Michael Ontkean

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.

  • Title: Michael Ontkean
  • Popularity: 8.458
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1946-01-24
  • Place of Birth: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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  • Also Known As: Michael Leonard Ontkean
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Michael Ontkean Movies

  • 1987
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    Maid to Order

    Maid to Order

    5.6 1987 HD

    Spoiled Jessie Montgomery, whose wild behavior and spending excesses cause her well-meaning but exasperated millionaire father Charles to wish he...

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  • 1984
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    The Blood of Others

    The Blood of Others

    5 1984 HD

    In the German-occupied Paris, Helene is torn between the love for her boyfriend Jean, working for the resistance and the German administrator...

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  • 1977
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    Slap Shot

    Slap Shot

    6.8 1977 HD

    To build up attendance at their games, the management of a struggling minor-league hockey team signs up the Hanson Brothers, three hard-charging...

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  • 1993
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    Vendetta II: The New Mafia

    Vendetta II: The New Mafia

    5 1993 HD

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  • 1982
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    Making Love

    Making Love

    7 1982 HD

    A perfect typical LA couple find their happily-ever-after life broken when Zach confronts his long-repressed attraction for other men.

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  • 1972
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    Necromancy

    Necromancy

    4.5 1972 HD

    After Lori suffers a stillbirth, her husband Frank obtains a job with a northern California toy company. Frank's new boss, the mysterious Mr. Cato,...

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  • 2003
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    Mrs. Ashboro's Cat

    Mrs. Ashboro's Cat

    5.4 2003 HD

    Wes Merritt and his daughter Natalie (14) get more than they bargained for when they buy an old house that was formerly inhabited by the nice old...

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  • 2000
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    Bear with Me

    Bear with Me

    5.1 2000 HD

    An orphaned bear cub is adopted by little Emily and her family. They name the cub Masha, raise her and release her back into the wild. Three years go...

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  • 1972
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    The Rookies

    The Rookies

    6 1972 HD

    Three new officers in a large metropolitan police department adjust to their new jobs and way of life. This is another TV-pilot that was first aired...

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  • 1988
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    Clara's Heart

    Clara's Heart

    5.5 1988 HD

    David is a teenager whose parents are in a deteriorating marriage after their infant daughter dies. Clara is a chambermaid at a Jamaican resort who's...

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  • 1980
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    Willie and Phil

    Willie and Phil

    4.4 1980 HD

    Life imitates art when two Manhattanites — pompous teacher Willie and quiet photographer Phil — become friends after a thought-provoking...

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  • 1984
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    Just the Way You Are

    Just the Way You Are

    6.3 1984 HD

    Despite her success as a professional flute player and the constant attention of men around her, Susan Berlanger feels insecure because of her lame...

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  • 1971
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    The Peace Killers

    The Peace Killers

    5 1971 HD

    Siblings Kristy and Jeffrey are buying supplies at a remote desert gas station when some members of a biker gang come cruising in. The bikers...

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  • 2011
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    The Descendants

    The Descendants

    6.847 2011 HD

    With his wife Elizabeth on life support after a boating accident, Hawaiian land baron Matt King takes his daughters on a trip from Oahu to Kauai to...

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  • 1977
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    US Against the World

    US Against the World

    1 1977 HD

    This NBC Special from 1977 pitted celebrities from the worlds of film and TV in the United States against stars from the U.K. and the rest of the...

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  • 1972
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    Hot Summer Week

    Hot Summer Week

    2 1972 HD

    Two girls pick up a crazed hitchhiker who may or may not be the serial killer murdering hippies in the area.

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  • 1998
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    Summer of the Monkeys

    Summer of the Monkeys

    5.8 1998 HD

    One summer, Jay finds four chimps on the prairie who have fallen off a circus cart.

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  • 1987
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    Street Justice

    Street Justice

    1 1987 HD

    A forgotten CIA agent escapes after 12 years and returns to his corrupt New Jersey hometown.

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  • 1983
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    The Witching

    The Witching

    1 1983 HD

    This is Gordon's re-edit of his 1972 horror film Necromancy starring Orson Welles and Pamela Franklin. This version features brand new scenes (mostly...

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  • 2002
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    A Killing Spring

    A Killing Spring

    6 2002 HD

    When Reed Gallagher, dean of Journalism at Lanholme College, is found dead of asphyxiation in an apparent attempt at autoerotic suffocation, Joanne...

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  • 1990
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    Cold Front

    Cold Front

    4.4 1990 HD

    An American cop teams up with a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman and together they uncover a plot to hide international terrorists in Vancouver.

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  • 1999
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    Just a Little Harmless Sex

    Just a Little Harmless Sex

    5.2 1999 HD

    A young married couple faces a serious break-up when the husband is caught committing adultery with a prostitute.

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  • 1998
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    A Chance of Snow

    A Chance of Snow

    5.6 1998 HD

    After signing her divorce papers, a woman heads out to her Minnesota airport with her sister and daughters for a flight to her mother's home. At the...

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  • 1996
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    The Stepford Husbands

    The Stepford Husbands

    5 1996 HD

    Something sinister is going on in the town of Stepford, and this time the men should watch their backs.

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  • 1979
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    Voices

    Voices

    3 1979 HD

    An up-and-coming nightclub singer falls in love with a shy young deaf teacher who aspires to be a dancer.

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  • 1997
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    Swann

    Swann

    4 1997 HD

    Rose Hindmarsh finds herself at the centre of a controversy when she meets author Sarah Maloney as she investigates the life of Mary Swann, an...

