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.
The Descendants
as Cousin MiloWith his wife Elizabeth on life support after a boating accident, Hawaiian land baron Matt King...
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Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
as Sheriff Harry S. TrumanNinety minutes of deleted and alternate takes from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, assembled by...
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Postcards from the Edge
as Robert MunchSubstance-addicted Hollywood actress, Suzanne Vale is on the skids. After a spell at a detox...
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Slap Shot
as Ned BradenTo build up attendance at their games, the management of a struggling minor-league hockey team...
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Twin Peaks
as Sheriff Harry S. TrumanAn idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more...
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Making Love
as ZachA perfect typical LA couple find their happily-ever-after life broken when Zach confronts his...
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Clara's Heart
as Bill HartDavid is a teenager whose parents are in a deteriorating marriage after their infant daughter...
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Nico the Unicorn
as Tom GentryAs an 11-year-old boy struggles to cope with a disability, he finds a pony who gives birth to a...
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Maid to Order
as Nick McGuireSpoiled Jessie Montgomery, whose wild behavior and spending excesses cause her well-meaning but...
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Just the Way You Are
as Peter NicholsDespite her success as a professional flute player and the constant attention of men around her,...
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The Blood of Others
as JeanIn the German-occupied Paris, Helene is torn between the love for her boyfriend Jean, working...
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Mrs. Ashboro's Cat
as Wes MerrittWes Merritt and his daughter Natalie (14) get more than they bargained for when they buy an old...
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In Defense of a Married Man
as RobertWhen a defense lawyer's adulterous husband becomes the prime suspect in the murder of the woman...
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The Stepford Husbands
as Mick DavidsonSomething sinister is going on in the town of Stepford, and this time the men should watch their...
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The Allnighter
as MickeyMolly, Val and Gina are graduating college, but on their final night, frustrations are aired....
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The Peace Killers
as JeffSiblings Kristy and Jeffrey are buying supplies at a remote desert gas station when some members...
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The Right of the People
as Christopher WellsThe Second Amendment of the Constitution forms the basis of this drama that follows the crusade...
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A Killing Spring
as Tom KeatonWhen Reed Gallagher, dean of Journalism at Lanholme College, is found dead of asphyxiation in an...
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Kids Don't Tell
as John RyanWhen a documentary-maker begins to make a film about child sexual abuse, the subject begins to...
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Voices
as Drew RothmanAn up-and-coming nightclub singer falls in love with a shy young deaf teacher who aspires to be...
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The Man Next Door
as Eli CooleyResidents of a small town struggle when a paroled rapist moves into the area.
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Cold Front
as Derek McKenzieAn American cop teams up with a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman and together they uncover a...
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Necromancy
as Frank BrandonAfter Lori suffers a stillbirth, her husband Frank obtains a job with a northern California toy...
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Willie and Phil
as Willie KaufmanLife imitates art when two Manhattanites — pompous teacher Willie and quiet photographer Phil —...
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The Witching
as Frank BrandonThis is Gordon's re-edit of his 1972 horror film Necromancy starring Orson Welles and Pamela...
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Street Justice
as Curt FlynnA forgotten CIA agent escapes after 12 years and returns to his corrupt New Jersey hometown.
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Just a Little Harmless Sex
as JeffA young married couple faces a serious break-up when the husband is caught committing adultery...
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Green Sails
as John ScottWhen ambitious CCT exec Will Patterson uncovers a corporate conspiracy, his life spirals out of...
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Summer of the Monkeys
as John LeeOne summer, Jay finds four chimps on the prairie who have fallen off a circus cart.
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Bear with Me
as Greg BradleyAn orphaned bear cub is adopted by little Emily and her family. They name the cub Masha, raise...
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Pickup on 101
as ChuckAn elderly wanderer, a sexy young girl running away from home and a folk singer looking for...
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US Against the World
as SelfThis NBC Special from 1977 pitted celebrities from the worlds of film and TV in the United...
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Bye Bye Blues
as Teddy CooperDuring World War II, Daisy Cooper returns home to Canada with her children after her British...
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A Chance of Snow
as Matthew 'Matt' ParkerAfter signing her divorce papers, a woman heads out to her Minnesota airport with her sister and...
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Swann
as StephenRose Hindmarsh finds herself at the centre of a controversy when she meets author Sarah Maloney...
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The Rookies
as Willie GillisThree new officers in a large metropolitan police department adjust to their new jobs and way of...
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Legacy of Lies
as uncreditedA famous orchestra director was killed by the mafia when he left a restaurant. But the policeman...
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Hot Summer Week
as WillTwo girls pick up a crazed hitchhiker who may or may not be the serial killer murdering hippies...
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Rapture
as Jeff LiskerA computer software designer becomes obsessed with his now-married high-school crush of 20 years...
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Twin Peaks
as Harry S. TrumanThe body of Laura Palmer is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin...
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Great Performances
as Lucius HarneyThe best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse...
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Ironside
as uncreditedWhen an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of...
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The Outer Limits
as Dr. Charles McCamberAnthology series of composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end,...
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The Outer Limits
as Dr. FieldAnthology series of composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end,...
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Tales of the Unexpected
as TommyA British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and...
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The Partridge Family
as Lester BraddockThe Partridge Family is an American television sitcom series about a widowed mother and her five...
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The Rookies
as Willie GillisThe Rookies is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1972 until 1976. It follows...
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The Hitchhiker
as Gordon BrooksA young hitchhiker introduces characters who are about to experience a frightening and sometimes...
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Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
as uncreditedPsi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal is a Canadian science fiction television series that...
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Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
as CocheaHawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans was set in New York's Hudson Valley during the French and...
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North Shore
as uncreditedNorth Shore is an American prime-time soap opera It centered around the staff and guests of the...
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Family Album
as Ward ThayerFamily Album, also known as Danielle Steel's Family Album, is a 1994 television film directed by...
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In a Child's Name
as Kenneth TaylorA true story about a woman who fights her brother-in-law's parents for custody of her deceased...
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