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.
Recent movies
| # | Name | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Filmworker (2018) | Self | 8.7 |
| 2 | Knight of Cups (2015) | Ryan | 5.8 |
| 3 | Unity (2015) | Narrator (voice) | 7 |
| 4 | Slumber Party Slaughter (2012) | William O'Toole | - |
| 5 | Malibu's Most Wanted (2003) | Bill Gluckman | 5.8 |
| 6 | People I Know (2002) | Cary Launer | 6 |
| 7 | Epoch (2001) | Allen Lysander | - |
| 8 | The List (2000) | Richard Miller | - |
| 9 | Coming Soon (1999) | Dick | - |
| 10 | An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn (1998) | James Edmunds | - |
| 11 | Zero Effect (1998) | Gregory Stark | 6 |
| 12 | Faithful (1996) | Jack Connor | - |
| 13 | Man of the House (1995) | Man with Kite (uncredited) | 6.3 |
| 14 | Chances Are (1989) | Philip Train | 5 |
| 15 | Small Sacrifices (1989) | Lew Lewiston | - |
| 16 | Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987) | Tim Madden | 4 |
| 17 | Irreconcilable Differences (1984) | Albert Brodsky | - |
| 18 | Partners (1982) | Sgt. Benson | - |
| 19 | Circle of Two (1981) | Theatre Patron (uncredited) | - |
| 20 | So Fine (1981) | Bobby Fine | - |
| 21 | The Main Event (1979) | Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon | 5.5 |
| 22 | The Driver (1978) | The Driver | 7.4 |
| 23 | A Bridge Too Far (1977) | Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin | 7.9 |
| 24 | Barry Lyndon (1975) | Barry Lyndon | 8.1 |
| 25 | The Thief Who Came to Dinner (1973) | Webster McGee | - |
| 26 | Paper Moon (1973) | Moses Pray | 8 |
| 27 | What's Up, Doc? (1972) | Howard Bannister | 8.3 |
| 28 | Wild Rovers (1971) | Frank Post | 9 |
| 29 | Love Story (1970) | Oliver Barrett IV | 7.4 |
