
Ryan O'Neal
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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
Credits

Barry Lyndon (1975)
as Barry Lyndon

A Bridge Too Far (1977)
as Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin

Knight of Cups (2015)
as Ryan

So Fine (1981)
as Bobby Fine

The Driver (1978)
as The Driver

Paper Moon (1973)
as Moses Pray

Love Story (1970)
as Oliver Barrett IV

Malibu's Most Wanted (2003)
as Bill Gluckman

What's Up, Doc? (1972)
as Howard Bannister

Chances Are (1989)
as Philip Train

People I Know (2002)
as Cary Launer

Nickelodeon (1976)
as Leo Harrigan

Man of the House (1995)
as Man with Kite (uncredited)

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2003)
as Self

Green Ice (1981)
as Joseph Wiley

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn (1998)
as James Edmunds

Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987)
as Tim Madden

Small Sacrifices (1989)
as Lew Lewiston

Circle of Two (1981)
as Theatre Patron (uncredited)

Irreconcilable Differences (1984)
as Albert Brodsky

The Thief Who Came to Dinner (1973)
as Webster McGee

Zero Effect (1998)
as Gregory Stark

The List (2000)
as Richard Miller

Coming Soon (1999)
as Dick

Unity (2015)
as Narrator (voice)

Love Hate Love (1971)
as Russ Emery

The Main Event (1979)
as Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon

Faithful (1996)
as Jack Connor

Gentleman B. (2003)
as Phil, Bank Manager

Epoch (2001)
as Allen Lysander

Farrah's Story (2009)
as Self

This Is Farrah Fawcett (2019)
as Self (archive footage)

Fever Pitch (1985)
as Taggart

The Big Bounce (1969)
as Jack Ryan

Partners (1982)
as Sgt. Benson

Wild Rovers (1971)
as Frank Post

James Bond: The First 21 Years (1983)
as Self

Sink Or Swim (1997)
as Dr. Applefield

Oliver's Story (1978)
as Oliver Barrett IV

Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze (2024)
as Self (Archival Footage)

The Man Upstairs (1992)
as Mooney Polaski

The Games (1970)
as Scott Reynolds

Filmworker (2018)
as Self

Slumber Party Slaughter (2012)
as William O'Toole

Sam Found Out: A Triple Play (1988)
as Pimp

My Best Friend's Famous (2019)
as Himself

Screwball Comedies... Remember Them? (1972)
as Self

Kubrick Remembered (2014)
as Self

Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me (1997)
as Self (archive footage)

Mean Justice (1971)
as Tal Garrett





