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.
Filmography
Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze
as Self (Archival Footage)
Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze
as Self (Archival Footage)
My Best Friend's Famous
as Himself
My Best Friend's Famous
as Himself
This Is Farrah Fawcett
as Self (archive footage)
This Is Farrah Fawcett
as Self (archive footage)
Filmworker
as Self
Filmworker
as Self
Knight of Cups
as Ryan
Knight of Cups
as Ryan
Unity
as Narrator (voice)
Unity
as Narrator (voice)
Kubrick Remembered
as Self
Kubrick Remembered
as Self
Slumber Party Slaughter
as William O'Toole
Slumber Party Slaughter
as William O'Toole
Farrah's Story
as Self
Farrah's Story
as Self
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
as Self
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
as Self
Malibu's Most Wanted
as Bill Gluckman
Malibu's Most Wanted
as Bill Gluckman
Gentleman B.
as Phil, Bank Manager
Gentleman B.
as Phil, Bank Manager
People I Know
as Cary Launer
People I Know
as Cary Launer
Epoch
as Allen Lysander
Epoch
as Allen Lysander
The List
as Richard Miller
The List
as Richard Miller
Coming Soon
as Dick
Coming Soon
as Dick
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
as James Edmunds
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
as James Edmunds
Zero Effect
as Gregory Stark
Zero Effect
as Gregory Stark
Sink Or Swim
as Dr. Applefield
Sink Or Swim
as Dr. Applefield
Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me
as Self (archive footage)
Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me
as Self (archive footage)
Faithful
as Jack Connor
Faithful
as Jack Connor
Man of the House
as Man with Kite (uncredited)
Man of the House
as Man with Kite (uncredited)
The Man Upstairs
as Mooney Polaski
The Man Upstairs
as Mooney Polaski
Small Sacrifices
as Lew Lewiston
Small Sacrifices
as Lew Lewiston
Chances Are
as Philip Train
Chances Are
as Philip Train
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
as Pimp
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
as Pimp
Tough Guys Don't Dance
as Tim Madden
Tough Guys Don't Dance
as Tim Madden
Fever Pitch
as Taggart
Fever Pitch
as Taggart
Irreconcilable Differences
as Albert Brodsky
Irreconcilable Differences
as Albert Brodsky
James Bond: The First 21 Years
as Self
James Bond: The First 21 Years
as Self
Partners
as Sgt. Benson
Partners
as Sgt. Benson
So Fine
as Bobby Fine
So Fine
as Bobby Fine
Green Ice
as Joseph Wiley
Green Ice
as Joseph Wiley
Circle of Two
as Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Circle of Two
as Theatre Patron (uncredited)
The Main Event
as Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon
The Main Event
as Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon
Oliver's Story
as Oliver Barrett IV
Oliver's Story
as Oliver Barrett IV
The Driver
as The Driver
The Driver
as The Driver
A Bridge Too Far
as Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
A Bridge Too Far
as Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Nickelodeon
as Leo Harrigan
Nickelodeon
as Leo Harrigan
Barry Lyndon
as Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
as Barry Lyndon
Paper Moon
as Moses Pray
Paper Moon
as Moses Pray
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
as Webster McGee
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
as Webster McGee
What's Up, Doc?
as Howard Bannister
What's Up, Doc?
as Howard Bannister
Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?
as Self
Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?
as Self
Wild Rovers
as Frank Post
Wild Rovers
as Frank Post
Love Hate Love
as Russ Emery
Love Hate Love
as Russ Emery
Mean Justice
as Tal Garrett
Mean Justice
as Tal Garrett
Love Story
as Oliver Barrett IV
Love Story
as Oliver Barrett IV
The Games
as Scott Reynolds
The Games
as Scott Reynolds
The Big Bounce
as Jack Ryan
The Big Bounce
as Jack Ryan