10.0
10.0
Kids Don't Tell
1985
as John Ryan
Michael Ontkean
Acting
Born:January 24, 1946(age 80)
Birthplace:Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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CommunityBiography
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.
Filmography (40 movies)
8.4
8.4
Twin Peaks
1989
as Sheriff Harry S. Truman
6.8
6.8
The Descendants
2011
as Cousin Milo
6.8
6.8
Making Love
1982
as Zach
6.8
6.8
Slap Shot
1977
as Ned Braden
6.6
6.6
Postcards from the Edge
1990
as Robert Munch
6.1
6.1
Nico the Unicorn
1998
as Tom Gentry
6.0
6.0
The Stepford Husbands
1996
as Mick Davidson
6.0
6.0
Legacy of Lies
1992
6.0
6.0
The Rookies
1972
as Willie Gillis
6.0
6.0
A Killing Spring
2002
as Tom Keaton
5.8
5.8
Just the Way You Are
1984
as Peter Nichols
5.6
5.6
A Chance of Snow
1998
as Matthew 'Matt' Parker
5.4
5.4
Clara's Heart
1988
as Bill Hart
5.4
5.4
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat
2003
as Wes Merritt
5.4
5.4
Summer of the Monkeys
1998
as John Lee
5.4
5.4
Maid to Order
1987
as Nick McGuire
5.3
5.3
Bear with Me
2000
as Greg Bradley
5.2
5.2
Just a Little Harmless Sex
1999
as Jeff
5.0
5.0
The Man Next Door
1996
as Eli Cooley
5.0
5.0
The Blood of Others
1984
as Jean
5.0
5.0
Vendetta II: The New Mafia
1993
as Hank Parnell
4.7
4.7
The Peace Killers
1971
as Jeff
4.7
4.7
The Allnighter
1987
as Mickey
4.5
4.5
Bye Bye Blues
1989
as Teddy Cooper
4.5
4.5
In Defense of a Married Man
1990
as Robert
4.4
4.4
Necromancy
1972
as Frank Brandon
4.4
4.4
Cold Front
1989
as Derek McKenzie
4.2
4.2
Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica
1993
as Jan DeBoer
4.1
4.1
Willie & Phil
1980
as Willie Kaufman
4.0
4.0
The Right of the People
1986
as Christopher Wells
3.5
3.5
Pickup on 101
1972
as Chuck
2.5
2.5
Swann
1997
as Stephen
2.3
2.3
Voices
1979
as Drew Rothman
2.0
2.0
Rapture
1993
as Jeff Lisker
2.0
2.0
Hot Summer Week
1972
as Will
1.0
1.0
Green Sails
2000
as John Scott
Street Justice
1987
as Curt Flynn
The Witching
1983
as Frank Brandon
The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou
1971
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