O'Neal, Ryan 1941-

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O'Neal, Ryan 1941-

PERSONAL

Sources cite full name variously as Charles Patrick Ryan O'Neal or Patrick Ryan O'Neal; born April 20, 1941, in Los Angeles, CA; son of Charles A. "Blackie" (a writer) and Patricia (an actress; maiden name, Callaghan) O'Neal; brother of Kevin O'Neal (an actor); married Joanna Cook Moore, April, 1963 (divorced, February, 1967); married Leigh Taylor-Young (an actress), February, 1967 (divorced, c. 1973 [some sources cite 1972]); companion of Farrah Fawcett (an actress), 1980-97 (some sources cite 1979-97); children: (first marriage) Tatum Beatrice (an actress), Griffin Patrick (an actor); (second marriage) Patrick (an actor); (with Fawcett) Redmond James.

Addresses:

Manager—Hassman Entertainment, 11601 Dunstan Way, Suite 206, Brentwood, CA 90049.

Career:

Actor. Worked as a stunt performer and stand-in. Also worked as a lifeguard and an amateur boxer.

Awards, Honors:

Winner of Los Angeles Golden Gloves boxing championships, 1956 and 1957; David di Donatello Award, best foreign actor, Academy Award nomination, best actor in a leading role, Golden Globe award nomination, best motion picture actor—drama, and Golden Laurel Award nomination, best dramatic performance, male, Golden Laurel awards, Producers Guild of America, all 1971, for Love Story; Golden Globe Award nomination, best motion picture actor—musical or comedy, 1974, for Paper Moon.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

This Rugged Land (also known as II ranch della violenza), Screen Gems, 1962.

Jack Ryan, The Big Bounce, Warner Bros./Seven Arts, 1969.

Oliver Barrett IV, Love Story, Paramount, 1970.

Scott Reynolds, The Games, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1970.

Frank Post, Wild Rovers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1971.

(Uncredited) Himself, The Moviemakers (short documentary), 1971.

Professor Howard Bannister, What's Up, Doc?, Warner Bros., 1972.

Moses Pray, Paper Moon, Paramount, 1973.

Webster, The Thief Who Came to Dinner, Warner Bros., 1973.

Redmond Barry and title role, Barry Lyndon, Warner Bros., 1975.

Leo Harrigan, Nickelodeon, Columbia, 1976.

Brigadier general James M. Gavin, A Bridge Too Far, United Artists, 1977.

Title role, The Driver, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1978.

Oliver Barrett IV, Oliver's Story, Paramount, 1978.

Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon, The Main Event, Warner Bros., 1979.

Bobby Fine, So Fine, Warner Bros., 1981.

Joseph Wiley, Green Ice, ITC, 1981.

Detective sergeant Benson, Partners (also known as Zwei irre Typen auf heisser Spur), Paramount, 1982.

Albert Brodsky, Irreconcilable Differences (also known as Triple Trouble, Deosebiri ireconciliabile, Diferencias irreconciliaveis, Divorce a Hollywood, and Inhimilliset erot), Warner Bros., 1984.

Steve Taggart, Fever Pitch, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1985.

Tim Madden, Tough Guys Don't Dance, Cannon, 1987.

Philip Train, Chances Are (also known as Como o ceu se enganou, Ein Himmlischer Liebhaber, El cielo se equivoco, Erastes apo palia, I sjunde himlen, Leciel s'est trompe, O ceu se enganou, O erro do ceu, O noua sansa, Taivaallinen rakastaja, Uno strano caso, and Wszystko jest mozliwe), TriStar, 1989.

1968: The 25th Anniversary (documentary), 1993.

Jack O'Donnell, Faithful (also known as A Huetlenseg ara, Der Hochzeitstag, Fielmente teu, Fielmente tuya, Infedeli per sempre, Kultaseni, paeivaesi on luetut, and Sadik), New Line Cinema, 1996.

Dr. Applefield, Hacks (also known as The Big Twist and Sink or Swim), Rigorous Productions/Shoreline Entertainment, 1997.

Gregory Stark, Zero Effect, Columbia, 1998.

James Edmunds, An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (also known as Burn Hollywood Burn), Buena Vista, 1998.

