
Ryan O'Neal
Known for Acting · 79 credits
- Born
- 1941-04-20
- Died
- 2023-12-08
- Place of birth
- 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
TV Shows (29)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

Bones
2005
as Max Keenan

Desperate Housewives
2004
as Rodney Scavo

NCIS: Los Angeles
2009

Perry Mason
1957
as John Carew

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self / Self - (archive footage) / Self - Co-Host

Wagon Train
1957
as Paul Phillips

Great Performances
1971
as Self

The Virginian
1962
as Ben Anders

The Untouchables
1959
as Bellhop (uncredited)

My Three Sons
1960
as Chug Williams

Leave It to Beaver
1957
as Tom Henderson

The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest

The Larry Sanders Show
1992
as Ryan O'Neal

The Oscars
1953
as Self

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
as Herm

Felony Squad
1966

What About Brian
2006

Bachelor Father
1957

Miss Match
2003
as Jerry Fox

Bull
2000

Timecop
1997

Good Sports
1991
as Bobby Tannen

General Electric Theater
1953
as Art Anderson

E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Empire
1962
as Tal Garrett / Tai / Tai Garrett

Peyton Place
1964
as Rodney Harrington

Small Sacrifices
1989
as Lew Lewiston

Ryan and Tatum: The O'Neals
2011
Movies (50)

Barry Lyndon
1975
as Barry Lyndon

A Bridge Too Far
1977
as Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin

Chances Are
1989
as Philip Train

Green Ice
1981
as Joseph Wiley

Love Story
1970
as Oliver Barrett IV

Unity
2015
as Narrator (voice)

The Driver
1978
as The Driver

Knight of Cups
2015
as Ryan

Sink Or Swim
1997
as Dr. Applefield

Paper Moon
1973
as Moses Pray

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
1998
as James Edmunds

Man of the House
1995
as Man with Kite (uncredited)

Malibu's Most Wanted
2003
as Bill Gluckman

What's Up, Doc?
1972
as Howard Bannister

Coming Soon
1999
as Dick

Small Sacrifices
1989
as Lew Lewiston

Zero Effect
1998
as Gregory Stark

Epoch
2001
as Allen Lysander

The List
2000
as Richard Miller

Irreconcilable Differences
1984
as Albert Brodsky

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2003
as Self

Partners
1982
as Sgt. Benson

Faithful
1996
as Jack Connor

Nickelodeon
1976
as Leo Harrigan

Filmworker
2018
as Self

So Fine
1981
as Bobby Fine

People I Know
2002
as Cary Launer

The Main Event
1979
as Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon

James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
as Self

Fever Pitch
1985
as Taggart

Mean Justice
1971
as Tal Garrett

Circle of Two
1981
as Theatre Patron (uncredited)

Kubrick Remembered
2014
as Self

Oliver's Story
1978
as Oliver Barrett IV

The Games
1970
as Scott Reynolds

Wild Rovers
1971
as Frank Post

Tough Guys Don't Dance
1987
as Tim Madden

The Big Bounce
1969
as Jack Ryan

Love Hate Love
1971
as Russ Emery

The Man Upstairs
1992
as Mooney Polaski

Slumber Party Slaughter
2012
as William O'Toole

The Thief Who Came to Dinner
1973
as Webster McGee

Farrah's Story
2009
as Self

Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me
1997
as Self (archive footage)

Gentleman B.
2003
as Phil, Bank Manager

Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?
1972
as Self

This Is Farrah Fawcett
2019
as Self (archive footage)

My Best Friend's Famous
2019
as Himself

Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze
2024
as Self (Archival Footage)

Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
1988
as Pimp
About Ryan O'Neal
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)… With 79 credits spanning from 1953 to 2024, Ryan O'Neal has appeared in 50 films and 29 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ryan O'Neal Movies
- Barry Lyndon (1975) — as Barry Lyndon
- A Bridge Too Far (1977) — as Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
- Chances Are (1989) — as Philip Train
- Green Ice (1981) — as Joseph Wiley
- Love Story (1970) — as Oliver Barrett IV
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