Ryan O'Neal
Acting

Ryan O'Neal

Born 20 April 1941 · Los Angeles, California, USA · Died 8 December 2023

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

Bones
Barry Lyndon
Desperate Housewives
NCIS: Los Angeles
A Bridge Too Far
Paper Moon
Love Story
Knight of Cups
The Driver
What's Up, Doc?
Malibu's Most Wanted
Chances Are
Unity
Knight of Cups
Slumber Party Slaughter
Malibu's Most Wanted
Gentleman B.
People I Know
Epoch
The List
Coming Soon
Zero Effect
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
Sink Or Swim
Faithful
The Man Upstairs
Chances Are
Small Sacrifices
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
Tough Guys Don't Dance
Fever Pitch
Irreconcilable Differences
Partners
So Fine
Green Ice
The Main Event
The Driver
Oliver's Story
A Bridge Too Far
Nickelodeon
Barry Lyndon
Paper Moon
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
What's Up, Doc?
Wild Rovers
Love Hate Love
Mean Justice
Love Story
The Games
The Big Bounce
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