Michael Ontkean
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 24, 1946
- Birthplace
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces 2014
as Sheriff Harry S. Truman
The Descendants 2011
as Cousin Milo
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat 2003
as Wes Merritt
A Killing Spring 2002
as Tom Keaton
Bear with Me 2000
as Greg Bradley
Green Sails 2000
as John Scott
Just a Little Harmless Sex 1999
as Jeff
A Chance of Snow 1998
as Matthew 'Matt' Parker
Summer of the Monkeys 1998
as John Lee
Nico the Unicorn 1998
as Tom Gentry
Swann 1997
as Stephen
The Stepford Husbands 1996
as Mick Davidson
The Man Next Door 1996
as Eli Cooley
- Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica
Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica 1993
as Jan DeBoer
Rapture 1993
as Jeff Lisker
Legacy of Lies 1992
Actor
In Defense of a Married Man 1990
as Robert
Postcards from the Edge 1990
as Robert Munch
Twin Peaks 1989
as Sheriff Harry S. Truman
Cold Front 1989
as Derek McKenzie
Bye Bye Blues 1989
as Teddy Cooper
Clara's Heart 1988
as Bill Hart
Maid to Order 1987
as Nick McGuire
The Allnighter 1987
as Mickey Leroi
Street Justice 1987
as Curt Flynn
The Right of the People 1986
as Christopher Wells
Kids Don't Tell 1985
as John Ryan
Just the Way You Are 1984
as Peter Nichols
The Blood of Others 1984
as Jean
The Witching 1983
as Frank Brandon
Making Love 1982
as Zach
Willie & Phil 1980
as Willie Kaufman
Voices 1979
as Drew Rothman
US Against the World 1977
as Self
Slap Shot 1977
as Ned Braden
Necromancy 1972
as Frank Brandon
Hot Summer Week 1972
as Will
Pickup on 101 1972
as Chuck
The Rookies 1972
as Willie Gillis
The Peace Killers 1971
as Jeff
The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou 1971
Actor
Credits from TMDB.