Ryan O'Neal
Acting
1941-04-20 · Los Angeles, California, USA
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
Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze
2024 · Movie
My Best Friend's Famous
2019 · Movie
This Is Farrah Fawcett
2019 · Movie
Filmworker
2018 · Movie
Knight of Cups
2015 · Movie
Unity
2015 · Movie
Kubrick Remembered
2014 · Movie
Slumber Party Slaughter
2012 · Movie
Ryan and Tatum: The O'Neals
2011 · Series
The Talk
2010 · Series
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009 · Series
Farrah's Story
2009 · Movie
What About Brian
2006 · Series
Bones
2005 · Series
Desperate Housewives
2004 · Series
Miss Match
2003 · Series
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2003 · Movie
Malibu's Most Wanted
2003 · Movie
Gentleman B.
2003 · Movie
People I Know
2002 · Movie
Epoch
2001 · Movie
The List
2000 · Movie
Bull
2000 · Series
Coming Soon
1999 · Movie
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
1998 · Movie
Zero Effect
1998 · Movie
Timecop
1997 · Series
Sink Or Swim
1997 · Movie
Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me
1997 · Movie
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · Series
Faithful
1996 · Movie
Man of the House
1995 · Movie
The Man Upstairs
1992 · Movie
The Larry Sanders Show
1992 · Series
Good Sports
1991 · Series
Small Sacrifices
1989 · Series
Small Sacrifices
1989 · Movie
Chances Are
1989 · Movie
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
1988 · Movie
Tough Guys Don't Dance
1987 · Movie
Fever Pitch
1985 · Movie
Irreconcilable Differences
1984 · Movie
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983 · Movie
Partners
1982 · Movie
So Fine
1981 · Movie
Green Ice
1981 · Movie
Circle of Two
1981 · Movie
The Main Event
1979 · Movie
Oliver's Story
1978 · Movie
The Driver
1978 · Movie
A Bridge Too Far
1977 · Movie
Nickelodeon
1976 · Movie
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Movie
Paper Moon
1973 · Movie
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
1973 · Movie
What's Up, Doc?
1972 · Movie
Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?
1972 · Movie
Wild Rovers
1971 · Movie
Love Hate Love
1971 · Movie
Mean Justice
1971 · Movie
Great Performances
1971 · Series
Love Story
1970 · Movie
The Games
1970 · Movie
The Big Bounce
1969 · Movie
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Series
Felony Squad
1966 · Series
Peyton Place
1964 · Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Series
Empire
1962 · Series
The Virginian
1962 · Series
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Series
My Three Sons
1960 · Series
The Untouchables
1959 · Series
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959 · Series
Leave It to Beaver
1957 · Series
Perry Mason
1957 · Series
Wagon Train
1957 · Series
Bachelor Father
1957 · Series
The Oscars
1953 · Series
General Electric Theater
1953 · Series