Ryan O'Neal
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 20, 1941
- Died
- December 8, 2023 (aged 82)
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
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Filmography
Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
This Is Farrah Fawcett
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
My Best Friend's Famous
Movie · as Himself
Filmworker
Movie · as Self
Unity
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Knight of Cups
Movie · as Ryan
Kubrick Remembered
Movie · as Self
Slumber Party Slaughter
Movie · as William O'Toole
Ryan and Tatum: The O'Neals
TV · 8 eps
The Talk
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Farrah's Story
Movie · as Self
NCIS: Los Angeles
TV · 1 ep
What About Brian
TV · 1 ep
Bones
TV · as Max Keenan · 27 eps
Desperate Housewives
TV · as Rodney Scavo · 1 ep
Malibu's Most Wanted
Movie · as Bill Gluckman
Gentleman B.
Movie · as Phil, Bank Manager
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Movie · as Self
Miss Match
TV · as Jerry Fox · 18 eps
People I Know
Movie · as Cary Launer
Epoch
Movie · as Allen Lysander
The List
Movie · as Richard Miller
Bull
TV · 3 eps
Coming Soon
Movie · as Dick
Zero Effect
Movie · as Gregory Stark
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
Movie · as James Edmunds
Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Sink Or Swim
Movie · as Dr. Applefield
Timecop
TV · 1 ep
Faithful
Movie · as Jack Connor
E! True Hollywood Story
TV · 1 ep
Man of the House
Movie · as Man with Kite (uncredited)
The Man Upstairs
Movie · as Mooney Polaski
The Larry Sanders Show
TV · as Ryan O'Neal · 2 eps
Good Sports
TV · as Bobby Tannen · 15 eps
Chances Are
Movie · as Philip Train
Small Sacrifices
Movie · as Lew Lewiston
Small Sacrifices
TV · as Lew Lewiston · 2 eps
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
Movie · as Pimp
Tough Guys Don't Dance
Movie · as Tim Madden
Fever Pitch
Movie · as Taggart
Irreconcilable Differences
Movie · as Albert Brodsky
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Movie · as Self
Partners
Movie · as Sgt. Benson
So Fine
Movie · as Bobby Fine
Green Ice
Movie · as Joseph Wiley
Circle of Two
Movie · as Theatre Patron (uncredited)
The Main Event
Movie · as Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon
The Driver
Movie · as The Driver
Oliver's Story
Movie · as Oliver Barrett IV
A Bridge Too Far
Movie · as Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Nickelodeon
Movie · as Leo Harrigan
Barry Lyndon
Movie · as Barry Lyndon
Paper Moon
Movie · as Moses Pray
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
Movie · as Webster McGee
What's Up, Doc?
Movie · as Howard Bannister
Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?
Movie · as Self
Wild Rovers
Movie · as Frank Post
Love Hate Love
Movie · as Russ Emery
Mean Justice
Movie · as Tal Garrett
Great Performances
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Love Story
Movie · as Oliver Barrett IV
The Games
Movie · as Scott Reynolds
The Big Bounce
Movie · as Jack Ryan
The Dick Cavett Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Felony Squad
TV · 1 ep
Peyton Place
TV · as Rodney Harrington · 514 eps
The Virginian
TV · as Ben Anders · 1 ep
Empire
TV · as Tal Garrett, Tai, Tai Garrett · 32 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 4 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self, Self - (archive footage), Self - Co-Host · 4 eps
My Three Sons
TV · as Chug Williams · 1 ep
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
TV · as Herm · 1 ep
The Untouchables
TV · as Bellhop (uncredited) · 1 ep
Perry Mason
TV · as John Carew · 1 ep
Leave It to Beaver
TV · as Tom Henderson · 1 ep
Bachelor Father
TV · 1 ep
Wagon Train
TV · as Paul Phillips · 1 ep
General Electric Theater
TV · as Art Anderson · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep