Person
Ryan O'Neal
Acting · 1941–2023 · Los Angeles, California, USA
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
Bones
Max Keenan
Desperate Housewives
Rodney Scavo
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
Perry Mason
John Carew
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Wagon Train
Paul Phillips
Great Performances
Self
My Three Sons
Chug Williams
Leave It to Beaver
Tom Henderson
Filmography
- 2024Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and MozeSelf (Archival Footage)
- 2019My Best Friend's FamousHimself
- 2019This Is Farrah FawcettSelf (archive footage)
- 2018FilmworkerSelf
- 2015Knight of CupsRyan
- 2015UnityNarrator (voice)
- 2014Kubrick RememberedSelf
- 2012Slumber Party SlaughterWilliam O'Toole
- 2011Ryan and Tatum: The O'Neals
- 2009NCIS: Los Angeles
- 2009Farrah's StorySelf
- 2006What About Brian
- 2005BonesMax Keenan
- 2004Desperate HousewivesRodney Scavo
- 2003Miss MatchJerry Fox
- 2003ABC's 50th Anniversary CelebrationSelf
- 2003Malibu's Most WantedBill Gluckman
- 2003Gentleman B.Phil, Bank Manager
- 2002People I KnowCary Launer
- 2001EpochAllen Lysander
- 2000The ListRichard Miller
- 2000Bull
- 1999Coming SoonDick
- 1998An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, BurnJames Edmunds
- 1998Zero EffectGregory Stark
- 1997Timecop
- 1997Sink Or SwimDr. Applefield
- 1997Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of MeSelf (archive footage)
- 1996E! True Hollywood Story
- 1996FaithfulJack Connor
- 1995Man of the HouseMan with Kite (uncredited)
- 1992The Man UpstairsMooney Polaski
- 1992The Larry Sanders ShowRyan O'Neal
- 1991Good SportsBobby Tannen
- 1989Small SacrificesLew Lewiston
- 1989Small SacrificesLew Lewiston
- 1989Chances ArePhilip Train
- 1988Sam Found Out: A Triple PlayPimp
- 1987Tough Guys Don't DanceTim Madden
- 1985Fever PitchTaggart
- 1984Irreconcilable DifferencesAlbert Brodsky
- 1983James Bond: The First 21 YearsSelf
- 1982PartnersSgt. Benson
- 1981So FineBobby Fine
- 1981Green IceJoseph Wiley
- 1981Circle of TwoTheatre Patron (uncredited)
- 1979The Main EventEddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon
- 1978Oliver's StoryOliver Barrett IV
- 1978The DriverThe Driver
- 1977A Bridge Too FarBrig. Gen. James M. Gavin
- 1976NickelodeonLeo Harrigan
- 1975Barry LyndonBarry Lyndon
- 1973Paper MoonMoses Pray
- 1973The Thief Who Came to DinnerWebster McGee
- 1972What's Up, Doc?Howard Bannister
- 1972Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?Self
- 1971Wild RoversFrank Post
- 1971Love Hate LoveRuss Emery
- 1971Mean JusticeTal Garrett
- 1971Great PerformancesSelf
- 1970Love StoryOliver Barrett IV
- 1970The GamesScott Reynolds
- 1969The Big BounceJack Ryan
- 1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest
- 1966Felony Squad
- 1964Peyton PlaceRodney Harrington
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
- 1962EmpireTal Garrett
- 1962The VirginianBen Anders
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
- 1960My Three SonsChug Williams
- 1959The UntouchablesBellhop (uncredited)
- 1959The Many Loves of Dobie GillisHerm
- 1957Leave It to BeaverTom Henderson
- 1957Perry MasonJohn Carew
- 1957Wagon TrainPaul Phillips
- 1957Bachelor Father
- 1953The OscarsSelf
- 1953General Electric TheaterArt Anderson
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