Michael Ontkean
Michael Ontkean
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 Acting
Most Rating 8.659
Birthday 1946-01-24
Place of Birth Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Also Known As Michael Leonard Ontkean,
Maid to Order
1987

Maid to Order

The Blood of Others
1984

The Blood of Others

Slap Shot
1977

Slap Shot

Vendetta II: The New Mafia
1993

Vendetta II: The New Mafia

Making Love
1982

Making Love

Necromancy
1972

Necromancy

Mrs. Ashboro's Cat
2003

Mrs. Ashboro's Cat

Bear with Me
2000

Bear with Me

The Rookies
1972

The Rookies

Clara's Heart
1988

Clara's Heart

Willie and Phil
1980

Willie and Phil

Just the Way You Are
1984

Just the Way You Are

The Peace Killers
1971

The Peace Killers

The Descendants
2011

The Descendants

US Against the World
1977

US Against the World

Hot Summer Week
1972

Hot Summer Week

Summer of the Monkeys
1998

Summer of the Monkeys

Street Justice
1987

Street Justice

The Witching
1983

The Witching

A Killing Spring
2002

A Killing Spring

Cold Front
1990

Cold Front

Just a Little Harmless Sex
1999

Just a Little Harmless Sex

A Chance of Snow
1998

A Chance of Snow

The Stepford Husbands
1996

The Stepford Husbands

Voices
1979

Voices

Swann
1997

Swann

Postcards from the Edge
1990

Postcards from the Edge

The Allnighter
1987

The Allnighter

Legacy of Lies
1992

Legacy of Lies

Kids Don't Tell
1985

Kids Don't Tell

The Right of the People
1986

The Right of the People

Bye Bye Blues
1989

Bye Bye Blues

Twin Peaks
1989

Twin Peaks

Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica
1993

Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica

In Defense of a Married Man
1990

In Defense of a Married Man

Pickup on 101
1972

Pickup on 101

Rapture
1993

Rapture

Nico the Unicorn
1998

Nico the Unicorn

The Man Next Door
1996

The Man Next Door

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou
1971

The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou

Green Sails
2000

Green Sails