Michael Ontkean
Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada — Jan 24 1946
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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 o…
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Great Performances
Lucius Harney
Twin Peaks
Harry S. Truman
Ironside
The Outer Limits
Dr. Charles McCamber
Tales of the Unexpected
Tommy
The Rookies
Willie Gillis
The Hitchhiker
Gordon Brooks
The Partridge Family
Lester Braddock
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
Cochea
North Shore
Family Album
Ward Thayer
The Descendants
Cousin Milo
Slap Shot
Ned Braden
Twin Peaks
Sheriff Harry S. Truman
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
Sheriff Harry S. Truman
Postcards from the Edge
Robert Munch
The Witching
Frank Brandon
The Blood of Others
Jean
Willie & Phil
Willie Kaufman
In a Child's Name
Kenneth Taylor
The Allnighter
Mickey
Pickup on 101
Chuck
Green Sails
John Scott
Making Love
Zach
Maid to Order
Nick McGuire
US Against the World
Self
Voices
Drew Rothman
Necromancy
Frank Brandon
Clara's Heart
Bill Hart
The Rookies
Willie Gillis
Cold Front
Derek McKenzie
Kids Don't Tell
John Ryan
Street Justice
Curt Flynn
Just the Way You Are
Peter Nichols
The Man Next Door
Eli Cooley
Mrs. Ashboro's Cat
Wes Merritt
Nico the Unicorn
Tom Gentry
Summer of the Monkeys
John Lee
In Defense of a Married Man
Robert
Swann
Stephen
Just a Little Harmless Sex
Jeff
The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou
The Right of the People
Christopher Wells
A Killing Spring
Tom Keaton
Bear with Me
Greg Bradley
Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica
Jan DeBoer
A Chance of Snow
Matthew 'Matt' Parker
Rapture
Jeff Lisker
Bye Bye Blues
Teddy Cooper
The Peace Killers
Jeff
The Stepford Husbands
Mick Davidson
Legacy of Lies
Vendetta II: The New Mafia
Hank Parnell
Hot Summer Week
Will