Dick, Coming Soon (also known as Coming Soon—Kommt sie, kommt sie nicht?), 1999, Unapix Entertainment, 2000.

Bank manager, Gentleman B. (also known as Criminal Mentality and The Gentleman Bandit), Showcase Entertainment/Terminal Bliss Pictures, 2000.

Richard Miller, The List (also known as La liste), Moonstone Entertainment/York Entertainment, 2000.

Cary Launer, People I Know (also known as Eyewitness, Influences, Der innere Kreis, Gente conhecida, Im inneren Kreis, La noche del crimen, O articulador, and Relaciones confidenciales), New Films International, 2002, Miramax, 2003.

Bill Gluckman, Malibu's Most Wanted (also known as Suckaz, El mas buscando de Malibu, and Le truand de Malibu), Warner Bros., 2003.

Gabriel, Waste Land (short film), 2007.

Film Work:

Worked as a stand-in and stunt performer.

Television Appearances; Series:

Tal Garret, Empire (also known as Big G and Redigo), NBC, 1962-63.

Rodney Harrington, Peyton Place, ABC, 1964-69.

"Downtown" Bobby Tannen, Good Sports, CBS, 1991.

Robert "Bobby" Roberts, Jr., Bull (also known as Klippet and Wall Street porssihait), TNT, 2000.

Jerry Fox, Miss Match (also known as Miss Kohting), NBC, 2003-2005.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Lew Lewiston, Small Sacrifices (also known as Blick in den Abgrund, Male ofiary, On a tue mes enfants, and Uhrit), ABC, 1989.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Russ Emery, Love Hate Love (also known as The Love Hate Love Story and Vihaa ja rakkautta), broadcast on ABC Movie of the Week, ABC, 1971.

(In archive footage) Rodney Harrington, Peyton Place: The Next Generation, NBC, 1985.

Mooney Polaski, The Man Upstairs (also known as Kein Engel auf Erden, Mannen i oevervaaningen, and Un homme au grenier), broadcast on CBS Sunday Movie, CBS, 1992.

Allen Lysander, Epoch, Sci-Fi Channel, 2000.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Host, Go!!!, ABC, 1967.

Host, Romp!!!, ABC, 1968.

Himself, Peyton Place Revisited, ABC, 1973.

Himself, Getting in Shape for the Main Event, 1979.

Himself, James Bond: The First 21 Years, Thames Television, 1983.

Pimp, Liza Minnelli in Sam Found Out: A Triple Play (also known as Sam Found Out: A Triple Play), ABC, 1988.

Himself, ABC 50th Anniversary Celebration (also known as ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration), ABC, 2003.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

The 43rd Annual Academy Awards, NBC, 1971.

Salute to Oscar Hammerstein II, CBS, 1972.

The 46th Annual Academy Awards, NBC, 1974.

The 47th Annual Academy Awards, NBC, 1975.

Presenter, The 57th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1985.

Presenter, The 61st Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1989.

A Tribute to Barbra Streisand (also known as AFI Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Barbra Streisand and 29th American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Barbra Streisand), Fox, 2001.

Presenter, The 74th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2002.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Art Anderson, "The Playoff," General Electric Theater (also known as G.E. Theater), CBS, 1960.

Frank, "The Hunger Strike," The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, CBS, 1960.

"The Jack ‘Legs’ Diamond Story," The Untouchables, ABC, 1960.

Larry, "Nanette's Teenage Suitor," Westinghouse Playhouse (also known as The Nanette Fabray Show, The Westinghouse Playhouse Starring Nanette Fabray, The Westinghouse Playhouse Starring Nanette Fabray and Wendell Corey, and Yes, Yes Nanette), NBC, 1961.

Mick, "Ballet-Oop," Westinghouse Playhouse (also known as The Nanette Fabray Show, The Westinghouse Playhouse Starring Nanette Fabray, The Westinghouse Playhouse Starring Nanette Fabray and Wendell Corey, and Yes, Yes Nanette), NBC, 1961.

Roger, "Nancy Comes Home," Westinghouse Playhouse (also known as The Nanette Fabray Show, The Westinghouse Playhouse Starring Nanette Fabray, The Westinghouse Playhouse Starring Nanette Fabray and Wendell Corey, and Yes, Yes Nanette), NBC, 1961.

