Ryan O'Neal
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1941-04-20
Day of Death
2023-12-08 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Ryan O'Neal
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.
Acting
(2019)
This Is Farrah Fawcett
as Self (archive footage)
(2019)
My Best Friend's Famous
as Himself
(2018)
Filmworker
as Self
(2015)
Knight of Cups
as Ryan
(2015)
Unity
as Narrator (voice)
(2014)
Kubrick Remembered
as Self
(2012)
Slumber Party Slaughter
as William O'Toole
(2009)
Farrah's Story
as Self
(2003)
Malibu's Most Wanted
as Bill Gluckman
(2003)
Gentleman B.
as Phil, Bank Manager
(2002)
People I Know
as Cary Launer
(2001)
Epoch
as Allen Lysander
(2000)
The List
as Richard Miller
(1999)
Coming Soon
as Dick
(1998)
Zero Effect
as Gregory Stark
(1998)
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
as James Edmunds
(1997)
Hacks
as Dr. Applefield
(1997)
Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me
as Self (archive footage)
(1996)
Faithful
as Jack Connor
(1995)
Man of the House
as Man with Kite (uncredited)
(1992)
The Man Upstairs
as Mooney Polaski
(1989)
Chances Are
as Philip Train
(1989)
Small Sacrifices
as Lew Lewiston
(1988)
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
as Pimp
(1987)
Tough Guys Don't Dance
as Tim Madden
(1985)
Fever Pitch
as Taggart
(1984)
Irreconcilable Differences
as Albert Brodsky
(1982)
Partners
as Sgt. Benson
(1981)
Circle of Two
as Theatre Patron (uncredited)
(1981)
So Fine
as Bobby Fine
(1981)
Green Ice
as Joseph Wiley
(1979)
The Main Event
as Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon
(1978)
The Driver
as The Driver
(1978)
Oliver's Story
as Oliver Barrett IV
(1977)
A Bridge Too Far
as Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
(1976)
Nickelodeon
as Leo Harrigan
(1975)
Barry Lyndon
as Barry Lyndon
(1973)
Paper Moon
as Moses Pray
(1973)
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
as Webster McGee
(1972)
What's Up, Doc?
as Howard Bannister
(1972)
(1971)
Wild Rovers
as Frank Post
(1971)
Mean Justice
as Tal Garrett
(1971)
Love Hate Love
as Russ Emery
(1970)
Love Story
as Oliver Barrett IV
(1970)
The Games
as Scott Reynolds
(1969)
The Big Bounce
as Jack Ryan