
Acting
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 Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962

The Mike Douglas Show
1961

Bones
2005

Desperate Housewives
2004

NCIS: Los Angeles
2009

Perry Mason
1957

Great Performances
1971

The Dick Cavett Show
1968

Wagon Train
1957

The Virginian
1962

The Talk
2010

My Three Sons
1960

The Untouchables
1959

Leave It to Beaver
1957

The Larry Sanders Show
1992

The Oscars
1953

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959

Felony Squad
1966

What About Brian
2006

Miss Match
2003

Bachelor Father
1957

Barry Lyndon
1975

Bull
2000

A Bridge Too Far
1977

Green Ice
1981

Good Sports
1991

The Driver
1978

Paper Moon
1973

Knight of Cups
2015

Timecop
1997

What's Up, Doc?
1972

Malibu's Most Wanted
2003

E! True Hollywood Story
1996

General Electric Theater
1953

Love Story
1970

Chances Are
1989