Acting
Ryan O'Neal
Also Known As: Charles Patrick Ryan O'Neal
Birth Date
April 20, 1941
Death Date
December 8, 2023
(passed away at 82)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
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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.
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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1962 • 4 episodes
Bones
Max Keenan
2005 • 27 episodes
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961 • 4 episodes
Desperate Housewives
Rodney Scavo
2004 • 1 episode
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009 • 1 episode
Perry Mason
John Carew
1957 • 1 episode
Great Performances
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1971 • 1 episode
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968 • 1 episode
Wagon Train
Paul Phillips
1957 • 1 episode
The Talk
Self
2010 • 1 episode
The Virginian
Ben Anders
1962 • 1 episode
My Three Sons
Chug Williams
1960 • 1 episode
The Oscars
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1953 • 1 episode
The Untouchables
Bellhop (uncredited)
1959 • 1 episode
The Larry Sanders Show
Ryan O'Neal
1992 • 2 episodes
Leave It to Beaver
Tom Henderson
1957 • 1 episode
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Herm
1959 • 1 episode
Felony Squad
1966 • 1 episode
Green Ice
Joseph Wiley
1981
What About Brian
2006 • 1 episode