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Ryan O'Neal

Biography

Ryan O'Neal was born on April 20, 1941 in Los Angeles, California, USA as Charles Samuel Eldridge Patrick Ryan O'Neal III. He is an actor, known for Peyton Place (1964), Barry Lyndon (1975) and Paper Moon (1973). He was previously married to Leigh Taylor-Young and Joanna Moore.

82years old at death

  • Born Los Angeles
  • Died Santa Monica
  • Star sign: TaurusFirst day of the sign, on the Aries cusp
  • Also credited as Charles Patrick Ryan O'Neal

Movie Career

Films
25
Career span
48 years1970 to 2018

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  1. Early training

    O'Neal went to University High School in Los Angeles, and while he was there he trained to become a Golden Gloves boxer.

  2. A role that slipped away

    From 1962 to 1963, O'Neal appeared as Tal Garrett on NBC's Empire, a modern-day western. When the series returned as Redigo in 1963, he declined to play the part again.

  3. A role that slipped away

    O'Neal was cast to appear in The Bodyguard alongside Diana Ross, with John Boorman directing, but the project collapsed after Ross withdrew. Kevin Costner eventually took over the part O'Neal had been set to play.

Ryan O'Neal movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Barry Lyndon1975 Adventure, Drama, Historyas Barry Lyndon

    IMDb rating 8.1208K votes

  2. Paper Moon1973 Comedy, Crime, Dramaas Moses Pray

    IMDb rating 8.158K votes

  3. Love Story1970as Oliver

    IMDb rating 6.941K votes

  4. What's Up, Doc?1972as Howard Bannister

    IMDb rating 7.630K votes

  5. The Driver1978as The Driver

    IMDb rating 7.122K votes

  6. Zero Effect1998as Gregory Stark

    IMDb rating 6.816K votes

  7. Chances Are1989as Philip Train

    IMDb rating 6.514K votes

  8. People I Know2002as Cary Launer

    IMDb rating 5.412K votes

Most often with

Peter Bogdanovich directed three of these films, Arthur Hiller two. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Ryan O'Neal's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$462 million

19 of the 25 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 25 films: 19 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 2 figure not found.

  • 19Worldwide figure
  • 3US gross only
  • 1Never in cinemas
  • 2Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 89% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Love Story1970as Oliver
    $136M29.5% of the total
  2. 2
    What's Up, Doc?1972as Howard Bannister
    $66M14.3% of the total
  3. 3
    A Bridge Too Far1977as Brigadier General Gavin
    $51M11.0% of the total
  4. 4
    The Main Event1979as Eddie 'Kid Natural' Scanlon
    $45M9.7% of the total
  5. 5
    Malibu's Most Wanted2003as Bill Gluckman
    $34M7.4% of the total
  6. 6
    Barry Lyndon1975as Barry Lyndon
    $32M6.8% of the total
  7. 7
    Paper Moon1973as Moses Pray
    $31M6.7% of the total
  8. 8
    Chances Are1989as Philip Train
    $16M3.5% of the total
Irreconcilable Differences (1984), $12.4 millionSo Fine (1981), $9.8 millionPartners (1982), $6.1 millionPeople I Know (2002), $5.5 millionThe Driver (1978), $4.9 millionGreen Ice (1981), $4.0 millionThe Thief Who Came to Dinner (1973), $3.4 millionFaithful (1996), $2.1 millionZero Effect (1998), $2.0 millionTough Guys Don't Dance (1987), $858,250An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn (1997), $45,779

$51.1 millionfrom the other 11 films with a worldwide figure, 11% of the total

Awards

Two awards and honors.

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Ryan O'Neal's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
1971David di Donatello for Best Foreign ActorLove StoryWon
Star on Hollywood Walk of FameHonored

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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