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Ryan O'Neal

Actor • Born 1941

Ryan O'Neal

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About

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

Bones posterBonesSeries • 2005Desperate Housewives posterDesperate HousewivesSeries • 2004NCIS: Los Angeles posterNCIS: Los AngelesSeries • 2009Perry Mason posterPerry MasonSeries • 1957Wagon Train posterWagon TrainSeries • 1957The Virginian posterThe VirginianSeries • 1962My Three Sons posterMy Three SonsSeries • 1960Leave It to Beaver posterLeave It to BeaverSeries • 1957The Untouchables posterThe UntouchablesSeries • 1959The Larry Sanders Show posterThe Larry Sanders ShowSeries • 1992The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis posterThe Many Loves of Dobie GillisSeries • 1959Felony Squad posterFelony SquadSeries • 1966Bachelor Father posterBachelor FatherSeries • 1957Miss Match posterMiss MatchSeries • 2003What About Brian posterWhat About BrianSeries • 2006Barry Lyndon posterBarry LyndonMovie • 1975A Bridge Too Far posterA Bridge Too FarMovie • 1977Bull posterBullSeries • 2000Love Story posterLove StoryMovie • 1970Knight of Cups posterKnight of CupsMovie • 2015Paper Moon posterPaper MoonMovie • 1973The Driver posterThe DriverMovie • 1978Man of the House posterMan of the HouseMovie • 1995Chances Are posterChances AreMovie • 1989