Michael Ontkean
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Twin Peaks
Harry S. Truman
1990
Series
Ironside
1967
Series
Great Performances
Lucius Harney
1971
Series
Tales of the Unexpected
Tommy
1979
Series
The Outer Limits
Dr. Charles McCamber
1995
Series
The Outer Limits
Dr. Field
1995
Series
The Partridge Family
Lester Braddock
1970
Series
The Rookies
Willie Gillis
1972
Series
The Hitchhiker
Gordon Brooks
1983
Series
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
1996
Film
The Descendants
Cousin Milo
2011
Series
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
Cochea
1957
Film
Twin Peaks
Sheriff Harry S. Truman
1989
Series
North Shore
2004
Film
Slap Shot
Ned Braden
1977
Film
Postcards from the Edge
Robert Munch
1990
Series
Family Album
Ward Thayer
1994
Film
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
Sheriff Harry S. Truman
2014
Film
Willie & Phil
Willie Kaufman
1980
Series
In a Child's Name
Kenneth Taylor
1991
Film
The Allnighter
Mickey Leroi
1987
Film
Maid to Order
Nick McGuire
1987
Film
Making Love
Zach
1982
Film
Nico the Unicorn
Tom Gentry
1998
Film
Just a Little Harmless Sex
Jeff
1999
Film
Clara's Heart
Bill Hart
1988
Film
The Blood of Others
Jean
1984
Film
Cold Front
Derek McKenzie
1989
Film
Bye Bye Blues
Teddy Cooper
1989
Film
US Against the World
Self
1977
Film
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat
Wes Merritt
2003
Film
In Defense of a Married Man
Robert
1990
Film
Pickup on 101
Chuck
1972
Film
Just the Way You Are
Peter Nichols
1984
Film
Necromancy
Frank Brandon
1972
Film
The Stepford Husbands
Mick Davidson
1996
Film
The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou
1971
Film
Street Justice
Curt Flynn
1987
Film
Swann
Stephen
1997
Film
Green Sails
John Scott
2000
Film
The Right of the People
Christopher Wells
1986
Film
Summer of the Monkeys
John Lee
1998
Film
Legacy of Lies
1992
Film
A Chance of Snow
Matthew 'Matt' Parker
1998
Film
The Rookies
Willie Gillis
1972
Film
The Peace Killers
Jeff
1971
Film
Vendetta II: The New Mafia
Hank Parnell
1993
Film
Bear with Me
Greg Bradley
2000
Film
Kids Don't Tell
John Ryan
1985
Film
A Killing Spring
Tom Keaton
2002
Film
The Man Next Door
Eli Cooley
1996
Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica
Jan DeBoer
1993
Film
Hot Summer Week
Will
1972
Film
Rapture
Jeff Lisker
1993
Film
Voices
Drew Rothman
1979
Film
The Witching
Frank Brandon
1983