Ryan O'Neal

Ryan O'Neal

Date of Birth:

Apr 20, 1941

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.

filmography:

Love Hate Love Love Hate Love

1971

The Man Upstairs The Man Upstairs

1992

Sam Found Out: A Triple Play Sam Found Out: A Triple Play

1988

This Is Farrah Fawcett This Is Farrah Fawcett

2019

Man of the House Man of the House

1995

The List The List

2000

Farrah's Story Farrah's Story

2009

Screwball Comedies... Remember Them? Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?

1972

Fever Pitch Fever Pitch

1985

Oliver's Story Oliver's Story

1978

Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me

1997

Slumber Party Slaughter Slumber Party Slaughter

2012

Unity Unity

2015

Coming Soon Coming Soon

1999

Sink or Swim Sink or Swim

1997

Circle of Two Circle of Two

1981

1775 1775

1992

My Best Friend's Famous My Best Friend's Famous

2019

Gentleman B. Gentleman B.

2003

Knight of Cups Knight of Cups

2015

Mean Justice Mean Justice

1971

Kubrick Remembered Kubrick Remembered

2014

Filmworker Filmworker

2018

The Big Bounce The Big Bounce

1969

Green Ice Green Ice

1981

What's Up, Doc? What's Up, Doc?

1972

Love Story Love Story

1970

Malibu's Most Wanted Malibu's Most Wanted

2003

The Main Event The Main Event

1979

People I Know People I Know

2002

Paper Moon Paper Moon

1973

Chances Are Chances Are

1989

Barry Lyndon Barry Lyndon

1975

Epoch Epoch

2001

A Bridge Too Far A Bridge Too Far

1977

Wild Rovers Wild Rovers

1971

Zero Effect Zero Effect

1998

So Fine So Fine

1981

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

1998

Tough Guys Don't Dance Tough Guys Don't Dance

1987

Nickelodeon Nickelodeon

1976

The Thief Who Came to Dinner The Thief Who Came to Dinner

1973

The Games The Games

1970

Irreconcilable Differences Irreconcilable Differences

1984

Faithful Faithful

1996

Small Sacrifices Small Sacrifices

1989

Partners Partners

1982

The Driver The Driver

1978

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