Known For
Acting
Known Credits
84
Gender
Male
Birthday
April 20, 1941 (85 years old)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
| 2024 | Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Mozeas Self (Archival Footage) | |
| 2019 | My Best Friend's Famousas Himself | |
| 2019 | This Is Farrah Fawcettas Self (archive footage) | |
| 2018 | Filmworkeras Self | |
| 2015 | Knight of Cupsas Ryan | |
| 2015 | Unityas Narrator (voice) | |
| 2014 | Kubrick Rememberedas Self | |
| 2012 | Slumber Party Slaughteras William O'Toole | |
| 2011 | Ryan and Tatum: The O'Nealsas | |
| 2010 | The Talkas Self | |
| 2009 | NCIS: Los Angelesas | |
| 2009 | Farrah's Storyas Self | |
| 2006 | What About Brianas | |
| 2005 | Bonesas Max Keenan | |
| 2004 | Desperate Housewivesas Rodney Scavo | |
| 2003 | Miss Matchas Jerry Fox | |
| 2003 | ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebrationas Self | |
| 2003 | Malibu's Most Wantedas Bill Gluckman | |
| 2003 | Gentleman B.as Phil, Bank Manager | |
| 2002 | People I Knowas Cary Launer | |
| 2001 | Epochas Allen Lysander | |
| 2000 | The Listas Richard Miller | |
| 2000 | Bullas | |
| 1999 | Coming Soonas Dick | |
| 1998 | An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burnas James Edmunds | |
| 1998 | Zero Effectas Gregory Stark | |
| 1997 | Timecopas | |
| 1997 | Sink Or Swimas Dr. Applefield | |
| 1997 | Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Meas Self (archive footage) | |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Storyas | |
| 1996 | Faithfulas Jack Connor | |
| 1995 | Man of the Houseas Man with Kite (uncredited) | |
| 1992 | The Man Upstairsas Mooney Polaski | |
| 1992 | The Larry Sanders Showas Ryan O'Neal | |
| 1991 | Good Sportsas Bobby Tannen | |
| 1989 | Small Sacrificesas Lew Lewiston | |
| 1989 | Small Sacrificesas Lew Lewiston | |
| 1989 | Chances Areas Philip Train | |
| 1988 | Sam Found Out: A Triple Playas Pimp | |
| 1987 | Tough Guys Don't Danceas Tim Madden | |
| 1985 | Fever Pitchas Taggart | |
| 1984 | Irreconcilable Differencesas Albert Brodsky | |
| 1983 | James Bond: The First 21 Yearsas Self | |
| 1982 | Partnersas Sgt. Benson | |
| 1981 | So Fineas Bobby Fine | |
| 1981 | Green Iceas Joseph Wiley | |
| 1981 | Circle of Twoas Theatre Patron (uncredited) | |
| 1979 | The Main Eventas Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon | |
| 1978 | Oliver's Storyas Oliver Barrett IV | |
| 1978 | The Driveras The Driver | |
| 1977 | A Bridge Too Faras Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin | |
| 1976 | Nickelodeonas Leo Harrigan | |
| 1975 | Barry Lyndonas Barry Lyndon | |
| 1973 | Paper Moonas Moses Pray | |
| 1973 | The Thief Who Came to Dinneras Webster McGee | |
| 1972 | What's Up, Doc?as Howard Bannister | |
| 1972 | Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?as Self | |
| 1971 | Wild Roversas Frank Post | |
| 1971 | Love Hate Loveas Russ Emery | |
| 1971 | Mean Justiceas Tal Garrett | |
| 1971 | Great Performancesas Self | |
| 1970 | Love Storyas Oliver Barrett IV | |
| 1970 | The Gamesas Scott Reynolds | |
| 1969 | The Big Bounceas Jack Ryan | |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Showas Self - Guest | |
| 1966 | Felony Squadas | |
| 1964 | Peyton Placeas Rodney Harrington | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Self | |
| 1962 | Empireas Tai | |
| 1962 | Empireas Tai Garrett | |
| 1962 | Empireas Tal Garrett | |
| 1962 | The Virginianas Ben Anders | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Showas Self | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Showas Self - (archive footage) | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Showas Self - Co-Host | |
| 1960 | My Three Sonsas Chug Williams | |
| 1959 | The Untouchablesas Bellhop (uncredited) | |
| 1959 | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillisas Herm | |
| 1957 | Leave It to Beaveras Tom Henderson | |
| 1957 | Perry Masonas John Carew | |
| 1957 | Wagon Trainas Paul Phillips | |
| 1957 | Bachelor Fatheras | |
| 1953 | The Oscarsas Self | |
| 1953 | General Electric Theateras Art Anderson |
