Ryan O'Neal

Patrick Ryan O'Neal (born April 20, 1941) is an American actor.

Born in Los Angeles, California to an Irish-American Hollywood movie screenwriter Charles O'Neal and actress Patricia Callaghan, O'Neal first shot to stardom on the soap opera Peyton Place.

His role in Love Story gained him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. Further starring roles have been in Paper Moon (co-starring his daughter, Oscar-winner Tatum O'Neal), the Stanley Kubrick directed Barry Lyndon, and the Love Story sequel, Oliver's Story.

O'Neal starred in a series of films directed by Peter Bogdanovich and was the second highest grossing movie star in 1972. However after back to back flops his career had faded by the end of the decade. He has also appeared in several television series.

He has been in a very long-term (off and on again) relationship with actress Farrah Fawcett. He was also previously married to actresses Joanna Moore and Leigh Taylor-Young. He has two children including actress Tatum O'Neal and son Griffin O'Neal

He was diagnosed with leukemia and (as of 2006) he is in remission.

Filmography

Selected titles
The Big Bounce (1969)
Love Story (1970)
Wild Rovers (1971)
What's Up, Doc? (1972)
The Thief Who Came to Dinner (1973)
Paper Moon (1973)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Nickelodeon (1976)
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
The Driver (1978)
Oliver's Story (1978)
The Main Event (1979)
So Fine (1981)
Partners (1982)
Irreconcilable Differences (1984)
Fever Pitch (1985)
Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987)
Chances Are (1989)
Faithful (1996)
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997)
Zero Effect (1998)
Malibu's Most Wanted (2003)

External links

*Ryan O'Neal at the Meeker Museum