
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

Paper Moon (1973)
as Moses Pray

The Driver (1978)
as The Driver

Malibu's Most Wanted (2003)
as Bill Gluckman

Chances Are (1989)
as Philip Train

Knight of Cups (2015)
as Ryan

People I Know (2002)
as Cary Launer

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

Zero Effect (1998)
as Gregory Stark

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

So Fine (1981)
as Bobby Fine

Epoch (2001)
as Allen Lysander

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

Irreconcilable Differences (1984)
as Albert Brodsky

Green Ice (1981)
as Joseph Wiley

Unity (2015)
as Narrator (voice)

Faithful (1996)
as Jack Connor

Nickelodeon (1976)
as Leo Harrigan

Gentleman B. (2003)
as Phil, Bank Manager

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

Coming Soon (1999)
as Dick

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

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

Small Sacrifices (1989)
as Lew Lewiston

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

Wild Rovers (1971)
as Frank Post

Fever Pitch (1985)
as Taggart

Love Hate Love (1971)
as Russ Emery

Oliver's Story (1978)
as Oliver Barrett IV

Partners (1982)
as Sgt. Benson

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

Kubrick Remembered (2014)
as Self

The Games (1970)
as Scott Reynolds

Sink Or Swim (1997)
as Dr. Applefield

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

Farrah's Story (2009)
as Self

Filmworker (2018)
as Self

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

The Man Upstairs (1992)
as Mooney Polaski

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

My Best Friend's Famous (2019)
as Himself

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

The Big Bounce (1969)
as Jack Ryan

The List (2000)
as Richard Miller

Mean Justice (1971)
as Tal Garrett

Slumber Party Slaughter (2012)
as William O'Toole

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

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





