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