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Ryan O'Neal

Acting
Known For

82 Years Old

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.

Born

Los Angeles, California, USA on 20th April 1941

Died

8th December 2023

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Bones
Max Keenan
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Desperate Housewives
Rodney Scavo
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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Perry Mason
John Carew
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NCIS: Los Angeles
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The Mike Douglas Show
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The Mike Douglas Show
Self - (archive footage)
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The Mike Douglas Show
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Great Performances
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Wagon Train
Paul Phillips
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The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
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The Virginian
Ben Anders
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The Untouchables
Bellhop (uncredited)
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The Oscars
Self
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Leave It to Beaver
Tom Henderson
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My Three Sons
Chug Williams
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The Larry Sanders Show
Ryan O'Neal
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The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Herm
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Felony Squad
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Coming Soon
Dick
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Wild Rovers
Frank Post
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Kubrick Remembered
Self
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Green Ice
Joseph Wiley
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Unity
Narrator (voice)
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What About Brian
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Knight of Cups
Ryan
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Slumber Party Slaughter
William O'Toole
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Partners
Sgt. Benson
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The Games
Scott Reynolds
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Miss Match
Jerry Fox
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Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
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So Fine
Bobby Fine
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Love Story
Oliver Barrett IV
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Bachelor Father
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This Is Farrah Fawcett
Self (archive footage)
In Justice Image
In Justice
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A Bridge Too Far
Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin
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Bull
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Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?
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Small Sacrifices
Lew Lewiston
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Empire
Tai Garrett
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Empire
Tai
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Empire
Tal Garrett
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Timecop
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Chances Are
Philip Train
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The Driver
The Driver
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Paper Moon
Moses Pray
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Good Sports
Bobby Tannen
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What's Up, Doc?
Howard Bannister
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People I Know
Cary Launer
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Malibu's Most Wanted
Bill Gluckman
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Gentleman B.
Phil, Bank Manager
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Man of the House
Man with Kite (uncredited)
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Love Hate Love
Russ Emery
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Circle of Two
Theatre Patron (uncredited)
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Faithful
Jack Connor
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E! True Hollywood Story
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The Big Bounce
Jack Ryan
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An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
James Edmunds
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Epoch
Allen Lysander
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General Electric Theater
Art Anderson
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Small Sacrifices
Lew Lewiston
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Ryan and Tatum: The O'Neals
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Nickelodeon
Leo Harrigan
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The Main Event
Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon
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My Best Friend's Famous
Himself
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The List
Richard Miller
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Oliver's Story
Oliver Barrett IV
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Tough Guys Don't Dance
Tim Madden
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Zero Effect
Gregory Stark
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Beauty and the Beast
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The Thief Who Came to Dinner
Webster McGee
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James Bond: The First 21 Years
Self
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Sink Or Swim
Dr. Applefield
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Irreconcilable Differences
Albert Brodsky
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Farrah's Story
Self
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Filmworker
Self
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Fever Pitch
Taggart
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ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Self
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Mean Justice
Tal Garrett
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Peyton Place
Rodney Harrington
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The Man Upstairs
Mooney Polaski
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Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me
Self (archive footage)
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Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
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