Ryan O'Neal
Born: 1941-04-20
Place of Birth: 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.
Known For
Oliver's Story
Barry Lyndon
A Bridge Too Far
Unity
Green Ice
Love Story
Coming Soon
Faithful
Paper Moon
Wild Rovers
The Games
Filmworker
Kubrick Remembered
Partners
Knight of Cups
Chances Are
The Driver
What's Up, Doc?
So Fine
Epoch
Farrah's Story
Small Sacrifices
The List
Malibu's Most Wanted
Man of the House
The Man Upstairs
Gentleman B.
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
Sink Or Swim
Love Hate Love
The Main Event
Nickelodeon
Irreconcilable Differences
The Big Bounce
People I Know
Tough Guys Don't Dance
Zero Effect
James Bond: The First 21 Years
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
This Is Farrah Fawcett
Circle of Two
Fever Pitch
Slumber Party Slaughter
Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me
My Best Friend's Famous
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
Mean Justice
