Ryan O'Neal

Actor. Born 20 April 1941 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Died 8 December 2023.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 5 titles

Oscar nomination

Born

20 April 1941, Los Angeles, California, USA

Died

8 December 2023

Active

1970–2005

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

76Fi1m

69Critics

We rate Ryan’s work 7 points above the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 792

Under 601

Of 5 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 3 of 4 billed first or second
Reviewed: 3 films, 2 series
Screen time: 7 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $199m across 3 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar nomination
Active: 1970–2005

Genres

Drama5
Comedy2
Crime2
History1
Mystery1
Romance1

Best and worst on Fi1m

86BestPaper Moon1973

57WorstLove Story1970

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

71950s

61960s

141970s

111980s

111990s

112000s

32010s

Awards

Academy Awards1 nominated

Nominated1971Best Actor · Love Story

Golden Globes2 nominated

Nominated1973Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy · Paper Moon
Nominated1970Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama · Love Story

Other awards1 won · 2 nominated

Nominated1998Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor · An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn
Nominated1988Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor · Tough Guys Don't Dance
Won1971David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor: David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor · Love Story

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.