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.
Filmography
all 56
Movies 43
TV Shows 13
self 1
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014)
The Descendants (2011)
North Shore (2004)
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat (2003)
A Killing Spring (2002)
Bear with Me (2000)
Green Sails (2000)
Just a Little Harmless Sex (1999)
A Chance of Snow (1998)
Summer of the Monkeys (1998)
Nico the Unicorn (1998)
Swann (1997)
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996)
The Stepford Husbands (1996)
The Man Next Door (1996)
The Outer Limits (1995)
Family Album (1994)
Vendetta II: The New Mafia (1993)
Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica (1993)
Rapture (1993)
Legacy of Lies (1992)
In a Child's Name (1991)
In Defense of a Married Man (1990)
Postcards from the Edge (1990)
Cold Front (1990)
Twin Peaks (1990)
Twin Peaks (1989)
Bye Bye Blues (1989)
Clara's Heart (1988)
Yes We Can (1988)
Maid to Order (1987)
The Allnighter (1987)
Street Justice (1987)
The Right of the People (1986)
Kids Don't Tell (1985)
Just the Way You Are (1984)
The Blood of Others (1984)
The Witching (1983)
The Hitchhiker (1983)
Making Love (1982)
Willie and Phil (1980)
Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
Voices (1979)
US Against the World (1977)
Slap Shot (1977)
Necromancy (1972)
The Rookies (1972)
Hot Summer Week (1972)
Pickup on 101 (1972)
The Rookies (1972)
The Peace Killers (1971)
The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou (1971)
Great Performances (1971)
The Partridge Family (1970)
Ironside (1967)
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans (1957)
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GenderMale
Birthday1946-01-24 (78 years old)
Birth NameMichael Leonard Ontkean
Birth PlaceVancouver, Canada
CitizenshipsCanada
Also Known AsMichael Leonard Ontkean
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