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Michael Ontkean

Actor | * 01/24/1946 (78) | Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada)
Michael Leonard Ontkean (born 24 January 1946) is a retired Canadian 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 ()
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Michael Leonard Ontkean (born 24 January 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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | TV Movies | Comedies

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Life imitates art when two Manhattanites — pompous teacher Willie and quiet photographer Phil — become friends after a thought-provoking screening of "Jules et Jim," Truffaut's classic film about ...

Willie and Phil

FSK: 16+ years

1980 | 2.2/5 | 1h 55min
Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
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To build up attendance at their games, the management of a struggling minor-league hockey team signs up the Hanson Brothers, three hard-charging players whose job is to demolish the opposition. ...

Slap Shot

FSK: 16+ years

1977 | 3.4/5 | 2h 3min
Comedy, Drama
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North Shore is an American prime-time soap opera It centered around the staff and guests of the fictional Grand Waimea Hotel and Resort on Oahu's North Shore in Hawaii. ...

North Shore

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2004 | 3.2/5 | 1h per episode
Soap / Telenovela, Drama
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The body of Laura Palmer is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin Peaks. FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper is called in to investigate her strange demise only to uncover a web ...

Twin Peaks

FSK: 16+ years

1990 | 4.2/5 | 46min per episode
Drama, Mystery
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Movies with Michael Ontkean as Actor(38)

as Sheriff Harry S. Truman2014 Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
as Cousin Milo2011 The Descendants
as Wes Merritt2003 Mrs. Ashboro's Cat
as Tom Keaton2002 A Killing Spring
as John Scott2000 Green Sails
as Greg Bradley2000 Bear with Me
as Jeff1999 Just a Little Harmless Sex
as John Lee1998 Summer of the Monkeys
as Matthew 'Matt' Parker1998 A Chance of Snow
as Tom Gentry1998 Nico the Unicorn
as Eli Cooley1996 The Man Next Door
as Mick Davidson1996 The Stepford Husbands
as Jeff Lisker1993 Rapture
as Jan DeBoer1993 Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica
as Hank Parnell1993 Vendetta II: The New Mafia
1992 Legacy of Lies
as Robert Munch1990 Postcards from the Edge
as Derek McKenzie1990 Cold Front
as Sheriff Harry S. Truman1990 Twin Peaks
as Robert1990 In Defense of a Married Man
as Teddy Cooper1989 Bye Bye Blues
as Bill Hart1988 Clara's Heart
as Mickey1987 The Allnighter
as Nick McGuire1987 Maid to Order
as Curt Flynn1987 Street Justice
as Christopher Wells1986 The Right of the People
as John Ryan1985 Kids Don't Tell
as Jean1984 The Blood of Others
as Peter Nichols1984 Just the Way You Are
as Zach1982 Making Love
as Willie Kaufman1980 Willie and Phil
as Drew Rothman1979 Voices
as Ned Braden1977 Slap Shot
as Will1972 Hot Summer Week
as Frank Brandon1972 Necromancy
as Chuck1972 Pickup on 101
1971 The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou
as Jeff1971 The Peace Killers

TV Shows/Series with Michael Ontkean as Actor(13)

2004 North Shore
1996 Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
1995 The Outer Limits
as Ward Thayer1994 Family Album
as Kenneth Taylor1991 In a Child's Name
as Sheriff Harry S. Truman1990 Twin Peaks
as Gordon Brooks1983 The Hitchhiker
as Tommy1979 Tales of the Unexpected
as Willie Gillis1972 The Rookies
as Lucius Harney1971 Great Performances
as Lester Braddock1970 The Partridge Family
1967 Ironside
as Cochea1957 Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans

Full Name: Michael Ontkean
Citizenship: Canada
Born: Thursday, 01/24 1946 (January) in Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada) (current age: 78 years + 86 days)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: University of New Hampshire, St. Michael's Choir School
Spouses (current/former): Jamie Smith Jackson
Other names for Michael Ontkean (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Michael Leonard Ontkean"
Michael Ontkean frequently works together with these people:
David Lynch (17x, Crew)
John Vernon (8x, Actor)
Mark Frost (8x, Crew)
Bill Walsh (8x, Actor)
Juan Root (7x, Cast)
Daryl Masters (7x, Cast)
Leonard Ontkean (7x, Cast)
Chris Wiggins (6x, Actor)
Andrew Ray (6x, Actor)
Edward Holmes (6x, Actor)
Hugh Watson (6x, Cast)
Paul Mazursky (4x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:7179, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024