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Ryan O'Neal

  • Born April 20, 1941
  • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died Dec. 8, 2023, aged 82

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 …

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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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Max Keenan

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Barry Lyndon

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Rodney Scavo

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Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin

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Moses Pray

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Oliver Barrett IV

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Ryan

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The Driver

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Howard Bannister

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Bill Gluckman

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Philip Train

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Gregory Stark

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Man with Kite (uncredited)

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Cary Launer

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Bellhop (uncredited)

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John Carew

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Ryan O'Neal

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Tom Henderson

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Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon

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Allen Lysander

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Leo Harrigan

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James Edmunds

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Albert Brodsky

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Tim Madden

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Frank Post

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Chug Williams

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Dick

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Ben Anders

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Jack Connor

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Oliver Barrett IV

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Sgt. Benson

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Paul Phillips

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Bobby Fine

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Joseph Wiley

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Lew Lewiston

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Herm

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Webster McGee

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Jerry Fox

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Richard Miller

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Rodney Harrington

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Jack Ryan

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Scott Reynolds

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Russ Emery

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Dr. Applefield

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Art Anderson

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Phil, Bank Manager

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Lew Lewiston

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Tal Garrett

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Pimp

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