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Michael Ontkean

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Michael Ontkean, the Cando-American actor best known for playing the minor league hockey player Ned Braden in the cult classic Slap Shot, was born on January 24, 1946 in Vancouver, British Columbia. His parents Leonard and Muriel (née Cooper) Ontkean were actors. Michael appeared on the Canadian TV series Hudson's Bay... See full bio »

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Michael Leonard Ontkean
in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Franklin Ojeda Smith - -- "...back in the day the 'barb wire' was more visible" and early on I chose baseball over acting; then academia and not baseball. Now,"...the kids are grown, the dog is dead and now that I may, I choose acting." Please take a look: 1)Boardwalk Empire - Deacon Cuffy 2)Murder Incorporated - Sam Christenson 3)Cayman Went - Aniston Turnkey 4)Letting Go -Therapist 5)Footsteps in the Sand - Jim. Thank You! Franklin

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Christopher Mann's Theatrical Demo Reel -- This reel contains Christopher performing in Film and Television. The clips included are from the following: "The Boundary", "The Wire", "Duplicity", "Law & Order(SVU)", "Michael Clayton", "Cost Of A Soul", "HEROES" and "Law & Order (CI)".

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2011 The Descendants
Cousin Milo
 
2008 Sophie (TV series)
Victor Hearst
– Bad Back to the Future (2008) … Victor Hearst
– The Casting Couch (2008) … Victor Hearst
– Robbing the Grave (2008) … Victor Hearst
 
2005 Bear with Me
Greg Bradley
 
2004-2005 North Shore (TV series)
Gordon Matthews / Gordy Matthews
– Shark (2005) … Gordon Matthews
– Ties That Bind (2004) … Gordon Matthews
– Burned (2004) … Gordy Matthews
– Pilot (2004) … Gordy Matthews
 
2004 Mrs. Ashboro's Cat (TV movie)
Wes Merritt
 
2002 A Killing Spring (TV movie)
Tom Keaton
 
1997-2000 The Outer Limits (TV series)
Dr. Charles McCamber / Dr. Field
– Inner Child (2000) … Dr. Field
– New Lease (1997) … Dr. Charles McCamber
 
2000 Green Sails (TV movie)
John Scott
 
1998 A Chance of Snow (TV movie)
Matthew 'Matt' Parker
 
1998 Just a Little Harmless Sex
Jeff
 
1998 Summer of the Monkeys
John Lee
 
1998 Nico the Unicorn
Tom Gentry
 
1996 PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (TV series)
John Doe / Wesley Addison
– John Doe … John Doe/Wesley Addison
 
1996 Swann
Stephen
 
1996 The Stepford Husbands (TV movie)
Mick Davison
 
1996 The Man Next Door (TV movie)
Eli Cooley
 
1994 Family Album (TV movie)
Ward Thayer
 
1994 Seers & Clowns (short) (voice)
 
1993 Bride of Violence 2 (TV movie)
Hank Parnell
 
1993 Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica (TV movie)
Jan DeBoer
 
1993 Rapture (TV movie)
Jeff Lisker
 
1992 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Sheriff Harry S. Truman (scenes deleted)
 
1992 Legacy of Lies (TV movie)
Zach Resnick
 
1991 In a Child's Name (TV movie)
Kenneth Taylor
 
1990-1991 Twin Peaks (TV series)
Sheriff Harry S. Truman
– Episode #2.21 (1991) … Sheriff Harry S. Truman
– Episode #2.22 (1991) … Sheriff Harry S. Truman
– Episode #2.20 (1991) … Sheriff Harry S. Truman
– Episode #2.19 (1991) … Sheriff Harry S. Truman
– Episode #2.18 (1991) … Sheriff Harry S. Truman
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1990 In Defense of a Married Man (TV movie)
Robert
 
1990 Postcards from the Edge
Robert Munch
 
1989 Cold Front
Derek McKenzie
 
1989 Bye Bye Blues
Teddy Cooper
 
1989 Deadly Nightmares (TV series)
Gordon Brooks
– Square Deal (1989) … Gordon Brooks
 
1989 Yes We Can (short) (voice)
 
1988 Clara's Heart
Bill Hart
 
1987 Maid to Order
Nick McGuire
 
1987 The Allnighter
Mickey
 
1987 Street Justice
Curt Flynn
 
1986 The Right of the People (TV movie)
Christopher Wells
 
1985 Kids Don't Tell (TV movie)
John Ryan
 
1984 Just the Way You Are
Peter Nichols
 
1984 The Blood of Others
Jean
 
1982 Making Love
Zach
 
1981 Great Performances (TV series)
– Summer (1981)
 
1980 Willie & Phil
Willie Kaufman
 
1979 Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)
Tommy
– The Man from the South (1979) … Tommy
 
1979 Voices
Drew Rothman
 
1977 Slap Shot
Ned Braden
 
1972-1974 The Rookies (TV series)
Officer Willie Gillis / Willie Gillis
– Death Watch (1974) … Officer Willie Gillis
– Time Lock (1974) … Officer Willie Gillis
– Rolling Thunder (1974) … Officer Willie Gillis
– Something Less Than a Man (1974) … Officer Willie Gillis
– Eyewitness (1974) … Officer Willie Gillis
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1972 Necromancy
Frank Brandon
 
1972 Hot Summer Week
Will
 
1972 Pickup on 101
Chuck
 
1971 Longstreet (TV series)
David De Carie
– So, Who's Fred Hornbeck? (1971) … David De Carie
 
1971 The Peace Killers
Jeff
 
1971 The Partridge Family (TV series)
Lester Braduck
– Not with My Sister, You Don't! (1971) … Lester Braduck
 
1971 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Alcide
– Bayou Boy: Part 2 (1971) … Alcide
– Bayou Boy: Part 1 (1971) … Alcide
 
1971 The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou (TV movie)
 
1970 Dan August (TV series)
Mike Foschke
– The Soldier (1970) … Mike Foschke
 
1970 Ironside (TV series)
Man
– Noel's Gonna Fly (1970) … Man
 
1959 Hudson's Bay (TV series)
Jeremy
– Warrant's Depot (1959) … Jeremy
 
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1998 Shadrach (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
1991 The Greenpeace Years (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1990 MTV Video Music Awards 1990 (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1990 Twin Peaks/Cop Rock: Behind the Scenes (TV documentary)
Himself (also archive footage) / Harry Truman (also archive footage)
 
1990 The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Lead Actress/Best Writing in a Drama Series
 
1977 US Against the World (TV movie)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
2010 Gylne tider (TV series documentary)
 
2002 Slapshot 2: Behind the Glass (video documentary short)
Ned Braden (uncredited)
 
2001 I Love 1990's (TV series documentary)
 
1997 Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch (TV documentary)
Sheriff Harry S. Truman (uncredited)
 
1997 The Outer Limits (TV series)
 
1992 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
 

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Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Mother: Muriel, father: Leonard, sister: Sheri See more »

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Aquarius