Ryan O'Neal Biography (1941-)

Full name, Charles Patrick Ryan O'Neal; born April 20, 1941, in Los Angeles,CA; son of Charles A. (a writer) and Patricia (an actress; maiden name, Callaghan) O'Neal; brother of Kevin O'Neal (an actor); married Joanna Moore, April, 1963 (divorced February, 1967); married Leigh Taylor-Young (an actress), February, 1967 (divorced, c. 1973); companion of Farrah Fawcett (an actress), 1980-97; children: (first marriage) Tatum Beatrice (an actress), Griffin Patrick (an actor); (second marriage) Patrick; (with Fawcett) Redmond James. Addresses: Agent: David Shapira and Associates, 15301 Ventura Blvd., Suite345, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403.

Gender
Male
Occupation
Actor
Birth Details
April 20, 1941
Los Angeles, California

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Appearances
  • Jack Ryan, The Big Bounce, Warner Bros./Seven Arts, 1969
  • Scott Reynolds, The Games, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1970
  • Oliver Barrett IV, Love Story, Paramount, 1970
  • Frank Post, Wild Rovers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1971
  • The Moviemakers, 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 Barry Lyndon, 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
  • Joseph Wiley, Green Ice, ITC, 1981
  • Bobby Fine, So Fine, Warner Bros., 1981
  • Detective Sergeant Benson, Partners (also known as Zwei irre Typen auf heisser Spur), Paramount, 1982
  • Albert Brodsky, Irreconcilable Differences, 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, 1989
  • Jack O'Donnell, Faithful, New Line Cinema, 1996
  • Dr. Applefield, Hacks (also known as The Big Twist and Sink or Swim), Rigorous Productions/Shoreline Entertainment, 1997
  • James Edmunds, An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn, 1997 Buena Vista, 1998
  • Gregory Stark, Zero Effect, Columbia, 1998
  • Dick, Coming Soon, 1999 Unapix Entertainment, 2000
  • The List, Moonstone Entertainment/York Entertainment, 2000
  • Gentleman B. (also known as The Gentleman Bandit), ShowcaseEntertainment/Terminal Bliss Pictures, 2000
  • Epoch, Epoch Productions/New City Releasing, 2000
  • People I Know, Myriad Pictures/South Fork Films, 2001
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Tal Garret, Empire, NBC, 1962-1963
  • Rodney Harrington, Peyton Place, ABC, 1964-1969
  • "Downtown" Bobby Tannen, Good Sports, CBS, 1991
  • Miniseries
  • Lew Lewiston, Small Sacrifices, ABC, 1989
  • Movies
  • Russ Emery, Love, Hate, Love, ABC, 1971
  • Mooney Polaski, The Man Upstairs, CBS, 1992
  • Pilots
  • Ingersoll, The Search, CBS, 1968
  • Mike, Under the Yum Yum Tree, ABC, 1969
  • Specials
  • Host, Go!, ABC, 1967
  • Host, Romp, ABC, 1968
  • Pimp, Liza Minnelli in "Sam Found Out": Triple Play, ABC, 1988
  • The 61st Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1989
  • Jeremy Proctor, 1775, CBS, 1992
  • Episodic
  • "The Hunger Strike," The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, CBS, 1960
  • "The Jack `Legs' Diamond Story," The Untouchables, ABC, 1960
  • "The Playoff," General Electric Theatre, CBS, 1960
  • "Doctor's Orders," Two Faces West, syndicated, 1961
  • "Wally's Married Friends," Leave It to Beaver, ABC, 1961
  • "Bentley and the Great Debate," Bachelor Father, NBC, 1961
  • "Nancy Comes Home," The Nanette Fabray Show, NBC, 1961
  • "Nanette's Teenage Suitor," The Nanette Fabray Show, NBC, 1961
  • "It's Higgins," Our Man Higgins, ABC, 1962
  • "Chug and Robbie," My Three Sons, ABC, 1962
  • Ben, "It Takes a Big Man," The Virginian, NBC, 1963
  • John Carew, "The Case of the Bountiful Beauty," Perry Mason, CBS,1964
  • "The Nancy Styles Story," Wagon Train, ABC, 1964
  • "Arthur after Hours," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1995
  • "Eight," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1995
  • Robert Roberts, Jr., "Sins of the Father," Bull, TNT, 2000
  • Robert Roberts, Jr., "A Wink and a Nod," Bull, TNT, 2000
  • Appeared as Tom Henderson, "Going Steady," an episode of Leave It to Beaver, ABC; also appeared in Donny Dru, The DuPont Show with June Allyson, CBS, and This Is the Life.
  • Television Work
  • Series
  • Stunt performer and stand-in, Tales of the Vikings, German television, 1959 then NBC, 1962-1963

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Periodicals
    • People Weekly, March 10, 1997, p. 88; May 21, 2001, p. 117

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