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Ryan O'Neal
Ryan O'Neal

Ryan O'Neal

ActingBorn April 20, 1941Died December 8, 2023 (age 82)Los Angeles, California, USA

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

2019Movie
2019
This Is Farrah Fawcett

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2018
Filmworker

as Self

Movie
2015Movie
2015
Unity

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2014Movie
2012
Slumber Party Slaughter

as William O'Toole

Movie
2009Movie
2005
Bones

as Max Keenan

TV
2004
Desperate Housewives

as Rodney Scavo

TV
2003
Miss Match

as Jerry Fox

TV
2003
Malibu's Most Wanted

as Bill Gluckman

Movie
2003
Gentleman B.

as Phil, Bank Manager

Movie
2002
People I Know

as Cary Launer

Movie
2001
Epoch

as Allen Lysander

Movie
2000
The List

as Richard Miller

Movie
2000TV
1999Movie
1998
Zero Effect

as Gregory Stark

Movie
1997TV
1997
Sink Or Swim

as Dr. Applefield

Movie
1997
Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1996
Faithful

as Jack Connor

Movie
1995
Man of the House

as Man with Kite (uncredited)

Movie
1992
The Man Upstairs

as Mooney Polaski

Movie
1992TV
1991
Good Sports

as Bobby Tannen

TV
1989
Small Sacrifices

as Lew Lewiston

Movie
1989
Small Sacrifices

as Lew Lewiston

TV
1989
Chances Are

as Philip Train

Movie
1987Movie
1985
Fever Pitch

as Taggart

Movie
1984Movie
1982
Partners

as Sgt. Benson

Movie
1981
So Fine

as Bobby Fine

Movie
1981
Green Ice

as Joseph Wiley

Movie
1981
Circle of Two

as Theatre Patron (uncredited)

Movie
1979
The Main Event

as Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon

Movie
1978
Oliver's Story

as Oliver Barrett IV

Movie
1978
The Driver

as The Driver

Movie
1977
A Bridge Too Far

as Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin

Movie
1976
Nickelodeon

as Leo Harrigan

Movie
1975
Barry Lyndon

as Barry Lyndon

Movie
1973
Paper Moon

as Moses Pray

Movie
1973Movie
1972
What's Up, Doc?

as Howard Bannister

Movie
1971
Wild Rovers

as Frank Post

Movie
1971
Love Hate Love

as Russ Emery

Movie
1971
Mean Justice

as Tal Garrett

Movie
1971TV
1970
Love Story

as Oliver Barrett IV

Movie
1970
The Games

as Scott Reynolds

Movie
1969
The Big Bounce

as Jack Ryan

Movie
1968
The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

TV
1964
Peyton Place

as Rodney Harrington

TV
1962
Empire

as Tal Garrett

TV
1962
Empire

as Tai

TV
1962
Empire

as Tai Garrett

TV
1962
The Virginian

as Ben Anders

TV
1961
The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - (archive footage)

TV
1961
The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

TV
1960
My Three Sons

as Chug Williams

TV
1959
The Untouchables

as Bellhop (uncredited)

TV
1957
Leave It to Beaver

as Tom Henderson

TV
1957
Perry Mason

as John Carew

TV
1957
Wagon Train

as Paul Phillips

TV
1953
The Oscars

as Self

TV
1953TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayApril 20, 1941
Day of DeathDecember 8, 2023
Place of BirthLos Angeles, California, USA
Popularity1.1