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Michael Ontkean (born January 24, 1946) is a retired Canadian actor, long-based in the United States. 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.
Michael Ontkean is a Canadian-born actor who played Ned Braden in Slap Shot (1977) and Sheriff Harry S. Truman in Twin Peaks (1990-1991). He also appeared in Making Love (1982), Willie & Phil (1980), The Descendants (2011) and other films and TV shows.
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- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Learn about the life and career of Michael Ontkean, a Canadian actor who played hockey in Slap Shot (1977) and Twin Peaks (1990). Find out his birth date, family, awards, trivia and more on IMDb.
- January 24, 1946
Feb 14, 2022 · Michael Ontkean (left) and Harry Hamlin . Photo: 20th Century studios/Kobal/Shutterstock. It's been four decades since Harry Hamlin played a gay writer in 1982's Making Love, a film about a...
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- Kyle MacLachlan (Special Agent Dale Cooper) Kyle MacLachlan landed the role of FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper on Twin Peaks after impressing co-creator David Lynch with his performances in Lynch's films Dune (1984) and Blue Velvet (1986).
- Michael Ontkean (Sheriff Harry S. Truman) Michael Ontkean gained notoriety in the 1970s as Officer Willie Gillis on the ABC series The Rookies. Following a vast film career—including Slap Shot (1977) and Making Love (1982)—Ontkean joined Twin Peaks as Sheriff Harry S. Truman.
- Mädchen Amick (Shelly Johnson) Before playing waitress Shelly Johnson on Twin Peaks, Mädchen Amick had only previously booked minor roles on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Baywatch.
- Dana Ashbrook (Bobby Briggs) On the series, Dana Ashbrook played Bobby Briggs, the boyfriend of murdered homecoming queen Laura Palmer. Before clinching that role, he had guest spots on several classic 1980s series, including Cagney & Lacey and 21 Jump Street.
Michael Ontkean is a former Canadian actor who is popularly known for his role of ‘Officer Willie Gillis’ in the television show ‘The Rookies’. Starting as a promising hockey player in his college years, Ontkean moved to The United States and decided to pursue a career in acting.
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Feb 3, 2012 · Michael Ontkean, aka Sheriff Harry S. Truman in Twin Peaks, plays George Clooney's cousin Milo in the Oscar-nominated The Descendants. While it's good to see Harry on the screen again, it's a pity he has no lines in the movie at all.
