Michael Ontkean
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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.
Known for
Credits
The Descendants (2011)
as Cousin Milo
Cherry Pie (2001)
as Sheriff Harry S. Truman
Twin Peaks (1989)
as Sheriff Harry S. Truman
Slap Shot (1977)
as Ned Braden
Welcome to Twin Peaks (1997)
as Self - Sheriff Harry Truman (archive footage) (uncredited)
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014)
as Sheriff Harry S. Truman
Postcards from the Edge (1990)
as Robert Munch
Willie & Phil (1980)
as Willie Kaufman
Maid to Order (1987)
as Nick McGuire
Just a Little Harmless Sex (1999)
as Jeff
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat (2003)
as Wes Merritt
Hot Summer Week (1972)
as Will
Making Love (1982)
as Zach
Clara's Heart (1988)
as Bill Hart
The Blood of Others (1984)
as Jean
Summer of the Monkeys (1998)
as John Lee
The Allnighter (1987)
as Mickey Leroi
Bye Bye Blues (1989)
as Teddy Cooper
Nico the Unicorn (1998)
as Tom Gentry
In Defense of a Married Man (1990)
as Robert
A Chance of Snow (1998)
as Matthew 'Matt' Parker
US Against the World (1977)
as Self
Just the Way You Are (1984)
as Peter Nichols
Kids Don't Tell (1985)
as John Ryan
The Right of the People (1986)
as Christopher Wells
Street Justice (1987)
as Curt Flynn
Necromancy (1972)
as Frank Brandon
The Man Next Door (1996)
as Eli Cooley
Cold Front (1989)
as Derek McKenzie
The Peace Killers (1971)
as Jeff
Green Sails (2000)
as John Scott
The Rookies (1972)
as Willie Gillis
The Witching (1983)
as Frank Brandon
Pickup on 101 (1972)
as Chuck
The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou (1971)
Actor
A Killing Spring (2002)
as Tom Keaton
Rapture (1993)
as Jeff Lisker
Voices (1979)
as Drew Rothman
Swann (1997)
as Stephen
Bear with Me (2000)
as Greg Bradley
The Stepford Husbands (1996)
as Mick Davidson
Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica (1993)
as Jan DeBoer
Legacy of Lies (1992)
Actor