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| name               = Ryan O'Neal
| image              = Ryan Oneal - 1968.jpg
| caption            = O'Neal in 1968<!--Uploader's description was erroneous.-->
| birth_name         = Charles Patrick Ryan O'Neal
| birth_date         = {{birth date|1941|4|20|mf=yes}}
| birth_place        = [[Los Angeles]], California, U.S.
| death_date         = {{death date and age|2023|12|08|1941|4|20|mf=yes}}
| death_place        = [[Santa Monica, California]], U.S.
| resting_place      = [[Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary]]
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actor|boxer}}
| years_active       = 1960–2017<!--First to last acting credit-->
| spouse             = {{ubl|{{marriage|[[Joanna Moore]]|1963|1967|end=divorced}}|{{marriage|[[Leigh Taylor-Young]]|1967|1974|end=divorced}}}}
| partner            = [[Farrah Fawcett]] (1979–1997; 2001–2009)
| children           = 4, including [[Tatum O'Neal|Tatum]], [[Griffin O'Neal|Griffin]], and [[Patrick O'Neal (sportscaster)|Patrick]]
| father             = [[Charles O'Neal]]
| website            = {{url|ryanoneal.com}}
}}

'''Charles Patrick Ryan O'Neal''' (April 20, 1941 – December 8, 2023) was an American actor. Born in Los Angeles, he trained as an amateur boxer before beginning a career in acting in 1960.

In 1964, he landed the role of [[Rodney Harrington]] on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] nighttime soap opera ''[[Peyton Place (TV series)|Peyton Place]]''.<ref name="Harmetz" /> It was an instant hit and boosted O'Neal's career. He later found success in films, most notably in the romantic drama ''[[Love Story (1970 film)|Love Story]]'' (1970), for which he was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]]<ref name="Harmetz" /> and the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama]];<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066011/awards |title=Love Story |website=[[IMDb]]}} {{Better source needed|date=December 2023}}</ref> [[Peter Bogdanovich]]'s ''[[What's Up, Doc? (1972 film)|What's Up, Doc?]]'' (1972); ''[[Paper Moon (film)|Paper Moon]]'' (1973), which earned him a nomination for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]]; [[Stanley Kubrick]]'s ''[[Barry Lyndon]]'' (1975), in which he portrayed the titular character; [[Richard Attenborough]]'s ''[[A Bridge Too Far (film)|A Bridge Too Far]]'' (1977); and [[Walter Hill]]'s ''[[The Driver]]'' (1978). 

From 2006 to 2017, he had a recurring role in the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] television series ''[[Bones (TV series)|Bones]]'' as Max, the father of the [[Temperance "Bones" Brennan|show's eponymous protagonist]].

==Early life and education==
O'Neal was born in [[Los Angeles]], on April 20, 1941, the elder son of actress Patricia ({{nee}} O'Callaghan) and novelist/screenwriter [[Charles O'Neal]].<ref name = Nelson>{{cite news|url = https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2023-12-08/ryan-oneal-dead|title = Ryan O'Neal, star of 'Love Story' and 'Paper Moon,' dies at 82|last = Nelson|first = Valerie J.|newspaper = [[Los Angeles Times]]|date = December 8, 2023|accessdate = December 10, 2023|url-access = limited|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20231222160107/https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2023-12-08/ryan-oneal-dead|archivedate=December 22, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name = Dagan>{{cite news|url = https://variety.com/2023/film/news/ryan-oneal-dead-love-story-paper-moon-1235831519/|title = Ryan O'Neal, 'Love Story' and 'Paper Moon' Star, Dies at 82|last = Dagan|first = Carmel|date = December 8, 2023|access-date = December 8, 2023|work = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref name = McCartney>{{cite news|url = https://apnews.com/article/ryan-oneal-dead-bbb21318db9742d0b1e5e4a51c2fa26d|title = Actor Ryan O'Neal, star of 'Love Story,' 'Paper Moon' and 'Barry Lyndon,' dies at 82|last = McCartney|first = Anthony|date = December 8, 2023|access-date = December 8, 2023|work = [[Associated Press News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2023/12/08/1218343271/ryan-oneal-death|title=Ryan O'Neal, star of 'Peyton Place' and 'Love Story,' dies at 82|publisher=NPR|last=Bowman|first=Emma|date=December 8, 2023|accessdate=December 23, 2023}}</ref>{{efn|name = Birth|A minority of sources give O'Neal's full name as simply Patrick Ryan O'Neal.<ref name = Harmetz>{{cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/08/movies/ryan-oneal-dead.html|title = Ryan O'Neal, Who Became a Star With 'Love Story,' Dies at 82|last = Harmetz|first = Aljean|authorlink = Aljean Harmetz|date = December 8, 2023|access-date = December 8, 2023|newspaper = [[The New York Times]]|url-access = limited}}</ref><ref name = Barnes>{{cite news|url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ryan-oneal-dead-love-story-paper-moon-1235730468/|title = Ryan O'Neal, Star of 'Love Story,' 'What's Up, Doc?' and 'Paper Moon,' Dies at 82|last = Barnes|first = Mike|date = December 8, 2023|access-date = December 8, 2023|work = [[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>}} His father was of Irish and English descent, while his mother was of paternal Irish and maternal Jewish ancestry.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.jweekly.com/2014/01/03/celebrity-jews-01-02-14/|title=celebrity jews|last=Bloom|first=Nate|date=January 3, 2014|website=J.|language=en-US|access-date=February 9, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishpost.com/news/tributes-paid-after-actor-ryan-oneal-passes-away-aged-82-264889|title=Tributes paid after actor Ryan O'Neal passes away, aged 82|last=Donaghy|first=Gerard|work=The Irish Post|date=December 10, 2023|accessdate=December 23, 2023}}</ref> His only sibling, younger brother, Kevin O'Neal (1945{{endash}}2023), was also an actor as well as a screenwriter.<ref name = Barnes/>

