Ryan O'Neal

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

82

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 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

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Wagon Train

    Wagon Train

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • Leave It to Beaver

    Leave It to Beaver

  • My Three Sons

    My Three Sons

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • The Untouchables

    The Untouchables

  • Felony Squad

    Felony Squad

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

    The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

  • Love Story

    Love Story

  • Unity

    Unity

  • Filmworker

    Filmworker

  • The Games

    The Games

  • Barry Lyndon

    Barry Lyndon

  • The Driver

    The Driver

  • Kubrick Remembered

    Kubrick Remembered

  • A Bridge Too Far

    A Bridge Too Far

  • Fever Pitch

    Fever Pitch

  • So Fine

    So Fine

  • Bachelor Father

    Bachelor Father

  • Faithful

    Faithful

  • Miss Match

    Miss Match

  • Wild Rovers

    Wild Rovers

  • Coming Soon

    Coming Soon

  • What About Brian

    What About Brian

  • Irreconcilable Differences

    Irreconcilable Differences

  • Green Ice

    Green Ice

  • Small Sacrifices

    Small Sacrifices

  • Chances Are

    Chances Are

  • Partners

    Partners

  • Epoch

    Epoch

  • Man of the House

    Man of the House

  • Malibu's Most Wanted

    Malibu's Most Wanted

  • Knight of Cups

    Knight of Cups

  • Oliver's Story

    Oliver's Story

  • Bull

    Bull

  • Gentleman B.

    Gentleman B.

  • The List

    The List

  • People I Know

    People I Know

  • James Bond: The First 21 Years

    James Bond: The First 21 Years

  • The Big Bounce

    The Big Bounce

  • Paper Moon

    Paper Moon

  • In Justice

    In Justice

  • Empire

    Empire

  • Empire

    Empire

  • Empire

    Empire

  • Circle of Two

    Circle of Two

  • The Main Event

    The Main Event

  • Tough Guys Don't Dance

    Tough Guys Don't Dance

  • Timecop

    Timecop

  • An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

    An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

  • Slumber Party Slaughter

    Slumber Party Slaughter

  • What's Up, Doc?

    What's Up, Doc?

  • The Thief Who Came to Dinner

    The Thief Who Came to Dinner

  • Good Sports

    Good Sports

  • The Man Upstairs

    The Man Upstairs

  • Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?

    Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?

  • Nickelodeon

    Nickelodeon

  • This Is Farrah Fawcett

    This Is Farrah Fawcett

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Love Hate Love

    Love Hate Love

  • Small Sacrifices

    Small Sacrifices

  • Zero Effect

    Zero Effect

  • Peyton Place

    Peyton Place

  • Beauty and the Beast

    Beauty and the Beast

  • Sam Found Out: A Triple Play

    Sam Found Out: A Triple Play

  • Sink Or Swim

    Sink Or Swim

  • My Best Friend's Famous

    My Best Friend's Famous

  • Ryan and Tatum: The O'Neals

    Ryan and Tatum: The O'Neals

  • Mean Justice

    Mean Justice

  • Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me

    Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me

  • Farrah's Story

    Farrah's Story