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Michael Ontkean

Michael Ontkean

Actor Jan 24 (age 80) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 1957–2014 (57 year career)
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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 co…

Known For

Twin Peaks
Film

Twin Peaks

Harry S. Truman
Twin Peaks
Film

Twin Peaks

Sheriff Harry S. Truman
The Descendants
Film

The Descendants

Cousin Milo
Slap Shot
Film

Slap Shot

Ned Braden
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
Film

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

Sheriff Harry S. Truman
Postcards from the Edge
Film

Postcards from the Edge

Robert Munch
Making Love
Film

Making Love

Zach
Nico the Unicorn
Film

Nico the Unicorn

Tom Gentry

Filmography

Acting (55)

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Movies (42)

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

2014

as Sheriff Harry S. Truman

7.2
The Descendants

The Descendants

2011

as Cousin Milo

6.8
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat

Mrs. Ashboro's Cat

2003

as Wes Merritt

5.4
A Killing Spring

A Killing Spring

2002

as Tom Keaton

6.0
Green Sails

Green Sails

2000

as John Scott

1.0
Bear with Me

Bear with Me

2000

as Greg Bradley

5.3
Just a Little Harmless Sex

Just a Little Harmless Sex

1999

as Jeff

5.2
Nico the Unicorn

Nico the Unicorn

1998

as Tom Gentry

6.1
Summer of the Monkeys

Summer of the Monkeys

1998

as John Lee

5.4
A Chance of Snow

A Chance of Snow

1998

as Matthew 'Matt' Parker

5.6
Swann

Swann

1997

as Stephen

2.5
The Man Next Door

The Man Next Door

1996

as Eli Cooley

5.0
The Stepford Husbands

The Stepford Husbands

1996

as Mick Davidson

6.0
Rapture

Rapture

1993

as Jeff Lisker

2.0
Vendetta II: The New Mafia

Vendetta II: The New Mafia

1993

as Hank Parnell

5.0
Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica

Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica

1993

as Jan DeBoer

4.2
Legacy of Lies

Legacy of Lies

1992
6.0
Postcards from the Edge

Postcards from the Edge

1990

as Robert Munch

6.6
In Defense of a Married Man

In Defense of a Married Man

1990

as Robert

4.5
Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

1989

as Sheriff Harry S. Truman

8.5
Bye Bye Blues

Bye Bye Blues

1989

as Teddy Cooper

4.5
Cold Front

Cold Front

1989

as Derek McKenzie

4.4
Clara's Heart

Clara's Heart

1988

as Bill Hart

5.4
The Allnighter

The Allnighter

1987

as Mickey

4.7
Maid to Order

Maid to Order

1987

as Nick McGuire

5.4
Street Justice

Street Justice

1987

as Curt Flynn

The Right of the People

The Right of the People

1986

as Christopher Wells

4.0
Kids Don't Tell

Kids Don't Tell

1985

as John Ryan

10.0
The Blood of Others

The Blood of Others

1984

as Jean

5.0
Just the Way You Are

Just the Way You Are

1984

as Peter Nichols

5.8
The Witching

The Witching

1983

as Frank Brandon

Making Love

Making Love

1982

as Zach

6.8
Willie & Phil

Willie & Phil

1980

as Willie Kaufman

4.1
Voices

Voices

1979

as Drew Rothman

2.3
Slap Shot

Slap Shot

1977

as Ned Braden

6.8
US Against the World

US Against the World

1977

as Self

Necromancy

Necromancy

1972

as Frank Brandon

4.4
The Rookies

The Rookies

1972

as Willie Gillis

6.0
Hot Summer Week

Hot Summer Week

1972

as Will

2.0
Pickup on 101

Pickup on 101

1972

as Chuck

3.5
The Peace Killers

The Peace Killers

1971

as Jeff

4.7
The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou

The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou

1971