O'Neal attended [[University High School (Los Angeles)|University High School]] in Los Angeles, and trained there to become a [[Golden Gloves]] boxer. During the late 1950s, his father had a job writing on a television series called ''Citizen Soldier'', and moved the family to [[Munich]], where O'Neal attended [[Munich American High School]].<ref name=Yahoo>{{cite web|url=http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800026955/bio|title=Ryan O Neal|publisher=Yahoo Movies|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113190508/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800026955/bio|archivedate=January 13, 2009|accessdate=December 23, 2023|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Career ==
=== 1960–1969: Television roles ===
[[File:Ryan O'Neal and Leigh Taylor-Young.JPG|thumb|upright=0.8|O'Neal and [[Leigh Taylor-Young]] in a ''[[Peyton Place (TV series)|Peyton Place]]'' publicity photo in 1967]] 
In Germany, O'Neal was struggling at school, so his mother pulled some favors and got him a job as a stand-in on a show being shot in the area, ''[[Tales of the Vikings]]''. O'Neal worked on it as an extra and stuntman and became interested in acting.<ref>{{cite news|title=Empire Co-star an Ex-Stunt Man|date=December 31, 1962|work=Los Angeles Times|page=B7}}</ref><ref name="act">{{cite news |title=The Character Finds the Actor |first=Marion |last=Purcelli |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=March 9, 1963 |page=c3}}</ref> O'Neal returned to the U.S. and tried to make it as an actor. He made his first television appearance guest starring on ''[[The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis]]'' episode "The Hunger Strike" in 1960. He followed this with guest slots on ''[[The Untouchables (1959 TV series)|The Untouchables]]'', ''[[General Electric Theater]]'', ''[[The DuPont Show with June Allyson]]'', ''[[Laramie (TV series)|Laramie]]'', ''[[Two Faces West]]'', ''[[Westinghouse Playhouse]]'' (several episodes), ''[[Bachelor Father (U.S. TV series)|Bachelor Father]]'', ''[[My Three Sons]]'', ''[[Leave It to Beaver]]'' episode "Wally Goes Steady" in 1961, and ''[[The Virginian (TV series)|The Virginian]]''. He was under contract to [[Universal Pictures|Universal]] but they let it lapse.<ref name="screen">{{cite news|title=A Big Town Boy Finds Success in a Small Town|last=Purcelli|first=Marion|work=Chicago Tribune|date=March 6, 1966|page=h15}}</ref> From 1962 to 1963, O'Neal was a regular on [[NBC]]'s ''[[Empire (1962 TV series)|Empire]]'', a modern-day western, where he played "Tal Garrett" in support of [[Richard Egan (actor)|Richard Egan]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Terry Bawls With the Best|last=Chapman|first=Hank|work=Chicago Daily Tribune|date=September 9, 1962|page=n_a13}}</ref> It ran for 33 episodes.<ref name="act" /> In 1963, the series was revived as ''Redigo'', but O'Neal turned down the chance to reprise his role.<ref name="screen" /> When the series ended, O'Neal went back to guest-starring on shows such as ''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|Perry Mason]]'' and ''[[Wagon Train]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=O'Neal Will Guest|work=Los Angeles Times|date=June 9, 1964|page=C11}}</ref>

In 1964 he was cast as Rodney Harrington in the prime time serial drama ''[[Peyton Place (TV series)|Peyton Place]]''. O'Neal said he got the role because "the studio was looking for a young [[Doug McClure]]".<ref name="iron">{{cite news|title=Ryan O'Neal-Iron Man of Television|date=March 18, 1966|work=Los Angeles Times|page=c15}}</ref> The series was a big success, making national names of its cast including O'Neal. Several were offered movie roles, including [[Mia Farrow]], ''[[Rosemary's Baby (film)|Rosemary's Baby]]'' (1968), and [[Barbara Parkins]], ''[[Valley of the Dolls (film)|Valley of the Dolls]]'' (1967), and O'Neal was keen to do films.<ref>{{cite news|title='Who Wants to See Happiness?' Asks Ryan O'Neal of Peyton Place|last=Crawford|first=Linda|work=Chicago Tribune|date=July 10, 1966|page=j13}}</ref> During the series' run O'Neal appeared in a pilot for a proposed series, ''European Eye'' (1968).<ref>{{cite news |title=Maggie Smith Captures Two Prized Movie Roles |first=Florabel |last=Muir |work=[[The Washington Post and Times-Herald]] |date=December 20, 1967 |page=C15}}</ref> He was also signed to ABC for a recording contract.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ryan O'Neal Signs |work=Los Angeles Times |date=January 18, 1965 |page=c17}}</ref> O'Neal's first lead in a feature came with ''[[The Big Bounce (1969 film)|The Big Bounce]]'' (1969),<ref name="The Guardian obit">{{cite news |last1=Bergan |first1=Ronald |title=Ryan O'Neal obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/dec/09/ryan-oneal-obituary |access-date=December 10, 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=December 9, 2023}}</ref> based on an [[Elmore Leonard]] novel.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Espen |first1=Hal |title= 'Road Dogs': More Leonard made for Hollywood |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-caw-elmore-leonard17-2009may17,0,1214383,full.story|access-date=December 23, 2023 |work=Los Angeles Times |date= May 17, 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522143747/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-caw-elmore-leonard17-2009may17,0,1214383,full.story|archivedate=May 22, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1969, he appeared in a TV version of ''[[Under the Yum Yum Tree]]'' (1963).<ref>{{cite web |title=Under the Yum Yum Tree |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/476075/under-the-yum-yum-tree#credits |website=Turner Classic Movies |access-date=December 10, 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

=== 1970–1980: Film stardom ===
In 1970, O'Neal played an Olympic athlete in ''[[The Games (film)|The Games]]''. The film had been co-written by [[Erich Segal]], who recommended O'Neal for the lead in the romantic drama ''[[Love Story (1970 film)|Love Story]]'' (1970), based on Segal's novel and script. A number of actors had turned down the role including [[Beau Bridges]] and [[Jon Voight]] before it was offered to O'Neal. His fee was $25,000; he said he had an offer that paid five times as much to appear in a [[Jerry Lewis]] film, but O'Neal knew that ''Love Story'' was the better prospect and selected that instead.<ref name="story">{{cite news|title=Ryan O'Neal Has Plenty of Stories|last=Haber|first= Joyce|work=Los Angeles Times|date=December 6, 1970|page= v31}}</ref> [[Paramount Pictures]] studio head, [[Robert Evans]], who was married to the film's female lead, [[Ali MacGraw]], said they tested 14 other actors but no one compared to O'Neal; he said the part was "a [[Cary Grant]] role – a handsome leading man with lots of emotion."<ref>{{cite news|title=Ryan O'Neal, Ali to Play 'Love Story'|date=November 4, 1969|work=Los Angeles Times|page=e12}}</ref> "I hope the young people like it", O'Neal said before the film came out. "I don't want to go back to TV. I don't want to go back to those [[National Association of Broadcasters|NAB]] conventions."<ref name="story" /> ''Love Story'' turned out to be a box office phenomenon, making O'Neal a star and earning him nominations for the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]] and the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama]], although O'Neal was bitter that he was never given a percentage of the profits, unlike co-star Ali MacGraw.<ref name="gene" /><ref name="ryan" />
[[File:Ryan-ONeal-1970-b.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.8|O'Neal in Finland, 1970]]

In between the film's production and release, O'Neal appeared in a TV movie written by [[Eric Ambler]], ''[[Love Hate Love]]'' (1971), which received good ratings. He also made a Western, ''[[Wild Rovers]]'' (1971) with [[William Holden]] for director [[Blake Edwards]]. ''Wild Rovers'', badly cut by [[MGM]], was considerably less popular than ''Love Story''. O'Neal was going to make another film for MGM, ''[[Nightmare Honeymoon|Deadly Honeymoon]]'' (1974), from a novel by [[Lawrence Block]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Dalton's 'Darling Girl': Dalton's 'Darling Girl'|first=A. H.|last=Weiler|work=The New York Times|date=July 11, 1971|page=D13}}</ref> However, O'Neal pulled out. [[Peter Bogdanovich]] later said MGM head [[Jim Aubrey]] was "cruel" to O'Neal.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bogdanovich Touch Turns Coincidence into Success: Turning Coincidence Into Success|last=Haber|first=Joyce|work=Los Angeles Times|date=September 16, 1973|page=o21}}</ref>

