Michael Ontkean
Acting
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
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movieTwin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014
Sheriff Harry S. Truman
movieThe Descendants
2011
Cousin Milo
movieMrs. Ashboro's Cat
2003
Wes Merritt
movieA Killing Spring
2002
Tom Keaton
movieBear with Me
2000
Greg Bradley
movieGreen Sails
2000
John Scott
movieA Chance of Snow
1998
Matthew 'Matt' Parker
movieSummer of the Monkeys
1998
John Lee
movieNico the Unicorn
1998
Tom Gentry
movieSwann
1997
Stephen
movieThe Stepford Husbands
1996
Mick Davidson
movieThe Man Next Door
1996
Eli Cooley
tvThe Outer Limits
1995
Dr. Charles McCamber / Dr. Field
tvFamily Album
1994
Ward Thayer
movieVendetta II: The New Mafia
1993
Hank Parnell
Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica
1993
Jan DeBoer
movieRapture
1993
Jeff Lisker
tvIn a Child's Name
1991
Kenneth Taylor
moviePostcards from the Edge
1990
Robert Munch
tvTwin Peaks
1990
Harry S. Truman
movieTwin Peaks
1989
Sheriff Harry S. Truman
movieCold Front
1989
Derek McKenzie
movieBye Bye Blues
1989
Teddy Cooper
movieClara's Heart
1988
Bill Hart
movieMaid to Order
1987
Nick McGuire
movieThe Allnighter
1987
Mickey Leroi
movieStreet Justice
1987
Curt Flynn
movieThe Right of the People
1986
Christopher Wells
movieKids Don't Tell
1985
John Ryan
movieJust the Way You Are
1984
Peter Nichols
movieThe Witching
1983
Frank Brandon
tvThe Hitchhiker
1983
Gordon Brooks
movieWillie & Phil
1980
Willie Kaufman
movieVoices
1979
Drew Rothman
movieSlap Shot
1977
Ned Braden
movieNecromancy
1972
Frank Brandon
tvThe Rookies
1972
Willie Gillis
movieThe Rookies
1972
Willie Gillis
tvGreat Performances
1971
Lucius Harney
tvThe Partridge Family
1970
Lester Braddock
