Michael Ontkean
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday24 January 1946 (80 years old)
Place of birthVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Known credits55
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…
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014 · Sheriff Harry S. Truman
The Descendants
2011 · Cousin Milo
North Shore
2004
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat
2003 · Wes Merritt
A Killing Spring
2002 · Tom Keaton
Bear with Me
2000 · Greg Bradley
Green Sails
2000 · John Scott
Just a Little Harmless Sex
1999 · Jeff
A Chance of Snow
1998 · Matthew 'Matt' Parker
Summer of the Monkeys
1998 · John Lee
Nico the Unicorn
1998 · Tom Gentry
Swann
1997 · Stephen
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
1996
The Stepford Husbands
1996 · Mick Davidson
The Man Next Door
1996 · Eli Cooley
The Outer Limits
1995 · Dr. Charles McCamber
The Outer Limits
1995 · Dr. Field
Family Album
1994 · Ward Thayer
Vendetta II: The New Mafia
1993 · Hank Parnell
Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica
1993 · Jan DeBoer
Rapture
1993 · Jeff Lisker
Legacy of Lies
1992
In a Child's Name
1991 · Kenneth Taylor
In Defense of a Married Man
1990 · Robert
Postcards from the Edge
1990 · Robert Munch
Twin Peaks
1990 · Harry S. Truman
Twin Peaks
1989 · Sheriff Harry S. Truman
Cold Front
1989 · Derek McKenzie
Bye Bye Blues
1989 · Teddy Cooper
Clara's Heart
1988 · Bill Hart
Maid to Order
1987 · Nick McGuire
The Allnighter
1987 · Mickey Leroi
Street Justice
1987 · Curt Flynn
The Right of the People
1986 · Christopher Wells
Kids Don't Tell
1985 · John Ryan
Just the Way You Are
1984 · Peter Nichols
The Blood of Others
1984 · Jean
The Witching
1983 · Frank Brandon
The Hitchhiker
1983 · Gordon Brooks
Making Love
1982 · Zach
Willie & Phil
1980 · Willie Kaufman
Tales of the Unexpected
1979 · Tommy
Voices
1979 · Drew Rothman
US Against the World
1977 · Self
Slap Shot
1977 · Ned Braden
Necromancy
1972 · Frank Brandon
The Rookies
1972 · Willie Gillis
Hot Summer Week
1972 · Will
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