Ryan O'Neal
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
NCIS: Los Angeles
Desperate Housewives
Rodney Scavo
Perry Mason
John Carew
Great Performances
Self
Wagon Train
Paul Phillips
The Virginian
Ben Anders
The Untouchables
Bellhop (uncredited)
The Oscars
Self
The Larry Sanders Show
Ryan O'Neal
My Three Sons
Chug Williams
Leave It to Beaver
Tom Henderson
Felony Squad
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Herm
Miss Match
Jerry Fox
What About Brian
Bachelor Father
Bull
A Bridge Too Far
Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
So Fine
Bobby Fine
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
Epoch
Allen Lysander
Timecop
Love Story
Oliver Barrett IV
Good Sports
Bobby Tannen
Empire
Tal Garrett
Empire
Tai
Empire
Tai Garrett
Knight of Cups
Ryan
General Electric Theater
Art Anderson
The Driver
The Driver
Paper Moon
Moses Pray
Chances Are
Philip Train
The List
Richard Miller
Zero Effect
Gregory Stark
E! True Hollywood Story
What's Up, Doc?
Howard Bannister
Unity
Narrator (voice)
Malibu's Most Wanted
Bill Gluckman
Gentleman B.
Phil, Bank Manager
Nickelodeon
Leo Harrigan
Peyton Place
Rodney Harrington
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
James Edmunds
Coming Soon
Dick
Filmworker
Self
Faithful
Jack Connor
Man of the House
Man with Kite (uncredited)
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Self
Irreconcilable Differences
Albert Brodsky
People I Know
Cary Launer
Beauty and the Beast
Wild Rovers
Frank Post
Tough Guys Don't Dance
Tim Madden
This Is Farrah Fawcett
Self (archive footage)
Ryan and Tatum: The O'Neals
Small Sacrifices
Lew Lewiston
Sink Or Swim
Dr. Applefield
Circle of Two
Theatre Patron (uncredited)
The Main Event
Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon
Green Ice
Joseph Wiley
Oliver's Story
Oliver Barrett IV
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
Webster McGee
Kubrick Remembered
Self
Small Sacrifices
Lew Lewiston
Fever Pitch
Taggart
Partners
Sgt. Benson
The Games
Scott Reynolds
Mean Justice
Tal Garrett
The Big Bounce
Jack Ryan
Slumber Party Slaughter
William O'Toole
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Self
The Man Upstairs
Mooney Polaski
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
Pimp
Love Hate Love
Russ Emery
Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?
Self
Farrah's Story
Self
Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me
Self (archive footage)
My Best Friend's Famous
Himself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - (archive footage)
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze
Self (Archival Footage)
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest