Portrait of Ryan O'Neal

Acting

Ryan O'Neal

Titles
51movies30TV shows
Career

Active from 1964 to 2012, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
36
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score54/100
Highest rated
Poster for Paper Moon
Paper Moon
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 52 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Ryan O'Neal Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.8
  • Scare
    1.5, average 2.6
  • Violence
    3.3, average 4.3
  • Adrenaline
    4.1, average 5.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 7
  • Character Study 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Class Conflict 3
  • Neo-Noir Thriller 2
  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • New York Setting 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Quirky Premise 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

65
TypeAllMovies41TV shows24
RoleAnyActing65Appearances16
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1950s71960s61970s141980s111990s122000s112010s4
GenreAnyDrama32Comedy29Crime16Romance11Thriller5TV Movie5Mystery5Family5Western5Action4History3Fantasy2Adventure2Documentary2
Group by
DecadesScores
Highest firstLowest first

Great

Score 80 to 89

5 titles
GoodWatch85
Poster for The Larry Sanders Show

TV show · as Ryan O'Neal

GoodWatch84
Poster for Paper Moon

as Moses Pray

GoodWatch84
Poster for Barry Lyndon

as Barry Lyndon

GoodWatch82
Poster for Perry Mason

TV show · as John Carew

GoodWatch81
Poster for What's Up, Doc?

as Howard Bannister

Good

Score 70 to 79

8 titles
GoodWatch78
Poster for My Three Sons

TV show · as Chug Williams

GoodWatch78
Poster for Leave It to Beaver

TV show · as Tom Henderson

GoodWatch76
Poster for Desperate Housewives

TV show · as Rodney Scavo

GoodWatch75
Poster for Bones

TV show · as Max Keenan

GoodWatch73
Poster for Love Story

as Oliver Barrett IV

GoodWatch71
Poster for Wagon Train

TV show · as Paul Phillips

GoodWatch70
Poster for The Virginian

TV show · as Ben Anders

Decent

Score 60 to 69

14 titles
GoodWatch68
Poster for A Bridge Too Far

as Brig. Gen. James M. Gavin

GoodWatch68
Poster for Small Sacrifices

TV show · as Lew Lewiston

GoodWatch68
Poster for Peyton Place

TV show · as Rodney Harrington

GoodWatch67
Poster for Zero Effect

as Gregory Stark

GoodWatch67
Poster for The Games

as Scott Reynolds

GoodWatch64
Poster for Chances Are

as Philip Train

GoodWatch63
Poster for Miss Match

TV show · as Jerry Fox

GoodWatch62
Poster for The Driver

as The Driver

Show all 14 titles

Bad to mediocre

Score 30 to 59

26 titles
GoodWatch56
Poster for Good Sports

TV show · as Bobby Tannen

GoodWatch53
Poster for Green Ice

as Joseph Wiley

GoodWatch44
Poster for So Fine

as Bobby Fine

GoodWatch41
Poster for The Main Event

as Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon

GoodWatch37
Poster for Epoch

as Allen Lysander

GoodWatch37
Poster for Nickelodeon

as Leo Harrigan

GoodWatch30
Poster for Faithful

as Jack Connor

Show all 26 titles

Unwatchable to terrible

Score 0 to 29

3 titles

Not rated yet

9 titles
Poster for Gentleman B.

as Phil, Bank Manager

Poster for 1775

as Jeremy Proctor

Poster for Mean Justice

as Tal Garrett

Poster for Empire

TV show · as Tal Garrett / Tai

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