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Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 20, 1941
Died
December 8, 2023
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Ryan O'Neal
1.0 Popularity
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
0.0
Himself
My Best Friend's Famous
2019
6.0
Self (archive footage)
This Is Farrah Fawcett
2019
7.1
Self
Filmworker
2018
5.7
Ryan
Knight of Cups
2015
7.5
Narrator (voice)
Unity
2015
6.5
Self
Kubrick Remembered
2014
0.0
William O'Toole
Slumber Party Slaughter
2012
0.0
Ryan and Tatum: The O'Neals
2011
7.5
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
4.0
Self
Farrah's Story
2009
Credits
My Best Friend's Famous
as Himself
2019
0.0
This Is Farrah Fawcett
as Self (archive footage)
2019
6.0
Filmworker
as Self
2018
7.1
Knight of Cups
as Ryan
2015
5.7
Unity
as Narrator (voice)
2015
7.5
Kubrick Remembered
as Self
2014
6.5
Slumber Party Slaughter
as William O'Toole
2012
0.0
Ryan and Tatum: The O'Neals
2011
0.0
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
7.5
Farrah's Story
as Self
2009
4.0
What About Brian
2006
5.9
In Justice
2006
6.6
Bones
as Max Keenan
2005
8.2
Desperate Housewives
as Rodney Scavo
2004
7.9
Miss Match
as Jerry Fox
2003
6.6
Malibu's Most Wanted
as Bill Gluckman
2003
5.1
Gentleman B.
as Phil, Bank Manager
2003
3.2
People I Know
as Cary Launer
2002
5.2
Epoch
as Allen Lysander
2001
4.6
The List
as Richard Miller
2000
4.7
Bull
2000
6.8
Coming Soon
as Dick
1999
5.7
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
as James Edmunds
1998
3.8
Zero Effect
as Gregory Stark
1998
6.2
Timecop
1997
6.4
Sink Or Swim
as Dr. Applefield
1997
5.0
Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me
as Self (archive footage)
1997
3.9
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
8.1
Faithful
as Jack Connor
1996
5.2
Man of the House
as Man with Kite (uncredited)
1995
5.4
The Man Upstairs
as Mooney Polaski
1992
5.0
Good Sports
as Bobby Tannen
1991
6.0
Small Sacrifices
as Lew Lewiston
1989
7.8
Small Sacrifices
as Lew Lewiston
1989
0.0
Chances Are
as Philip Train
1989
6.6
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
as Pimp
1988
0.0
Beauty and the Beast
1987
7.4
Tough Guys Don't Dance
as Tim Madden
1987
4.6
Fever Pitch
as Taggart
1985
3.4
Irreconcilable Differences
as Albert Brodsky
1984
5.6
James Bond: The First 21 Years
as Self
1983
5.0
Partners
as Sgt. Benson
1982
5.3
So Fine
as Bobby Fine
1981
4.6
Green Ice
as Joseph Wiley
1981
5.5
Circle of Two
as Theatre Patron (uncredited)
1981
4.5
The Main Event
as Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon
1979
5.3
Oliver's Story
as Oliver Barrett IV
1978
4.6
The Driver
as The Driver
1978
7.2
A Bridge Too Far
as Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
1977
7.2
Nickelodeon
as Leo Harrigan
1976
6.1
Barry Lyndon
as Barry Lyndon
1975
8.0
Paper Moon
as Moses Pray
1973
7.9
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
as Webster McGee
1973
6.9
What's Up, Doc?
as Howard Bannister
1972
7.4
Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?
as Self
1972
5.0
Wild Rovers
as Frank Post
1971
6.2
Love Hate Love
as Russ Emery
1971
5.2
Mean Justice
as Tal Garrett
1971
7.0
Great Performances
as Self
1971
5.8
Love Story
as Oliver Barrett IV
1970
6.8
The Games
as Scott Reynolds
1970
7.1
The Big Bounce
as Jack Ryan
1969
4.9
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1968
6.8
Felony Squad
1966
6.4
Peyton Place
as Rodney Harrington
1964
6.1
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
7.5
🎬
Empire
as Tal Garrett
1962
6.8
🎬
Empire
as Tai
1962
6.8
🎬
Empire
as Tai Garrett
1962
6.8
The Virginian
as Ben Anders
1962
6.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - (archive footage)
1961
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
1961
5.4
My Three Sons
as Chug Williams
1960
6.5
The Untouchables
as Bellhop (uncredited)
1959
7.8
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
as Herm
1959
6.0
Leave It to Beaver
as Tom Henderson
1957
6.9
Perry Mason
as John Carew
1957
7.7
Wagon Train
as Paul Phillips
1957
6.6
Bachelor Father
1957
6.0
The Oscars
as Self
1953
7.0
General Electric Theater
as Art Anderson
1953
6.4