Ryan O’Neal was one of the hottest screen actors of the 1970s, earning an Oscar nomination for the biggest... (Learn more)
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Ryan O'Neal’s Milestones
| Competed as an amateur boxer, winning the Los Angeles Golden Gloves in 1956 and 1957 | |
| 1959 | Was a stunt performer on the German TV series, "Tales of the Vikings" |
| 1962 - 1963 | Made TV series debut as a regular in "Empire" (NBC) |
| 1964 - 1969 | Played Rodney Harrington in the ABC series "Peyton Place" |
| 1969 | Feature film debut, "The Big Bounce" |
| 1970 | Breakthrough film appearance, starring opposite Ali MacGraw in the romantic drama, "Love Story"; earned Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for Best Actor |
| 1972 | First screen teaming with Barbra Streisand, "What's Up, Doc?" |
| 1973 | Starred opposite daughter Tatum in Peter Bogdanovich's feature "Paper Moon"; earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor |
| 1975 | Played the title role in Stanley Kubrick's "Barry Lyndon" |
| 1977 | Featured in Richard Attenborough's World War II epic "A Bridge Too Far" |
| 1978 | Reprised Oscar-nominated role for the sequel "Oliver's Story" |
| 1981 | Second collaboration with Streisand, the boxing comedy, "The Main Event" |
| 1982 | Played a police detective posing with John Hurt as a gay couple in the comedy feature "Partners" |
| 1984 | Starred alongside Shelley Long and Drew Barrymore in the comedy "Irreconcilable Differences" |
| 1985 | Played a compulsive gambler in "Fever Pitch" |
| 1987 | Starred in Norman Mailer's "Tough Guys Don't Dance" |
| 1989 | Acted opposite real life love Farrah Fawcett in the ABC TV-movie "Small Sacrifices" |
| 1989 | Last film released for seven years, "Chances Are" |
| 1991 | Returned to series TV in the short-lived CBS sitcom "Good Sports"; also co-starred Farrah Fawcett |
| 1992 | Starred with Katharine Hepburn in the Lifetime movie, "The Man Upstairs" |
| 1996 | First film in seven years, played Cher's cheating spouse in "Faithful" |
| 1998 | Co-starred with Bill Pullman in Jake Kasdan's debut feature, "Zero Effect" |
| 2000 | Cast in a recurring role in the TNT series "Bull" |
| 2000 | Featured in the independent romantic comedy "Coming Soon" |
| 2003 - 2005 | Cast as Alicia Silverstone's father, Jerry Fox on the NBC series "Miss Match" |
| 2003 | Played the parents (with Bo Derek) to Jamie Kennedy's character in "Malibu's Most Wanted" |
| 2003 | Portrayed a movie star in the feature "People I Know" |
| 2005 | Guest-starred on an episode of "Desperate Housewives" (ABC) as Lynette Scavo's (Felicity Huffman) father-in-law |
| 2006 - 2008 | Had a recurring role on the FOX series "Bones" as Max Keenan |
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