Michael Ontkean

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

56

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-01-24 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Michael Ontkean

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

    Twin Peaks

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal

    Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal

  • The Rookies

    The Rookies

  • The Descendants

    The Descendants

  • The Hitchhiker

    The Hitchhiker

  • Nico the Unicorn

    Nico the Unicorn

  • Green Sails

    Green Sails

  • Swann

    Swann

  • The Partridge Family

    The Partridge Family

  • Necromancy

    Necromancy

  • Mrs. Ashboro's Cat

    Mrs. Ashboro's Cat

  • Bear with Me

    Bear with Me

  • Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans

    Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans

  • Hot Summer Week

    Hot Summer Week

  • Twin Peaks

    Twin Peaks

  • North Shore

    North Shore

  • Maid to Order

    Maid to Order

  • Slap Shot

    Slap Shot

  • Bye Bye Blues

    Bye Bye Blues

  • Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

    Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

  • Postcards from the Edge

    Postcards from the Edge

  • Clara's Heart

    Clara's Heart

  • Family Album

    Family Album

  • In a Child's Name

    In a Child's Name

  • Making Love

    Making Love

  • The Blood of Others

    The Blood of Others

  • Kids Don't Tell

    Kids Don't Tell

  • Voices

    Voices

  • The Allnighter

    The Allnighter

  • Willie & Phil

    Willie & Phil

  • The Rookies

    The Rookies

  • Summer of the Monkeys

    Summer of the Monkeys

  • US Against the World

    US Against the World

  • Just a Little Harmless Sex

    Just a Little Harmless Sex

  • The Man Next Door

    The Man Next Door

  • In Defense of a Married Man

    In Defense of a Married Man

  • Just the Way You Are

    Just the Way You Are

  • The Right of the People

    The Right of the People

  • Rapture

    Rapture

  • Cold Front

    Cold Front

  • The Stepford Husbands

    The Stepford Husbands

  • The Witching

    The Witching

  • Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica

    Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica

  • Pickup on 101

    Pickup on 101

  • Vendetta II: The New Mafia

    Vendetta II: The New Mafia

  • The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou

    The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou

  • Street Justice

    Street Justice

  • The Peace Killers

    The Peace Killers

  • A Chance of Snow

    A Chance of Snow

  • A Killing Spring

    A Killing Spring

  • Legacy of Lies

    Legacy of Lies