Ryan O'Neal
Born April 20, 1941 (Age: 84)
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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.
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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Filmography
Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze
2024
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as Self (Archival Footage)
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Age: 83
Knight of Cups
2015
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as Ryan
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Age: 74
Malibu's Most Wanted
2003
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as Bill Gluckman
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Age: 61
People I Know
2002
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as Cary Launer
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Age: 61
The List
2000
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as Richard Miller
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Age: 59
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
1998
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as James Edmunds
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Age: 56
Zero Effect
1998
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as Gregory Stark
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Age: 56
Sink Or Swim
1997
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as Dr. Applefield
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Age: 56
Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me
1997
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 56
Faithful
1996
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as Jack Connor
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Age: 54
The Man Upstairs
1992
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as Mooney Polaski
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Age: 51
Small Sacrifices
1989
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as Lew Lewiston
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Age: 48
Chances Are
1989
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as Philip Train
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Age: 47
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
1988
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as Pimp
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Age: 47
Tough Guys Don't Dance
1987
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as Tim Madden
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Age: 46
Fever Pitch
1985
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as Taggart
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Age: 44
Irreconcilable Differences
1984
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as Albert Brodsky
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Age: 43
Partners
1982
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as Sgt. Benson
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Age: 41
So Fine
1981
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as Bobby Fine
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Age: 40
Green Ice
1981
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as Joseph Wiley
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Age: 40
Circle of Two
1981
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as Theatre Patron (uncredited)
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Age: 40
The Main Event
1979
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as Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon
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Age: 38
Oliver's Story
1978
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as Oliver Barrett IV
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Age: 37
The Driver
1978
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as The Driver
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Age: 37
A Bridge Too Far
1977
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as Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
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Age: 36
Barry Lyndon
1975
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as Barry Lyndon
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Age: 34
Paper Moon
1973
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as Moses Pray
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Age: 32
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
1973
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as Webster McGee
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Age: 31
What's Up, Doc?
1972
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as Howard Bannister
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Age: 30
Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?
1972
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as Self
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Age: 30
Love Story
1970
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as Oliver Barrett IV
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Age: 29
The Big Bounce
1969
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as Jack Ryan
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Age: 27