Love Story actor Ryan O’Neal dies aged 82

Hollywood actor Ryan O’Neal, who’s greatest recognized for his performances in ‘Love Story’ and ‘Paper Moon’, has died, his son confirmed on Saturday (December 9, 2023).

He was 82.

The reason for his loss of life continues to be not recognized.

The actor was reportedly identified with persistent leukaemia in 2001.

He was additionally identified with prostate most cancers in 2012.

Confirming his loss of life, actor’s son Patrick O’Neal wrote on Instagram: “My dad was 82, and lived a kick ass life. I hope the very first thing he brags about in Heaven is how he sparred 2 rounds with Joe Frazier in 1966, on nationwide TV, with Muhammad Ali doing the commentary, and went toe to toe with Smokin’ Joe.”

“Ryan by no means bragged. But he has bragging rights in Heaven. Especially with regards to Farrah. Everyone had the poster, he had the actual McCoy. And now they meet once more. Farrah and Ryan. He has missed her terribly. What an embrace that should be. Together once more,” he stated.

In 1964, he landed the position of Rodney Harrington on the ABC nighttime cleaning soap opera Peyton Place.

It was an immediate hit and boosted O’Neal’s profession.

He later discovered success in movies, most notably within the romantic drama Love Story (1970), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama,Peter Bogdanovich’s What’s Up, Doc? (1972) and Paper Moon (1973), which earned him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, Stanley Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon (1975), through which he portrayed the titular character, Richard Attenborough’s A Bridge Too Far (1977), and Walter Hill’s The Driver (1978).

From 2005 to 2017, he had a recurring position within the Fox tv collection Bones as Max, the daddy of the present’s protagonist.