Ryan O'Neal

Also known as: Ryan O'Neal

Died at 84

born April 20, 1941

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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.

Known for

Barry Lyndon

Paper Moon

The Driver

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Leonard Shelby

Memento (1978)

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Ken

Barbie (1979)

Ken

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Legolas

Stanley Kubrick's The Lord of the Rings (1968)

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Holland March

The Nice Guys (1976)

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1970's

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1970's

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Daredevil

Marvel Cinematic Universe (1970s Edition)

Daredevil

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Daredevil

Daredevil (1970s)

Daredevil

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Will Hunting

Good Will Hunting (1967)

Will Hunting

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Richie Tenenbaum

Hal Ashby's THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS

Richie Tenenbaum

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Bjørn Lund

The Phoenician Scheme (1975)

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Louis De Point Leblanc

Interview With The Vampire (1974)

Louis De Point Leblanc

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Harvey Dent/Two-Face

Batman (1970s)

Harvey Dent/Two-Face

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Bobby Drake

X-Men: Days of Future Past (1973)

Bobby Drake

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Dewey Riley

Scream (1976)

Dewey Riley

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Saddest Deaths

MyCast Awards 2023

Saddest Deaths

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The Creature

Lisa Frankenstein (1960's)

The Creature

Ryan O'Neal

Channing Tatum

This is the End (1970s)

Channing Tatum

Ryan O'Neal

Chris Shiherlis

Heat (1975)

Chris Shiherlis

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Frank T.J. Mackey

Magnolia (1979)

Frank T.J. Mackey

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Superman

Stanley Kubrick's Superman: The Motion Picture (1978)

Superman

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Colonel Frank Fitts

American Beauty (1989)

Colonel Frank Fitts

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Chris Shiherlis

Heat (1975)

Chris Shiherlis

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Harvey Dent

The Dark Knight Trilogy (1975-1982)

Harvey Dent

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LaBoeuf

True Grit (1970)

LaBoeuf

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