
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.

Bones
TV • 2005

NCIS: Los Angeles
TV • 2009

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962

Desperate Housewives
TV • 2004

The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961

The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961

The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961

Perry Mason
TV • 1957

Great Performances
TV • 1971

The Virginian
TV • 1962

Wagon Train
TV • 1957

The Dick Cavett Show
TV • 1968

My Three Sons
TV • 1960

The Untouchables
TV • 1959

The Oscars
TV • 1953

Leave It to Beaver
TV • 1957

The Larry Sanders Show
TV • 1992

Felony Squad
TV • 1966