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Ryan O'Neal

Ryan O'Neal

Birthday: 1941-04-20 | Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

Charles Patrick Ryan O'Neal (born April 20, 1941) is 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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2019
My Best Friend's Famous

as    Himself

2018
Filmworker

as    Self

2012
Slumber Party Slaughter

as    William O'Toole

2003
Malibu's Most Wanted

as    Bill Gluckman

2003
Miss Match

as    Jerry Fox

2003
Gentleman B.

as    Phil, Bank Manager

2002
People I Know

as    Cary Launer

2001
Epoch

as    Allen Lysander

2000
The List

as    Richard Miller

1998
Zero Effect

as    Gregory Stark

1998
1997
Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me

as    Self (archive footage)

1996
Faithful

as    Jack Connor

1992
1775

as    Jeremy Proctor

1992
1775

as    Jeremy Proctor

1992
The Man Upstairs

as    Mooney Polaski

1991
Good Sports

as    Bobby Tannen

1989
Small Sacrifices

as    Lew Lewiston

1989
Small Sacrifices

as    Lew Lewiston

1989
Chances Are

as    Philip Train

1987
Tough Guys Don't Dance

as    Tim Madden

1985
Fever Pitch

as    Taggart

1984
Irreconcilable Differences

as    Albert Brodsky

1982
Green Ice

as    Joseph Wiley

1982
Partners

as    Sgt. Benson

1981
So Fine

as    Bobby Fine