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Ryan O'Neal
Actor

Ryan O'Neal

Born April 20, 1941 in Los Angeles, California, USA

Died December 8, 2023

15 films Website

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.

Awards

0 wins, 3 nominations

Filmography 15

Filmworker (2018) movie poster
Filmworker2018
Malibu's Most Wanted (2003) movie poster
Malibu's Most Wanted2003
People I Know (2002) movie poster
People I Know2002
Epoch (2001) movie poster
Epoch2001
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn (1998) movie poster
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn1998
Zero Effect (1998) movie poster
Zero Effect1998
Chances Are (1989) movie poster
Chances Are1989
Irreconcilable Differences (1984) movie poster
Irreconcilable Differences1984
The Main Event (1979) movie poster
The Main Event1979
The Driver (1978) movie poster
The Driver1978
Barry Lyndon (1975) movie poster
Barry Lyndon1975
Paper Moon (1973) movie poster
Paper Moon1973
What's Up, Doc? (1972) movie poster
What's Up, Doc?1972
Wild Rovers (1971) movie poster
Wild Rovers1971
Love Story (1970) movie poster
Love Story1970