Director [[Nic Roeg]] wanted O'Neal to appear opposite [[Julie Christie]] in an adaptation of ''[[Out of Africa]]'' that was never made.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Pollack Touch|last=Maslin|first=Janet|work=The New York Times|date=December 15, 1985|page=A.54}}</ref> Instead, O'Neal starred in the screwball comedy ''[[What's Up, Doc? (1972 film)|What's Up, Doc?]]'' (1972) for Bogdanovich and opposite [[Barbra Streisand]]. The film was the third-highest-grossing film of 1972 and led to his receiving an offer to star in a movie for [[Stanley Kubrick]], ''Barry Lyndon''. While that film was in pre-production, O'Neal played a jewel thief in ''[[The Thief Who Came to Dinner]]'' (1972) opposite [[Jacqueline Bisset]] and [[Warren Oates]]. Then he was reunited with Bogdanovich for ''[[Paper Moon (film)|Paper Moon]]'' (1973) in which he starred opposite his daughter [[Tatum O'Neal]]. His performance in the film earned him a nomination for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]], and he was voted by exhibitors as the second-most-popular star of 1973 in the United States, behind [[Clint Eastwood]].<ref name="Cobbett60">{{cite book|last1=Steinberg|first1=Cobbett|title=Film Facts|year=1980|publisher=Facts on File, Inc.|location=New York|isbn=0-87196-313-2|page=[https://archive.org/details/filmfacts00cobb_mc3/page/60 60]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/filmfacts00cobb_mc3/page/60}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Abramovitch |first=Seth |date=July 17, 2023 |title=After Her Debilitating Stroke, Tatum O'Neal Attempts to Heal a Fractured Relationship With Dad Ryan O'Neal |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/tatum-oneal-interview-life-career-dad-ryan-oneal-1235535430/ |access-date=July 23, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>

O'Neal spent over a year making ''[[Barry Lyndon]]'' (1975) for Kubrick. The resulting film, despite being nominated for seven [[48th Academy Awards|Academy Awards]], was considered a commercial disappointment and had a mixed critical reception; it won O'Neal a [[Harvard Lampoon]] Award for the Worst Actor of 1975. Reflecting in 1985, O'Neal said the film was "all right but he [Kubrick] completely changed the picture during the year he spent editing it".<ref name="gene" /> The film's reputation has risen in recent years but O'Neal said his career never recovered from the film's reception.<ref name="vanity">{{cite news|url=http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2009/09/farrah-fawcett200909 |first=Leslie |last=Bennetts|title= Beautiful People Ugly Choices|newspaper=Vanity Fair|date=September 2009|access-date=September 1, 2016}}</ref>

O'Neal had been originally meant to star in Bogdanovich's flop musical ''[[At Long Last Love]]'' but was replaced by [[Burt Reynolds]]. However he made the screwball comedy ''[[Nickelodeon (film)|Nickelodeon]]'' (1976) with Reynolds, Bogdanovich and Tatum O'Neal, for a fee of $750,000. The film flopped at the box office. O'Neal followed this with a small role in the all-star war film ''[[A Bridge Too Far (film)|A Bridge Too Far]]'' (1977), playing [[General James Gavin]]. O'Neal's performance as a hardened general was much criticised, although O'Neal was only a year older than Gavin at the time of the events in the film. "Can I help it if I photograph like I'm 16 and they gave me a helmet that was too big for my head?" he later said. "At least I did my own parachute jump."<ref>{{cite news|title=At the Movies|last=Flatley|first= Guy|newspaper=The New York Times |date=December 30, 1977|page= C8}}</ref> The film was the 6th most popular movie of 1977.

O'Neal initially turned down a reported $3&nbsp;million to star in ''[[Oliver's Story]]'' (1978), a sequel to ''Love Story''.<ref name="ryan" /> Instead he appeared in the car-chase film ''[[The Driver]]'' (1978), directed by [[Walter Hill (director)|Walter Hill]], who had written ''The Thief Who Came to Dinner''. This was a [[box office disappointment]] in the U.S. but, like ''A Bridge Too Far'', did better overseas. Hill later said he "was so pleased with Ryan in the movie and I was very disappointed that people didn't particularly give him any credit for what he did. To me, he's the best he's ever been. I cannot imagine another actor."<ref name="empire">{{cite magazine|magazine=Empire|url=http://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/edgar-wright-walter-hill-discuss-driver/|date=March 13, 2017|first=Chris|last=Wright|title=Edgar Wright and Walter Hill Discuss The Driver}}</ref> O'Neal was meant to follow this with ''[[The Champ (1979 film)|The Champ]]'' (1979), directed by [[Franco Zeffirelli]], but decided to pull out after Zeffirelli refused to cast O'Neal's son Griffin opposite him.<ref name="ryan">{{cite news|title=Ryan O'Neal: Does Father Know Best?: Ryan O'Neal|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=July 23, 1978|page= v24}}</ref> Instead he agreed to make ''Oliver's Story'' after all once the script was rewritten.<ref name="ryan" /> However the film was a flop at the box office.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brueggemann |first1=Tom |title=Success Isn't Guaranteed for a 'Barbie' Sequel — Some Equally Big Films Spawned Their Own Flops |url=https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/sequels-to-hit-films-flopped-box-office/blues-brothers-2000-center-dan-aykroyd-j-evan-bonifant-john-goodman-1998-universal-courtesy/ |website=IndieWire |access-date=December 10, 2023 |date=August 4, 2023}}</ref>

"What I have to do now, seriously, is win a few hearts as an actor," he said in 1978. "The way Cary Grant did. I know I've got a lot of winning to do. But I'm young enough. I'll get there..."<ref name="ryan" /> Around this time, O'Neal was meant to star in ''[[The Bodyguard (1992 film)|The Bodyguard]]'', from a [[Lawrence Kasdan]] script, opposite [[Diana Ross]] for director [[John Boorman]]. However the film fell over when Ross pulled out, and it would not be made until 1992, with [[Kevin Costner]] in O'Neal's old role.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ryan O'Neal meaner but far from macho|last=Flatley|first= Guy|work=Chicago Tribune|date=August 19, 1979|page= e8}}</ref> There was some talk he would appear in a film from [[Michelangelo Antonioni]], ''Suffer or Die'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Film Clips: Is O'Neal Set to 'Suffer or Die'?|last=Kilday|first=Gregg|work=Los Angeles Times|date=December 11, 1978|page= f21}}</ref> but this did not happen.