Tom Henderson, "Wally Goes Steady," Leave It to Beaver, ABC, 1961.

"Bentley and the Great Debate," Bachelor Father, NBC, 1961.

"Doctor's Orders," Two Faces West, syndicated, 1961.

Archie, "It's Higgins, Sir," Our Man Higgins, ABC, 1962.

"Chug and Robbie," My Three Sons, ABC, 1962.

Ben Anders, "It Takes a Big Man," The Virginian (also known as The Men from Shiloh), NBC, 1963.

John Carew, "The Case of the Bountiful Beauty," Perry Mason, CBS, 1964.

Paul Phillips, "The Nancy Styles Story," Wagon Train (also known as Major Adams, Trail Master), ABC, 1964.

Himself, Dateline: Hollywood, ABC, 1967.

Himself, Everybody's Talking, ABC, 1967.

Himself, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (also known as The Best of Carson), NBC, 1972, 1973.

Himself, "Arthur after Hours," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1995.

Himself, "Eight," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1995.

Himself, "Mia Farrow," The E! True Hollywood Story (also known as Mia Farrow: The E! True Hollywood Story and THS), E! Entertainment Television, 1998.

Himself, Headliners & Legends: Farrah Fawcett, MSNBC, 2000.

Himself, "The O'Neals," The E! True Hollywood Story (also known as The O'Neals: The E! True Hollywood Story and THS), E! Entertainment Television, 2001.

Himself, "The Brad Gluckman Story," JKX: The Jamie Kennedy Experiment (also known as The Jamie Kennedy Experiment, JKX, and JKX: The Brad Gluckman Special), The WB, 2003.

Himself, JKX: The Jamie Kennedy Experiment (also known as The Jamie Kennedy Experiment and JKX), The WB, 2003 (another episode).

(In archive footage) Himself, Celebrities Uncensored, E! Entertainment Television, 2003.

Himself, Intimate Portrait: Farrah Fawcett, Lifetime, 2004.

(In archive footage) Moses Pray, "Child Stars II: Growing Up in Hollywood," Biography (also known as A&E Biography: Child Stars), Arts and Entertainment, 2005.

Rodney Scavo, "Your Fault," Desperate Housewives (also known as Beautes desespereees, Desperate housewives—I segreti di Wisteria Lane, Desupareto na tsuma tachi, Esposas desesperadas, Frustrerte fruer, Gotowe na wszystko, Kucanice, Meeleheitel koduperenaised, Mujeres desesperadas, Noikokyres se apognosi, Szueletett felesegek, and Taeydelliset naiset), ABC, 2005.

Father Toby Coulter, "Judas on a Pole," Bones (also known as Brennan, Bones—Die Knochenjaegerin, Dr. Csont, and Kondid), Fox, 2006.

Max Keenan, "The Killer in the Concrete," Bones (also known as Brennan, Bones—Die Knochenjaegerin, Dr. Csont, and Kondid), Fox, 2007.

Max Keenan, "Soccer Mom in the Mini-Van," Bones (also known as Brennan, Bones—Die Knochenjaegerin, Dr. Csont, and Kondid), Fox, 2007.

Max Keenan, "Stargazer in a Puddle," Bones (also known as Brennan, Bones—Die Knochenjaegerin, Dr. Csont, and Kondid), Fox, 2007.

Max Keenan, "The Widow's Son in the Windshield," Bones (also known as Brennan, Bones—Die Knochenjaegerin, Dr. Csont, and Kondid), Fox, 2007.

Also appeared in other programs, including Donny Dru; The DuPont Show Starring June Allyson (also known as The DuPont Show with June Allyson and The June Allyson Show), CBS; and This Is the Life, syndicated.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Ingersoll, The Search (also known as European Eye), CBS, 1968.

Mike, Under the Yum Yum Tree, ABC, 1969.

Jeremy Proctor, 1775, CBS, 1992.

Jerry Fox, Miss Match (also known as Miss Kohting), NBC, 2003.

Television Work; Series:

Stunt performer and stand-in, Tales of the Vikings (also known as The Vikings), German television, 1959, syndicated, 1960, NBC, 1962-63.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

(In archive footage) Himself, Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me (also known as Playboy Farrah Fawcett: All of Me), Playboy Video Enterprises, 1997.