His brother, Kevin, was an actor and screenwriter. His father was of Irish and English descent, while his mother was of paternal Irish and maternal Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry. From 2005 to 2017, he had a recurring role in the Fox television series Bones as Max, the father of the show's protagonist.Ĭharles Patrick Ryan O'Neal was born in Los Angeles, California, the eldest son of actress Patricia Ruth Olga ( née O'Callaghan 1907–2003) and novelist and screenwriter Charles O'Neal. 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). It was an instant hit and boosted O'Neal's career. In 1964, he landed the role of Rodney Harrington on the ABC nighttime soap opera Peyton Place. He trained as an amateur boxer before beginning his career in acting in 1960. Charles Patrick Ryan O'Neal (born April 20, 1941) is an American actor and former boxer.
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