O'Neal instead played a boxer in a comedy, ''[[The Main Event (1979 film)|The Main Event]]'', reuniting him with Streisand. He received a fee of $1 million plus a percentage of the profits. ''The Main Event'' was a sizeable hit at the box office. Also in 1979, he produced a documentary, ''The Contender'', about a boxer he managed.<ref>{{cite news|title=O'Neal family film an indifferent Contender 'I thought it was good,' said Ryan. 'We loved it' QR|last=Godfrey|first=Jay Scott Stephen|work=The Globe and Mail|date=September 15, 1979|page=35}}</ref>

A 1980 profile of O'Neal described him:

{{cquote|Unlike most stars of the post-[[Dustin Hoffman|Hoffman]] era he is very handsome, especially when moustached: he has blond curly hair and a toothpaste smile: he seems to lead an interesting life. What is on screen is, er, less interesting, but still agreeable. Maybe he would really come on if he had the apprenticeship of the stars of the 30s: for he is, to underline the point, a throwback to that era. There are no nervous tics, solemnity is at bag; his is an easy, genial presence, and thank heaven for it!<ref>{{cite book|last=Shipman|first=David|title=The Great Movie Stars: The International Years|publisher=Angus and Robertson|year=1980|page=451}}</ref>}}

=== 1981–1987: Career fluctuations ===
O'Neal was looking next to act in the lead role in the film version of ''[[The Thorn Birds]]'' to be directed by [[Arthur Hiller]], but the book ended up being adapted as a miniseries.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ryan O'Neal: Hooked On 'Thorn Birds' And Farrah|last=Mann|first= Roderick|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=July 8, 1980|page= g1}}</ref> Instead O'Neal made a British-financed thriller, ''[[Green Ice]]'' (1981), for the most money he had ever received up front.<ref name="gene" /> The movie had a troublesome production (the original director quit during filming) and flopped at the box office. He had a cameo in ''[[Circle of Two]]'', a film his daughter made with [[Richard Burton]]. O'Neal said Burton told him during filming he was "five years away from winning acceptance as a serious actor" ... [and that] .. "On the other hand, my agent, [[Sue Mengers]] says I'm right on the threshold. Split the difference, that's two and a half years. One good picture, that's all I need..."<ref name="ice">{{cite news|title=Movies: The High Adventures of 'Green Ice'|last=Mann|first=Roderick|work=Los Angeles Times|date=July 6, 1980|page= o25}}</ref>

However, in the early 1980s he focused on comedies. He received $2&nbsp;million for the lead in ''So Fine''.<ref name="fine">{{cite news|title=Movies: A 'Fine' Try For Laughs... At $12 Million|last=Taylor|first= Clarke|work=Los Angeles Times|date=March 29, 1981|page= m26}}</ref> This was followed by ''[[Partners (1982 film)|Partners]]'' (1982), a [[farce]] written by [[Francis Veber]] in which O'Neal played a straight cop who goes undercover as one half of a gay couple. He then played a film director loosely based on Peter Bogdanovich in ''[[Irreconcilable Differences]]'' (1984); he received no upfront fee but got a percentage of the profits.<ref name="ryan2">{{cite news|title=Movies: Ryan O'Neal Wants The Reconcilable Role|last=Mann|first=Roderick|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=July 1, 1984|page= t21}}</ref> It was a minor box office success. A 1984 profile called him "the [[Billy Martin]] of Hollywood, whether it's his love affair with [[Farrah Fawcett]]... his precocious actor daughter Tatum or fisticuffs with his son Griffin. He just can't seem to stay out of the news." O'Neal said he felt more like [[Rocky Marciano]], "wondering why guys are always picking fights with me. If I'm in a good picture, they'll like me. If I'm not they'll hate me. Hey I'm mad too when I don't make good pictures."<ref>{{cite news|title=Star: Ryan's Hope: Movie Hit, Staying Fit And Famous|last=Manna |first=Sal |work=Los Angeles Times |date=May 13, 1984 |page=ad3}}</ref>

O'Neal said too many of the roles he had played were "off the beaten path for me".<ref name="gene">{{cite news|title=Movies: Ryan revives--what happened to this guy, anyway?|last=Siskel|first=Gene|work=Chicago Tribune|date=September 30, 1984|page=15}}</ref> In particular he regretted doing ''The Thief Who Came to Dinner'', ''A Bridge Too Far'', ''The Driver'', ''So Fine'', ''Partners'', and ''Green Ice''. He blamed this in part on having to pay [[alimony]] and [[child support]]. He also said agent Sue Mengers encouraged him to constantly work.<ref name="gene" /> "If I could get a good director to choose me for a picture, I was okay", he said. "But they stopped calling me in the mid-70s... I made a whole bunch of pictures that didn't make any money and people lost interest in me... Directors take me reluctantly. I feel I'm lucky to be here in the first place and they know it too. I'm a glamour boy, a Hollywood product. I have a TV background and they can point to the silly movies I've made."<ref name="gene" /> In 1985, O'Neal tried something different, playing an ''[[L.A. Herald Examiner]]'' sportswriter and sports columnist who also gambles far too much in ''[[Fever Pitch (1985 film)|Fever Pitch]]'' (1985),<ref>{{cite news |last1=Siskel |first1=Gene |title=FLAW-FILLED 'FEVER PITCH' CAPPED BY FLIP-FLOP ENDING |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1985-11-22-8503200744-story.html |access-date=December 10, 2023 |work=Chicago Tribune |date=November 22, 1985}}</ref> the final movie for director [[Richard Brooks]].<ref name="Britannica Richard Brooks">{{cite web |last1=Barson |first1=Michael |title=Richard Brooks {{!}} American Writer, Director & Oscar Winner {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Brooks |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=December 10, 2023 |language=en |date=November 30, 2023}}</ref> Even less conventional was ''[[Tough Guys Don't Dance (film)|Tough Guys Don't Dance]]'' (1987) for director [[Norman Mailer]].<ref name="The Guardian obit"/> Both movies flopped at the box office, and received poor reviews.<ref name="Britannica Richard Brooks"/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Rabin |first1=Nathan |title=My Year Of Flops, The Saga Continues, Case File #107: Tough Guys Don't Dance |url=https://www.avclub.com/my-year-of-flops-the-saga-continues-case-file-107-t-1798213893 |website=The A.V. Club |access-date=December 10, 2023 |language=en |date=April 16, 2008}}</ref>

=== 1988–2017: Later roles ===
O'Neal had a supporting part in a [[Liza Minnelli]] TV special ''Sam Found Out: A Triple Play'' (1988), and also supported in the romantic comedy ''[[Chances Are (film)|Chances Are]]'' (1989). He returned to TV opposite his then-partner [[Farrah Fawcett]] in ''[[Small Sacrifices]]'' (1989). He and Fawcett made a short-lived [[CBS]] series, ''[[Good Sports]]'' (1991), which lasted 15 episodes.<ref name = Nelson/> O'Neal co starred with [[Katharine Hepburn]] in the TV movie ''[[The Man Upstairs (1992 film)|The Man Upstairs]]'' (1992) and had a cameo in Fawcett's ''[[Man of the House (1995 film)|Man of the House]]'' (1995). He had a good role in ''[[Faithful (1996 film)|Faithful]]'' (1996) with [[Cher]]. It was directed by [[Paul Mazursky]] who later said of O'Neal:

