About
Ryan O'Neal
Overview
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
Acting |
||||
| 2019 | My Best Friend's Famous | Actor | Himself | N/A N/A |
| 2019 | This Is Farrah Fawcett | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2018 | Filmworker | Actor | Self | 60 Fair |
| 2015 | Knight of Cups | Actor | Ryan | 57 Average |
| 2015 | Unity | Actor | Narrator (voice) | 60 Fair |
| 2014 | Kubrick Remembered | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2012 | Slumber Party Slaughter | Actor | William O'Toole | N/A N/A |
| 2011 | Ryan and Tatum: The O'Neals | Actor | N/A N/A |
|
| 2009 | Farrah's Story | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2003 | Miss Match | Actor | Jerry Fox | 68 Fair |
| 2003 | Malibu's Most Wanted | Actor | Bill Gluckman | 56 Average |
| 2003 | Gentleman B. | Actor | Phil, Bank Manager | 58 Average |
| 2002 | People I Know | Actor | Cary Launer | 57 Average |
| 2001 | Epoch | Actor | Allen Lysander | 57 Average |
| 2000 | The List | Actor | Richard Miller | 58 Average |
| 1999 | Coming Soon | Actor | Dick | 59 Average |
| 1998 | An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn | Actor | James Edmunds | 57 Average |
| 1998 | Zero Effect | Actor | Gregory Stark | 59 Average |
| 1997 | Sink or Swim | Actor | Dr. Applefield | 58 Average |
| 1997 | Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 1996 | Faithful | Actor | Jack Connor | 58 Average |
| 1995 | Man of the House | Actor | Man with Kite (uncredited) | 57 Average |
| 1992 | The Man Upstairs | Actor | Mooney Polaski | 59 Average |
| 1992 | 1775 | Actor | Jeremy Proctor | N/A N/A |
| 1991 | Good Sports | Actor | Bobby Tannen | 69 Fair |
| 1989 | Small Sacrifices | Actor | Lew Lewiston | 59 Average |
| 1989 | Small Sacrifices | Actor | Lew Lewiston | N/A N/A |
| 1989 | Chances Are | Actor | Philip Train | 61 Fair |
| 1988 | Sam Found Out: A Triple Play | Actor | Pimp | N/A N/A |
| 1987 | Tough Guys Don't Dance | Actor | Tim Madden | 57 Average |
| 1985 | Fever Pitch | Actor | Taggart | 58 Average |
| 1984 | Irreconcilable Differences | Actor | Albert Brodsky | 58 Average |
| 1982 | Partners | Actor | Sgt. Benson | 58 Average |
| 1981 | So Fine | Actor | Bobby Fine | 58 Average |
| 1981 | Green Ice | Actor | Joseph Wiley | 58 Average |
| 1981 | Circle of Two | Actor | Theatre Patron (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1979 | The Main Event | Actor | Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon | 58 Average |
| 1978 | Oliver's Story | Actor | Oliver Barrett IV | 58 Average |
| 1978 | The Driver | Actor | The Driver | 64 Fair |
| 1977 | A Bridge Too Far | Actor | Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin | 66 Fair |
| 1976 | Nickelodeon | Actor | Leo Harrigan | 59 Average |
| 1975 | Barry Lyndon | Actor | Barry Lyndon | 76 Good |
| 1973 | Paper Moon | Actor | Moses Pray | 70 Good |
| 1973 | The Thief Who Came to Dinner | Actor | Webster McGee | 59 Average |
| 1972 | What's Up, Doc? | Actor | Howard Bannister | 65 Fair |
| 1972 | Screwball Comedies... Remember Them? | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 1971 | Wild Rovers | Actor | Frank Post | 59 Average |
| 1971 | Love Hate Love | Actor | Russ Emery | 59 Average |
| 1971 | Mean Justice | Actor | Tal Garrett | 59 Average |
| 1970 | Love Story | Actor | Oliver Barrett IV | 64 Fair |
| 1970 | The Games | Actor | Scott Reynolds | 59 Average |
| 1969 | The Big Bounce | Actor | Jack Ryan | 58 Average |
| 1964 | Peyton Place | Actor | Rodney Harrington | 69 Fair |
| 1962 | Empire | Actor | Tal Garrett | 69 Fair |