Actor Ryan O’Neal has died. The Love Story star was 82. His son, sportscaster Patrick O’Neal, shared the sad news on Instagram.
“My dad passed away peacefully today, with his loving team by his side supporting him and loving him as he would us,” he wrote.
“My father Ryan O’Neal has always been my hero,” he added. “I looked up to him and he was always bigger than life.”
Keep scrolling to revisit O’Neal’s life in photos.
Ryan O’Neal starred in ‘Peyton Place’ [L-r] Ryan O’Neal in the TV show ‘Empire’ in 1962; Mia Farrow and Ryan O’Neal in ‘Peyton Place’ | NBC Television/Archive Photos/Getty Images; Bettmann / Contributor
O’Neal was born in 1941 to screenwriter Charles O’Neal and actor Patricia Callaghan O’Neal. He began acting in the early 1960s with roles in shows such as Leave It to Beaver and The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis.
“My dad passed away peacefully today, with his loving team by his side supporting him and loving him as he would us,” he wrote.
“My father Ryan O’Neal has always been my hero,” he added. “I looked up to him and he was always bigger than life.”
Keep scrolling to revisit O’Neal’s life in photos.
Ryan O’Neal starred in ‘Peyton Place’ [L-r] Ryan O’Neal in the TV show ‘Empire’ in 1962; Mia Farrow and Ryan O’Neal in ‘Peyton Place’ | NBC Television/Archive Photos/Getty Images; Bettmann / Contributor
O’Neal was born in 1941 to screenwriter Charles O’Neal and actor Patricia Callaghan O’Neal. He began acting in the early 1960s with roles in shows such as Leave It to Beaver and The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis.
- 12/9/2023
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Feature roles included What’s Up, Doc?, Paper Moon.
Ryan O’Neal, the US actor whose boyish good looks and Oscar-nominated turn in Love Story turned him into an international heartthrob, has died. He was 82.
The actor’s son and sportscaster Patrick O’Neal announced the news on Instagram. O’Neal had various forms of cancer since 2001.
Born on April 20 1941 in Los Angeles to author-screenwriter Charles O’Neal and actress mother Patricia Callaghan, O’Neal was a competitive young boxer and the family moved around, living in the UK, Germany, Mexico, and the West Indies.
After working as a stuntman O’Neal played Rodney...
Ryan O’Neal, the US actor whose boyish good looks and Oscar-nominated turn in Love Story turned him into an international heartthrob, has died. He was 82.
The actor’s son and sportscaster Patrick O’Neal announced the news on Instagram. O’Neal had various forms of cancer since 2001.
Born on April 20 1941 in Los Angeles to author-screenwriter Charles O’Neal and actress mother Patricia Callaghan, O’Neal was a competitive young boxer and the family moved around, living in the UK, Germany, Mexico, and the West Indies.
After working as a stuntman O’Neal played Rodney...
- 12/8/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Feature roles included What’s Up, Doc?, Paper Moon.
Ryan O’Neal, the US actor whose boyish good looks and Oscar-nominated turn in Love Story turned him into a national heartthrob, has died. He was 82.
The actor’s son and sportscaster Patrick O’Neal announced the news on Instagram. O’Neal had various forms of cancer since 2001.
Born on April 20 1941 in Los Angeles to author-screenwriter Charles O’Neal and actress mother Patricia Callaghan, O’Neal was a competitive young boxer and the family moved around, living in the UK, Germany, Mexico, and the West Indies.
After working as a stuntman O’Neal played Rodney...
Ryan O’Neal, the US actor whose boyish good looks and Oscar-nominated turn in Love Story turned him into a national heartthrob, has died. He was 82.
The actor’s son and sportscaster Patrick O’Neal announced the news on Instagram. O’Neal had various forms of cancer since 2001.
Born on April 20 1941 in Los Angeles to author-screenwriter Charles O’Neal and actress mother Patricia Callaghan, O’Neal was a competitive young boxer and the family moved around, living in the UK, Germany, Mexico, and the West Indies.
After working as a stuntman O’Neal played Rodney...
- 12/8/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
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