Acting
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.
Filmography
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
Film · 2014
The Descendants
Film · 2011
North Shore
Series · 2004
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat
Film · 2003
A Killing Spring
Film · 2002
Cherry Pie
Film · 2001
Bear with Me
Film · 2000
Green Sails
Film · 2000
Just a Little Harmless Sex
Film · 1999
Summer of the Monkeys
Film · 1998
Nico the Unicorn
Film · 1998
A Chance of Snow
Film · 1998
Swann
Film · 1997
The Stepford Husbands
Film · 1996
The Man Next Door
Film · 1996
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
Series · 1996
The Outer Limits
Series · 1995
The Outer Limits
Series · 1995
Family Album
Series · 1994
Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica
Film · 1993
Rapture
Film · 1993
Vendetta II: The New Mafia
Series · 1993
Legacy of Lies
Film · 1992
In a Child's Name
Series · 1991
Postcards from the Edge
Film · 1990
In Defense of a Married Man
Film · 1990
Twin Peaks
Series · 1990
Cold Front
Film · 1989
Bye Bye Blues
Film · 1989
Twin Peaks
Film · 1989
Clara's Heart
Film · 1988
Maid to Order
Film · 1987
Street Justice
Film · 1987
The Allnighter
Film · 1987
The Right of the People
Film · 1986
Kids Don't Tell
Film · 1985
The Blood of Others
Film · 1984
Just the Way You Are
Film · 1984
The Witching
Film · 1983
The Hitchhiker
Series · 1983
Making Love
Film · 1982
Willie & Phil
Film · 1980
Voices
Film · 1979
Tales of the Unexpected
Series · 1979
Slap Shot
Film · 1977
US Against the World
Film · 1977
Necromancy
Film · 1972
The Rookies
Film · 1972
Hot Summer Week
Film · 1972
Pickup on 101
Film · 1972
The Rookies
Series · 1972
The Peace Killers
Film · 1971
The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou
Film · 1971
Great Performances
Series · 1971
The Partridge Family
Series · 1970
Ironside
Series · 1967
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
Series · 1957