Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 20, 1941
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
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 - Movies
A Bridge Too Far
as Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
Barry Lyndon
as Barry Lyndon
Love Story
as Oliver Barrett IV
Paper Moon
as Moses Pray
The Driver
as The Driver
Knight of Cups
as Ryan
Green Ice
as Joseph Wiley
Malibu's Most Wanted
as Bill Gluckman
Circle of Two
as Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Faithful
as Jack Connor
Known For - TV Shows
Bones
as Max Keenan
NCIS: Los Angeles
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Desperate Housewives
as Rodney Scavo
Perry Mason
as John Carew
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - (archive footage)
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
Wagon Train
as Paul Phillips
Great Performances
as Self