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
- Born
- 1946-01-24 · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Known for
- The Descendants (2011) — Cousin Milo
- Twin Peaks (1990) — Harry S. Truman
- Twin Peaks (1989) — Sheriff Harry S. Truman
- Slap Shot (1977) — Ned Braden
- Postcards from the Edge (1990) — Robert Munch
- Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014) — Sheriff Harry S. Truman
- The Outer Limits (1995) — Dr. Charles McCamber
- Ironside (1967)
- Maid to Order (1987) — Nick McGuire
- Clara's Heart (1988) — Bill Hart
- Tales of the Unexpected (1979) — Tommy
- Making Love (1982) — Zach
- The Allnighter (1987) — Mickey Leroi
- Nico the Unicorn (1998) — Tom Gentry
- Necromancy (1972) — Frank Brandon
- The Partridge Family (1970) — Lester Braddock