Michael Ontkean

Michael Ontkean

1/24/1946 (80 years old)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 (55 titles)

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces7.2Movie

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

Sheriff Harry S. Truman · 2014

The Descendants6.8Movie

The Descendants

Cousin Milo · 2011

North Shore6.0Show

North Shore

2004

Mrs. Ashboro's Cat5.6Movie

Mrs. Ashboro's Cat

Wes Merritt · 2003

A Killing Spring7.3Movie

A Killing Spring

Tom Keaton · 2002

Bear with Me5.5Movie

Bear with Me

Greg Bradley · 2000

Green Sails5.0Movie

Green Sails

John Scott · 2000

Just a Little Harmless Sex5.9Movie

Just a Little Harmless Sex

Jeff · 1999

A Chance of Snow5.9Movie

A Chance of Snow

Matthew 'Matt' Parker · 1998

Summer of the Monkeys5.8Movie

Summer of the Monkeys

John Lee · 1998

Nico the Unicorn6.2Movie

Nico the Unicorn

Tom Gentry · 1998

Swann4.7Movie

Swann

Stephen · 1997

Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal6.9Show

Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal

1996

The Stepford Husbands6.7Movie

The Stepford Husbands

Mick Davidson · 1996

The Man Next Door5.6Movie

The Man Next Door

Eli Cooley · 1996

The Outer Limits7.7Show

The Outer Limits

Dr. Charles McCamber · 1995

Family Album4.3Show

Family Album

Ward Thayer · 1994

Vendetta II: The New Mafia6.3Movie

Vendetta II: The New Mafia

Hank Parnell · 1993

4.8Movie

Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica

Jan DeBoer · 1993

Rapture3.3Movie

Rapture

Jeff Lisker · 1993

Legacy of Lies8.0Movie

Legacy of Lies

1992

In a Child's Name7.8Show

In a Child's Name

Kenneth Taylor · 1991

In Defense of a Married Man4.7Movie

In Defense of a Married Man

Robert · 1990

Postcards from the Edge6.6Movie

Postcards from the Edge

Robert Munch · 1990

Twin Peaks8.3Show

Twin Peaks

Harry S. Truman · 1990

Twin Peaks8.5Movie

Twin Peaks

Sheriff Harry S. Truman · 1989

Cold Front5.1Movie

Cold Front

Derek McKenzie · 1989

Bye Bye Blues5.0Movie

Bye Bye Blues

Teddy Cooper · 1989

Clara's Heart5.5Movie

Clara's Heart

Bill Hart · 1988

Maid to Order5.5Movie

Maid to Order

Nick McGuire · 1987