Ryan O'Neal
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Barry Lyndon
1975
as Barry Lyndon
Love Story
1970
as Oliver Barrett IV
A Bridge Too Far
1977
as Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Knight of Cups
2015
as Ryan
The Driver
1978
as The Driver
Paper Moon
1973
as Moses Pray
So Fine
1981
as Bobby Fine
Unity
2015
as Narrator (voice)
Malibu's Most Wanted
2003
as Bill Gluckman
Chances Are
1989
as Philip Train
Epoch
2001
as Allen Lysander
What's Up, Doc?
1972
as Howard Bannister
Circle of Two
1981
as Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Faithful
1996
as Jack Connor
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
1998
as James Edmunds
People I Know
2002
as Cary Launer
The List
2000
as Richard Miller
Coming Soon
1999
as Dick
The Main Event
1979
as Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon
Man of the House
1995
as Man with Kite (uncredited)