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Actor
Ryan O'Neal
- Born April 20, 1941 in Los Angeles, California, USA
- Died December 8, 2023
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.
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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
Bones2005
Barry Lyndon1975
Desperate Housewives2004
NCIS: Los Angeles2009
A Bridge Too Far1977
Paper Moon1973
Love Story1970
Knight of Cups2015
Filmography
- 2024Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and MozeFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2019This Is Farrah FawcettFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2019My Best Friend's FamousFilmHimself
- 2018FilmworkerFilmSelf
- 2015Knight of CupsFilmRyan
- 2015UnityFilmNarrator (voice)
- 2014Kubrick RememberedFilmSelf
- 2012Slumber Party SlaughterFilmWilliam O'Toole
- 2011Ryan and Tatum: The O'NealsSeries
- 2010The TalkSeriesSelf
- 2009NCIS: Los AngelesSeries
- 2009Farrah's StoryFilmSelf
- 2006What About BrianSeries
- 2005BonesSeriesMax Keenan
- 2004Desperate HousewivesSeriesRodney Scavo
- 2003Malibu's Most WantedFilmBill Gluckman
- 2003Miss MatchSeriesJerry Fox
- 2003Gentleman B.FilmPhil, Bank Manager
- 2003ABC's 50th Anniversary CelebrationFilmSelf
- 2002People I KnowFilmCary Launer
- 2001EpochFilmAllen Lysander
- 2000The ListFilmRichard Miller
- 2000BullSeries
- 1999Coming SoonFilmDick
- 1998Zero EffectFilmGregory Stark
- 1998An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, BurnFilmJames Edmunds
- 1997TimecopSeries
- 1997Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of MeFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1997Sink Or SwimFilmDr. Applefield
- 1996E! True Hollywood StorySeries
- 1996FaithfulFilmJack Connor
- 1995Man of the HouseFilmMan with Kite (uncredited)
- 1992The Larry Sanders ShowSeriesRyan O'Neal
- 1992The Man UpstairsFilmMooney Polaski
- 1991Good SportsSeriesBobby Tannen
- 1989Chances AreFilmPhilip Train
- 1989Small SacrificesFilmLew Lewiston
- 1989Small SacrificesSeriesLew Lewiston
- 1988Sam Found Out: A Triple PlayFilmPimp
- 1987Tough Guys Don't DanceFilmTim Madden
- 1985Fever PitchFilmTaggart
- 1984Irreconcilable DifferencesFilmAlbert Brodsky
- 1983James Bond: The First 21 YearsFilmSelf
- 1982PartnersFilmSgt. Benson
- 1981So FineFilmBobby Fine
- 1981Green IceFilmJoseph Wiley
- 1981Circle of TwoFilmTheatre Patron (uncredited)
- 1979The Main EventFilmEddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon
- 1978The DriverFilmThe Driver
- 1978Oliver's StoryFilmOliver Barrett IV
- 1977A Bridge Too FarFilmBrig. Gen. James M. Gavin
- 1976NickelodeonFilmLeo Harrigan
- 1975Barry LyndonFilmBarry Lyndon
- 1973Paper MoonFilmMoses Pray
- 1973The Thief Who Came to DinnerFilmWebster McGee
- 1972What's Up, Doc?FilmHoward Bannister
- 1972Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?FilmSelf
- 1971Wild RoversFilmFrank Post
- 1971Great PerformancesSeriesSelf
- 1971Love Hate LoveFilmRuss Emery
- 1971Mean JusticeFilmTal Garrett
- 1970Love StoryFilmOliver Barrett IV
- 1970The GamesFilmScott Reynolds
- 1969The Big BounceFilmJack Ryan
- 1968The Dick Cavett ShowSeriesSelf - Guest
- 1966Felony SquadSeries
- 1964Peyton PlaceSeriesRodney Harrington
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeriesSelf
- 1962The VirginianSeriesBen Anders
- 1962EmpireSeriesTal Garrett, Tai, Tai Garrett
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeriesSelf, Self - (archive footage), Self - Co-Host
- 1960My Three SonsSeriesChug Williams
- 1959The UntouchablesSeriesBellhop (uncredited)
- 1959The Many Loves of Dobie GillisSeriesHerm
- 1957Perry MasonSeriesJohn Carew
- 1957Leave It to BeaverSeriesTom Henderson
- 1957Wagon TrainSeriesPaul Phillips
- 1957Bachelor FatherSeries
- 1953The OscarsSeriesSelf
- 1953General Electric TheaterSeriesArt Anderson