Michael Ontkean (born 24 January 1946) is a Canadian actor.
Ontkean was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, the son of Muriel (née Cooper), an actress, and Leonard Ontkean, a boxer and actor.
Ontkean is best known for early roles in the film Slap Shot and the ABC series The Rookies. He is arguably most famous and well known for his role as Sheriff Harry S. Truman in David Lynch and Mark Frost's quirky cult TV series Twin Peaks from 1990 - 1991. He also filmed scenes for Lynch's 1992 feature film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me but - like many others from the original TV series - his scenes were deleted from the final film.
He currently resides in Hawaii. His last acting appearance to date was in 2005 in the short-lived TV show North Shore ].
Career
Ontkean has appeared in many film and television roles including Sheriff Harry S. Truman in Twin Peaks (1990), In Defense of a Married Man (1990), In a Child's Name (1991), Legacy of Lies (1992), Rapture (1993), Vendetta II: The New Mafia (1993), The Man Next Door (1996), The Stepford Husbands (1996), Summer of the Monkeys (1998), A Chance of Snow (1998), Bear with Me (2000) and Mrs. Ashboro's Cat (2003). Earlier movie roles include Slap Shot (1977), the controversial gay film Making Love (1982), and Maid to Order (1987). His best-known early TV role was in the ABC series The Rookies (1972-1976), in which he played Officer Willie Gillis for the first two seasons. In 1979 he appeared in the classic, first ever episode of Tales of the Unexpected. He portrayed Tommy, an American sailor on leave in the West Indies who is tempted into an unsavoury bet. To win a luxury car, all he needs to do is to make his cigarette lighter ignite ten times in a row. If he loses, however, he has his little finger cut off.
References
^ Michael Ontkean Biography (1946?-)
External links
Michael Ontkean at the Internet Movie Database
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NAME
Ontkean, Michael
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DATE OF BIRTH
1946-1-24
PLACE OF BIRTH
Vancouver, British Columbia
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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