Michael Ontkean
Born January 24, 1946 (Age: 80)
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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.
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.
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Filmography
The Descendants
2011
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as Cousin Milo
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Age: 65
A Killing Spring
2002
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as Tom Keaton
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Age: 56
Bear with Me
2000
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as Greg Bradley
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Age: 54
Green Sails
2000
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as John Scott
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Age: 53
A Chance of Snow
1998
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as Matthew 'Matt' Parker
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Age: 52
Summer of the Monkeys
1998
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as John Lee
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Age: 52
Nico the Unicorn
1998
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as Tom Gentry
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Age: 51
Swann
1997
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as Stephen
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Age: 51
The Stepford Husbands
1996
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as Mick Davidson
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Age: 50
The Man Next Door
1996
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as Eli Cooley
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Age: 49
Vendetta II: The New Mafia
1993
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as Hank Parnell
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Age: 47
No Image
Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica
1993
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as Jan DeBoer
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Age: 47
Rapture
1993
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as Jeff Lisker
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Age: 47
Legacy of Lies
1992
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as
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Age: 46
In Defense of a Married Man
1990
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as Robert
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Age: 44
Postcards from the Edge
1990
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as Robert Munch
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Age: 44
Cold Front
1989
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as Derek McKenzie
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Age: 43
Bye Bye Blues
1989
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as Teddy Cooper
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Age: 43
Clara's Heart
1988
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as Bill Hart
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Age: 42
Maid to Order
1987
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as Nick McGuire
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Age: 41
The Allnighter
1987
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as Mickey
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Age: 41
Street Justice
1987
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as Curt Flynn
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Age: 40
Kids Don't Tell
1985
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as John Ryan
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Age: 39
Just the Way You Are
1984
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as Peter Nichols
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Age: 38
The Blood of Others
1984
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as Jean
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Age: 38
Making Love
1982
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as Zach
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Age: 36
Willie & Phil
1980
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as Willie Kaufman
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Age: 34
US Against the World
1977
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as Self
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Age: 31
Slap Shot
1977
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as Ned Braden
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Age: 31
Necromancy
1972
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as Frank Brandon
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Age: 26
Hot Summer Week
1972
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as Will
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Age: 26
Pickup on 101
1972
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as Chuck
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Age: 26
The Rookies
1972
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as Willie Gillis
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Age: 26
The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou
1971
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Age: 25