Ryan O'Neal
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.
Acted in
My Best Friend's Famous
2019
as Himself
This Is Farrah Fawcett
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Filmworker
2018
as Self
Knight of Cups
2015
as Ryan
Unity
2015
as Narrator (voice)
Kubrick Remembered
2014
as Self
Slumber Party Slaughter
2012
as William O'Toole
Ryan and Tatum: The O'Neals
2011
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
Farrah's Story
2009
as Self
What About Brian
2006
In Justice
2006
Bones
2005
as Max Keenan
Desperate Housewives
2004
as Rodney Scavo
Miss Match
2003
as Jerry Fox
Malibu's Most Wanted
2003
as Bill Gluckman
Gentleman B.
2003
as Phil, Bank Manager
People I Know
2002
as Cary Launer
Epoch
2001
as Allen Lysander
The List
2000
as Richard Miller
Bull
2000
Coming Soon
1999
as Dick
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
1998
as James Edmunds
Zero Effect
1998
as Gregory Stark
Timecop
1997
Sink or Swim
1997
as Dr. Applefield
Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me
1997
as Self (archive footage)
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Faithful
1996
as Jack Connor
Man of the House
1995
as Man with Kite (uncredited)
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
The Man Upstairs
1992
as Mooney Polaski
1775
1992
as Jeremy Proctor
1775
1992
as Jeremy Proctor
Good Sports
1991
as Bobby Tannen
Small Sacrifices
1989
as Lew Lewiston
Small Sacrifices
1989
as Lew Lewiston
Chances Are
1989
as Philip Train
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
1988
as Pimp
Beauty and the Beast
1987
Tough Guys Don't Dance
1987
as Tim Madden
Fever Pitch
1985
as Taggart
Irreconcilable Differences
1984
as Albert Brodsky
Partners
1982
as Sgt. Benson
So Fine
1981
as Bobby Fine
Green Ice
1981
as Joseph Wiley
Circle of Two
1981
as Theatre Patron (uncredited)
The Main Event
1979
as Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon
Oliver's Story
1978
as Oliver Barrett IV
The Driver
1978
as The Driver
A Bridge Too Far
1977
as Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Nickelodeon
1976
as Leo Harrigan
Barry Lyndon
1975
as Barry Lyndon
Paper Moon
1973
as Moses Pray
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
1973
as Webster McGee
What's Up, Doc?
1972
as Howard Bannister
Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?
1972
as Self
Wild Rovers
1971
as Frank Post
Love Hate Love
1971
as Russ Emery
Mean Justice
1971
as Tal Garrett
Love Story
1970
as Oliver Barrett IV
The Games
1970
as Scott Reynolds
The Big Bounce
1969
as Jack Ryan
Felony Squad
1966
Green Acres
1965
Peyton Place
1964
as Rodney Harrington
Empire
1962
as Tal Garrett
Empire
1962
as Tai
Empire
1962
as Tai Garrett
The Virginian
1962
as Ben Anders
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
Leave It to Beaver
1957
Perry Mason
1957
as John Carew
Bachelor Father
1957
The Oscars
1953
as Self
General Electric Theater
1953
as Art Anderson