Former Love Story star Ryan O'Neal was 82 years old. The news of his death was announced on his social media page by his son, who has not yet shared details of the exact cause.
"My father passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family who supported him," the BBC the actor's son, Patrick O'Neal, as saying on Instagram.
O'Neal's family has not yet shared details about the cause of death, but it is known that the American actor was diagnosed with chronic leukemia in 2001 and prostate cancer in 2012.
O'Neal was an amateur boxer from the early 1960s until the beginning of his acting career, then in 1964 he played the character of Rodney Harrington in the TV series Peyton Place, thus building his career.
He gained international recognition for Love Story, the tear-jerking 1970 film drama in which he played the lead role of a Harvard student who falls in love with a working-class student.
The film is considered one of the 10 most romantic of all time by the American Film Institute. He was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for his performance, although he did not receive either. He later appeared in films such as What's Up, Doctor? (1972), Barry Lyndon (1975) and A Bridge Too Far. Since 2007, he has been a recurring character in the highly successful American TV series Dr. Bone, in which he plays the father of the title character.
His son wrote in his post that his father “is a Hollywood legend. Point."
I am saddened to hear the news of Ryan O'Neal's passing
Barbra Streisand, with whom she starred in the 1972 Mi van, doc?, responded to the news of the actor's death. played together in the film comedy. "He was funny and charming and will always be remembered," she added.
Ryan O'Neal was born on April 20, 1941 in Los Angeles to screenwriter Charles O'Neal and novelist Patricia Callaghan. He completed his studies at University High School in Los Angeles, and meanwhile he boxed and competed several times in the Golden Gloves amateur boxing competition. In the 1950s, the family moved to Munich due to his father's work, and O'Neal graduated here as well. O'Neal started boxing at school and his strong, well-built physique landed him television roles.
He had a total of four children from his two marriages, and Farrah Fawcett was his partner until her death.
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