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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Michael Ontkean Biography (1946?-)
Born January 24, 1946 (some sources say 1950), in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; son of Leonard (an actor and boxer) and Muriel (an actress; maidenname, Cooper) Ontkean; married Fran (divorced); married Jamie Smith Jackson (a painter); children: (second marriage) Sadie, another daughter. Addresses: Agent: Innovative Artists, 1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 2850, Los Angeles, CA 90067.
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor
- Birth Details
- January 24, 1946?
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Officer Willie Gillis, The Rookies, ABC, 1972-74
- Sheriff Harry S. Truman, Twin Peaks (also known as Northwest Passage), ABC, 1990
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Miniseries
- Mark Fawcett (some sources say Hank Parnell), Vendetta II: The New Mafia (also known as Bride of Violence,
Donna d'onore 2, and Vendetta 2), syndicated, 1993
- Ward Thayer, Danielle Steel's "Family Album" (also known as Family Album), NBC, 1994
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Movies
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Summer, 1981
- Jean Blomart, The Blood of Others (also known as Le sang des autres), HBO, 1984
- John Ryan, Kids Don't Tell, CBS, 1985
- Christopher Wells, The Right of the People, ABC, 1986
- Robert Simmons, In Defense of a Married Man, ABC, 1990
- Dr. Kenneth Z. Taylor, In a Child's Name, CBS, 1991
- Zack Zelnick (some sources say Zach Resnick), Legacy of Lies, 1992
- Jeff Lisker, Rapture, syndicated, 1993
- Jan DeBoer, Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica, ABC, 1993
- Eli Cooley, The Man Next Door, ABC, 1996
- Mick Davison, The Stepford Husbands, CBS, 1996
- Matthew "Matt" Parker, A Chance of Snow, Lifetime, 1998
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Green Sails, 2000
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Specials
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Twin Peaks and Cop Rock: Behind the Scenes, ABC, 1990
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MTV's 1990 Video Music Awards, MTV, 1990
- Presenter, The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Presentation, Fox, 1990
- Presenter, The 3rd Annual International Rock Awards, ABC, 1991
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The Rich and Famous 1993 World's Best, syndicated, 1993
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Episodic
- Lester Braduck, "Not with My Sister, You Don't!" The Partridge Family, ABC, 1970
- "So, Who's Fred Hornbeck," Longstreet, ABC, 1971
- Tommy, "The Man from the South," Tales of the Unexpected, NBC, 1979
- "Square Deal," The Hitchhiker, 1988
- Dr. Charles McCamber, "New Lease," The Outer Limits, Showtime andsyndicated, 1997
- Also appeared in Dan August; as John Doe/Wesley Addison, "John Doe," Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal, syndicated.
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Pilots
- Officer Willie Gillis, The Rookies, ABC, 1972
- Sheriff Harry S. Truman, Twin Peaks, ABC, 1990
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Film Appearances
- Jeff, The Peace Killers, Transvue, 1971
- Frank Brandon, Necromancy (also known as The Witching,
The Toy Factory,
Rosemary's Disciples, and A Life for a Life), Cinerama, 1972
- Chuck, Pickup on 101 (also known as Where the Eagle Flies and A Time to Every Purpose), American International, 1972
- Will, Girls on the Road, Fanfare Corporation, 1972
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Hot Summer Week, Fanfare, 1973
- Ned Braden, Slap Shot, Universal, 1977
- Drew Rothman, Voices, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1979
- Willie Kaufman, Willie and Phil, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1980
- Zack, Making Love, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982
- Peter Nichols, Just the Way You Are, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1984
- Mickey Leroi, The Allnighter, Universal, 1987
- Nick McGuire, Maid to Order, New Century/Vista, 1987
- Bill Hart, Clara's Heart, Warner Bros., 1988
- Curt Flynn, Street Justice, Sandy Howard, 1989
- Derek MacKenzie, Cold Front, HBO Home Video, 1989
- Teddy Cooper, Bye Bye Blues, Circle, 1990
- Robert Munch, Postcards from the Edge, Columbia, 1990
- (Scenes deleted) Sheriff Harry S. Truman, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (also known as Twin Peaks), 1992
- Stephen, Swann, Majestic Films, 1996
- Tom Gentry, Nico the Unicorn, Kingsborough-Greenlight Productions,1997
- John Lee, Summer of the Monkeys (also known as L'ete des singes), BWE Distribution, Inc., 1998
- Jeff, Just a Little Harmless Sex, Phaedra Cinema, 1999
- Greg Bradley, Bear with Me, 2000
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Stage Appearances
- Has appeared at the Public Theater, New York City, Williamstown Theater Festival, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, and The Kitchen, Soho, London.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals
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Maclean's, October 5, 1998, p. 11