Michael Ontkean
Birthday: 1946-01-24 | Place of Birth: Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaMichael 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.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Cousin Milo
as Wes Merritt
as Greg Bradley
as Jeff
as John Lee
as Mick Davidson
as Ward Thayer
as Hank Parnell
as Derek McKenzie
as Robert
as Curt Flynn
as Sheriff Harry S. Truman
as Mickey
as Nick McGuire
as Peter Nichols
as Drew Rothman
as Ned Braden
as Frank Brandon
as Will
as Jeff
