Ryan O'Neal
Acting
Born: April 20, 1941 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: December 8, 2023 (aged 82)
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Bones
2005
Barry Lyndon
1975
Desperate Housewives
2004
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
A Bridge Too Far
1977
Paper Moon
1973
Love Story
1970
Knight of Cups
2015
The Driver
1978
What's Up, Doc?
1972
Malibu's Most Wanted
2003
Chances Are
1989
Photos (5)
Movies (40)
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
A Bridge Too Far
Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Love Story
Oliver Barrett IV
Paper Moon
Moses Pray
The Driver
The Driver
Knight of Cups
Ryan
Malibu's Most Wanted
Bill Gluckman
Tough Guys Don't Dance
Tim Madden
People I Know
Cary Launer
What's Up, Doc?
Howard Bannister
Chances Are
Philip Train
Zero Effect
Gregory Stark
Man of the House
Man with Kite (uncredited)
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
Webster McGee
So Fine
Bobby Fine
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
James Edmunds
Faithful
Jack Connor
Small Sacrifices
Lew Lewiston
Epoch
Allen Lysander
Irreconcilable Differences
Albert Brodsky
Unity
Narrator (voice)
Nickelodeon
Leo Harrigan
Green Ice
Joseph Wiley
Gentleman B.
Phil, Bank Manager
The Main Event
Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon
Wild Rovers
Frank Post
Oliver's Story
Oliver Barrett IV
Coming Soon
Dick
The List
Richard Miller
Sink Or Swim
Dr. Applefield
Love Hate Love
Russ Emery
Partners
Sgt. Benson
Fever Pitch
Taggart
Circle of Two
Theatre Patron (uncredited)
The Games
Scott Reynolds
The Man Upstairs
Mooney Polaski
The Big Bounce
Jack Ryan
Mean Justice
Tal Garrett
Slumber Party Slaughter
William O'Toole
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
Pimp
TV Shows (23)
Bones
Max Keenan · 27 eps
Desperate Housewives
Rodney Scavo · 1 eps
Perry Mason
John Carew · 1 eps
NCIS: Los Angeles
1 eps
Wagon Train
Paul Phillips · 1 eps
The Virginian
Ben Anders · 1 eps
My Three Sons
Chug Williams · 1 eps
The Untouchables
Bellhop (uncredited) · 1 eps
The Larry Sanders Show
Ryan O'Neal · 2 eps
Leave It to Beaver
Tom Henderson · 1 eps
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Herm · 1 eps
Felony Squad
1 eps
Bachelor Father
1 eps
What About Brian
1 eps
Miss Match
Jerry Fox · 18 eps
Bull
3 eps
Good Sports
Bobby Tannen · 15 eps
General Electric Theater
Art Anderson · 1 eps
Timecop
1 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
1 eps
Ryan and Tatum: The O'Neals
8 eps
Small Sacrifices
Lew Lewiston · 2 eps
Peyton Place
Rodney Harrington · 514 eps
Self / Appearances (18)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 4 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 4 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - (archive footage) · 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host · 5 eps
Great Performances
Self · 1 eps
The Talk
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Self
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Self
Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze
Self (Archival Footage)
Filmworker
Self
This Is Farrah Fawcett
Self (archive footage)
Farrah's Story
Self
Kubrick Remembered
Self
Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me
Self (archive footage)
Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?
Self
My Best Friend's Famous
Himself