Ryan O'Neal
Known for ActingBorn 1941-04-20 — died 2023-12-08Los Angeles, California, USA
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).
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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
Barry Lyndon
1975 · as Barry Lyndon
A Bridge Too Far
1977 · as Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Knight of Cups
2015 · as Ryan
Love Story
1970 · as Oliver Barrett IV
People I Know
2002 · as Cary Launer
The Driver
1978 · as The Driver
Malibu's Most Wanted
2003 · as Bill Gluckman
So Fine
1981 · as Bobby Fine
Paper Moon
1973 · as Moses Pray
What's Up, Doc?
1972 · as Howard Bannister
Chances Are
1989 · as Philip Train
Man of the House
1995 · as Man with Kite (uncredited)
Green Ice
1981 · as Joseph Wiley
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2003 · as Self
Coming Soon
1999 · as Dick
Zero Effect
1998 · as Gregory Stark
The List
2000 · as Richard Miller
Love Hate Love
1971 · as Russ Emery