<blockquote>He's sweet as sugar, and he's volatile. He's got some of that Irish stuff in him, and he can blow up a bit. One day he was doing a scene, and I said, "Bring it down a little bit," and Ryan said, "I quit! You can't say 'Bring it down' to me that loud!" I said, "If you quit, I'm going to break your nose." He started to cry. He's sort of a big baby at times, but he's a good guy, and he's very talented. He's had a strange career, but he was a monster star.<ref name="vanity" /></blockquote>

O'Neal had a supporting role in ''[[Hacks (1997 film)|Hacks]]'' (1997) and the lead in ''[[An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn]]'' (1998). He had the third lead in ''[[Zero Effect]]'' (1999) and was top billed in ''The List'' (2000). He had a semi-recurring role in ''[[Bull (2000 TV series)|Bull]]'' (2001) and supporting parts in ''[[Epoch (film)|Epoch]]'' (2001), ''[[People I Know]]'' (2002) with [[Al Pacino]], ''[[Gentleman B.]]'' (2002), and ''[[Malibu's Most Wanted]]'' (2003). O'Neal had a regular part on the TV series ''[[Miss Match]]'' (2003) with [[Alicia Silverstone]], which ran for 18 episodes. Around this time he guest starred on shows such as ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'' and ''[[90210 (TV series)|90210]]''. In 2009 he said that he "made a tremendous amount of money on real estate".<ref name="vanity" />

O'Neal was a recurring character on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]'s ''[[Bones (TV series)|Bones]]'' from seasons 2 to 12, with his final episode airing in February 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.tvinsider.com/125078/bones-says-goodbye-to-a-familiar-face/|title = 'Bones' Says Goodbye to a Familiar Face|work = TVInsider|last = Roffman|first = Marisad|date  = February 15, 2017|access-date = December 8, 2023}}</ref> In 2011, Ryan and Tatum attempted to restore their broken father/daughter relationship after 25 years. Their reunion and reconciliation process was captured in the [[Oprah Winfrey Network]] series ''[[Ryan and Tatum: The O'Neals]]'', which O'Neal produced. It ran only nine episodes, and he later said that it left their relationship in a worse state than before.<ref name = Harmetz>{{cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/08/movies/ryan-oneal-dead.html|title = Ryan O'Neal, Who Became a Star With 'Love Story,' Dies at 82|last = Harmetz|first = Aljean|authorlink = Aljean Harmetz|date = December 8, 2023|access-date = December 8, 2023|newspaper = [[The New York Times]]|url-access = limited}}</ref> O'Neal could be seen in ''Slumber Party Slaughter'' (2012) and ''[[Knight of Cups (film)|Knight of Cups]]'' (2015) in a small role.<ref name = Dagan>{{cite news|url = https://variety.com/2023/film/news/ryan-oneal-dead-love-story-paper-moon-1235831519/|title = Ryan O'Neal, 'Love Story' and 'Paper Moon' Star, Dies at 82|last = Dagan|first = Carmel|date = December 8, 2023|access-date = December 8, 2023|work = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref name = Bernstein>{{cite news|url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/12/08/ryan-oneal-dead/|title = Ryan O'Neal, Hollywood star with tempestuous life, dies at 82|last = Bernstein|first = Adam|newspaper = [[The Washington Post]]|date = December 8, 2023|access-date = December 8, 2023|url-access = limited}}</ref>

In 2016, O'Neal reunited with ''Love Story'' co-star Ali MacGraw in a staging of [[A. R. Gurney]]'s play ''[[Love Letters (play)|Love Letters]]''.<ref>[https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/theater-art/2016/01/28/for-macgraw-and-neal-been-years-between-love-stories/Wvee6C387zAcF2IKgIRQDJ/story.html "For Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal, 45 years between love stories"] ''The Boston Globe'', January 28, 2016</ref> In February 2021, O'Neal and MacGraw were honored with stars on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]], nearly 50 years after the release of ''Love Story''.<ref>{{cite news |title='Love Story' stars Ali MacGraw, Ryan O'Neal honored on Hollywood's Walk of Fame |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-film-love-story-walk-of-fame/love-story-stars-ali-macgraw-ryan-oneal-honored-on-hollywoods-walk-of-fame-idUSKBN2AD01F |access-date=February 14, 2021 |work=Reuters |date=February 13, 2021}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
=== Relationships ===
O'Neal married his first wife, actress [[Joanna Moore]], in 1963. They had two children before separating in 1966. Moore eventually lost custody of their children to O'Neal as a result of her alcoholism and [[drug addiction]].<ref name="vanity" />

His second marriage was to actress and his ''[[Peyton Place (TV series)|Peyton Place]]'' co-star [[Leigh Taylor-Young]], with whom he had a son. They remained friends after divorcing in 1973.<ref name="vanity" /><ref name="Motor City memories" /> "I could speak to parts of Ryan like temper and volatility and reactivity, but I deeply know his goodness", Taylor-Young said.<ref name="vanity" /><ref name="Motor City memories">{{Cite web |last=Monaghan |first=John |date=April 12, 2016 |title='Love Letters' star Ryan O'Neal has Motor City memories |url=https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/arts/2016/04/12/ryan-oneal-detroit-memories/82814248/ |access-date=November 5, 2019 |website=freep}}</ref>

O'Neal was in a relationship with actress [[Farrah Fawcett]] from 1979 to 1997. The relationship was tumultuous due to his infidelity and volatile behavior. O'Neal and Fawcett reunited in 2001 and were together until her death in 2009.<ref name="vanity" />

"I got married at 21, and I was not a real mature 21," said O'Neal. "My first child was born when I was 22. I was a man's man; I didn't discover women until I was married, and then it was too late."<ref name="vanity" /> He had romances with [[Ursula Andress]], [[Bianca Jagger]], [[Anouk Aimée]], [[Jacqueline Bisset]], [[Barbra Streisand]], [[Joan Collins]], [[Diana Ross]], and [[Anjelica Huston]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Ryan O'Neal: A Love-Hate Story|last=Lee|first= Grant|newspaper= Los Angeles Times |date=August 28, 1977|page= q1}}</ref> According to his daughter [[Tatum O'Neal]], he also had an affair with [[Melanie Griffith]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/archive/restricted-the-chaos-kid-vol-63-no-17/|title=RESTRICTED: The Chaos Kid|website=PEOPLE.com|language=en|access-date=July 14, 2019}}</ref> In her 2014 memoir, Anjelica Huston claimed that O'Neal physically abused her.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/11/09/all-eyes-on-anjelica-huston-the-legendary-actress-on-love-abuse-and-jack-nicholson.html |title=All Eyes on Anjelica Huston: The Legendary Actress on Love, Abuse, and Jack Nicholson |first=Alex |last=Suskind |date=November 9, 2014 |work=The Daily Beast}}</ref>

