Michael Ontkean

Actor · Born January 24, 1946 · 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.

Acted in 53

2010s

2014
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
Sheriff Harry S. Truman
2011
The Descendants
Cousin Milo
77

2000s

2004
North Shore
TV
2003
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat
Wes Merritt
2002
A Killing Spring
Tom Keaton
2000
Bear with Me
Greg Bradley
56
Green Sails
John Scott

1990s

1999
Just a Little Harmless Sex
Jeff
1998
A Chance of Snow
Matthew 'Matt' Parker
Summer of the Monkeys
John Lee
Nico the Unicorn
Tom Gentry
58
1997
Swann
Stephen
1996
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
TV · 4 Seasons · Science Fiction · Fantasy
70
The Stepford Husbands
Mick Davidson
The Man Next Door
Eli Cooley
1995
The Outer Limits
Dr. Charles McCamber, Dr. Field · 1 episode
77
1994
Family Album
Ward Thayer · 2 episodes
1993
Vendetta II: The New Mafia
Hank Parnell · 2 episodes
Rapture
Jeff Lisker
1992
Legacy of Lies
Movie
1991
In a Child's Name
Kenneth Taylor · 2 episodes
1990
In Defense of a Married Man
Robert
53
Postcards from the Edge
Robert Munch
71
Twin Peaks
Harry S. Truman · 30 episodes
86