<Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> 4 (including Tatum, Griffin, and Patrick) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Parent (s) </Th> <Td> Charles O'Neal Patricia Olga </Td> </Tr> <P> Charles Patrick Ryan O'Neal (born April 20, 1941) is an American actor and former boxer . O'Neal trained as an amateur boxer before beginning his career in acting in 1960 . In 1964, he landed the role of Rodney Harrington on the ABC nighttime soap opera Peyton Place . The series was an instant hit and boosted O'Neal's career . He later found success in films, most notably Love Story (1970), for which he received Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations as Best Actor, What's Up, Doc? (1972), Paper Moon (1973), Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon (1975), and A Bridge Too Far (1977). Since 2007, he has had a recurring role in the TV series Bones as Max, the father of the series' protagonist . </P> <P> O'Neal was born in Los Angeles, California, the eldest son of actress Patricia Ruth Olga (née Callaghan; 1907--2003) and novelist and screenwriter Charles O'Neal . His father was of English and Irish descent, while his mother was of paternal Irish and maternal Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry . His brother, Kevin, is an actor and screenwriter . </P>

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