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), 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.
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Movies (50)
Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze
2024 · Self (archive footage)
My Best Friend's Famous
2019 · Himself
This Is Farrah Fawcett
2019 · Self (archive footage)
Filmworker
2018 · Self
Caballero de copas
2015 · Ryan
Unity
2015 · Narrator (voice)
Kubrick Remembered
2014 · Self
Slumber Party Slaughter
2012 · William O'Toole
Farrah's Story
2009 · Self
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2003 · Self
Malibu's Most Wanted
2003 · Bill Gluckman
Gentleman B.
2003 · Phil, Bank Manager
People I Know
2002 · Cary Launer
Epoch
2001 · Allen Lysander
The List
2000 · Richard Miller
Coming Soon
1999 · Dick
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
1998 · James Edmunds
Zero Effect
1998 · Gregory Stark
Sink Or Swim
1997 · Dr. Applefield
Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me
1997 · Self (archive footage)
Faithful
1996 · Jack Connor
Man of the House
1995 · Man with Kite (uncredited)
The Man Upstairs
1992 · Mooney Polaski
Small Sacrifices
1989 · Lew Lewiston
Chances Are
1989 · Philip Train
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
1988 · Pimp
Tough Guys Don't Dance
1987 · Tim Madden
Fever Pitch
1985 · Taggart
Irreconcilable Differences
1984 · Albert Brodsky
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983 · Self
Partners
1982 · Sgt. Benson
So Fine
1981 · Bobby Fine
Green Ice
1981 · Joseph Wiley
Circle of Two
1981 · Theatre Patron (uncredited)
The Main Event
1979 · Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon
Oliver's Story
1978 · Oliver Barrett IV
The Driver
1978 · The Driver
A Bridge Too Far
1977 · Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Nickelodeon
1976 · Leo Harrigan
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Barry Lyndon
Paper Moon
1973 · Moses Pray
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
1973 · Webster McGee
What's Up, Doc?
1972 · Howard Bannister
Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?
1972 · Self
Wild Rovers
1971 · Frank Post
Love Hate Love
1971 · Russ Emery
Mean Justice
1971 · Tal Garrett
Love Story
1970 · Oliver Barrett IV
The Games
1970 · Scott Reynolds
The Big Bounce
1969 · Jack Ryan
TV shows (30)
Ryan and Tatum: The O'Neals
2011
The Talk
2010 · Self
NCIS: Los Ángeles
2009
What About Brian
2006
Bones
2005 · Max Keenan
Esposas Desesperadas
2004 · Rodney Scavo
Miss Match
2003 · Jerry Fox
Bull
2000
Timecop
1997
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
The Larry Sanders Show
1992 · Ryan O'Neal
Good Sports
1991 · Bobby Tannen
Small Sacrifices
1989 · Lew Lewiston
Great Performances
1971 · Self
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
Felony Squad
1966
Peyton Place
1964 · Rodney Harrington
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
Empire
1962 · Tal Garrett, Tai, Tai Garrett
The Virginian
1962 · Ben Anders
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self, Self - (archive footage), Self - Co-Host
My Three Sons
1960 · Chug Williams
The Untouchables
1959 · Bellhop (uncredited)
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959 · Herm
Leave It to Beaver
1957 · Tom Henderson
Perry Mason
1957 · John Carew
Wagon Train
1957 · Paul Phillips
Bachelor Father
1957
The Oscars
1953 · Self
General Electric Theater
1953 · Art Anderson