=== Children ===
O'Neal had four children: [[Tatum O'Neal]] and [[Griffin O'Neal]] with Moore,<ref name="vanity" /> [[Patrick O'Neal (sportscaster)|Patrick O'Neal]] with Taylor-Young,<ref name="vanity" /> and Redmond James Fawcett O'Neal with Fawcett.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/09/us/redmond-oneal-los-angeles-alleged-crime-spree/index.html |title=Son of Ryan O'Neal, Farrah Fawcett accused of crime spree in Los Angeles |first1=Nicole |last1=Chavez |first2=Jennifer |last2=Selva |date=June 9, 2018 |publisher=[[CNN]]}}</ref> 

For several years, O'Neal was estranged from his three elder children. "I'm a hopeless father. I don't know why. I don't think I was supposed to be a father. Just look around at my work—they're either in jail or they should be," he told [[Vanity Fair (magazine)|''Vanity Fair'']].<ref name="vanity" /> In her autobiography, ''A Paper Life'', Tatum wrote that she had suffered physical and emotional abuse as a result of her father's drug abuse.<ref name="vanity" /> Griffin O'Neal also suggested their family's problems stemmed from Ryan. "My father gave me [[cocaine]] when I was 11 and insisted I take it," he said.<ref name="vanity" /> Griffin added, "He was a very abusive, [[narcissistic]] [[psychopath]]. He gets so mad he can't control anything he's doing."<ref name="vanity" />

In 2007, O'Neal was arrested for shooting at Griffin, which he claimed was in self-defense; the charges were dropped.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/actor-ryan-oneal-claims-self-defense-in-shooting-at-son/|title=Actor Ryan O'Neal claims self-defense in shooting at son|date=February 5, 2007|website=The Seattle Times}}</ref> O'Neal refused to allow Griffin to attend Fawcett's funeral in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://parade.com/16816/parade/ryan-oneal-banned-griffin-oneal-from-farrahs-funeral/|title=Griffin O'Neal: Dad Banned Me From Farrah's Funeral|date=August 5, 2009|website=Parade}}</ref> He hit on Tatum at Fawcett's funeral, not recognizing her as his daughter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/03/ryan-oneal-i-hit-on-my-da_n_249668.html|title=Ryan O'Neal: I Hit On My Daughter Tatum At Farrah's Funeral|date=September 3, 2009|website=[[Huffington Post]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/tv-on-own-ryan-and-tatums-paper-gloom/2011/06/16/AGCDJVZH_story.html|last=Stuever|first=Hank|title=On OWN, 'Ryan & Tatum's' paper gloom|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=June 17, 2011}}</ref>

In 2011, Tatum published a book with her father and appeared with him on the TV show ''Ryan and Tatum: the O'Neals''. In August of that year, O'Neal, Tatum, and Patrick attended Redmond's court appearance on firearms and drug charges.<ref>MacIntyre, April, "Ryan O'Neal and Tatum O'Neal talk Redmond O'Neal", Access Hollywood, August 4, 2011; accessed October 6, 2014.</ref> 

Redmond struggled with drug addiction for most of his adult life. In 2008, O'Neal and Redmond were arrested for drug possession in their [[Malibu, California|Malibu]] home.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/actor-ryan-o-neal-arrested-son-drug-possession-article-1.326010|title=Actor Ryan O'Neal arrested with son for drug possession|last=Dillon|first=Nancy|date=September 18, 2008|website=New York Daily News}}</ref> In 2015, Redmond's probation was revoked and he was sentenced to three years in the [[California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation]].<ref name=":0" /> In 2018, Redmond was arrested and charged with attempted murder, robbery, assault and drug possession after he allegedly tried to rob a convenience store in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]]. In an interview from jail he blamed his struggles on his parents.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/movies/redmond-oneal-blames-arrest-on-famous-parents/|title=Redmond O'Neal Blames Arrest on Parents Ryan and Farrah Fawcett: 'I Never Wanted Attention'|last=Fernandez|first=Alexia|date=May 31, 2018|website=People}}</ref>

==Illness and death==
In 2001, O'Neal was diagnosed with [[chronic myelogenous leukemia]] (CML).<ref>{{cite news| title=Actor O'Neal Has Cancer|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/showbiz/1309994.stm|date=May 3, 2001|publisher=[[BBC News]]|access-date=May 26, 2009 }}</ref> After struggling with leukemia, O'Neal was frequently seen at Fawcett's side when she was battling cancer. He told [[People (magazine)|''People'']] magazine, "It's a love story. I just don't know how to play this one. I won't know this world without her. Cancer is an insidious enemy."<ref>{{cite web|last=Bryant|first=Adam|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Ryan-ONeal-Fawcett-1005843.aspx|title=Ryan O'Neal: Watching Farrah Battle Cancer Is Like "Being Stabbed in the Heart"|work=[[TV Guide]]|date=May 7, 2009|access-date=May 7, 2009}}</ref> In April 2012, O'Neal stated he had been diagnosed with stage 4 [[prostate cancer]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Marikar |first1=Sheila |url=https://news.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/ryan-oneals-peculiar-cancer-prognosis-164044042--abc-news-movies.html |title=Ryan O'Neal's 'Peculiar' Cancer Prognosis |access-date=June 26, 2014 |work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News Blogs]] |date=April 16, 2012 |via=[[Yahoo! News]]}}</ref> He later stated it was stage 2.<ref>{{cite web |first1=Gael |last1=Fashingbauer Cooper |first2=Jane |last2=Kellogg |title=Ryan O'Neal now says his prostate cancer is stage 2, not stage 4 |website=[[Today (American TV program)|Today]] |date=April 16, 2012 |url=https://www.today.com/news/ryan-oneal-now-says-his-prostate-cancer-stage-2-not-718072 |access-date=December 22, 2022}}</ref>

O'Neal died at [[Saint John's Health Center]] in [[Santa Monica, California]], on December 8, 2023, at the age of 82.<ref name = Barnes>{{cite news|url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ryan-oneal-dead-love-story-paper-moon-1235730468/|title = Ryan O'Neal, Star of 'Love Story,' 'What's Up, Doc?' and 'Paper Moon,' Dies at 82|last = Barnes|first = Mike|date = December 8, 2023|access-date = December 8, 2023|work = [[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> His cause of death was [[congestive heart failure]], with [[cardiomyopathy]] listed as a contributing factor.<ref name = CoD>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/12/ryan-oneal-cause-death-revealed-1235681370/|title=Ryan O'Neal Cause Of Death Revealed|first=Bruce|last=Haring|website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|date=December 23, 2023|access-date=December 23, 2023}}</ref> O'Neal was interred next to Fawcett at [[Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/12/ryan-oneal-buried-next-to-longtime-love-farrah-fawcett-1235681532/|title=Ryan O'Neal Buried Next To Longtime Love Farrah Fawcett|first=Caroline|last=Frost|date=December 24, 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|access-date=January 2, 2024}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{{More citations needed|section|date=December 2023}}

