Ryan O'Neal1941 - 2023

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Actor

Popularity

4.9

Famous

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.

Credits

The Driver
The Driver

1978

as: The Driver

7.2
1.6
Chances Are
Chances Are

1989

as: Philip Train

6.6
1.6
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon

1975

as: Barry Lyndon

8
3.1
Epoch
Epoch

2001

as: Allen Lysander

4.7
0.6
A Bridge Too Far
A Bridge Too Far

1977

as: Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin

7.2
3.1
Paper Moon
Paper Moon

1973

as: Moses Pray

7.9
1.5
People I Know
People I Know

2002

as: Cary Launer

5.3
0.7
What's Up, Doc?
What's Up, Doc?

1972

as: Howard Bannister

7.4
1.4
Love Story
Love Story

1970

as: Oliver Barrett IV

6.8
4.1
Malibu's Most Wanted
Malibu's Most Wanted

2003

as: Bill Gluckman

5.1
1.6
The Main Event
The Main Event

1979

as: Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon

5.2
0.4
Wild Rovers
Wild Rovers

1971

as: Frank Post

6.3
0.6
Zero Effect
Zero Effect

1998

as: Gregory Stark

6.2
0.9
Irreconcilable Differences
Irreconcilable Differences

1984

as: Albert Brodsky

5.6
0.7
Faithful
Faithful

1996

as: Jack Connor

5.6
1.3
Small Sacrifices
Small Sacrifices

1989

as: Lew Lewiston

7.6
0.4
Partners
Partners

1982

as: Sgt. Benson

5.5
0.5
The Games
The Games

1970

as: Scott Reynolds

7.1
0.4
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
The Thief Who Came to Dinner

1973

as: Webster McGee

6.9
0.4
So Fine
So Fine

1981

as: Bobby Fine

5
0.5
Tough Guys Don't Dance
Tough Guys Don't Dance

1987

as: Tim Madden

4.8
0.3
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
4
0.8
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon

1976

as: Leo Harrigan

6.1
1
Green Ice
Green Ice

1981

as: Joseph Wiley

5.5
0.6
The Big Bounce
The Big Bounce

1969

as: Jack Ryan

5.2
0.5
Fever Pitch
Fever Pitch

1985

as: Taggart

3.7
0.3
Oliver's Story
Oliver's Story

1978

as: Oliver Barrett IV

4.8
0.6
Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me
Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me

1997

as: Self (archive footage)

4.4
0.2
Farrah's Story
Farrah's Story

2009

as: Self

4
0.1
The List
The List

2000

as: Richard Miller

4.8
0.6
The Man Upstairs
The Man Upstairs

1992

as: Mooney Polaski

5
0.3
Love Hate Love
Love Hate Love

1971

as: Russ Emery

5.8
0.2
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
0
0.2
This Is Farrah Fawcett
This Is Farrah Fawcett

2019

as: Self (archive footage)

6
0.2
Man of the House
Man of the House

1995

as: Man with Kite (uncredited)

5.3
0.8
Slumber Party Slaughter
Slumber Party Slaughter

2012

as: William O'Toole

0
0.2
Unity
Unity

2015

as: Narrator (voice)

7.5
1.7
Knight of Cups
Knight of Cups

2015

as: Ryan

5.7
2.3
Mean Justice
Mean Justice

1971

as: Tal Garrett

7
0.3
Kubrick Remembered
Kubrick Remembered

2014

as: Self

6.5
0.2
Filmworker
Filmworker

2018

as: Self

7.1
0.3
Gentleman B.
Gentleman B.

2003

as: Phil, Bank Manager

2.7
0.2
My Best Friend's Famous
0
0.1
Coming Soon
Coming Soon

1999

as: Dick

5.8
1.6
Hacks
Hacks

1997

as: Dr. Applefield

4.8
0.5
Circle of Two
Circle of Two

1981

as: Theatre Patron (uncredited)

4.9
1

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