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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.
As actor
Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze
This Is Farrah Fawcett
My Best Friend's Famous
Filmworker
Unity
Knight of Cups
Kubrick Remembered
Slumber Party Slaughter
Farrah's Story
Malibu's Most Wanted
Gentleman B.
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
People I Know
Epoch
The List
Coming Soon
Zero Effect
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me
Sink Or Swim
Faithful
Man of the House
The Man Upstairs
Chances Are
Small Sacrifices
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
Tough Guys Don't Dance
Fever Pitch
Irreconcilable Differences
James Bond: The First 21 Years