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Leonard Ontkean(1914-1961)

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Leonard Ontkean was born on 3 April 1914 in Coalhurst, Alberta, Canada. He was an actor, known for Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans (1957), The Unforeseen (1958) and Cannonball (1958). He was married to Muriel Cooper. He died on 27 April 1961 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
BornApril 3, 1914
DiedApril 27, 1961(47)
BornApril 3, 1914
DiedApril 27, 1961(47)
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Known for

Lon Chaney Jr. and John Hart in Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans (1957)
Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
7.3
TV Series
  • Barton
  • Settler
  • Iana
  • Eph Runnel
  • Matt Stark
  • Chief Thunder Cloud
  • Mr. Carpenter(as Len Ontkean)
Paddy Croft and Jonathan Erland in The Unforeseen (1958)
The Unforeseen
6.4
TV Series
  • Memminger
Cannonball (1958)
Cannonball
7.7
TV Series
  • Fowler
Anne Fielding in Folio (1955)
Folio
6.1
TV Series
  • Actor

Credits

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Actor

  • Paddy Croft and Jonathan Erland in The Unforeseen (1958)
    The Unforeseen
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Memminger
    • 1959
  • William Shatner and Basil Rathbone in Encounter (1952)
    Encounter
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Tower Controller
    • 1955–1959
  • Cannonball (1958)
    Cannonball
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Fowler
    • 1958
  • Lon Chaney Jr. and John Hart in Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans (1957)
    Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Barton
    • Settler
    • Iana (as Len Ontkean) ...
    • 1957
  • Anne Fielding in Folio (1955)
    Folio
    6.1
    TV Series
    • 1955–1956
  • The Wayne & Shuster Show (1954)
    The Wayne & Shuster Show
    7.7
    TV Series
    • 1955–1956
  • On Camera
    6.0
    TV Series
    • 1955
  • Playbill (1953)
    Playbill
    5.1
    TV Series
    • 1955

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Len Ontkean
  • Born
    • April 3, 1914
    • Coalhurst, Alberta, Canada
  • Died
    • April 27, 1961
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Muriel CooperJuly 5, 1939 - April 27, 1961 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
      Sherolynn Ontkean
  • Parents
      Michael Ontkean

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Ran a repertory theater in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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