Acting
Ryan O'Neal
EN cinema · 50 credits
Born
20 April 1941
Died
8 December 2023 (aged 82)
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as Charles Patrick Ryan O'Neal
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.
Known for
Filmography
Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze
as Self (archive footage)
This Is Farrah Fawcett
as Self (archive footage)
Filmworker
as Self
Unity
as Narrator (voice)
Knight of Cups
as Ryan
Slumber Party Slaughter
as William O'Toole
Farrah's Story
as Self
Malibu's Most Wanted
as Bill Gluckman
Gentleman B.
as Phil, Bank Manager
People I Know
as Cary Launer
Epoch
as Allen Lysander
The List
as Richard Miller
Coming Soon
as Dick
Zero Effect
as Gregory Stark
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
as James Edmunds
Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me
as Self (archive footage)
Sink Or Swim
as Dr. Applefield
Faithful
as Jack Connor
Man of the House
as Man with Kite (uncredited)
The Man Upstairs
as Mooney Polaski
Chances Are
as Philip Train
Small Sacrifices
as Lew Lewiston
Tough Guys Don't Dance
as Tim Madden
Fever Pitch
as Taggart
Irreconcilable Differences
as Albert Brodsky
Partners
as Sgt. Benson
So Fine
as Bobby Fine
Green Ice
as Joseph Wiley
Circle of Two
as Theatre Patron (uncredited)
The Main Event
as Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon
The Driver
as The Driver
Oliver's Story
as Oliver Barrett IV
A Bridge Too Far
as Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Nickelodeon
as Leo Harrigan
Barry Lyndon
as Barry Lyndon
Paper Moon
as Moses Pray
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
as Webster McGee
What's Up, Doc?
as Howard Bannister
Wild Rovers
as Frank Post
Love Hate Love
as Russ Emery
Mean Justice
as Tal Garrett
Love Story
as Oliver Barrett IV
The Games
as Scott Reynolds
The Big Bounce
as Jack Ryan