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.
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
My Best Friend's Famous
This Is Farrah Fawcett
Filmworker
Knight of Cups
Unity
Kubrick Remembered
Slumber Party Slaughter
Ryan and Tatum: The O'Neals
NCIS: Los Angeles
Farrah's Story
What About Brian
In Justice
Bones
Desperate Housewives
Miss Match
Malibu's Most Wanted
Gentleman B.
People I Know
Epoch
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand
The List
Bull
Coming Soon
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
Zero Effect
Timecop
Sink or Swim
Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me
E! True Hollywood Story
Faithful
Man of the House
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
The Man Upstairs
Good Sports
Small Sacrifices
Chances Are
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
Beauty and the Beast
Tough Guys Don't Dance
Fever Pitch
Irreconcilable Differences
Partners
So Fine
Green Ice
Circle of Two
The Main Event
Oliver's Story
The Driver
A Bridge Too Far
Nickelodeon
Barry Lyndon
Paper Moon
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
What's Up, Doc?
Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?
Wild Rovers
Love Hate Love
Mean Justice
Love Story
The Games
The Big Bounce
The Dick Cavett Show
Felony Squad
Green Acres
Peyton Place
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Virginian
The Mike Douglas Show
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Leave It to Beaver
Perry Mason
Bachelor Father
The Oscars
General Electric Theater