Ryan O'Neal
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 20, 1941
- Died
- December 8, 2023
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
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
Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze 2024
as Self (archive footage)
My Best Friend's Famous 2019
as Himself
This Is Farrah Fawcett 2019
as Self (archive footage)
Filmworker 2018
as Self
Knight of Cups 2015
as Ryan
Unity 2015
as Narrator (voice)
Kubrick Remembered 2014
as Self
Slumber Party Slaughter 2012
as William O'Toole
Farrah's Story 2009
as Self
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration 2003
as Self
Malibu's Most Wanted 2003
as Bill Gluckman
Gentleman B. 2003
as Phil, Bank Manager
People I Know 2002
as Cary Launer
Epoch 2001
as Allen Lysander
The List 2000
as Richard Miller
Coming Soon 1999
as Dick
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn 1998
as James Edmunds
Zero Effect 1998
as Gregory Stark
Sink Or Swim 1997
as Dr. Applefield
Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me 1997
as Self (archive footage)
Faithful 1996
as Jack Connor
Man of the House 1995
as Man with Kite (uncredited)
The Man Upstairs 1992
as Mooney Polaski
Small Sacrifices 1989
as Lew Lewiston
Chances Are 1989
as Philip Train
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play 1988
as Pimp
Tough Guys Don't Dance 1987
as Tim Madden
Fever Pitch 1985
as Taggart
Irreconcilable Differences 1984
as Albert Brodsky
James Bond: The First 21 Years 1983
as Self
Partners 1982
as Sgt. Benson
So Fine 1981
as Bobby Fine
Green Ice 1981
as Joseph Wiley
Circle of Two 1981
as Theatre Patron (uncredited)
The Main Event 1979
as Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon
Oliver's Story 1978
as Oliver Barrett IV
The Driver 1978
as The Driver
A Bridge Too Far 1977
as Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Nickelodeon 1976
as Leo Harrigan
Barry Lyndon 1975
as Barry Lyndon
Paper Moon 1973
as Moses Pray
The Thief Who Came to Dinner 1973
as Webster McGee
What's Up, Doc? 1972
as Howard Bannister
Screwball Comedies... Remember Them? 1972
as Self
Wild Rovers 1971
as Frank Post
Love Hate Love 1971
as Russ Emery
Mean Justice 1971
as Tal Garrett
Love Story 1970
as Oliver Barrett IV
The Games 1970
as Scott Reynolds
The Big Bounce 1969
as Jack Ryan
Credits from TMDB.