About
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...
Known for
Twin PeaksSeries • 1990
Great PerformancesSeries • 1971
IronsideSeries • 1967
The Outer LimitsSeries • 1995
Tales of the UnexpectedSeries • 1979
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the ParanormalSeries • 1996
The HitchhikerSeries • 1983
The RookiesSeries • 1972
The Partridge FamilySeries • 1970
The DescendantsMovie • 2011
Hawkeye and the Last of the MohicansSeries • 1957
North ShoreSeries • 2004
Twin PeaksMovie • 1989
Slap ShotMovie • 1977
Twin Peaks: The Missing PiecesMovie • 2014
Postcards from the EdgeMovie • 1990
Maid to OrderMovie • 1987
Making LoveMovie • 1982
The AllnighterMovie • 1987
NecromancyMovie • 1972
Clara's HeartMovie • 1988
Nico the UnicornMovie • 1998
Just the Way You AreMovie • 1984