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