Ryan O'Neal
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.
Movie Appearances
The Driver
as The Driver
1978
Chances Are
as Philip Train
1989
Barry Lyndon
as Barry Lyndon
1975
Epoch
as Allen Lysander
2001
A Bridge Too Far
as Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
1977
Paper Moon
as Moses Pray
1973
People I Know
as Cary Launer
2002
What's Up, Doc?
as Howard Bannister
1972
Love Story
as Oliver Barrett IV
1970
Malibu's Most Wanted
as Bill Gluckman
2003
The Main Event
as Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon
1979
Wild Rovers
as Frank Post
1971
Zero Effect
as Gregory Stark
1998
Irreconcilable Differences
as Albert Brodsky
1984
Faithful
as Jack Connor
1996
Small Sacrifices
as Lew Lewiston
1989
Partners
as Sgt. Benson
1982
The Games
as Scott Reynolds
1970
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
as Webster McGee
1973
So Fine
as Bobby Fine
1981
TV Appearances
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
as Herm
1959
Desperate Housewives
as Rodney Scavo
2004
Miss Match
as Jerry Fox
2003
Bones
as Max Keenan
2005
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
What About Brian
2006
Perry Mason
as John Carew
1957
General Electric Theater
as Art Anderson
1953
Leave It to Beaver
as Tom Henderson
1957
Good Sports
as Bobby Tannen
1991
Felony Squad
1966
Bachelor Father
1957