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Biography: Michael Ontkean

A ruggedly handsome Canadian actor whose somewhat imposing frame makes him ideal for authority figures, Michael Ontkean has been appearing in film and television since the early '70s. Though having actors for parents may not necessarily be a surefire sign that one will enter into the entertainment industry, the support and encouragement afforded to young Ontkean was key in building early confidence and skill. Ontkean was a mere four years old when he made his stage debut in his father's repertory company, and in addition to taking the stage at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, he became a popular child star thanks to television roles in such series as Hudson's Bay. Aside from his ambitions as an actor, Ontkean also showed athletic prowess as a hockey player -- he won a scholarship to the University of New Hampshire and played on their team for three seasons. Little did he know that his skills on the ice would eventually come into play in front of the camera as well. His popularity eventually reached beyond the Canadian border when Ontkean gained stateside notice as a key player in the 1972 series The Rookies. Soon thereafter, Ontkean's featured role in the hockey comedy Slap Shot impressed audiences by showing that the up-and-comer could hold his own alongside such heavies as Paul Newman. Through the 1980s, Ontkean's career maintained an even keel with such moderately successful features as Just the Way You Are (1984) and Maid to Order (1987). In 1990 he returned to television to great effect with his role as Sheriff Harry S. Truman in David Lynch's acclaimed series Twin Peaks. The show provided Ontkean's career with something of a revival, and after he appeared in a minor capacity in Postcards From the Edge (1990), a series of television roles kept the versatile actor busy throughout the decade. Ontkean became somewhat lost in the shuffle in the late '90s, but his performance in the child-friendly made-for-television feature Mrs. Ashboro's Cat (2003) proved that the screen veteran still had what it took to charm on the small screen. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide less

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Green Sails (2000)
Cast: Alexandra Paul
Tags: Thriller
Length: 94min
An upwardly mobile CCT executive finds his life and career suddenly spinning out of control after he uncovers a vast corporate conspiracy in this hriller starring Marcus Graham, Thomas Kretschmann, and Alexandra Paul. Will Patterson (Graham) was set...
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Nico the Unicorn (1998)
Cast: Anne Archer
Tags: Children's Fantasy Family
Length: 90min
Based on the popular novel for young adults by Frank Sacks, this heart-warming drama concerns Billy Hastings (Kevin Zegers), an 11-year-old boy whose life is shattered after his leg is permanently damaged by a drunk driver. Billy and his mother Julie...
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Bear With Me (2000)
Cast: Helen Shaver
Length: 96min
Eleven-year-old Emily (Kaitlyn Burke) is an environmental activist in training, having saved a bear cub wounded by poachers and nursed it back to health . When Emily's 16-year-old sister Melissa (Kimberley Warnat) -- another would-be environmentalist...
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A Killing Spring (2002)
Cast: Michael Ontkean
Tags: Erotic Thriller Thriller
Length: 90min
Originally telecast over Canada's CTV network on January 29, 2002, A Killing Spring was a one-shot attempt to revive the popular Joanne Kilbourn Mysteries series (aka Criminal Instincts), starring Wendy Crewson as the...
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The Man Next Door (1995)
Cast: Annette O'Toole Pamela Reed
Tags: Drama Social Problem Film
Length: 92min
In this drama, a neighborhood community becomes tense and upset when they learn that a recently released convicted rapist is living amongst them. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
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Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica (1993)
Cast: David Keith Amanda Plummer
Tags: Drama
Length: min
In this fact-based made-for-television movie, a little girl finds herself a pawn in a bitter custody battle between her adoptive parents and her biological parents. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
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Summer of the Monkeys (1998)
Cast: Michael Anderson Wilford Brimley
Tags: Adventure Animal Picture Period Film Family-Oriented Adventure
Length: 105min
Michael Anderson directed this Canadian coming-of-age adventure that generates nostalgia for rural America at the turn of the century. Farmer John Lee (Michael Ontkean) and wife Sarah (Leslie Hope) have two children, Jay Berry (Corey Sevier) and...
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Legacy of Lies (1992)
Tags: Crime Drama Police Detective Film Crime
Length: 94min
Michael Ontkean stars as Zack Resnick, an honest Chicago cop drawn into a political assassination who discovers some shocking information about himself and his family. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide
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A Chance of Snow (1998)
Cast: Tony Bill Charles Durning JoBeth Williams
Length: 90min
It is hardly an unusual occurrence when the Minneapolis airport is snowed in...even on Christmas eve, stranding thousands of disgruntled tourists. What makes this particular snowbound evening a bit different from others is the identity of two would-be...
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Danielle Steel's 'Family Album' (1994)
Tags: Showbiz Drama Drama
Length: 240min
Based on steamy novel by Danielle Steel and originally aired as a two-part miniseries on NBC television, this drama looks at the complex personal and professional life of a famed actress/director ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
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