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.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
83
Gender
Male
Birthday
1941-04-20 (84 years old)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Acting
2019
This Is Farrah Fawcett as Self (archive footage)2019
My Best Friend's Famous as Himself2018
Filmworker as Self2015
Unity as Narrator (voice)2015
Knight of Cups as Ryan2014
Kubrick Remembered as Self2012
Slumber Party Slaughter as William O'Toole2011
Ryan and Tatum: The O'Neals as Not available2009
NCIS: Los Angeles as Not available2009
Farrah's Story as Self2006
What About Brian as Not available2006
In Justice as Not available2005
Bones as Max Keenan2004
Desperate Housewives as Rodney Scavo2003
Miss Match as Jerry Fox2003
Malibu's Most Wanted as Bill Gluckman2003
Gentleman B. as Phil, Bank Manager2002
People I Know as Cary Launer2001
Epoch as Allen Lysander2000
Bull as Not available2000
The List as Richard Miller1999
Coming Soon as Dick1998
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn as James Edmunds1998
Zero Effect as Gregory Stark1997
Timecop as Not available1997
Sink Or Swim as Dr. Applefield1997
Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me as Self (archive footage)1996
Faithful as Jack Connor1996
E! True Hollywood Story as Not available1995
Man of the House as Man with Kite (uncredited)1993
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman as Not available1992
The Man Upstairs as Mooney Polaski1991
Good Sports as Bobby Tannen1989
Chances Are as Philip Train1989
Small Sacrifices as Lew Lewiston1989
Small Sacrifices as Lew Lewiston1988
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play as Pimp1987
Tough Guys Don't Dance as Tim Madden1987
Beauty and the Beast as Not available1985
Fever Pitch as Taggart1984
Irreconcilable Differences as Albert Brodsky1983
James Bond: The First 21 Years as Self1982
Partners as Sgt. Benson1981
Circle of Two as Theatre Patron (uncredited)1981
So Fine as Bobby Fine1981
Green Ice as Joseph Wiley1979
The Main Event as Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon1978
Oliver's Story as Oliver Barrett IV1978
The Driver as The Driver1977
A Bridge Too Far as Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin1976
Nickelodeon as Leo Harrigan1975
Barry Lyndon as Barry Lyndon1973
Paper Moon as Moses Pray1973
The Thief Who Came to Dinner as Webster McGee1972
What's Up, Doc? as Howard Bannister1972
Screwball Comedies... Remember Them? as Self1971
Great Performances as Self1971
Mean Justice as Tal Garrett1971
Love Hate Love as Russ Emery1971
Wild Rovers as Frank Post1970
Love Story as Oliver Barrett IV1970
The Games as Scott Reynolds1969
The Big Bounce as Jack Ryan1968
The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest1966
Felony Squad as Not available1964
Peyton Place as Rodney Harrington1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self1962
The Virginian as Ben Anders1962
Empire as Tal Garrett1962
Empire as Tai1962
Empire as Tai Garrett1961
The Mike Douglas Show as Self1961
The Mike Douglas Show as Self - (archive footage)1961
The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host1960
My Three Sons as Chug Williams1959
The Untouchables as Bellhop (uncredited)1959
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis as Herm1957
Perry Mason as John Carew1957
Wagon Train as Paul Phillips1957
Leave It to Beaver as Tom Henderson1957
Bachelor Father as Not available1953
The Oscars as Self1953
General Electric Theater as Art Anderson