Ryan O'Neal
Acting
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 Shows(29)
Ryan and Tatum: The O'Neals
2011
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
What About Brian
2006
Bones
Max Keenan
2005
Desperate Housewives
Rodney Scavo
2004
Miss Match
Jerry Fox
2003
Bull
2000
Timecop
1997
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
The Larry Sanders Show
Ryan O'Neal
1992
Good Sports
Bobby Tannen
1991
Small Sacrifices
Lew Lewiston
1989
Great Performances
Self
1971
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968
Felony Squad
1966
Peyton Place
Rodney Harrington
1964
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Empire
Tal Garrett
1962
The Virginian
Ben Anders
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
My Three Sons
Chug Williams
1960
The Untouchables
Bellhop (uncredited)
1959
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Herm
1959
Leave It to Beaver
Tom Henderson
1957
Perry Mason
John Carew
1957
Wagon Train
Paul Phillips
1957
Bachelor Father
1957
The Oscars
Self
1953
General Electric Theater
Art Anderson
1953
Movies(50)
Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze
Self (Archival Footage)
2024
My Best Friend's Famous
Himself
2019
This Is Farrah Fawcett
Self (archive footage)
2019
Filmworker
Self
2018
Knight of Cups
Ryan
2015
Unity
Narrator (voice)
2015
Kubrick Remembered
Self
2014
Slumber Party Slaughter
William O'Toole
2012
Farrah's Story
Self
2009
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Self
2003
Malibu's Most Wanted
Bill Gluckman
2003
Gentleman B.
Phil, Bank Manager
2003
People I Know
Cary Launer
2002
Epoch
Allen Lysander
2001
The List
Richard Miller
2000
Coming Soon
Dick
1999
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
James Edmunds
1998
Zero Effect
Gregory Stark
1998
Sink Or Swim
Dr. Applefield
1997
Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me
Self (archive footage)
1997
Faithful
Jack Connor
1996
Man of the House
Man with Kite (uncredited)
1995
The Man Upstairs
Mooney Polaski
1992
Small Sacrifices
Lew Lewiston
1989
Chances Are
Philip Train
1989
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
Pimp
1988
Tough Guys Don't Dance
Tim Madden
1987
Fever Pitch
Taggart
1985
Irreconcilable Differences
Albert Brodsky
1984
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Self
1983
Partners
Sgt. Benson
1982
So Fine
Bobby Fine
1981
Green Ice
Joseph Wiley
1981
Circle of Two
Theatre Patron (uncredited)
1981
The Main Event
Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon
1979
Oliver's Story
Oliver Barrett IV
1978
The Driver
The Driver
1978
A Bridge Too Far
Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
1977
Nickelodeon
Leo Harrigan
1976
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975
Paper Moon
Moses Pray
1973
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
Webster McGee
1973
What's Up, Doc?
Howard Bannister
1972
Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?
Self
1972
Wild Rovers
Frank Post
1971
Love Hate Love
Russ Emery
1971
Mean Justice
Tal Garrett
1971
Love Story
Oliver Barrett IV
1970
The Games
Scott Reynolds
1970
The Big Bounce
Jack Ryan
1969