Ryan O'Neal: Biography and Filmography

Only the older generation remembers the impression produced by the film "A Love Story", released in 1970. Against the backdrop of hippy movements, student riots, sexual revolution and triumphant permissiveness, this wonderful film about true love that is going through death impressed no less than the famous "Man and Woman."

The ninth of one hundred of the best

But it's there, abroad, and we first had a divine melody from this film by the composer Francis Leia. Without exaggeration, everyone sang it. And despite the fact that at the box office we did not have a film, the names of the actors and the director were known to movie fans. The main roles in the film, included in the 100 best films about love in the 100 years of cinema existence, were played by Eli McGraw and Ryan O'Neill. The whole cast was absolutely accurate, but the main pair was so good, looked so organic and played so naturally that in 1971 both were awarded the Italian award "David di Donatello" as the best foreign actors.

Many film critics believed that Eli McGraw and Ryan O'Neill played modern Romeo and Juliet, and the more honorable prize received in the homeland of these heroes.

History, not tarnished with age

The popularity of the film speaks for the fact that a relatively small budget picture (2.2 million) paid off 48 times. Residents of Russia were able to see this film when VCRs appeared, that is, after a while, but still it looked at one go and did not lose its merits. The fact that the story told in it still worries people is evidenced by the fact that in modern hire it takes 32nd place. And in this the main merit of the actors performing the main roles. Ryan O'Neil starred in 54 films. The peak of his work and the most significant work consider the role of Barry Lyndon in the film of the same name by Stanley Kubrick, released in 1975. However, world fame brought him all the same "Love Story".

Birth and early life

Born O'Neill in the family of filmmakers - mother Patrikia O'Kallahan in the 30s of the last century was extremely popular. Father, Charles O'Neill, also had a direct relationship to the cinema, he was a very famous screenwriter. My brother is now a popular screenwriter and actor. On April 20, 1941, Ryan O'Neill appeared in Los Angeles. But since his grandfather was an Irishman and his grandmother a Baltic Jew (which for some reason is considered to be a Russian root), and they did not live with their parents, the boy at an early age had to travel a lot and spend some of his childhood in Germany.

Youth and the first works in the cinema

He traveled in his youth, worked as a lifeguard, actively engaged in sports. For two consecutive years, in 1956 and 1957, he won the Los Angeles boxing champion title. Education Ryan received a decent - graduated from a very prestigious university. The first film, which starred O'Neil, was called "The Tales of the Vikings." Since the 50's, he began to moonlight on TV series, and in the "Empire" has already acted on a permanent basis. The first glory was brought to him by the TV series 1964-1969 Peyton-Place. The role of Rodney Harrington made him incredibly popular in America. He appeared in all 452 episodes. His partner in this favorite television audience was a very young TV series Mia Farrow.

Years of true glory

In the big cinema, his first major work was the role in the film "The Big Theft" in 1969 and in the film "The Games" of 1970. The same year brought him the nomination for "Oscar" and "Golden Globe". It should be noted that in the above-mentioned rating of the American Cinema, which lists the 100 best films about love, where the "Love Story" was placed at number 9, the film "What's the matter, doc?" Occupies the 68th line. Ryan O 'Nile. Films follow one after another, and in 1973 he falls on the second line in the rating of the most profitable actors. The first place went to Clint Eastwood. There were very interesting works with the director Peter Bogdanovich. Another nomination for the Golden Globe was brought to him by the comedy "Brilliant Scammers".

Wives and children

But since 1988, the actor has increasingly become nominated for the "Golden Raspberry" - the prize given for the worst performance of roles. In the footsteps of his father all the children of Ryan went. They have four wives from different wives. The first wife of Ryan O'Neill was actress Joanna Cook Moore. In this short marriage (4 years) the famous actor had two children - Tatum and Griffin. In the rare photo below, Ryan O'Neal with his wife Joanna Moore and children Tatum and Griffin is depicted. In the marriage with actress Lee Taylor Young, the son Patrick appeared. A little later, another son was born, Raymond, this time from an extramarital affair with actress Farrah Fasset, with whom he lived for 17 years - from 1980 to 1997.

A loyal friend and a talented daughter

After the second divorce, Ryan O'Neill had numerous novels. But when in 2001 he fell seriously ill with blood cancer, alongside him was Farra Fasset who helped him in everything.

And they have a lot of photos of them. Perhaps, thanks to her help, the actor overcame a serious illness.

The most popular of the children of Ryan on the cinematic path was his daughter Tatum O'Neill, known as the youngest actress, awarded the "Oscar". She received this high award of the American Film Academy at the age of 10, starring with her father in the famous film "The Paper Moon". Ryan O'Neill himself was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for the role of the visiting swindler. With his daughter Ryan starred in two more films. I filmed with my brother and mother.

Not a cinematic fame

With the son of Griffin, Ryan connects not a film, but a criminal investigation. In 2007, on the call of neighbors Ryan O'Neill, the police arrived and found a 65-year-old actor with a gun in his hands, attacking his son. Nobody was injured, Griffin's girlfriend got off lightly. The actor was arrested and released only on bail of 25 thousand pounds sterling. What happened there, no one knows, since members of the stellar family did not say a word about what happened.

Ryan O'Neill - an actor who is certainly talented, by the 90s of the last century became less in demand, only occasionally he appeared on TV series, the last of which was the film "Bones", released in 2005 (the prize "For the worst male role" . As already noted above, the filmography of the actor totals 54 films, which it is simply impossible to describe in a short article.