Portrait of Ryan O'Neal

Ryan O'Neal

Acting

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.

Born: April 20, 1941

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

Filmography

2019
This Is Farrah Fawcett

as Self (archive footage)

2018
Filmworker

as Self

2015
2015
Unity

as Narrator (voice)

2012
Slumber Party Slaughter

as William O'Toole

2009
2005
Bones

as Max Keenan

2004
Desperate Housewives

as Rodney Scavo

2003
Miss Match

as Jerry Fox

2003
Malibu's Most Wanted

as Bill Gluckman

2003
Gentleman B.

as Phil, Bank Manager

2002
People I Know

as Cary Launer

2001
Epoch

as Allen Lysander

2000
The List

as Richard Miller

2000
1999
1998
Zero Effect

as Gregory Stark

1997
Sink Or Swim

as Dr. Applefield

1997
Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me

as Self (archive footage)

1996
Faithful

as Jack Connor

1995
Man of the House

as Man with Kite (uncredited)

1992
The Man Upstairs

as Mooney Polaski

1991
Good Sports

as Bobby Tannen

1989
Small Sacrifices

as Lew Lewiston

1989
Small Sacrifices

as Lew Lewiston

1989
Chances Are

as Philip Train

1987
1985
Fever Pitch

as Taggart

1984
1982
Partners

as Sgt. Benson

1981
So Fine

as Bobby Fine

1981
Green Ice

as Joseph Wiley

1981
Circle of Two

as Theatre Patron (uncredited)

1979
The Main Event

as Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon

1978
Oliver's Story

as Oliver Barrett IV

1978
The Driver

as The Driver

1977
A Bridge Too Far

as Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin

1976
Nickelodeon

as Leo Harrigan

1975
Barry Lyndon

as Barry Lyndon

1973
Paper Moon

as Moses Pray

1973
1972
What's Up, Doc?

as Howard Bannister

1971
Wild Rovers

as Frank Post

1971
Love Hate Love

as Russ Emery

1971
Mean Justice

as Tal Garrett

1970
Love Story

as Oliver Barrett IV

1970
The Games

as Scott Reynolds

1969
The Big Bounce

as Jack Ryan

1968
The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

1964
Peyton Place

as Rodney Harrington

1962
The Virginian

as Ben Anders

1961
The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - (archive footage)

1961
The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

1960
My Three Sons

as Chug Williams

1959
The Untouchables

as Bellhop (uncredited)

1957
Leave It to Beaver

as Tom Henderson

1957
Perry Mason

as John Carew

1957
Wagon Train

as Paul Phillips

1953
The Oscars

as Self

1953
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