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    Michael Ontkean

    1946-01-24 (78 years old) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    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.

    Movies

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    Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
    72.91 %|Jul 16, 2014
    Thriller, Drama, Mystery, Horror
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    The Descendants
    68.48 %|Sep 9, 2011
    Comedy, Drama
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    Mrs. Ashboro's Cat
    54 %|Oct 26, 2003
    Thriller, Family, TV Movie, Drama
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    A Killing Spring
    60 %|Jan 29, 2002
    TV Movie, Thriller, Crime
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    Bear with Me
    51 %|Sep 16, 2000
    Family
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    Green Sails
    0 %|Jan 1, 2000
    Action, Thriller, TV Movie
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    Just a Little Harmless Sex
    52 %|Jun 11, 1999
    Comedy, Romance
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    A Chance of Snow
    56 %|Dec 7, 1998
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Summer of the Monkeys
    58 %|Oct 30, 1998
    Family
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    Nico the Unicorn
    62 %|Jan 1, 1998
    Fantasy, Family, Adventure
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    Swann
    40 %|Mar 1, 1997
    Drama
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    The Stepford Husbands
    50 %|May 14, 1996
    Science Fiction, TV Movie, Drama, Horror
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    The Man Next Door
    60 %|Jan 18, 1996
    Drama
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    Vendetta II: The New Mafia
    50 %|Nov 28, 1993
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
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    Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica
    42 %|Sep 26, 1993
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Rapture
    20 %|Mar 11, 1993
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Legacy of Lies
    60 %|Apr 22, 1992
    Thriller, TV Movie
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    In Defense of a Married Man
    50 %|Oct 14, 1990
    TV Movie, Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Postcards from the Edge
    66 %|Sep 14, 1990
    Comedy, Drama
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    Cold Front
    44 %|Jun 9, 1990
    Crime
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    Bye Bye Blues
    52 %|Sep 9, 1989
    Music, Drama, Romance
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    Twin Peaks
    84 %|Sep 3, 1989
    TV Movie, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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    Clara's Heart
    55 %|Oct 7, 1988
    Drama
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    Maid to Order
    56 %|Jul 10, 1987
    Comedy, Fantasy
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    The Allnighter
    50 %|May 1, 1987
    Comedy, Romance
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    Street Justice
    0 %|Jan 1, 1987
    Action, Drama
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    The Right of the People
    40 %|Jan 13, 1986
    TV Movie
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    Kids Don't Tell
    0 %|Mar 5, 1985
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Just the Way You Are
    61 %|Nov 16, 1984
    Comedy, Drama
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    The Blood of Others
    50 %|Aug 25, 1984
    TV Movie, Romance, Drama, War, History
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    The Witching
    0 %|Nov 25, 1983
    Horror
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    Making Love
    70 %|Feb 12, 1982
    Drama, Romance
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    Willie and Phil
    44 %|Aug 15, 1980
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
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    Voices
    30 %|Mar 14, 1979
    Drama, Romance
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    US Against the World
    0 %|Sep 7, 1977
    TV Movie, Documentary, Adventure
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    Slap Shot
    68.34 %|Feb 25, 1977
    Comedy, Drama
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    Necromancy
    45 %|Sep 22, 1972
    Horror
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    Hot Summer Week
    20 %|Jun 21, 1972
    Comedy, Drama, Thriller
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    Pickup on 101
    35 %|May 1, 1972
    Drama
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    The Rookies
    60 %|Mar 7, 1972
    Crime, Drama, TV Movie
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    The Peace Killers
    50 %|Sep 29, 1971
    Action, Crime, Drama
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    The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou
    0 %|Feb 9, 1971
    Drama, Family, TV Movie

    Series

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    North Shore
    61 %|Jun 14, 2004
    Soap, Drama
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    Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
    69 %|Sep 28, 1996
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
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    The Outer Limits
    77 %|Mar 26, 1995
    Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    The Outer Limits
    77 %|Mar 26, 1995
    Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Family Album
    39 %|Oct 23, 1994
    Drama, War & Politics
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    In a Child's Name
    77 %|Nov 17, 1991
    Drama
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    Twin Peaks
    83.26 %|Apr 8, 1990
    Drama, Mystery
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    The Hitchhiker
    61 %|Nov 1, 1983
    Drama, Crime
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    Tales of the Unexpected
    67 %|Mar 24, 1979
    Drama
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    The Rookies
    69 %|Sep 11, 1972
    Drama, Crime
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    Great Performances
    52 %|Jan 28, 1971
    Comedy, Documentary, Drama
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    The Partridge Family
    66.83 %|Sep 25, 1970
    Comedy, Family
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    Ironside
    69 %|Mar 28, 1967
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
    48 %|Apr 3, 1957
    Western, Drama