Ryan O'Neal

Acting

Apr 20, 1941 – Dec 8, 2023 · Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Barry Lyndon1975
as ⁨Barry Lyndon⁩
A Bridge Too Far1977
as ⁨Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin⁩
Paper Moon1973
as ⁨Moses Pray⁩
Love Story1970
as ⁨Oliver Barrett IV⁩
Knight of Cups2015
as ⁨Ryan⁩
The Driver1978
as ⁨The Driver⁩
What's Up, Doc?1972
as ⁨Howard Bannister⁩
as ⁨Bill Gluckman⁩
as ⁨Philip Train⁩
as ⁨Gregory Stark⁩
as ⁨Man with Kite (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Cary Launer⁩
as ⁨Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon⁩
as ⁨Allen Lysander⁩
as ⁨Leo Harrigan⁩
as ⁨James Edmunds⁩
as ⁨Albert Brodsky⁩
as ⁨Tim Madden⁩
as ⁨Frank Post⁩

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Barry Lyndon1975
as ⁨Barry Lyndon⁩
A Bridge Too Far1977
as ⁨Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin⁩
Paper Moon1973
as ⁨Moses Pray⁩
Love Story1970
as ⁨Oliver Barrett IV⁩
Knight of Cups2015
as ⁨Ryan⁩
The Driver1978
as ⁨The Driver⁩
What's Up, Doc?1972
as ⁨Howard Bannister⁩
as ⁨Bill Gluckman⁩
as ⁨Philip Train⁩
as ⁨Gregory Stark⁩
as ⁨Man with Kite (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Cary Launer⁩
as ⁨Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon⁩
as ⁨Allen Lysander⁩
as ⁨Leo Harrigan⁩
as ⁨James Edmunds⁩
as ⁨Albert Brodsky⁩
as ⁨Tim Madden⁩
as ⁨Frank Post⁩