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Michael Ontkean

1946 - Today

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Michael Ontkean (born January 24, 1946) is a Canadian actor, long based in the United States, now retired. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Ontkean is the 1,858th most popular actor (up from 3,092nd in 2019), the 160th most popular biography from Canada (up from 235th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Canadian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Michael Ontkean ranks 1,858 out of 13,578. Before him are Cicely Tyson, Joel Grey, Juliette Mayniel, Andy Whitfield, Frank Stallone, and John Glover. After him are John Amos, Jean-Gaspard Deburau, Alyssa Milano, Matthew Modine, Sophie Turner, and HoYeon Jung.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Michael Ontkean ranks 244. Before him are Joe Dante, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Nicolau dos Reis Lobato, Ahmad Zahir, Jim Kelly, and Klaus Wolfermann. After him are Lars-Emil Johansen, Mireya Moscoso, Ismail Khan, Peggy Lipton, Renaud Camus, and Joanna Lumley.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Michael Ontkean ranks 160 out of 1,622. Before him are Peter Cullen (1941), Nathan Fillion (1971), Cindy Breakspeare (1954), Maud Lewis (1903), Tom Cavanagh (1963), and Shania Twain (1965). After him are Gil Evans (1912), Loreena McKennitt (1957), Joshua Slocum (1844), Brian Mulroney (1939), Fay Wray (1907), and Jacques Villeneuve (1953).

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Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, Michael Ontkean ranks 42. Before him are Ryan Gosling (1980), Rachel McAdams (1978), Rick Moranis (1953), Peter Cullen (1941), Nathan Fillion (1971), and Tom Cavanagh (1963). After him are Fay Wray (1907), Deanna Durbin (1921), Joanna Shimkus (1943), William B. Davis (1938), Lorne Greene (1915), and Evangeline Lilly (1979).

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