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Ryan O'Neal
Actor, Producer
Born April 20, 1941Died December 8, 2023 (82 years)
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.
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Filmography
| 2015 | Knight of Cups · as Ryan |
| 2015 | Unity · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2012 | Slumber Party Slaughter · as William O'toole |
| 2011 | Ryan & Tatum: The O'Neals (TV Series) |
| 2009 | NCIS: Los Angeles (TV Series) |
| 2008 | 90210 (TV Series) · as Spence Montgomery |
| 2006 | What About Brian (TV Series) |
| 2006 | In Justice (TV Series) |
| 2005 | Bones (TV Series) · as Max Keenan |
| 2004 | Desperate Housewives (TV Series) · as Rodney Scavo |
| 2003 | Miss Match (TV Series) · as Jerry Fox |
| 2003 | Malibu's Most Wanted · as Bill Gluckman |
| 2002 | People I Know · as Cary Launer |
| 2002 | The Jamie Kennedy Experiment (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2001 | |
| 2000 | |
| 2000 | Bull (TV Series) |
| 2000 | Gentleman B. · as Phil, Bank Manager |
| 1999 | Coming Soon · as Dick |
| 1998 | Zero Effect · as Gregory Stark |
| 1997 | An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn · as James Edmunds |
| 1997 | Timecop (TV Series) |
| 1997 | Hacks · as Dr. Applefield |
| 1996 | Faithful · as Jack Connor |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series) |
| 1995 | Man of the House · as Man With Kite (uncredited) |
| 1993 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (TV Series) |
| 1992 | The Man Upstairs · as Mooney Polaski |
| 1992 | 1775 · as Jeremy Proctor |
| 1991 | Good Sports (TV Series) · as Bobby Tannen |
| 1990 | Hollywood Mavericks · as Barry Lyndon |
| 1989 | Small Sacrifices · as Lew Lewiston |
| 1989 | Small Sacrifices (TV Series) · as Lew Lewiston |
| 1989 | Chances Are · as Philip Train |
| 1987 | Beauty and the Beast (TV Series) |
| 1987 | Tough Guys Don't Dance · as Tim Madden |
| 1985 | Fever Pitch · as Taggart |
| 1985 | Peyton Place: The Next Generation · as Rodney Harrington |
| 1984 | Irreconcilable Differences · as Albert Brodsky |
| 1982 | Partners · as Sgt. Benson |
| 1981 | So Fine · as Bobby Fine |
| 1981 | |
| 1980 | |
| 1979 | The Main Event · as Eddie "kid Natural" Scanlon |
| 1978 | Oliver's Story · as Oliver Barrett Iv |
| 1978 | The Driver · as The Driver |
| 1977 | A Bridge Too Far · as Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin |
| 1976 | Nickelodeon · as Leo Harrigan |
| 1975 | Barry Lyndon · as Barry Lyndon |
| 1973 | Paper Moon · as Moses Pray |
| 1973 | The Thief Who Came to Dinner · as Webster Mcgee |
| 1972 | What's Up, Doc? · as Howard Bannister |
| 1971 | Wild Rovers · as Frank Post |
| 1971 | Love Hate Love · as Russ Emery |
| 1971 | Mean Justice · as Tal Garrett |
| 1970 | Love Story · as Oliver Barrett Iv |
| 1970 | The Games · as Scott Reynolds |
| 1969 | The Big Bounce · as Jack Ryan |
| 1966 | The Felony Squad (TV Series) |
| 1964 | Peyton Place (TV Series) · as Rodney Harrington |
| 1962 | Empire (TV Series) · as Tal Garrett |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Ben Anders |
| 1960 | My Three Sons (TV Series) · as Chug Williams |
| 1959 | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (TV Series) · as Herm |
| 1959 | The June Allyson Show (TV Series) · as Cadet Wade Farrell |
| 1959 | Laramie (TV Series) · as Johnny Jacobs |
| 1959 | The Untouchables (TV Series) · as Bellhop (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as John Carew |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Paul Phillips |
| 1957 | Bachelor Father (TV Series) |
| 1957 | Leave It to Beaver (TV Series) · as Tom Henderson |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Art Anderson |
| 1952 | This Is The Life (TV Series) · as Hal Tobias |