Michael Ontkean
Milestones
- Birthplace: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Birthday: January 24, 1946
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2004
Starred in the Fox drama "North Shore"
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1994
Starred opposite Jaclyn Smith in Danielle Steel's "Family Album"
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1990 to 1991
Starred as Sheriff Harry S. Truman in TV series, "Twin Peaks"
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1972
TV acting debut in series, "The Rookies"
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1971
Brought to Hollywood by director and fellow Canadian Norman Jewison to test (unsuccessfully) for "Fiddler on the Roof"
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1971
Moved to California; feature acting debut, "The Peace Killers"
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First appeared on stage at age three with father's repertory company in British Columbia
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Moved to Maine on hiatus from acting; re-entered acting with "Slap Shot" (1977)
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Moved with family to Toronto at age nine; worked regularly for the CBC, the National Film Board and the Stratford Ontario Shakespeare Festival
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Played for St Michael's (Toronto Maple Leafs farm club) and for semi-pro teams in Quebec and Vancouver (NY Rangers farm clubs)
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