Ryan O'Neal
40 movies · 23 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 20, 1941
- Died
- Dec 8, 2023 (age 82)
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- Charles Patrick 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).
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From 2005 to 2017, he had a recurring role in the Fox TV series Bones as Max, the father of the show's protagonist.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Ryan O'Neal: movies and TV shows
Acting (63)
- 2015 Knight of Cups
as Ryan
- 2015 Unity
as Narrator (voice)
- 2012 Slumber Party Slaughter
as William O'Toole
- 2009
- 2006
- 2005
- 2004
- 2003
- 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 Coming Soon
as Dick
- 1998 An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
as James Edmunds
- 1998 Zero Effect
as Gregory Stark
- 1997
- 1997 Sink Or Swim
as Dr. Applefield
- 1996
- 1996 Faithful
as Jack Connor
- 1995 Man of the House
as Man with Kite (uncredited)
- 1992 The Man Upstairs
as Mooney Polaski
- 1992
- 1991
- 1989 Small Sacrifices
as Lew Lewiston
- 1989
- 1989 Chances Are
as Philip Train
- 1988 Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
as Pimp
- 1987 Tough Guys Don't Dance
as Tim Madden
- 1985 Fever Pitch
as Taggart
- 1984 Irreconcilable Differences
as Albert Brodsky
- 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 The Thief Who Came to Dinner
as Webster McGee
- 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
- 1966
- 1964
- 1962
- 1962
- 1960
- 1959
- 1959
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957
- 1953
Talk shows and appearances (17)
- 2024
- 2019
- 2019
- 2018
- 2014
- 2011 Ryan and Tatum: The O'Neals
8 episodes
- 2010 The Talk
1 episode
- 2009
- 2003
- 1997
- 1983
- 1972
- 1971 Great Performances
1 episode
- 1968 The Dick Cavett Show
1 episode
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
4 episodes
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show
10 episodes
- 1953 The Oscars
1 episode