Michael Ontkean
Also Known As: Michael Leonard 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 married man who comes to terms with his homosexuality. Ontkean continued to appear in films, such as Clara's Heart (1988) and Postcards from the Edge (1990) before being cast as Sheriff Harry S. Truman on David Lynch's Twin Peaks (1990–1991), the role for which he is best known.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Birthday: January 24, 1946
Age: 79 years old
Gender: Male
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Maid to Order
Overview: Spoiled Jessie Montgomery, whose wild behavior and spending excesses cause her well-meaning but exasperated millionaire father Charles to wish he never had her, is visited by fairy godmother Stella. In an effort to save Jessie, Stella casts a spell which causes Charles to no longer have a daughter. Jessie, now penniless and without a friend, must take a maid's job to earn a living, and hopefully to learn her lesson.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-07-10
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The Blood of Others
Overview: In the German-occupied Paris, Helene is torn between the love for her boyfriend Jean, working for the resistance and the German administrator Bergmann, who will do anything to gain her affection.
Genres: TV Movie Romance Drama War History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-08-25
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Slap Shot
Overview: To build up attendance at their games, the management of a struggling minor-league hockey team signs up the Hanson Brothers, three hard-charging players whose job is to demolish the opposition.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-02-25
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Vendetta II: The New Mafia
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Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-11-28
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Making Love
Overview: A perfect typical LA couple find their happily-ever-after life broken when Zach confronts his long-repressed attraction for other men.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-02-12
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Necromancy
Overview: After Lori suffers a stillbirth, her husband Frank obtains a job with a northern California toy company. Frank's new boss, the mysterious Mr. Cato, explains that Frank's position will involve magic. Cato, who seemingly holds enormous influence over the town, pursues the power of necromancy and believes that Lori holds the key that will help him resurrect his own dead son.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-09-22
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Mrs. Ashboro's Cat
Overview: Wes Merritt and his daughter Natalie (14) get more than they bargained for when they buy an old house that was formerly inhabited by the nice old Mrs. Ashboro and her pet cat, Margaret. When strange things start happening in the house, all fingers point to the presence of Margaret, who died the same day as Mrs. Ashboro. But why has she come back to haunt them?
Genres: Thriller Family TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-10-26
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Bear with Me
Overview: An orphaned bear cub is adopted by little Emily and her family. They name the cub Masha, raise her and release her back into the wild. Three years go by, and Emily is lost deep in the forest. Cold, frightened and alone in the darkness, she falls and is knocked unconscious. When she awakens, Emily is amazed to see that a brown bear has kept her warm and dry all night by cuddling her. It's Masha – and Emily is overjoyed to be reunited with the bear just when she needs a friend most. Together the two bravely set off on an adventure to find their way home. Bear With Me is a tale the whole family will find as exciting as it is heart-warming . . . and the magnificent forests of the Pacific Northwest lend this story of loyalty, friendship and adventure a magic all its own.
Genres: Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-09-16
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The Rookies
Overview: Three new officers in a large metropolitan police department adjust to their new jobs and way of life. This is another TV-pilot that was first aired as an ABC Movie of the Week before becoming a TV-series.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-03-07
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Clara's Heart
Overview: David is a teenager whose parents are in a deteriorating marriage after their infant daughter dies. Clara is a chambermaid at a Jamaican resort who's hired to be a housekeeper. She and David develop a close bond, opening his eyes and heart to new experiences, and eventually leading to a disturbing secret in Clara's past.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-10-07
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Willie and Phil
Overview: Life imitates art when two Manhattanites — pompous teacher Willie and quiet photographer Phil — become friends after a thought-provoking screening of "Jules et Jim," Truffaut's classic film about a decades-long ménage à trois. Soon, the men meet Jeanette, a sexually liberated southern transplant who promptly falls for both of them. Frustrated passions curdle into jealousy as Jeanette entertains love affairs with each in the ensuing years.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-08-15
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Just the Way You Are
Overview: Despite her success as a professional flute player and the constant attention of men around her, Susan Berlanger feels insecure because of her lame right leg. During a European tour, she decides to cover her leg with a cast to see how people will react to her as a nondisabled person.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-11-16
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The Peace Killers
Overview: Siblings Kristy and Jeffrey are buying supplies at a remote desert gas station when some members of a biker gang come cruising in. The bikers recognize Kristy, who used to be the main squeeze of the gang's leader before she ran away. The pair get away, but the bikers find out that they're living in a nearby commune, and start making their battle plans to bring Kristy back.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-09-29
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The Descendants
Overview: With his wife Elizabeth on life support after a boating accident, Hawaiian land baron Matt King takes his daughters on a trip from Oahu to Kauai to confront a young real estate broker, who was having an affair with Elizabeth before her misfortune.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-09-09
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US Against the World
Overview: This NBC Special from 1977 pitted celebrities from the worlds of film and TV in the United States against stars from the U.K. and the rest of the World. Three teams of five men and three women representing their native land, competed in a series of nine events during this fast paced and exciting 2 hour TV Special. Sporting events included bowling, darts, rowing, swimming and running relays and soccer goal kicking.
Genres: TV Movie Documentary Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-09-07
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Hot Summer Week
Overview: Two girls pick up a crazed hitchhiker who may or may not be the serial killer murdering hippies in the area.
Genres: Comedy Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-06-21
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Summer of the Monkeys
Overview: One summer, Jay finds four chimps on the prairie who have fallen off a circus cart.
