Acting · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · Born January 24, 1946
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.
MovieTwin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014
as Sheriff Harry S. Truman
MovieThe Descendants
2011
as Cousin Milo
TVNorth Shore
2004
MovieMrs. Ashboro's Cat
2003
as Wes Merritt
MovieA Killing Spring
2002
as Tom Keaton
MovieBear with Me
2000
as Greg Bradley
MovieGreen Sails
2000
as John Scott
MovieJust a Little Harmless Sex
1999
as Jeff
MovieA Chance of Snow
1998
as Matthew 'Matt' Parker
MovieSummer of the Monkeys
1998
as John Lee
MovieNico the Unicorn
1998
as Tom Gentry
MovieSwann
1997
as Stephen
TVPsi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
1996
MovieThe Stepford Husbands
1996
as Mick Davidson
MovieThe Man Next Door
1996
as Eli Cooley
TVThe Outer Limits
1995
as Dr. Charles McCamber
TVFamily Album
1994
as Ward Thayer
MovieVendetta II: The New Mafia
1993
as Hank Parnell
Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica
1993
as Jan DeBoer
MovieRapture
1993
as Jeff Lisker
MovieLegacy of Lies
1992
TVIn a Child's Name
1991
as Kenneth Taylor
MovieIn Defense of a Married Man
1990
as Robert
MoviePostcards from the Edge
1990
as Robert Munch
TVTwin Peaks
1990
as Harry S. Truman
MovieTwin Peaks
1989
as Sheriff Harry S. Truman
MovieCold Front
1989
as Derek McKenzie
MovieBye Bye Blues
1989
as Teddy Cooper
MovieClara's Heart
1988
as Bill Hart
MovieMaid to Order
1987
as Nick McGuire
MovieThe Allnighter
1987
as Mickey Leroi
MovieStreet Justice
1987
as Curt Flynn
MovieThe Right of the People
1986
as Christopher Wells
MovieKids Don't Tell
1985
as John Ryan
MovieJust the Way You Are
1984
as Peter Nichols
MovieThe Blood of Others
1984
as Jean
MovieThe Witching
1983
as Frank Brandon
TVThe Hitchhiker
1983
as Gordon Brooks
MovieMaking Love
1982
as Zach
MovieWillie & Phil
1980
as Willie Kaufman
TVTales of the Unexpected
1979
as Tommy
MovieVoices
1979
as Drew Rothman
MovieUS Against the World
1977
as Self
MovieSlap Shot
1977
as Ned Braden
MovieNecromancy
1972
as Frank Brandon
TVThe Rookies
1972
as Willie Gillis
MovieHot Summer Week
1972
as Will
MoviePickup on 101
1972
as Chuck
MovieThe Rookies
1972
as Willie Gillis
MovieThe Peace Killers
1971
as Jeff
MovieThe Boy from Dead Man's Bayou
1971
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Lucius Harney
TVThe Partridge Family
1970
as Lester Braddock
TVIronside
1967
TVHawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
1957
as Cochea
