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Ryan O'Neal

Also Known As: Charles Patrick Ryan O'Neal

Birth Date

April 20, 1941

Death Date

December 8, 2023

(passed away at 82)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

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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.

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Bones

Desperate Housewives

The Mike Douglas Show

Perry Mason

NCIS: Los Angeles

The Talk

Wagon Train

Great Performances

The Dick Cavett Show

My Three Sons

The Virginian

The Untouchables

Leave It to Beaver

The Oscars

The Larry Sanders Show

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

Felony Squad

What About Brian

Bachelor Father