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Ryan O'Neal
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.
Known For
A Bridge Too Far
as Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Love Story
as Oliver Barrett IV
Knight of Cups
as Ryan
Barry Lyndon
as Barry Lyndon
Circle of Two
as Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Malibu's Most Wanted
as Bill Gluckman
Coming Soon
as Dick
Chances Are
as Philip Train
What's Up, Doc?
as Howard Bannister
Unity
as Narrator (voice)
