Film actor, born in Los Angeles, California, USA. He became well known as Rodney Harrison in the television series Peyton Place, a character he played for nearly five years. His films include Love Story (1970), Paper Moon (1973), Irreconcilable Differences (1984), Chances Are (1989), Faithful (1996), Hacks (1997), and People I Know (2002).
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. 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. He has four children: Tatum O'Neal and Griffin O'Neal (with Moore), Patrick O'Neal (with Taylor-Young) and Redmond O' Neal (with Fawcett).
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) Green Ice (1981) 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)
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