Ryan O’Neal Net Worth

Charles Patrick Ryan O'Neal net worth is
$18 Million

Charles Patrick Ryan O'Neal Wiki Biography

Charles Patrick Ryan O’Neal is a Los Angeles, California-born American actor, but was actually an amateur boxer before making his name as an actor in the TV soap opera “Peyton Place” as Rodney Harrington. Born on 20 April 1941, Ryan has English, Irish and Ashkenazi-Jewish ancestry. A name well known in American television and Hollywood, Ryan has been in the field of acting since 1960.

One of the few actors who have been in showbiz for more than five decades of their life, one may wonder how rich Ryan really is as, of mid-2017? Authoritative sources estimate that Ryan has amassed an amount of $18 million as his net worth, his involvement in movies and television series as an actor has been most significant in adding to his net worth.

Ryan O’Neal Net Worth $18 Million

Raised in Los Angeles by his parents, actress Patricia Ruth Olga and screenwriter and novelist Charles O’Neal, Ryan attended University High School. He spent some time in Munich in his teenage days because of his father’s work, where he attended Munich American High School. Ryan briefly trained to become an amateur boxer, but before long Ryan found himself choosing a career in acting, as he landed the role of Rodney Harrington in the television soap opera “Peyton Place”, and soon became famous through this work.

Starting his acting career in 1960 and finding fame as a soap opera star, Ryan continued to involve himself in the field of entertainment as an actor. He was noted for his work on television series such as “The Case Of The Bountiful Beauty” and “Good Sports” among others. He also appeared in television movies including  “The Man Upstairs”, “1775” and “Bull” which not only made Ryan prominent on television but also helped him earn millions of dollars in the long run. More recently, he is active on television from a recurring role in the series “Bones”, and some notable guest appearances, still adding to his net worth.

Apart from television, Ryan has been active in Hollywood since the beginning of his acting career, being a part of hit movies such as “Love Story”, “Paper Moon”, “Tough Guys Don’t Dance”, “Zero Effect”, “Coming Soon” and many more. During his career he has performed in a total of 33 movies , including recent films “People I Know”, “Knight Of Cups” and “Unity” among others. Needless to say, all of these movies have been helpful to Ryan in amassing his present riches.

For his work as an actor, Ryan has been rewarded several times with prestigious awards and nominations. He won a David Di Donatello Awards and was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for his leading role in the movie “Love Story”. He has also been nominated twice for Golden Globe awards, but conversely also twice for Golden Raspberry awards.

As for his personal life, Ryan was married to Joanna Moore(1963-67) with whom he has a son and daughter – actress Tatum. His second wife was actress Leigh Taylor-Young(1967-73), and they have a son, after which he lived with his partner Farrah Fawcett for a many years until she died from cancer in 2009; they also had a son. Ryan himself survived leukemia in the early years of the century, and more recently prostate cancer. As of now, Ryan apparently leads the life of a single man in Los Angeles, although over the years he is known to have had romances with actresses Ursula Andress, Jacqueline Bisset, Bianca Jagger, Anouk Aimee, Diana Ross, Barbra Streisand and Anjelica Huston.



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