=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
| 1969 || ''[[The Big Bounce (1969 film)|The Big Bounce]]'' || Jack Ryan ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 1970 || ''[[The Games (film)|The Games]]'' || Scott Reynolds ||
|-
| ''[[Love Story (1970 film)|Love Story]]'' || Oliver Barrett IV ||
|-
| 1971 || ''[[Wild Rovers]]'' || Frank Post ||
|-
| 1972 || ''[[What's Up, Doc? (1972 film)|What's Up, Doc?]]'' || Dr. Howard Bannister ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 1973 || ''[[The Thief Who Came to Dinner]]'' || Webster McGee ||
|-
| ''[[Paper Moon (film)|Paper Moon]]'' || Moses Pray ||
|-
| 1975 || ''[[Barry Lyndon]]''<ref name = Dagan/> || Barry Lyndon ||
|-
| 1976 || ''[[Nickelodeon (film)|Nickelodeon]]''<ref name = Dagan/> || Leo Harrigan ||
|-
| 1977 || ''[[A Bridge Too Far (film)|A Bridge Too Far]]''<ref name =Dagan/> || Brigadier General [[James M. Gavin]] ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 1978 || ''[[The Driver]]''<ref name="BFI">{{cite web |title=Ryan O'Neal |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f8704ed |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223050621/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f8704ed |archive-date=February 23, 2023 |access-date=December 10, 2023 |publisher=British Film Institute}}</ref>|| The Driver ||
|-
| ''[[Oliver's Story]]''<ref name = Dagan/> || Oliver Barrett IV ||
|-
| 1979 || ''[[The Main Event (1979 film)|The Main Event]]''<ref name = Dagan/> || Eddie 'Kid Natural' Scanlon ||
|-
|rowspan=3| 1981 || ''[[So Fine (film)|So Fine]]''<ref name = Dagan/> || Bobby Fine ||
|-
| ''[[Circle of Two]]'' || Theatre patron || Uncredited
|-
| ''[[Green Ice]]''<ref name="BFI"/> || Joseph Wiley ||
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Partners (1982 film)|Partners]]''<ref name = Dagan/> || Sgt. Benson ||
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Irreconcilable Differences]]''<ref name = Dagan/> || Albert Brodsky ||
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Fever Pitch (1985 film)|Fever Pitch]]''<ref name="BFI"/> || Steve Taggart ||
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Tough Guys Don't Dance (film)|Tough Guys Don't Dance]]''<ref name="BFI"/> || Tim Madden ||
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Chances Are (film)|Chances Are]]''<ref name="BFI"/> || Philip Train ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Man of the House (1995 film)|Man of the House]]''<ref name="BFI"/> || Man with Kite || Uncredited
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Faithful (1996 film)|Faithful]]''<ref name="BFI"/> || Jack Connor ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 1997 || ''[[Hacks (1997 film)|Hacks]]''<ref name="BFI"/> || Dr. Applefield || Alternate titles: ''Sink or Swim'' and ''The Big Twist''
|-
| ''[[An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn]]''<ref name="BFI"/> || James Edmunds ||
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Zero Effect]]''<ref name = Dagan/> || Gregory Stark ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Coming Soon (1999 film)|Coming Soon]]''<ref name="BFI"/> || Dick ||
|-
| 2000 || ''The List'' || Richard Miller ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Epoch]]'' || Dr. Allan Lysander ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[People I Know]]''<ref name = Dagan/> || Cary Launer ||
|-
|2003
|''[[The Gentleman Bandit|Gentleman B.]]''<ref name="BFI" />
|Phil (Bank manager)
|Alternate title: ''The Gentleman Bandit''
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Malibu's Most Wanted]]''<ref name="BFI" />||Bill Gluckman
|
|-
| 2012 || ''Slumber Party Slaughter''<ref name = Bernstein/> || William O'Toole || [[Slasher film]]
|-
|rowspan=2| 2015 || ''[[Knight of Cups (film)|Knight of Cups]]''<ref name = Dagan/> || Ryan ||
|-
| ''[[Unity (film)|Unity]]'' || Narrator ||
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
|rowspan=3| 1960 || ''[[The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis]]''<ref name = Dagan/> || Herm || Episode: "The Hunger Strike"
|-
| ''[[The Untouchables (1959 TV series)|The Untouchables]]''<ref name = Dagan/> || Bellhop <small>(uncredited)</small> || Episode: "Jack 'Legs' Diamonds"
|-
| ''[[General Electric Theater]]'' || Art Anderson || Episode: "The Playoff"
|-
|rowspan=4| 1961 || ''[[The DuPont Show with June Allyson]]'' || Cadet Wade Farrell || Episode: "Without Fear"
|-
| ''[[Bachelor Father (American TV series)|Bachelor Father]]'' || Marty Braden || Episode: "Bentley and the Great Debate"
|-
| ''[[Laramie (TV series)|Laramie]]'' || Johnny Jacobs || Episode: "Bitter Glory"
|-
| ''[[Leave It to Beaver]]'' || Tom Henderson || Episode: "Wally Goes Steady"
|-
| 1962 || ''[[My Three Sons]]''<ref name = Dagan/> || Chug Williams || Episode: "Chug and Robbie"
|-
| 1962–1963 || ''[[Empire (1962 TV series)|Empire]]'' || Tal Garrett || 31 episodes
|-
| 1963 || ''[[The Virginian (TV series)|The Virginian]]'' || Ben Anders || Episode: "It Takes a Big Man"
|-
|rowspan=2| 1964 || ''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|Perry Mason]]'' <ref>{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Perry Mason: The Case of the Bountiful Beauty |url=https://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/?q=ryan&p=45&item=T82:0380 |access-date=December 12, 2023 |website=The Paley Center for Media}}</ref>|| John Carew || Episode: "The Case of the Bountiful Beauty"
|-
| ''[[Wagon Train]]'' || Paul Phillips || Episode: "The Nancy Styles Story"
|-
| 1964–1969 || ''[[Peyton Place (TV series)|Peyton Place]]'' || Rodney Harrington || 501 episodes<ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2023/12/08/Ryan-ONeal-Dies-love-story/6321702075089/|title = 'Love Story,' 'Paper Moon' star Ryan O'Neal dies at 82|last = Topel|first = Fred|work = [[United Press International]]|date = December 8, 2023|access-date = December 8, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 1971 || ''[[Love Hate Love]]'' || Russ Emery || rowspan="2" | Television film
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Small Sacrifices]]''<ref name = Nelson/> || Lew Lewiston 
|-
| 1991 || ''[[Good Sports]]''<ref name = Nelson/> || Bobby Tannen || 15 episodes
|-
|rowspan=2| 1992 || ''[[The Man Upstairs (1992 film)|The Man Upstairs]]''<ref name = Dagan/> || Mooney Polaski || Television film
|-
| ''1775''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Meeks |first=Christopher |date=September 9, 1992 |title=1775 |url=https://variety.com/1992/tv/reviews/1775-1200430664/ |access-date=December 12, 2023 |website=Variety}}</ref>|| Jeremy Proctor || Unsold TV pilot
|-
| 1995 || ''[[The Larry Sanders Show]]''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=The Larry Sanders Show |url=https://www.hbo.com/the-larry-sanders-show/season-4/16-eight |access-date=December 12, 2023 |website=HBO}}</ref>|| Himself || 2 episodes
|-
| 2000–2001 || ''[[Bull (2000 TV series)|Bull]]''<ref name = Dagan/> || Robert Roberts, Jr. || 6 episodes
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Epoch (film)|Epoch]]'' || Allen Lynsdar || Television film
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Miss Match]]''<ref name = Dagan/> || Jerry Fox || 18 episodes
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Desperate Housewives]]''<ref name = Dagan/> || Rodney Scavo || Episode: "Your Fault"
|-
| 2010 || ''[[90210 (TV series)|90210]]''<ref name = Dagan/> || Spence Montgomery || 3 episodes
|-
| 2006–2017 || ''[[Bones (TV series)|Bones]]''<ref name = Dagan/> || Max Keenan || 24 episodes
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;"
! scope="col" |Year
! scope="col" |Award
! scope="col" |Film
! scope="col" |Category
! scope="col" |Result
|-
! rowspan="3" scope="row" | {{sort|1971|1971}}
| [[Academy Awards]]
| rowspan="3" | ''[[Love Story (1970 film)|Love Story]]''
| [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| {{Nom}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Awards]]
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama|Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama]]
| {{Nom}}
|-
| [[David di Donatello|David di Donatello Awards]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Awards Database|url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/factsheets/awardsdb/env-awards-db-search,0,7169155.htmlstory?searchtype=person&query=Ryan+O%27Neal&x=0&y=0|series=The Envelope: The Awards Insider|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=May 25, 2009}}</ref>
| [[David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor|Best Foreign Actor]]
| {{won}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{sort|1974|1974}}
| [[Golden Globe Awards]]
| ''[[Paper Moon (film)|Paper Moon]]''
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy]]
| {{Nom}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{sort|1988|1988}}
| rowspan="4" | [[Golden Raspberry Awards]]
| ''[[Tough Guys Don't Dance (film)|Tough Guys Don't Dance]]''
| [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor|Worst Actor]]
| {{Nom}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{sort|1990|1990}}
| style="text-align: center;" |–
| [[10th Golden Raspberry Awards#Worst of the Decade|Worst Actor of the 1980s]]
| {{Nom}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{sort|1998|1998}}
| ''[[An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn]]''
| [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor|Worst Actor]]
| {{Nom}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{sort|2005|2005}}
| style="text-align: center;" |–
| Worst Razzie Loser of Our First 25 Years
| {{Nom}}
|-
! scope="row" | {{sort|2021|2021}}
| Hollywood Walk of Fame<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021 |title=HOLLYWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO HONOR STARS ALI MACGRAW AND RYAN O'NEAL IN VIRTUAL DOUBLE STAR CEREMONY |url=https://walkoffame.com/press_releases/alimacgrawryanoneal/ |access-date=December 12, 2023 |website=Walk of Fame}}</ref>
| style="text-align: center;" |–
| Motion pictures
| {{won|Inducted}}
|}

