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Charles Patrick Ryan O'Neal is 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.
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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This Is Joan Collins | Self | 2022 |
My Best Friend's Famous | Self / Himself | 2019 |
The Movies | Oliver / Howard Bannister / Moses Prey | 2019 |
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead | Self / Howard Bannister | 2018 |
Filmworker | Self | 2018 |
Knight of Cups | Ryan | 2015 |
Unity | Narrator / Narrator (voice) | 2015 |
Kubrick Remembered | Self | 2014 |
Slumber Party Slaughter | William O'Toole | 2012 |
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | (archive footage) | 2012 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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This Is Joan Collins | Self | 2022 |
My Best Friend's Famous | Self / Himself | 2019 |
The Movies | Oliver / Howard Bannister / Moses Prey | 2019 |
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead | Self / Howard Bannister | 2018 |
Filmworker | Self | 2018 |
Knight of Cups | Ryan | 2015 |
Unity | Narrator / Narrator (voice) | 2015 |
Kubrick Remembered | Self | 2014 |
Slumber Party Slaughter | William O'Toole | 2012 |
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | (archive footage) | 2012 |
Ryan & Tatum: The O'Neals | Self | 2011 |
Farrah's Story | Self | 2009 |
90210 | Spence Montgomery | 2008 |
Bones | Max Keenan / Father Toby Coulter | 2005 |
Chasing Farrah | Self | 2005 |
Desperate Housewives | Rodney Scavo | 2004 |
Miss Match | Jerry Fox | 2003 |
Celebrities Uncensored | Self | 2003 |
Malibu's Most Wanted | Bill Gluckman | 2003 |
Gentleman B. | Phil - Bank Manager / Phil, Bank Manager | 2003 |
People I Know | Cary Launer | 2002 |
The Kid Stays in the Picture | Self | 2002 |
The 74th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Presenter | 2002 |
Epoch | Allen Lysander | 2001 |
The List | Richard Miller | 2000 |
Coming Soon | Dick | 1999 |
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn | James Edmunds | 1998 |
Zero Effect | Gregory Stark | 1998 |
Hacks | Dr. Applefield | 1997 |
Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me | Self / Self (archive footage) | 1997 |
Faithful | Jack Connor | 1996 |
Man of the House | Man with Kite | 1995 |
The Man Upstairs | Mooney Polaski | 1992 |
The Larry Sanders Show | Ryan O'Neal | 1992 |
Good Sports | Bobby Tannen | 1991 |
Hollywood Mavericks | Barry Lyndon | 1990 |
The 61st Annual Academy Awards | Self - Presenter | 1989 |
Chances Are | Philip Train | 1989 |
Tough Guys Don't Dance | Tim Madden | 1987 |
Biography | Self | 1987 |
Fever Pitch | Taggart | 1985 |
Peyton Place: The Next Generation | Rodney Harrington | 1985 |
The 57th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Presenter | 1985 |
Irreconcilable Differences | Albert Brodsky | 1984 |
James Bond: The First 21 Years | Self | 1983 |
Partners | Sgt. Benson | 1982 |
So Fine | Bobby Fine | 1981 |
Green Ice | Joseph Wiley | 1981 |
Obsession | Theatre Patron | 1980 |
The Main Event | Eddie 'Kid Natural' Scanlon / Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon | 1979 |
CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley | Self | 1979 |
Oliver's Story | Oliver Barrett / Oliver Barrett IV | 1978 |
The Driver | The Driver | 1978 |
A Bridge Too Far | Brig. Gen. Gavin / Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin | 1977 |
Nickelodeon | Leo Harrigan | 1976 |
Barry Lyndon | Barry Lyndon / Redmond Barry | 1975 |
Paper Moon | Moses Pray | 1973 |
The Thief Who Came to Dinner | Webster / Webster McGee | 1973 |
HBO Boxing | Self - Ringside Commentator | 1973 |
What's Up, Doc? | Howard Bannister | 1972 |
Wild Rovers | Frank Post | 1971 |
Fuck Off! Images of Finland | Self | 1971 |
Love Hate Love | Russ Emery | 1971 |
Love Story | Oliver Barrett IV | 1970 |
The Games | Scott Reynolds | 1970 |
The David Frost Show | Self - Guest | 1969 |
The Big Bounce | Jack Ryan | 1969 |
The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | 1968 |
The Joey Bishop Show | Self - Guest | 1967 |
Dream Girl of '67 | Self - Married Judge / Self - Bachelor Judge | 1966 |
What's This Song? | Self | 1964 |
Peyton Place | Rodney Harrington | 1964 |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self - Guest | 1962 |
Empire | Tal Garrett / Tal Garret | 1962 |
The Virginian | Ben Anders | 1962 |
The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Guest | 1961 |
Westinghouse Playhouse | Roger / Mick / Larry | 1961 |
My Three Sons | Chug Williams | 1960 |
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | Herm | 1959 |
The DuPont Show with June Allyson | Cadet Wade Farrell | 1959 |
Laramie | Johnny Jacobs | 1959 |
The Untouchables | Bellhop | 1959 |
Perry Mason | John Carew | 1957 |
Wagon Train | Paul Phillips | 1957 |
Bachelor Father | Marty Braden | 1957 |
Leave It to Beaver | Tom Henderson | 1957 |
General Electric Theater | Art Anderson | 1953 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1974 | Golden Globe | Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
1971 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
1971 | Golden Globe | Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Nominated |