Biography
Michael Ontkean
Acting
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)…
Career works
55
Movies
42
Series
13
Career average
6.1/10
Birth date
01/24/1946
Place of birth
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Filmography highlights
Movies
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014 · 7.2
The Descendants
2011 · 6.8
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat
2003 · 5.6
A Killing Spring
2002 · 7.3
Bear with Me
2000 · 5.5
Green Sails
2000 · 5.0
Just a Little Harmless Sex
1999 · 5.9
A Chance of Snow
1998 · 5.9
Summer of the Monkeys
1998 · 5.8
Nico the Unicorn
1998 · 6.2
Swann
1997 · 4.7
The Stepford Husbands
1996 · 6.7
The Man Next Door
1996 · 5.6
Vendetta II: The New Mafia
1993 · 6.3
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Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica
1993 · 4.8
Series
North Shore
2004 · 6.0
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
1996 · 6.9
The Outer Limits
1995 · 7.7
Family Album
1994 · 4.3
In a Child's Name
1991 · 7.8
Twin Peaks
1990 · 8.3
The Hitchhiker
1983 · 6.3
Tales of the Unexpected
1979 · 6.8
The Rookies
1972 · 6.9
Great Performances
1971 · 6.1
The Partridge Family
1970 · 6.8
Ironside
1967 · 6.9
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
1957 · 5.8