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.
The Driver
(The Driver)
Chances Are
(Philip Train)
Barry Lyndon
(Barry Lyndon)
Epoch
(Allen Lysander)
A Bridge Too Far
(Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin)
Paper Moon
(Moses Pray)
People I Know
(Cary Launer)
What's Up, Doc?
(Howard Bannister)
Love Story
(Oliver Barrett IV)
Malibu's Most Wanted
(Bill Gluckman)
The Main Event
(Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon)
Wild Rovers
(Frank Post)
Zero Effect
(Gregory Stark)
Irreconcilable Differences
(Albert Brodsky)
Faithful
(Jack Connor)
Small Sacrifices
(Lew Lewiston)
Partners
(Sgt. Benson)
The Games
(Scott Reynolds)
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
(Webster McGee)
So Fine
(Bobby Fine)
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
(James Edmunds)
Tough Guys Don't Dance
(Tim Madden)
Nickelodeon
(Leo Harrigan)
Green Ice
(Joseph Wiley)
The Big Bounce
(Jack Ryan)
Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?
(Self)
Fever Pitch
(Taggart)
Oliver's Story
(Oliver Barrett IV)
Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me
(Self (archive footage))
Farrah's Story
(Self)
The List
(Richard Miller)
The Man Upstairs
(Mooney Polaski)
Love Hate Love
(Russ Emery)
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
(Pimp)
This Is Farrah Fawcett
(Self (archive footage))
Man of the House
(Man with Kite (uncredited))
Slumber Party Slaughter
(William O'Toole)
Unity
(Narrator (voice))
Knight of Cups
(Ryan)
Mean Justice
(Tal Garrett)
Kubrick Remembered
(Self)
Filmworker
(Self)
Gentleman B.
(Phil, Bank Manager)
My Best Friend's Famous
(Himself)
Coming Soon
(Dick)
Sink or Swim
(Dr. Applefield)
Circle of Two
(Theatre Patron (uncredited))
1775
(Jeremy Proctor)
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Green Acres
Desperate Housewives
(Rodney Scavo)
Miss Match
(Jerry Fox)
Bones
(Max Keenan)
Beauty and the Beast
In Justice
E! True Hollywood Story
What About Brian
Perry Mason
(John Carew)
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
General Electric Theater
(Art Anderson)
Leave It to Beaver
Good Sports
(Bobby Tannen)
Felony Squad
Bachelor Father
The Virginian
(Ben Anders)
Bull
Peyton Place
(Rodney Harrington)
Timecop
NCIS: Los Angeles
The Oscars
(Self)
1775
(Jeremy Proctor)
Ryan and Tatum: The O'Neals
The Mike Douglas Show
(Self)
Empire
(Tal Garrett)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
(Self)
The Dick Cavett Show
(Self - Guest)
Small Sacrifices
(Lew Lewiston)
The Mike Douglas Show
(Self - (archive footage))
Empire
(Tai)
Empire
(Tai Garrett)