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Acting

Michael Ontkean

Career: Active from 1971 to 2002, busiest in 1972 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles: 31
top three billing

Average score: 56/100

Highest rated: Twin Peaks
89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Michael Ontkean Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Pop Culture
1.0, average 2.2
Historical
1.5, average 2.6
Adrenaline
3.8, average 4.8
Physical Comedy
1.6, average 2.4

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 3
Psychological Thriller 3
Emotional Journey 2
Character Study 2
Moral Ambiguity 2
Political Intrigue 2
Action Thriller 2
Class Conflict 2
Melancholic 2
Romantic Drama 2
Self-Discovery 2
Revenge Story 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

53

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2010s

2 titles · average score 79

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

79

as Sheriff Harry S. Truman

The Descendants

79

as Cousin Milo

2000s

6 titles · average score 55

North Shore

63

TV show

Mrs. Ashboro's Cat

55

as Wes Merritt

A Killing Spring

as Tom Keaton

Pie

as Sheriff Harry S. Truman

Bear with Me

48

as Greg Bradley

Green Sails

as John Scott

1990s

17 titles · average score 62

Summer of the Monkeys

61

as John Lee

A Chance of Snow

57

as Matthew 'Matt' Parker

Swann

as Stephen

The Stepford Husbands

55

as Mick Davidson

The Man Next Door

48

as Eli Cooley

Family Album

53

TV show · as Ward Thayer

Vendetta II: The New Mafia

TV show · as Hank Parnell

Rapture

as Jeff Lisker

Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica

as Jan DeBoer

In a Child's Name

78

TV show · as Kenneth Taylor

Twin Peaks

84

TV show · as Harry S. Truman

In Defense of a Married Man

51

as Robert

1980s

15 titles · average score 54

Twin Peaks

89

as Sheriff Harry S. Truman

Bye Bye Blues

68

as Teddy Cooper

Cold Front

46

as Derek McKenzie

Clara's Heart

46

as Bill Hart

Maid to Order

48

as Nick McGuire

Street Justice

as Curt Flynn

The Right of the People

as Christopher Wells

Kids Don't Tell

as John Ryan

The Blood of Others

47

as Jean

Just the Way You Are

59

as Peter Nichols

Making Love

60

as Zach

Willie & Phil

46

as Willie Kaufman

1970s

11 titles · average score 54

Voices

58

as Drew Rothman

Tales of the Unexpected

72

TV show · as Tommy

Slap Shot

74

as Ned Braden

The Rookies

46

TV show · as Willie Gillis

Hot Summer Week

43

as Will

Necromancy

39

as Frank Brandon

The Rookies

as Willie Gillis

Pickup on 101

as Chuck

Great Performances

70

TV show · as Lucius Harney

The Peace Killers

45

as Jeff

The Partridge Family

44

TV show · as Lester Braddock

1960s

1 title · average score 45

Ironside

45

TV show

1950s

1 title · average score 65

Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans

65

TV show · as Cochea