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  • 1990
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    Postcards from the Edge

    Postcards from the Edge

    6.6 1990 HD

    Substance-addicted Hollywood actress, Suzanne Vale is on the skids. After a spell at a detox centre her film company insists as a condition of...

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  • 1987
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    The Allnighter

    The Allnighter

    5 1987 HD

    Molly, Val and Gina are graduating college, but on their final night, frustrations are aired. Molly is still looking for real love and Val is...

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  • 1992
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    Legacy of Lies

    Legacy of Lies

    6 1992 HD

    A famous orchestra director was killed by the mafia when he left a restaurant. But the policeman who is in charge of this case discovers that there...

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  • 1985
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    Kids Don't Tell

    Kids Don't Tell

    1 1985 HD

    When a documentary-maker begins to make a film about child sexual abuse, the subject begins to eat into him and affect his relationship with those...

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  • 1986
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    The Right of the People

    The Right of the People

    4 1986 HD

    The Second Amendment of the Constitution forms the basis of this drama that follows the crusade of a lawyer to allow citizens to carry handguns. He...

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  • 1989
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    Bye Bye Blues

    Bye Bye Blues

    5.2 1989 HD

    During World War II, Daisy Cooper returns home to Canada with her children after her British husband, soldier Teddy, is assigned to Singapore. With...

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  • 1989
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    Twin Peaks

    Twin Peaks

    8.4 1989 HD

    An idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks. (This standalone version of...

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  • 1993
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    Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica

    Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica

    4.2 1993 HD

    Based on the infamous "Baby Jessica" case, A heated custody battle between her biological and adoptive parents leaves a little girl caught in the...

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  • 1990
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    In Defense of a Married Man

    In Defense of a Married Man

    5 1990 HD

    When a defense lawyer's adulterous husband becomes the prime suspect in the murder of the woman he was cheating with, his wife chooses to defend him....

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  • 1972
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    Pickup on 101

    Pickup on 101

    3.5 1972 HD

    An elderly wanderer, a sexy young girl running away from home and a folk singer looking for stardom hitch-hike their way cross-country, trying to get...

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  • 1993
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    Rapture

    Rapture

    2 1993 HD

    A computer software designer becomes obsessed with his now-married high-school crush of 20 years before.

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  • 1998
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    Nico the Unicorn

    Nico the Unicorn

    6.2 1998 HD

    As an 11-year-old boy struggles to cope with a disability, he finds a pony who gives birth to a unicorn which he takes care of.

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  • 1996
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    The Man Next Door

    The Man Next Door

    6 1996 HD

    Residents of a small town struggle when a paroled rapist moves into the area.

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  • 2014
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    Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

    Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

    7.3 2014 HD

    Ninety minutes of deleted and alternate takes from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, assembled by David Lynch to continue the story of the final week of...

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  • 1971
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    The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou

    The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou

    1 1971 HD

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  • 2000
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    Green Sails

    Green Sails

    1 2000 HD

    When ambitious CCT exec Will Patterson uncovers a corporate conspiracy, his life spirals out of control. With an unlikely ally and beautiful crusader...

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  • 1972
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    The Rookies

    The Rookies

    6.9 1972 HD

    The Rookies is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1972 until 1976. It follows the exploits of three rookie police officers working...

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  • 2004
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    North Shore

    North Shore

    6.1 2004 HD

    North Shore is an American prime-time soap opera It centered around the staff and guests of the fictional Grand Waimea Hotel and Resort on Oahu's...

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  • 1990
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    Twin Peaks

    Twin Peaks

    8.326 1990 HD

    The body of Laura Palmer is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin Peaks. FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper is called in to...

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  • 1979
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    Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

    6.7 1979 HD

    A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and a twist at the end. With early episodes written and...

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  • 1967
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    Ironside

    Ironside

    6.9 1967 HD

    When an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of Detectives, Robert T. Ironside becomes a consultant to...

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  • 1996
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    Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal

    Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal

    6.9 1996 HD

    Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal is a Canadian science fiction television series that surrounds a scientific team that deals with all manner...

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  • 1983
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    The Hitchhiker

    The Hitchhiker

    6.1 1983 HD

    A young hitchhiker introduces characters who are about to experience a frightening and sometimes supernatural incident of some kind in this moody...

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  • 1995
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    The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

    7.7 1995 HD

    Anthology series of composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end, with occasional recurring story elements that were...

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  • 1994
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    Family Album

    Family Album

    3.9 1994 HD

    Family Album, also known as Danielle Steel's Family Album, is a 1994 television film directed by Jack Bender. The film, which was released in two...

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  • 1995
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    The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

    7.7 1995 HD

    Anthology series of composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end, with occasional recurring story elements that were...

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  • 1991
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    In a Child's Name

    In a Child's Name

    7.7 1991 HD

    A true story about a woman who fights her brother-in-law's parents for custody of her deceased sister's baby upon learning that her brother-in-law...

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  • 1957
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    Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans

    Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans

    4.8 1957 HD

    Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans was set in New York's Hudson Valley during the French and Indian war in the 1750's and depicted the adventures...

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  • 1970
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    The Partridge Family

    The Partridge Family

    6.683 1970 HD

    The Partridge Family is an American television sitcom series about a widowed mother and her five children who embark on a music career.

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  • 1971
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    Great Performances

    Great Performances

    5.2 1971 HD

    The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular...

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