
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

Love Story (1970)
as Oliver Barrett IV

The Driver (1978)
as The Driver

Paper Moon (1973)
as Moses Pray

Chances Are (1989)
as Philip Train

Knight of Cups (2015)
as Ryan

Malibu's Most Wanted (2003)
as Bill Gluckman

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

Coming Soon (1999)
as Dick

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

Wild Rovers (1971)
as Frank Post

Zero Effect (1998)
as Gregory Stark

People I Know (2002)
as Cary Launer

Unity (2015)
as Narrator (voice)

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

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

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

So Fine (1981)
as Bobby Fine

Green Ice (1981)
as Joseph Wiley

Nickelodeon (1976)
as Leo Harrigan

The List (2000)
as Richard Miller

Small Sacrifices (1989)
as Lew Lewiston

Fever Pitch (1985)
as Taggart

Sink Or Swim (1997)
as Dr. Applefield

Irreconcilable Differences (1984)
as Albert Brodsky

The Games (1970)
as Scott Reynolds

Partners (1982)
as Sgt. Benson

Faithful (1996)
as Jack Connor

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

Oliver's Story (1978)
as Oliver Barrett IV

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

Epoch (2001)
as Allen Lysander

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

Filmworker (2018)
as Self

The Big Bounce (1969)
as Jack Ryan

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

Kubrick Remembered (2014)
as Self

Mean Justice (1971)
as Tal Garrett

Gentleman B. (2003)
as Phil, Bank Manager

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

Farrah's Story (2009)
as Self

The Man Upstairs (1992)
as Mooney Polaski

Love Hate Love (1971)
as Russ Emery

Slumber Party Slaughter (2012)
as William O'Toole

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

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

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

My Best Friend's Famous (2019)
as Himself

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





