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Michael Ontkean
Born · January 24, 1946 (79 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Bio
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
7.3
2014
The Descendants
Cousin Milo
6.8
2011
North Shore
(1 episode)
6.1
2004
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat
Wes Merritt
5.4
2003
A Killing Spring
Tom Keaton
6.0
2002
Bear with Me
Greg Bradley
5.1
2000
Green Sails
John Scott
0.0
2000
Just a Little Harmless Sex
Jeff
5.2
1999
A Chance of Snow
Matthew 'Matt' Parker
5.6
1998
Summer of the Monkeys
John Lee
5.8
1998
Nico the Unicorn
Tom Gentry
6.2
1998
Swann
Stephen
4.0
1997
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
(2 episodes)
6.9
1996
The Stepford Husbands
Mick Davidson
5.0
1996
The Man Next Door
Eli Cooley
6.0
1996
The Outer Limits
Dr. Charles McCamber · (1 episode)
7.7
1995
The Outer Limits
Dr. Field · (1 episode)
7.7
1995
Family Album
Ward Thayer · (2 episodes)
3.9
1994
Vendetta II: The New Mafia
Hank Parnell
5.0
1993
Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica
Jan DeBoer
4.2
1993
Rapture
Jeff Lisker
2.0
1993
Legacy of Lies
6.0
1992
In a Child's Name
Kenneth Taylor · (2 episodes)
7.7
1991
In Defense of a Married Man
Robert
5.1
1990
Postcards from the Edge
Robert Munch
6.6
1990
Cold Front
Derek McKenzie
4.4
1990
Twin Peaks
Harry S. Truman · (30 episodes)
8.3
1990
Twin Peaks
Sheriff Harry S. Truman
8.4
1989
Bye Bye Blues
Teddy Cooper
5.2
1989
Clara's Heart
Bill Hart
5.6
1988
Maid to Order
Nick McGuire
5.6
1987
The Allnighter
Mickey
5.0
1987
Street Justice
Curt Flynn
0.0
1987
The Right of the People
Christopher Wells
4.0
1986
Kids Don't Tell
John Ryan
0.0
1985
Just the Way You Are
Peter Nichols
6.3
1984
The Blood of Others
Jean
5.0
1984
The Witching
Frank Brandon
0.0
1983
The Hitchhiker
Gordon Brooks · (1 episode)
6.1
1983
Making Love
Zach
7.0
1982
Willie and Phil
Willie Kaufman
4.4
1980
Tales of the Unexpected
Tommy · (1 episode)
6.7
1979
Voices
Drew Rothman
3.0
1979
US Against the World
Self
0.0
1977
Slap Shot
Ned Braden
6.8
1977
Necromancy
Frank Brandon
4.5
1972
The Rookies
Willie Gillis · (45 episodes)
6.8
1972
Hot Summer Week
Will
2.0
1972
Pickup on 101
Chuck
3.5
1972
The Rookies
Willie Gillis
6.0
1972
The Peace Killers
Jeff
5.0
1971
The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou
0.0
1971
Great Performances
Lucius Harney · (1 episode)
5.4
1971
The Partridge Family
Lester Braddock · (1 episode)
6.7
1970
Ironside
(1 episode)
6.8
1967
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
Cochea · (1 episode)
4.8
1957