Ryan O'Neal
Acting
Born: Apr 20, 1941 — Died: Dec 08, 2023
From: Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farrah's Story | Self | 2009 | 4.0 |
| Malibu's Most Wanted | Bill Gluckman | 2003 | 5.167 |
| People I Know | Cary Launer | 2002 | 5.223 |
| Epoch | Allen Lysander | 2001 | 4.698 |
| Zero Effect | Gregory Stark | 1998 | 6.243 |
| An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn | James Edmunds | 1998 | 3.918 |
| Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me | Self (archive footage) | 1997 | 4.313 |
| Faithful | Jack Connor | 1996 | 5.467 |
| Chances Are | Philip Train | 1989 | 6.6 |
| Small Sacrifices | Lew Lewiston | 1989 | 7.938 |
| Tough Guys Don't Dance | Tim Madden | 1987 | 4.735 |
| Fever Pitch | Taggart | 1985 | 4.25 |
| Irreconcilable Differences | Albert Brodsky | 1984 | 5.643 |
| Partners | Sgt. Benson | 1982 | 5.5 |
| So Fine | Bobby Fine | 1981 | 4.792 |
| Green Ice | Joseph Wiley | 1981 | 5.738 |
| The Main Event | Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon | 1979 | 5.28 |
| The Driver | The Driver | 1978 | 7.173 |
| Oliver's Story | Oliver Barrett IV | 1978 | 4.804 |
| A Bridge Too Far | Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin | 1977 | 7.212 |
| Nickelodeon | Leo Harrigan | 1976 | 6.141 |
| Barry Lyndon | Barry Lyndon | 1975 | 7.993 |
| Paper Moon | Moses Pray | 1973 | 7.872 |
| The Thief Who Came to Dinner | Webster McGee | 1973 | 7.0 |
| What's Up, Doc? | Howard Bannister | 1972 | 7.358 |
| Screwball Comedies... Remember Them? | Self | 1972 | 5.0 |
| Wild Rovers | Frank Post | 1971 | 6.127 |
| Love Story | Oliver Barrett IV | 1970 | 6.832 |
| The Games | Scott Reynolds | 1970 | 7.389 |
| The Big Bounce | Jack Ryan | 1969 | 5.1 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1941 |
| From | Los Angeles, California, … |