
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.
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as Sheriff Harry S. Truman
as Cousin Milo
1 episode
as Wes Merritt

as Tom Keaton

as Sheriff Harry S. Truman
as Greg Bradley

as John Scott

as Jeff
as Matthew 'Matt' Parker
as John Lee
as Tom Gentry

as Stephen
1 episode

as Mick Davidson

as Eli Cooley

as Sheriff Harry S. Truman

as Derek McKenzie

as Teddy Cooper
as Bill Hart
as Nick McGuire
as Mickey Leroi

as Curt Flynn

as Christopher Wells
as Tommy · 1 episode

as Drew Rothman
as Ned Braden
as Frank Brandon
as Willie Gillis · 46 episodes

as Will

as Chuck

as Willie Gillis
1 episode

as Cochea · 1 episode
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