Ryan O'Neal
Acting
Born: 1941-04-20 in Los Angeles, California, USA
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
Bones
Max Keenan
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
Desperate Housewives
Rodney Scavo
NCIS: Los Angeles
A Bridge Too Far
Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Paper Moon
Moses Pray
Love Story
Oliver Barrett IV
Knight of Cups
Ryan
The Driver
The Driver
What's Up, Doc?
Howard Bannister
Malibu's Most Wanted
Bill Gluckman
Chances Are
Philip Train
Zero Effect
Gregory Stark
Man of the House
Man with Kite (uncredited)
People I Know
Cary Launer
The Untouchables
Bellhop (uncredited)
Perry Mason
John Carew
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Larry Sanders Show
Ryan O'Neal
Leave It to Beaver
Tom Henderson
The Oscars
Self
E! True Hollywood Story
Filmworker
Self
The Main Event
Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon
Epoch
Allen Lysander
Nickelodeon
Leo Harrigan
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
James Edmunds
Irreconcilable Differences
Albert Brodsky
Tough Guys Don't Dance
Tim Madden
Wild Rovers
Frank Post
My Three Sons
Chug Williams
Coming Soon
Dick
Unity
Narrator (voice)
The Virginian
Ben Anders
Faithful
Jack Connor
Oliver's Story
Oliver Barrett IV
Wagon Train
Paul Phillips
Partners
Sgt. Benson
So Fine
Bobby Fine
Great Performances
Self