Michael Ontkean
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1946-01-24 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Also known As
Michael Leonard Ontkean
Michael Ontkean
Biography
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 opposite Harry Hamlin and Kate Jackson in the drama Making Love, in which he portrayed a ma...
Acting
1987
as Nick McGuire
1984
as Jean
1977
as Ned Braden
1993
as Hank Parnell
1982
as Zach
1972
as Frank Brandon
2003
as Wes Merritt
2000
as Greg Bradley
1972
as Willie Gillis
1988
as Bill Hart
1980
as Willie Kaufman
1984
as Peter Nichols
1971
as Jeff
2011
as Cousin Milo
1977
as Self
1972
as Will
1998
as John Lee
1987
as Curt Flynn
1983
as Frank Brandon
2002
as Tom Keaton
1989
as Derek McKenzie
1999
as Jeff
1998
as Matthew 'Matt' Parker
1996
as Mick Davidson
1979
as Drew Rothman
1997
as Stephen
1990
as Robert Munch
1987
as Mickey
1992
1985
as John Ryan
1986
as Christopher Wells
1989
as Teddy Cooper
1989
as Sheriff Harry S. Truman
1993
as Jan DeBoer
1990
as Robert
1972
as Chuck
1993
as Jeff Lisker
1998
as Tom Gentry
1996
as Eli Cooley
2014
as Sheriff Harry S. Truman
2000
as John Scott
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