Michael Ontkean
Born
January 24, 1946 (79 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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.
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
Sheriff Harry S. Truman
2014
The Descendants
Cousin Milo
2011
North Shore
(1 episode)
2004
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat
Wes Merritt
2003
A Killing Spring
Tom Keaton
2002
Bear with Me
Greg Bradley
2000
Green Sails
John Scott
2000
Just a Little Harmless Sex
Jeff
1999
A Chance of Snow
Matthew 'Matt' Parker
1998
Summer of the Monkeys
John Lee
1998
Nico the Unicorn
Tom Gentry
1998
Swann
Stephen
1997
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
(1 episode)
1996
The Stepford Husbands
Mick Davidson
1996
The Man Next Door
Eli Cooley
1996
The Outer Limits
Dr. Charles McCamber · (1 episode)
1995
The Outer Limits
Dr. Field · (1 episode)
1995
Family Album
Ward Thayer · (2 episodes)
1994
Vendetta II: The New Mafia
Hank Parnell
1993
Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica
Jan DeBoer
1993
Rapture
Jeff Lisker
1993
Legacy of Lies
1992
In a Child's Name
Kenneth Taylor · (2 episodes)
1991
In Defense of a Married Man
Robert
1990
Postcards from the Edge
Robert Munch
1990
Twin Peaks
Harry S. Truman · (30 episodes)
1990
Twin Peaks
Sheriff Harry S. Truman
1989
Cold Front
Derek McKenzie
1989
Bye Bye Blues
Teddy Cooper
1989
Clara's Heart
Bill Hart
1988
Maid to Order
Nick McGuire
1987
The Allnighter
Mickey
1987
Street Justice
Curt Flynn
1987
The Right of the People
Christopher Wells
1986
Kids Don't Tell
John Ryan
1985
Just the Way You Are
Peter Nichols
1984
The Blood of Others
Jean
1984
The Witching
Frank Brandon
1983
The Hitchhiker
Gordon Brooks · (1 episode)
1983
Making Love
Zach
1982
Willie & Phil
Willie Kaufman
1980
Tales of the Unexpected
Tommy · (1 episode)
1979
Voices
Drew Rothman
1979
US Against the World
Self
1977
Slap Shot
Ned Braden
1977
Necromancy
Frank Brandon
1972
The Rookies
Willie Gillis · (46 episodes)
1972
Hot Summer Week
Will
1972
Pickup on 101
Chuck
1972
The Rookies
Willie Gillis
1972
The Peace Killers
Jeff
1971
The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou
1971
Great Performances
Lucius Harney · (1 episode)
1971
The Partridge Family
Lester Braddock · (1 episode)
1970
Ironside
(1 episode)
1967
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
Cochea · (1 episode)
1957