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Michael Ontkean (born January 24, 1946) [1] is a retired Canadian actor, long-based in the United States. [2] 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, best known for playing the minor league hockey player Ned Braden in the cult classic Slap Shot (1977), was born on January 24, 1946 in Vancouver, British Columbia. His parents, Leonard and Muriel (née Cooper) Ontkean, were actors.
Actor: Slap Shot. Michael Ontkean, best known for playing the minor league hockey player Ned Braden in the cult classic Slap Shot (1977), was born on January 24, 1946 in Vancouver, British Columbia. His parents, Leonard and Muriel (née Cooper) Ontkean, were actors.
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.
Feb 14, 2022 · In Making Love, Hamlin played the role of Bart, a writer who becomes romantically involved with Zack, a young doctor (Michael Ontkean) married to Claire, a TV exec (Kate Jackson).
Jan 19, 2023 · Michael Ontkean gained notoriety in the 1970s as Officer Willie Gillis on the ABC series The Rookies. Following a vast film career—including Slap Shot (1977) and Making Love (1982)—Ontkean...
Jan 24, 2023 · Michael Ontkean played Harry S. Truman, the sheriff of the small town of Twin Peaks and FBI agent Dale Cooper's right-hand man in the murder investigation of...
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.
Highest Rated: 85% Slap Shot (1977) Lowest Rated: 20% Just a Little Harmless Sex (1999) Birthday: Jan 24, 1946. Birthplace: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. A former child actor with the...
A former child actor, Ontkean gained fame for his role in the TV police drama The Rookies (1972–74). He created a memorable character as the police chief in David Lynch 's quirky TV series Twin Peaks (1990–91) and has appeared in several movies, including Slap Shot (1977, with Paul Newman) and Postcards from the Edge (1990).
