Ryan O'Neal

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

83

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

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Bones

    Bones

  • NCIS: Los Angeles

    NCIS: Los Angeles

  • Desperate Housewives

    Desperate Housewives

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • My Three Sons

    My Three Sons

  • Wagon Train

    Wagon Train

  • Leave It to Beaver

    Leave It to Beaver

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • The Untouchables

    The Untouchables

  • Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

    Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

  • Felony Squad

    Felony Squad

  • The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

    The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

  • Bachelor Father

    Bachelor Father

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Miss Match

    Miss Match

  • A Bridge Too Far

    A Bridge Too Far

  • What About Brian

    What About Brian

  • Paper Moon

    Paper Moon

  • The Driver

    The Driver

  • Love Story

    Love Story

  • Barry Lyndon

    Barry Lyndon

  • James Bond: The First 21 Years

    James Bond: The First 21 Years

  • Bull

    Bull

  • People I Know

    People I Know

  • Unity

    Unity

  • Slumber Party Slaughter

    Slumber Party Slaughter

  • Filmworker

    Filmworker

  • The Big Bounce

    The Big Bounce

  • Oliver's Story

    Oliver's Story

  • Circle of Two

    Circle of Two

  • In Justice

    In Justice

  • The Games

    The Games

  • Mean Justice

    Mean Justice

  • Empire

    Empire

  • Empire

    Empire

  • Empire

    Empire

  • Chances Are

    Chances Are

  • Timecop

    Timecop

  • Fever Pitch

    Fever Pitch

  • Knight of Cups

    Knight of Cups

  • Tough Guys Don't Dance

    Tough Guys Don't Dance

  • Malibu's Most Wanted

    Malibu's Most Wanted

  • Kubrick Remembered

    Kubrick Remembered

  • Coming Soon

    Coming Soon

  • Faithful

    Faithful

  • Man of the House

    Man of the House

  • An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

    An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

  • So Fine

    So Fine

  • Irreconcilable Differences

    Irreconcilable Differences

  • Green Ice

    Green Ice

  • The Thief Who Came to Dinner

    The Thief Who Came to Dinner

  • What's Up, Doc?

    What's Up, Doc?

  • Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?

    Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?

  • Good Sports

    Good Sports

  • Nickelodeon

    Nickelodeon

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • Zero Effect

    Zero Effect

  • The Man Upstairs

    The Man Upstairs

  • Love Hate Love

    Love Hate Love

  • Small Sacrifices

    Small Sacrifices

  • Peyton Place

    Peyton Place

  • The Main Event

    The Main Event

  • The List

    The List

  • Partners

    Partners

  • Epoch

    Epoch

  • Small Sacrifices

    Small Sacrifices

  • This Is Farrah Fawcett

    This Is Farrah Fawcett

  • Ryan and Tatum: The O'Neals

    Ryan and Tatum: The O'Neals

  • Beauty and the Beast

    Beauty and the Beast

  • Farrah's Story

    Farrah's Story

  • My Best Friend's Famous

    My Best Friend's Famous

  • Gentleman B.

    Gentleman B.

  • Wild Rovers

    Wild Rovers

  • Sink Or Swim

    Sink Or Swim

  • Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me

    Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me

  • Sam Found Out: A Triple Play

    Sam Found Out: A Triple Play