"Slap Shot," Michael Ontkean & Paul Newman
				
				
						 Caption: "Slap Shot," Michael Ontkean & Paul Newman
																																				
						Actor
						Born: January 24, 1946
						Star sign: Aquarius
						Height: 6' 1" (1.85 m)
						Known for: The Descendants (2011), Twin Peaks (1990), Slap Shot (1977), The Rookies (1972)
						Source: IMDB
						Michael Ontkean, the Cando-American actor best known for playing the minor league hockey player Ned Braden in the cult classic Slap Shot (1977), 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 (1959), which ran for ...