Ryan O'Neal
Known for: Acting
Born: April 20, 1941
Died: December 8, 2023
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
50 movies · 30 TV shows, newest first
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Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze
2024
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My Best Friend's Famous
2019
6.0
This Is Farrah Fawcett
2019
7.1
Filmworker
2018
5.7
Knight of Cups
2015
7.5
Unity
2015
6.3
Kubrick Remembered
2014
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Slumber Party Slaughter
2012
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Ryan and Tatum: The O'Neals
2011
3.0
The Talk
2010
7.5
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
6.0
Farrah's Story
2009
6.3
What About Brian
2006
8.2
Bones
2005
7.9
Desperate Housewives
2004
6.6
Miss Match
2003
8.0
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2003
5.4
Malibu's Most Wanted
2003
4.4
Gentleman B.
2003
5.2
People I Know
2002
4.7
Epoch
2001
4.8
The List
2000
6.8
Bull
2000
5.6
Coming Soon
1999
3.9
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
1998
6.3
Zero Effect
1998
6.5
Timecop
1997
5.3
Sink Or Swim
1997
4.1
Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me
1997
8.1
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
5.5
Faithful
1996
5.4
Man of the House
1995
5.7
The Man Upstairs
1992
7.7
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
6.5
Good Sports
1991
7.9
Small Sacrifices
1989
7.5
Small Sacrifices
1989
6.6
Chances Are
1989
10.0
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
1988
4.7
Tough Guys Don't Dance
1987
4.3
Fever Pitch
1985
5.6
Irreconcilable Differences
1984
6.7
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
5.5
Partners
1982
4.7
So Fine
1981
5.7
Green Ice
1981
4.8
Circle of Two
1981
5.3
The Main Event
1979
4.8
Oliver's Story
1978
7.2
The Driver
1978
7.2
A Bridge Too Far
1977
6.1
Nickelodeon
1976
8.0
Barry Lyndon
1975
7.9
Paper Moon
1973
7.0
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
1973
7.4
What's Up, Doc?
1972
5.0
Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?
1972
6.1
Wild Rovers
1971
5.9
Love Hate Love
1971
7.0
Mean Justice
1971
6.1
Great Performances
1971
6.8
Love Story
1970
7.4
The Games
1970
5.1
The Big Bounce
1969
6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
6.5
Felony Squad
1966
6.2
Peyton Place
1964
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
19627.0
Empire
1962
6.5
The Virginian
1962
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
6.6
My Three Sons
1960
8.0
The Untouchables
1959
6.3
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
6.9
Leave It to Beaver
1957
7.7
Perry Mason
1957
6.6
Wagon Train
1957
6.2
Bachelor Father
1957
7.0
The Oscars
1953
6.8
General Electric Theater
1953