Michael Ontkean
Acting
Born: 1946-01-24 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Biography
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
Twin Peaks
Harry S. Truman
Ironside
Great Performances
Lucius Harney
The Outer Limits
Dr. Charles McCamber
The Outer Limits
Dr. Field
Tales of the Unexpected
Tommy
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
The Hitchhiker
Gordon Brooks
The Partridge Family
Lester Braddock
The Rookies
Willie Gillis
The Descendants
Cousin Milo
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
Cochea
Twin Peaks
Sheriff Harry S. Truman
North Shore
Slap Shot
Ned Braden
Postcards from the Edge
Robert Munch
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
Sheriff Harry S. Truman
Maid to Order
Nick McGuire
Family Album
Ward Thayer
The Allnighter
Mickey Leroi
Willie & Phil
Willie Kaufman
Just a Little Harmless Sex
Jeff
Making Love
Zach
In a Child's Name
Kenneth Taylor
Clara's Heart
Bill Hart
Bye Bye Blues
Teddy Cooper
Nico the Unicorn
Tom Gentry
US Against the World
Self
The Blood of Others
Jean
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat
Wes Merritt
Just the Way You Are
Peter Nichols
Cold Front
Derek McKenzie
The Rookies
Willie Gillis
Summer of the Monkeys
John Lee
The Right of the People
Christopher Wells
Green Sails
John Scott
Vendetta II: The New Mafia
Hank Parnell
In Defense of a Married Man
Robert
Pickup on 101
Chuck
Kids Don't Tell
John Ryan