Ryan O'Neal
ActingBiography
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.
Movies
(50 total)
Barry Lyndon
as Barry Lyndon
A Bridge Too Far
as Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Paper Moon
as Moses Pray
Love Story
as Oliver Barrett IV
Knight of Cups
as Ryan
The Driver
as The Driver
What's Up, Doc?
as Howard Bannister
Malibu's Most Wanted
as Bill Gluckman
Chances Are
as Philip Train
Zero Effect
as Gregory Stark
Man of the House
as Man with Kite (uncredited)
People I Know
as Cary Launer
Filmworker
as Self
The Main Event
as Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon
Epoch
as Allen Lysander
Irreconcilable Differences
as Albert Brodsky
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
as James Edmunds
Wild Rovers
as Frank Post
Tough Guys Don't Dance
as Tim Madden
Nickelodeon
as Leo Harrigan
TV Shows
(34 total)
Bones
as Max Keenan
Desperate Housewives
as Rodney Scavo
Perry Mason
as John Carew
The Untouchables
as Bellhop (uncredited)
The Larry Sanders Show
as Ryan O'Neal
Leave It to Beaver
as Tom Henderson
The Oscars
as Self
My Three Sons
as Chug Williams
The Virginian
as Ben Anders
Wagon Train
as Paul Phillips
Great Performances
as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
Miss Match
as Jerry Fox