Genres: Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-10-30
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Street Justice
Overview: A forgotten CIA agent escapes after 12 years and returns to his corrupt New Jersey hometown.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-01-01
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The Witching
Overview: This is Gordon's re-edit of his 1972 horror film Necromancy starring Orson Welles and Pamela Franklin. This version features brand new scenes (mostly to up to exploitation factor) filmed in 1983 and added by Gordon himself. It also features a brand new score and other changes and the whole thing differs greatly from the original 82-minute theatrical version.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-11-25
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A Killing Spring
Overview: When Reed Gallagher, dean of Journalism at Lanholme College, is found dead of asphyxiation in an apparent attempt at autoerotic suffocation, Joanne Kilbourn is pulled into the murky world of kinky sex, academic competitiveness and ruthless ambition.
Genres: TV Movie Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-01-29
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Cold Front
Overview: An American cop teams up with a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman and together they uncover a plot to hide international terrorists in Vancouver.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-06-09
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Just a Little Harmless Sex
Overview: A young married couple faces a serious break-up when the husband is caught committing adultery with a prostitute.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-06-11
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A Chance of Snow
Overview: After signing her divorce papers, a woman heads out to her Minnesota airport with her sister and daughters for a flight to her mother's home. At the airport, her sportswriter husband shows up to catch a flight to Miami to visit his father. When a blizzard hits, the two suddenly find they have time to re-evaluate their relationship with assistance from an older couple.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-12-07
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The Stepford Husbands
Overview: Something sinister is going on in the town of Stepford, and this time the men should watch their backs.
Genres: Science Fiction TV Movie Drama Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-05-14
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Voices
Overview: An up-and-coming nightclub singer falls in love with a shy young deaf teacher who aspires to be a dancer.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-03-14
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Swann
Overview: Rose Hindmarsh finds herself at the centre of a controversy when she meets author Sarah Maloney as she investigates the life of Mary Swann, an obscure poet who was brutally murdered in a small town in rural Ontario.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-03-01
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Postcards from the Edge
Overview: Substance-addicted Hollywood actress, Suzanne Vale is on the skids. After a spell at a detox centre her film company insists as a condition of continuing to employ her that she live with her mother, herself once a star and now a champion drinker. Such a set-up is bad news for Suzanne who has struggled for years to get out of her mother's shadow, and who still treats her like a child. Despite these and other problems, Suzanne begins to see the funny side of her situation, and also realises that not only do daughters have mothers—mothers do too.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-09-14
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The Allnighter
Overview: Molly, Val and Gina are graduating college, but on their final night, frustrations are aired. Molly is still looking for real love and Val is beginning to doubt if that is what she has found. Gina is too busy videotaping everything to really notice. When the final party at Pacifica College kicks off, things do not go exactly as planned.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-05-01
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Legacy of Lies
Overview: A famous orchestra director was killed by the mafia when he left a restaurant. But the policeman who is in charge of this case discovers that there is more but just an assassination because it was an error.
Genres: Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-04-22
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Kids Don't Tell
Overview: When a documentary-maker begins to make a film about child sexual abuse, the subject begins to eat into him and affect his relationship with those around him, particularly his wife.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-03-05
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The Right of the People
Overview: The Second Amendment of the Constitution forms the basis of this drama that follows the crusade of a lawyer to allow citizens to carry handguns. He launched his fight after his wife and daughter were killed during a robbery.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-01-13
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Bye Bye Blues
Overview: During World War II, Daisy Cooper returns home to Canada with her children after her British husband, soldier Teddy, is assigned to Singapore. With the help of trombonist Max Gramley, Daisy's amateurish piano and vocal skills improve, and soon she is supporting her family with her performances. Unsure whether Teddy is alive or dead, Daisy is torn between staying faithful and giving in to her growing feelings for Max.
Genres: Music Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-09-09
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Twin Peaks
Overview: An idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks. (This standalone version of the series pilot was produced for the European VHS market and has an alternate, closed ending.)
Genres: Mystery Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-12-08
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Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica
Overview: Based on the infamous "Baby Jessica" case, A heated custody battle between her biological and adoptive parents leaves a little girl caught in the crossfire.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-09-26
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In Defense of a Married Man
Overview: When a defense lawyer's adulterous husband becomes the prime suspect in the murder of the woman he was cheating with, his wife chooses to defend him. Can she overcome his betrayal while searching for the truth?
Genres: TV Movie Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-10-14
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Pickup on 101
Overview: An elderly wanderer, a sexy young girl running away from home and a folk singer looking for stardom hitch-hike their way cross-country, trying to get to California.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-05-01
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Rapture
Overview: A computer software designer becomes obsessed with his now-married high-school crush of 20 years before.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-03-11
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Nico the Unicorn
Overview: As an 11-year-old boy struggles to cope with a disability, he finds a pony who gives birth to a unicorn which he takes care of.
Genres: Fantasy Family Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-01-01
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The Man Next Door
Overview: Residents of a small town struggle when a paroled rapist moves into the area.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-01-18
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Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
Overview: Ninety minutes of deleted and alternate takes from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, assembled by David Lynch to continue the story of the final week of Laura Palmer’s life.
Genres: Thriller Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-07-16
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The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou
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Genres: Drama Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-02-09
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Green Sails
Overview: When ambitious CCT exec Will Patterson uncovers a corporate conspiracy, his life spirals out of control. With an unlikely ally and beautiful crusader to guide him through his struggle, he travels to the jungles of Indonesia where a tribe--wrongly forced off their land by CCT--and the corporation clash. No matter which side Will chooses--with so many lives on the line, his decision is destined to be a deadly one.
Genres: Action Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-01-01
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