Michael Ontkean (born 24 January 1946) is a Canadian actor.
Ontkean was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, the son of Muriel (née Cooper), an actress, and Leonard Ontkean, a boxer and actor.
Ontkean is best known for early roles in the film Slap Shot and the ABC series The Rookies. He is arguably most famous and well known for his role as Sheriff Harry S. Truman in David Lynch and Mark Frost's cult TV series Twin Peaks from 1990 - 1991. He also...
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Michael Ontkean (born 24 January 1946) is a Canadian actor.
Ontkean was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, the son of Muriel (née Cooper), an actress, and Leonard Ontkean, a boxer and actor.
Ontkean is best known for early roles in the film Slap Shot and the ABC series The Rookies. He is arguably most famous and well known for his role as Sheriff Harry S. Truman in David Lynch and Mark Frost's cult TV series Twin Peaks from 1990 - 1991. He also filmed scenes for Lynch's 1992 feature film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me but, like many others from the original TV series, his scenes were deleted from the final film.
He currently resides in Hawaii. His last acting appearance to date was in 2008 in the comedy TV show Sophie.
Ontkean has appeared in many film and television roles including Christopher Wells in The Right of the People (1986), Sheriff Harry S. Truman in Twin Peaks (1990), In Defense of a Married Man (1990), In a Child's Name (1991), Legacy of Lies (1992), Rapture (1993),...
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