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 (48 movies)
The Driver
1978
Chances Are
1989
Barry Lyndon
1975
Epoch
2001
A Bridge Too Far
1977
Paper Moon
1973
People I Know
2002
What's Up, Doc?
1972
Love Story
1970
Malibu's Most Wanted
2003
The Main Event
1979
Wild Rovers
1971
Zero Effect
1998
Irreconcilable Differences
1984
Faithful
1996
Small Sacrifices
1989
Partners
1982
The Games
1970
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
1973
So Fine
1981
Tough Guys Don't Dance
1987
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
1998
Nickelodeon
1976
Green Ice
1981
The Big Bounce
1969
Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?
1972
Fever Pitch
1985
Oliver's Story
1978
Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me
1997
Farrah's Story
2009
The List
2000
The Man Upstairs
1992
Love Hate Love
1971
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
1988
This Is Farrah Fawcett
2019
Man of the House
1995
Slumber Party Slaughter
2012
Unity
2015
Knight of Cups
2015
Mean Justice
1971
Kubrick Remembered
2014
Filmworker
2018
Gentleman B.
2003
My Best Friend's Famous
2019
Coming Soon
1999
Sink Or Swim
1997
Circle of Two
1981
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
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