Ryan O'Neal
Acting
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
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movieKeep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze
2024
Self (Archival Footage)
movieThis Is Farrah Fawcett
2019
Self (archive footage)
movieUnity
2015
Narrator (voice)
movieSlumber Party Slaughter
2012
William O'Toole
tvThe Talk
2010
Self
tvBones
2005
Max Keenan
tvDesperate Housewives
2004
Rodney Scavo
tvMiss Match
2003
Jerry Fox
movieMalibu's Most Wanted
2003
Bill Gluckman
movieGentleman B.
2003
Phil, Bank Manager
moviePeople I Know
2002
Cary Launer
movieEpoch
2001
Allen Lysander
movieThe List
2000
Richard Miller
movieAn Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
1998
James Edmunds
movieZero Effect
1998
Gregory Stark
movieSink Or Swim
1997
Dr. Applefield
moviePlayboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me
1997
Self (archive footage)
movieFaithful
1996
Jack Connor
movieMan of the House
1995
Man with Kite (uncredited)
movieThe Man Upstairs
1992
Mooney Polaski
tvThe Larry Sanders Show
1992
Ryan O'Neal
tvGood Sports
1991
Bobby Tannen
movieSmall Sacrifices
1989
Lew Lewiston
tvSmall Sacrifices
1989
Lew Lewiston
movieChances Are
1989
Philip Train
movieTough Guys Don't Dance
1987
Tim Madden
movieFever Pitch
1985
Taggart
movieIrreconcilable Differences
1984
Albert Brodsky
moviePartners
1982
Sgt. Benson
movieSo Fine
1981
Bobby Fine
movieGreen Ice
1981
Joseph Wiley
movieCircle of Two
1981
Theatre Patron (uncredited)
movieThe Main Event
1979
Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon
movieOliver's Story
1978
Oliver Barrett IV
movieThe Driver
1978
The Driver
movieA Bridge Too Far
1977
Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
movieNickelodeon
1976
Leo Harrigan
movieBarry Lyndon
1975
Barry Lyndon
moviePaper Moon
1973
Moses Pray
movieThe Thief Who Came to Dinner
1973
Webster McGee
movieWhat's Up, Doc?
1972
Howard Bannister
movieWild Rovers
1971
Frank Post
movieLove Hate Love
1971
Russ Emery
movieMean Justice
1971
Tal Garrett
movieLove Story
1970
Oliver Barrett IV
movieThe Games
1970
Scott Reynolds
movieThe Big Bounce
1969
Jack Ryan
tvThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
Self - Guest
tvPeyton Place
1964
Rodney Harrington
Empire
1962
Tal Garrett / Tai / Tai Garrett
tvThe Virginian
1962
Ben Anders
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
Self / Self - (archive footage) / Self - Co-Host
tvMy Three Sons
1960
Chug Williams
tvThe Untouchables
1959
Bellhop (uncredited)
tvLeave It to Beaver
1957
Tom Henderson
tvPerry Mason
1957
John Carew
tvWagon Train
1957
Paul Phillips
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953
Art Anderson