Ryan O'Neal
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Bones
Max Keenan
2005
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
Desperate Housewives
Rodney Scavo
2004
Series
Perry Mason
John Carew
1957
Series
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - (archive footage)
1961
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
1961
Series
Great Performances
Self
1971
Series
Wagon Train
Paul Phillips
1957
Series
The Virginian
Ben Anders
1962
Series
The Talk
Self
2010
Series
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968
Series
My Three Sons
Chug Williams
1960
Series
Leave It to Beaver
Tom Henderson
1957
Series
The Untouchables
Bellhop (uncredited)
1959
Series
The Larry Sanders Show
Ryan O'Neal
1992
Series
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Herm
1959
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
Bachelor Father
1957
Series
Felony Squad
1966
Film
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975
Series
What About Brian
2006
Film
A Bridge Too Far
Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
1977
Series
Miss Match
Jerry Fox
2003
Film
Knight of Cups
Ryan
2015
Series
Bull
2000
Film
Paper Moon
Moses Pray
1973
Film
Love Story
Oliver Barrett IV
1970
Series
Good Sports
Bobby Tannen
1991
Film
The Driver
The Driver
1978
Empire
Tal Garrett
1962
Empire
Tai
1962
Empire
Tai Garrett
1962
Film
Chances Are
Philip Train
1989
Film
Malibu's Most Wanted
Bill Gluckman
2003
Film
What's Up, Doc?
Howard Bannister
1972
Film
Green Ice
Joseph Wiley
1981
Series
Timecop
1997
Film
People I Know
Cary Launer
2002
Film
Man of the House
Man with Kite (uncredited)
1995
Series
General Electric Theater
Art Anderson
1953
Film
Unity
Narrator (voice)
2015
Film
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Self
2003
Film
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
James Edmunds
1998
Film
Nickelodeon
Leo Harrigan
1976
Film
Epoch
Allen Lysander
2001
Film
The Main Event
Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon
1979
Film
Faithful
Jack Connor
1996
Film
Small Sacrifices
Lew Lewiston
1989
Film
Zero Effect
Gregory Stark
1998
Series
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Film
Irreconcilable Differences
Albert Brodsky
1984
Film
Circle of Two
Theatre Patron (uncredited)
1981
Film
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
Webster McGee
1973
Film
Coming Soon
Dick
1999
Film
So Fine
Bobby Fine
1981
Film
Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze
Self (Archival Footage)
2024
Film
This Is Farrah Fawcett
Self (archive footage)
2019
Film
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Self
1983
Film
Wild Rovers
Frank Post
1971
Series
Ryan and Tatum: The O'Neals
2011
Series
Peyton Place
Rodney Harrington
1964
Film
Oliver's Story
Oliver Barrett IV
1978
Series
Small Sacrifices
Lew Lewiston
1989
Film
Tough Guys Don't Dance
Tim Madden
1987
Film
Sink Or Swim
Dr. Applefield
1997
Film
Gentleman B.
Phil, Bank Manager
2003
Film
Fever Pitch
Taggart
1985
Film
The Games
Scott Reynolds
1970
Film
The Man Upstairs
Mooney Polaski
1992
Film
Filmworker
Self
2018
Film
Partners
Sgt. Benson
1982
Film
My Best Friend's Famous
Himself
2019
Film
Farrah's Story
Self
2009
Film
The List
Richard Miller
2000
Film
Love Hate Love
Russ Emery
1971
Film
Kubrick Remembered
Self
2014
Film
Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?
Self
1972
Film
Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me
Self (archive footage)
1997
Film
The Big Bounce
Jack Ryan
1969
Film
Mean Justice
Tal Garrett
1971
Film
Slumber Party Slaughter
William O'Toole
2012
Film
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
Pimp
1988