
Ryan O'Neal
Known for Acting · 80 credits
- Born
- 1941-04-20
- Died
- 2023-12-08
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- Charles Patrick 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
TV Shows (30)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

Bones
2005
as Max Keenan

Desperate Housewives
2004
as Rodney Scavo

Perry Mason
1957
as John Carew

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self / Self - (archive footage) / Self - Co-Host

NCIS: Los Angeles
2009

Wagon Train
1957
as Paul Phillips

Great Performances
1971
as Self

My Three Sons
1960
as Chug Williams

The Virginian
1962
as Ben Anders

The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest

The Talk
2010
as Self

The Untouchables
1959
as Bellhop (uncredited)

Leave It to Beaver
1957
as Tom Henderson

The Oscars
1953
as Self

The Larry Sanders Show
1992
as Ryan O'Neal

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
as Herm

Felony Squad
1966

What About Brian
2006

Miss Match
2003
as Jerry Fox

Bachelor Father
1957

Good Sports
1991
as Bobby Tannen

Peyton Place
1964
as Rodney Harrington

Timecop
1997
Empire
1962
as Tal Garrett / Tai / Tai Garrett

E! True Hollywood Story
1996

General Electric Theater
1953
as Art Anderson

Bull
2000

Small Sacrifices
1989
as Lew Lewiston

Ryan and Tatum: The O'Neals
2011
Movies (50)

Barry Lyndon
1975
as Barry Lyndon

A Bridge Too Far
1977
as Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin

Knight of Cups
2015
as Ryan

So Fine
1981
as Bobby Fine

The Driver
1978
as The Driver

Paper Moon
1973
as Moses Pray

Love Story
1970
as Oliver Barrett IV

Chances Are
1989
as Philip Train

Nickelodeon
1976
as Leo Harrigan

What's Up, Doc?
1972
as Howard Bannister

Malibu's Most Wanted
2003
as Bill Gluckman

Epoch
2001
as Allen Lysander

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2003
as Self

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
1998
as James Edmunds

Tough Guys Don't Dance
1987
as Tim Madden

Small Sacrifices
1989
as Lew Lewiston

People I Know
2002
as Cary Launer

Green Ice
1981
as Joseph Wiley

Man of the House
1995
as Man with Kite (uncredited)

Gentleman B.
2003
as Phil, Bank Manager

The List
2000
as Richard Miller

Circle of Two
1981
as Theatre Patron (uncredited)

Unity
2015
as Narrator (voice)

The Thief Who Came to Dinner
1973
as Webster McGee

Love Hate Love
1971
as Russ Emery

Sink Or Swim
1997
as Dr. Applefield

Irreconcilable Differences
1984
as Albert Brodsky

Farrah's Story
2009
as Self

Zero Effect
1998
as Gregory Stark

Oliver's Story
1978
as Oliver Barrett IV

This Is Farrah Fawcett
2019
as Self (archive footage)

Partners
1982
as Sgt. Benson

Faithful
1996
as Jack Connor

Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze
2024
as Self (Archival Footage)

Fever Pitch
1985
as Taggart

The Main Event
1979
as Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon

Filmworker
2018
as Self

James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
as Self

Coming Soon
1999
as Dick

The Big Bounce
1969
as Jack Ryan

My Best Friend's Famous
2019
as Himself

Slumber Party Slaughter
2012
as William O'Toole

Kubrick Remembered
2014
as Self

The Games
1970
as Scott Reynolds

The Man Upstairs
1992
as Mooney Polaski

Wild Rovers
1971
as Frank Post

Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?
1972
as Self

Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me
1997
as Self (archive footage)

Mean Justice
1971
as Tal Garrett

Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
1988
as Pimp
About Ryan O'Neal
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)… With 80 credits spanning from 1953 to 2024, Ryan O'Neal has appeared in 50 films and 30 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ryan O'Neal Movies
- Barry Lyndon (1975) — as Barry Lyndon
- A Bridge Too Far (1977) — as Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
- Knight of Cups (2015) — as Ryan
- So Fine (1981) — as Bobby Fine
- The Driver (1978) — as The Driver
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