Ryan O'Neal
Acting • Born 1941-04-20 – Died 2023-12-08
Biography
Charles Patrick Ryan O'Neal (April 20, 1941 – December 8, 2023) was an American actor and former boxer. O'Neal trained as an amateur boxer before beginning his career in acting in 1960. In 1964, he landed the role of Rodney Harrington on the ABC nighttime soap opera Peyton Place. The series was an instant hit and boosted O'Neal's career. He later found success in films, most notably Love Story (1970), for which he received Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations as Best Actor, Peter Bogdanovich's What's Up, Doc? (1972) and Paper Moon (1973), Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon (1975), Richard Attenborough's A Bridge Too Far (1977), and Walter Hill's The Driver (1978). From 2005 to 2017, he had a recurring role in the Fox TV series Bones as Max, the father of the show's protagonist.
Filmography
84 credits
The Driver
Movie • 1978
The Driver
Chances Are
Movie • 1989
Philip Train
Barry Lyndon
Movie • 1975
Barry Lyndon
Epoch
Movie • 2001
Allen Lysander
A Bridge Too Far
Movie • 1977
Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Paper Moon
Movie • 1973
Moses Pray
People I Know
Movie • 2002
Cary Launer
What's Up, Doc?
Movie • 1972
Howard Bannister
Love Story
Movie • 1970
Oliver Barrett IV
Malibu's Most Wanted
Movie • 2003
Bill Gluckman
The Main Event
Movie • 1979
Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon
Wild Rovers
Movie • 1971
Frank Post
Zero Effect
Movie • 1998
Gregory Stark
Irreconcilable Differences
Movie • 1984
Albert Brodsky
Faithful
Movie • 1996
Jack Connor
Small Sacrifices
Movie • 1989
Lew Lewiston
Partners
Movie • 1982
Sgt. Benson
The Games
Movie • 1970
Scott Reynolds
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
Movie • 1973
Webster McGee
So Fine
Movie • 1981
Bobby Fine
Tough Guys Don't Dance
Movie • 1987
Tim Madden
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
Movie • 1998
James Edmunds
Nickelodeon
Movie • 1976
Leo Harrigan
Green Ice
Movie • 1981
Joseph Wiley
The Big Bounce
Movie • 1969
Jack Ryan
Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?
Movie • 1972
Self
Fever Pitch
Movie • 1985
Taggart
Oliver's Story
Movie • 1978
Oliver Barrett IV
Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me
Movie • 1997
Self (archive footage)
Farrah's Story
Movie • 2009
Self
The List
Movie • 2000
Richard Miller
The Man Upstairs
Movie • 1992
Mooney Polaski
Love Hate Love
Movie • 1971
Russ Emery
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
Movie • 1988
Pimp
This Is Farrah Fawcett
Movie • 2019
Self (archive footage)
Man of the House
Movie • 1995
Man with Kite (uncredited)
Slumber Party Slaughter
Movie • 2012
William O'Toole
Unity
Movie • 2015
Narrator (voice)
Knight of Cups
Movie • 2015
Ryan
Mean Justice
Movie • 1971
Tal Garrett
Kubrick Remembered
Movie • 2014
Self
Filmworker
Movie • 2018
Self
Gentleman B.
Movie • 2003
Phil, Bank Manager
My Best Friend's Famous
Movie • 2019
Himself
Coming Soon
Movie • 1999
Dick
Sink Or Swim
Movie • 1997
Dr. Applefield
Circle of Two
Movie • 1981
Theatre Patron (uncredited)
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Movie • 1983
Self
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Movie • 2003
Self
Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze
Movie • 2024
Self (Archival Footage)
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
TV • 1959
Herm
Desperate Housewives
TV • 2004
Rodney Scavo
Miss Match
TV • 2003
Jerry Fox
Bones
TV • 2005
Max Keenan
Beauty and the Beast
TV • 1987
E! True Hollywood Story
TV • 1996
What About Brian
TV • 2006
Perry Mason
TV • 1957
John Carew
General Electric Theater
TV • 1953
Art Anderson
Leave It to Beaver
TV • 1957
Tom Henderson
Good Sports
TV • 1991
Bobby Tannen
Felony Squad
TV • 1966
Bachelor Father
TV • 1957
The Virginian
TV • 1962
Ben Anders
Bull
TV • 2000
Peyton Place
TV • 1964
Rodney Harrington
Timecop
TV • 1997
NCIS: Los Angeles
TV • 2009
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Ryan and Tatum: The O'Neals
TV • 2011
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self
Empire
TV • 1962
Tal Garrett
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
The Dick Cavett Show
TV • 1968
Self - Guest
Small Sacrifices
TV • 1989
Lew Lewiston
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self - (archive footage)
Empire
TV • 1962
Tai
Empire
TV • 1962
Tai Garrett
Great Performances
TV • 1971
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self - Co-Host
My Three Sons
TV • 1960
Chug Williams
The Untouchables
TV • 1959
Bellhop (uncredited)
Wagon Train
TV • 1957
Paul Phillips
The Larry Sanders Show
TV • 1992
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