Ryan O'Neal
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
Acting
1978
asThe Driver
1989
asPhilip Train
1975
asBarry Lyndon
2001
asAllen Lysander
1977
asBrig. Gen. James M. Gavin
1973
asMoses Pray
2002
asCary Launer
1972
asHoward Bannister
1970
asOliver Barrett IV
2003
asBill Gluckman
1979
asEddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon
1971
asFrank Post
1998
asGregory Stark
1984
asAlbert Brodsky
1996
asJack Connor
1989
asLew Lewiston
1982
asSgt. Benson
1970
asScott Reynolds
1973
asWebster McGee
1981
asBobby Fine
1987
asTim Madden
1998
asJames Edmunds
1976
asLeo Harrigan
1981
asJoseph Wiley
1969
asJack Ryan
1972
asSelf
1985
asTaggart
1978
asOliver Barrett IV
1997
asSelf (archive footage)
2009
asSelf
2000
asRichard Miller
1992
asMooney Polaski
1971
asRuss Emery
1988
asPimp
2019
asSelf (archive footage)
1995
asMan with Kite (uncredited)
2012
asWilliam O'Toole
2015
asNarrator (voice)
2015
asRyan
1971
asTal Garrett
2014
asSelf
2018
asSelf
2003
asPhil, Bank Manager
2019
asHimself
1999
asDick
1997
asDr. Applefield
1981
asTheatre Patron (uncredited)
asHerm
asRodney Scavo
asJerry Fox
asMax Keenan
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asJohn Carew
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asArt Anderson
asTom Henderson
asBobby Tannen
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asBen Anders
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asRodney Harrington
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asSelf
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asSelf
asTal Garrett
asSelf
asSelf - Guest
asLew Lewiston
asSelf - (archive footage)
asTai
asTai Garrett
asSelf
asSelf - Co-Host
asChug Williams
asBellhop (uncredited)
asPaul Phillips
Production
Crew
Directing