== Amateur boxing record ==
Based on various sources.{{clarify|date=December 2023}}
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:left; width:100%;"
|+ Amateur boxing record
|- style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:100%;"
!style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Result
!style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Record
!style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Opponent
!style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Method
!style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Date
!style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Round
!style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Time
!style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Event
!style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Location
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{yes2}}Win
| style="text-align:center;"|12-4
|align='left'|{{flagicon|USA}} Frankie Lohman
|align='left'|KO
|align='left'|1959
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|
|align='left'|
|[[Munich]], West Germany
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{no2}}Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|11-4
|align='left'|{{flagicon|USA}} Tony Foramero
|align='left'|PTS
|align='left'|1957
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|
|align='left'|Golden Gloves Tournament
|Los Angeles
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Yes2}}Win
| style="text-align:center;"|11-3
|align='left'|{{flagicon|USA}} Stevie Rouse
|align='left'|KO
|align='left'|1957
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|
|align='left'|Golden Gloves Tournament (Finals)
|Los Angeles
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Yes2}}Win
| style="text-align:center;"|10-3
|align='left'|{{flagicon|USA}} Chuck Newell
|align='left'|PTS
|align='left'|1957
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|
|align='left'|Golden Gloves Tournament (Semi-finals)
|Los Angeles
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Yes2}}Win
| style="text-align:center;"|9-3
|align='left'|{{flagicon|USA}} Alvin "Allen" Walker
|align='left'|KO
|align='left'|1957
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|
|align='left'|
|Los Angeles
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Yes2}}Win
| style="text-align:center;"|8-3
|align='left'|{{flagicon|USA}} Samuel Roland
|align='left'|Foul
|align='left'|1956
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|
|align='left'|
|[[Hollywood, Florida]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Yes2}}Win
| style="text-align:center;"|7-3
|align='left'|{{flagicon|USA}} Leonard Wallace
|align='left'|KO
|align='left'|1956
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|
|align='left'|
|Los Angeles
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Yes2}}Win
| style="text-align:center;"|6-3
|align='left'|{{flagicon|USA}} Eugene Liebert
|align='left'|KO
|align='left'|1956
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|
|align='left'|
|Los Angeles
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Yes2}}Win
| style="text-align:center;"|5-3
|align='left'|{{flagicon|USA}} Felix Morse
|align='left'|KO
|align='left'|1956
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|
|align='left'|
|Los Angeles
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Yes2}}Win
| style="text-align:center;"|4-3
|align='left'|{{flagicon|USA}} George Shay
|align='left'|PTS
|align='left'|1956
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|
|align='left'|
||Hollywood, California
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Yes2}}Win
| style="text-align:center;"|3-3
|align='left'|{{flagicon|USA}} Edmund Dowe
|align='left'|PTS
|align='left'|1956
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|
|align='left'|
||Los Angeles
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Yes2}}Win
| style="text-align:center;"|2-3
|align='left'|{{flagicon|USA}} Victor Fellsen
|align='left'|KO
|align='left'|1956
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|
|align='left'|
|Los Angeles
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{no2}}Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|1-3
|align='left'|{{flagicon|USA}} Dal Stewart
|align='left'|PTS
|align='left'|1956
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|
|align='left'|
|Los Angeles
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{no2}}Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|1-2
|align='left'|{{flagicon|USA}} George Shay
|align='left'|PTS
|align='left'|1956
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|
|align='left'|Golden Gloves Tournament
|Los Angeles
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Yes2}}Win
| style="text-align:center;"|1-1
|align='left'|{{flagicon|USA}} J. Cecil Gray
|align='left'|PTS
|align='left'|1956
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|
|align='left'|Golden Gloves Tournament
|Los Angeles
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{no2}}Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|0-1
|align='left'|{{flagicon|USA}} J. Cecil Gray
|align='left'|PTS
|align='left'|1956
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|
|align='left'|
|Los Angeles
|}

== Explanatory notes ==
{{Notelist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official website|https://www.ryanoneal.com/}}
* {{IMDb name|641939}}
* {{TCMDb name|143561{{!}}137044}}
* {{Discogs artist|Ryan O'Neal (2)}}

{{Authority control}}

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