Thayer
In a Child's Name
Character:Kenneth Taylor
Twin Peaks
Character:Harry S. Truman
The Hitchhiker
Character:Gordon Brooks
Tales of the Unexpected
Character:Tommy
The Rookies
Character:Willie Gillis
Great Performances
Character:Lucius Harney
The Partridge Family
Character:Lester Braddock
Ironside
Character:
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
Character:Cochea
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