Ryan O'Neal1941 - 2023

usually

Actor

Popularity

3.6

Famous

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.

Credits

My Best Friend's Famous
My Best Friend's Famous

2019

Comedy

as Himself

0
0.3
This Is Farrah Fawcett
This Is Farrah Fawcett

2019

Documentary • TV Movie

as Self (archive footage)

6
0.1
Filmworker
Filmworker

2018

Documentary

as Self

7.1
0.5
Knight of Cups
Knight of Cups

2015

Drama • Romance

as Ryan

5.7
2.1
Unity
Unity

2015

Documentary

as Narrator (voice)

7.5
1.4
Kubrick Remembered
Kubrick Remembered

2014

Documentary

as Self

6.5
0.3
Slumber Party Slaughter
Slumber Party Slaughter

2012

Drama • Horror • Thriller

as William O'Toole

0
0.1
Farrah's Story
Farrah's Story

2009

Documentary • TV Movie

as Self

4
0.1
Malibu's Most Wanted
Malibu's Most Wanted

2003

Comedy • Crime

as Bill Gluckman

5.1
1.6
Gentleman B.
Gentleman B.

2003

Crime

as Phil, Bank Manager

3.3
0.3
People I Know
People I Know

2002

Drama • Thriller

as Cary Launer

5.3
0.9
Epoch
Epoch

2001

Science Fiction

as Allen Lysander

4.7
0.7
The List
The List

2000

Thriller

as Richard Miller

4.4
0.5
Coming Soon
Coming Soon

1999

Comedy • Romance

as Dick

5.8
1.6
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
3.9
0.6
Zero Effect
Zero Effect

1998

Comedy • Crime • Drama • Mystery

as Gregory Stark

6.2
0.6
Hacks
Hacks

1997

Comedy

as Dr. Applefield

4.8
0.5
Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me
Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me

1997

Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

4.4
0.2
Faithful
Faithful

1996

Comedy • Crime • Drama

as Jack Connor

5.4
1.2
Man of the House
Man of the House

1995

Comedy • Family

as Man with Kite (uncredited)

5.3
1.1
The Man Upstairs
The Man Upstairs

1992

Comedy • Drama • TV Movie

as Mooney Polaski

5
0.3
Small Sacrifices
Small Sacrifices

1989

Drama • TV Movie

as Lew Lewiston

7.6
0.4
Chances Are
Chances Are

1989

Comedy • Fantasy • Romance

as Philip Train

6.6
1.4
Tough Guys Don't Dance
Tough Guys Don't Dance

1987

Comedy • Crime • Drama

as Tim Madden

4.8
0.7
Fever Pitch
Fever Pitch

1985

Drama

as Taggart

3.7
0.2
Irreconcilable Differences
Irreconcilable Differences

1984

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Albert Brodsky

5.6
0.8
Partners
Partners

1982

Comedy • Crime

as Sgt. Benson

5.3
0.6
So Fine
So Fine

1981

Comedy

as Bobby Fine

4.8
0.7
Green Ice
Green Ice

1981

Action • Adventure

as Joseph Wiley

5.5
0.8
Circle of Two
Circle of Two

1981

Drama • Romance

as Theatre Patron (uncredited)

4.9
0.7
The Main Event
The Main Event

1979

Comedy • Romance

as Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon

5.2
0.6
Oliver's Story
Oliver's Story

1978

Drama • Romance

as Oliver Barrett IV

4.8
0.4
The Driver
The Driver

1978

Action • Crime • Thriller

as The Driver

7.2
1.5
A Bridge Too Far
A Bridge Too Far

1977

Drama • History • War

as Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin

7.2
3.1
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon

1976

Comedy

as Leo Harrigan

6.1
0.6
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon

1975

Drama • History • Romance • War

as Barry Lyndon

8
3.7
Paper Moon
Paper Moon

1973

Comedy • Crime • Drama

as Moses Pray

7.9
1.5
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
The Thief Who Came to Dinner

1973

Comedy • Romance

as Webster McGee

6.9
0.5
What's Up, Doc?
What's Up, Doc?

1972

Comedy • Romance

as Howard Bannister

7.4
1.5
Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?
5
0.1
Wild Rovers
Wild Rovers

1971

Action • Western

as Frank Post

6.3
0.6
Love Hate Love
Love Hate Love

1971

Drama • TV Movie

as Russ Emery

5.8
0.2
Mean Justice
Mean Justice

1971

Action • Adventure • TV Movie • Western

as Tal Garrett

7
0.2
Love Story
Love Story

1970

Drama • Romance

as Oliver Barrett IV

6.8
4.4
The Games
The Games

1970

Drama

as Scott Reynolds

7.1
0.5
The Big Bounce
The Big Bounce

1969

Drama • Romance

as Jack Ryan

5.2
0.3

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