Michael Ontkean
Age: N/A | From: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Person Details
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Aliases: Michael Leonard Ontkean
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Movie Involvements: 31
TV Involvements: 9
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Twin Peaks
(1990) Harry S. Truman
The Hitchhiker
(1983) Gordon Brooks
The Outer Limits
(1995) Dr. Field
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
(1957) Cochea
The Rookies
(1972) Willie Gillis
Tales of the Unexpected
(1979) Tommy
Twin Peaks
(1989) Sheriff Harry S. Truman
Clara's Heart
(1988) Bill HartActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Sheriff Harry S. Truman | |
| 2011 | Cousin Milo | |
| 2004 | N/A | |
| 2003 | Wes Merritt | |
| 2002 | Tom Keaton | |
| 2000 | Greg Bradley | |
| John Scott | ||
| 1999 | Jeff | |
| 1998 | Matthew 'Matt' Parker | |
| John Lee | ||
| Tom Gentry | ||
| 1997 | Stephen | |
| 1996 | N/A | |
| Mick Davidson | ||
| Eli Cooley | ||
| 1995 | Dr. Charles McCamber | |
| Dr. Field | ||
| 1994 | Ward Thayer | |
| 1993 | Hank Parnell | |
| Jan DeBoer | ||
| Jeff Lisker | ||
| 1992 | N/A | |
| 1991 | Kenneth Taylor | |
| 1990 | Robert | |
| Robert Munch | ||
| Derek McKenzie | ||
| Harry S. Truman | ||
| 1989 | Teddy Cooper | |
| Sheriff Harry S. Truman | ||
| 1988 | Bill Hart | |
| 1987 | Nick McGuire | |
| Mickey | ||
| Curt Flynn | ||
| 1986 | Christopher Wells | |
| 1985 | John Ryan | |
| 1984 | Peter Nichols | |
| Jean | ||
| 1983 | Frank Brandon | |
| Gordon Brooks | ||
| 1982 | Zach | |
| 1980 | Willie Kaufman | |
| 1979 | Tommy | |
| Drew Rothman | ||
| 1977 | Self | |
| Ned Braden | ||
| 1972 | Frank Brandon | |
| Willie Gillis | ||
| Will | ||
| Chuck | ||
| Willie Gillis | ||
| 1971 | Jeff | |
| N/A | ||
| Lucius Harney | ||
| 1970 | Lester Braddock | |
| 1967 | N/A | |
| 1957 | Cochea | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
