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.
TV credits
Rated 0.0 out of 10
Ryan and Tatum: The O'Neals
2011
Rated 3.0 out of 10
The Talk
2010
Rated 7.5 out of 10
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
Rated 6.3 out of 10
What About Brian
2006
Rated 8.2 out of 10
Bones
2005
Rated 7.9 out of 10
Desperate Housewives
2004
Rated 6.6 out of 10
Miss Match
2003
Rated 6.8 out of 10
Bull
2000
Rated 6.5 out of 10
Timecop
1997
Rated 8.1 out of 10
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Rated 7.7 out of 10
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
Rated 6.5 out of 10
Good Sports
1991
Rated 7.5 out of 10
Small Sacrifices
1989
Rated 6.1 out of 10
Great Performances
1971
Rated 6.8 out of 10
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
Rated 6.5 out of 10
Felony Squad
1966
Rated 6.2 out of 10
Peyton Place
1964
Rated 7.5 out of 10
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Rated 7.0 out of 10
Empire
1962
Rated 6.5 out of 10
The Virginian
1962
Rated 5.8 out of 10
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Rated 6.6 out of 10
My Three Sons
1960
Rated 8.0 out of 10
The Untouchables
1959
Rated 6.3 out of 10
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959