Ryan O'Neal

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

85

Gender

Male

Birthday

1941-04-20

Day of death

2023-12-08 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

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

  • Bones

    Bones

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Desperate Housewives

    Desperate Housewives

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • NCIS: Los Angeles

    NCIS: Los Angeles

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Wagon Train

    Wagon Train

  • The Untouchables

    The Untouchables

  • Leave It to Beaver

    Leave It to Beaver

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Larry Sanders Show

    The Larry Sanders Show

  • My Three Sons

    My Three Sons

  • Kubrick Remembered

    Kubrick Remembered

  • The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

    The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

  • So Fine

    So Fine

  • Small Sacrifices

    Small Sacrifices

  • Green Ice

    Green Ice

  • Knight of Cups

    Knight of Cups

  • Felony Squad

    Felony Squad

  • A Bridge Too Far

    A Bridge Too Far

  • This Is Farrah Fawcett

    This Is Farrah Fawcett

  • In Justice

    In Justice

  • Bachelor Father

    Bachelor Father

  • Miss Match

    Miss Match

  • Barry Lyndon

    Barry Lyndon

  • What About Brian

    What About Brian

  • Bull

    Bull

  • Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?

    Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?

  • Partners

    Partners

  • Gentleman B.

    Gentleman B.

  • Love Story

    Love Story

  • Epoch

    Epoch

  • Empire

    Empire

  • Empire

    Empire

  • Empire

    Empire

  • Paper Moon

    Paper Moon

  • Chances Are

    Chances Are

  • Coming Soon

    Coming Soon

  • Timecop

    Timecop

  • The List

    The List

  • The Driver

    The Driver

  • Wild Rovers

    Wild Rovers

  • Love Hate Love

    Love Hate Love

  • Malibu's Most Wanted

    Malibu's Most Wanted

  • Good Sports

    Good Sports

  • Slumber Party Slaughter

    Slumber Party Slaughter

  • Unity

    Unity

  • People I Know

    People I Know

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • What's Up, Doc?

    What's Up, Doc?

  • Man of the House

    Man of the House

  • Zero Effect

    Zero Effect

  • Nickelodeon

    Nickelodeon

  • An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

    An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Faithful

    Faithful

  • Ryan and Tatum: The O'Neals

    Ryan and Tatum: The O'Neals

  • My Best Friend's Famous

    My Best Friend's Famous

  • Small Sacrifices

    Small Sacrifices

  • James Bond: The First 21 Years

    James Bond: The First 21 Years

  • The Main Event

    The Main Event

  • Filmworker

    Filmworker

  • Oliver's Story

    Oliver's Story

  • Tough Guys Don't Dance

    Tough Guys Don't Dance

  • Irreconcilable Differences

    Irreconcilable Differences

  • Sink Or Swim

    Sink Or Swim

  • Circle of Two

    Circle of Two

  • Beauty and the Beast

    Beauty and the Beast

  • ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration

    ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration

  • Fever Pitch

    Fever Pitch

  • Peyton Place

    Peyton Place

  • The Thief Who Came to Dinner

    The Thief Who Came to Dinner

  • The Games

    The Games

  • The Big Bounce

    The Big Bounce

  • Mean Justice

    Mean Justice

  • The Man Upstairs

    The Man Upstairs

  • Farrah's Story

    Farrah's Story

  • Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me

    Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me

  • Sam Found Out: A Triple Play

    Sam Found Out: A Triple Play

  • Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze

    Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze