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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 11, 2022 · Harry Hamlin talks about his role as one of the first gay characters in a mainstream studio movie, and how he researched and filmed the love scenes with Michael Ontkean. He also reflects on the impact of Making Love on the representation of LGBTQ+ people in Hollywood.
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- Ethan Alter
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...
- Liz Mcneil
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.
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.
