Ryan O'Neal
Known For
Acting
Born
1941-04-20 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Died
2023-12-08
Biography
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.
Most Known For
Bones
as Max Keenan
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Desperate Housewives
as Rodney Scavo
NCIS: Los Angeles
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - (archive footage)
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
Perry Mason
as John Carew
Great Performances
as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
Wagon Train
as Paul Phillips
The Virginian
as Ben Anders
The Untouchables
as Bellhop (uncredited)
The Oscars
as Self
Leave It to Beaver
as Tom Henderson
My Three Sons
as Chug Williams
The Larry Sanders Show
as Ryan O'Neal
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
as Herm
Felony Squad
Miss Match
as Jerry Fox