Michael Ontkean

Biography

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

Twin Peaks

Ironside

Great Performances

The Rookies

Tales of the Unexpected

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal

All Movies (42)

• Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces2014 · as Sheriff Harry S. Truman
• The Descendants2011 · as Cousin Milo
• Mrs. Ashboro's Cat2003 · as Wes Merritt
• A Killing Spring2002 · as Tom Keaton
• Bear with Me2000 · as Greg Bradley
• Green Sails2000 · as John Scott
• Just a Little Harmless Sex1999 · as Jeff
• A Chance of Snow1998 · as Matthew 'Matt' Parker
• Summer of the Monkeys1998 · as John Lee
• Nico the Unicorn1998 · as Tom Gentry
• Swann1997 · as Stephen
• The Stepford Husbands1996 · as Mick Davidson
• The Man Next Door1996 · as Eli Cooley
• Vendetta II: The New Mafia1993 · as Hank Parnell
• Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica1993 · as Jan DeBoer
• Rapture1993 · as Jeff Lisker
• Legacy of Lies1992
• In Defense of a Married Man1990 · as Robert
• Postcards from the Edge1990 · as Robert Munch
• Twin Peaks1989 · as Sheriff Harry S. Truman
• Cold Front1989 · as Derek McKenzie
• Bye Bye Blues1989 · as Teddy Cooper
• Clara's Heart1988 · as Bill Hart
• Maid to Order1987 · as Nick McGuire
• The Allnighter1987 · as Mickey Leroi
• Street Justice1987 · as Curt Flynn
• The Right of the People1986 · as Christopher Wells
• Kids Don't Tell1985 · as John Ryan
• Just the Way You Are1984 · as Peter Nichols
• The Blood of Others1984 · as Jean
• The Witching1983 · as Frank Brandon
• Making Love1982 · as Zach
• Willie & Phil1980 · as Willie Kaufman
• Voices1979 · as Drew Rothman
• US Against the World1977 · as Self
• Slap Shot1977 · as Ned Braden
• Necromancy1972 · as Frank Brandon
• Hot Summer Week1972 · as Will
• Pickup on 1011972 · as Chuck
• The Rookies1972 · as Willie Gillis
• The Peace Killers1971 · as Jeff
• The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou1971

All TV Shows (14)

• North Shore2004
• Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal1996
• The Outer Limits1995 · as Dr. Charles McCamber
• The Outer Limits1995 · as Dr. Field
• Family Album1994 · as Ward Thayer
• In a Child's Name1991 · as Kenneth Taylor
• Twin Peaks1990 · as Harry S. Truman
• The Hitchhiker1983 · as Gordon Brooks
• Tales of the Unexpected1979 · as Tommy
• The Rookies1972 · as Willie Gillis
• Great Performances1971 · as Lucius Harney
• The Partridge Family1970 · as Lester Braddock
• Ironside1967
• Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans1957 · as Cochea