Oscar-nominated actor Ryan O'Neal passes away at 82

Oscarnominated actor Ryan ONeal who rose to fame with his role as Rodney Harrington in the nighttime soap opera Peyton Place and went on to star in films such as Love Story Whats Up Doc Paper Moon and Barry Lyndon has passed away at the age of 82 reported VarietyONeal was diagnosed with chronic leukaemia in 2001 and with prostate cancer in 2012 His son Patrick confirmed the news on Instagram through an emotional post about his father He wrote Ryan was a very generous man who has always been there to help his loved ones for decade upon decade I will share my fathers legacy forever I will not be deterred from outside voices that say negative things If you choose to talk shit about my dad even though you have no clue what you are talking about you will get called out If you go that route I recommend you take a good look in the mirror firstMy dad was 82 and lived a kick ass life I hope the first thing he brags about in Heaven is how he sparred 2 rounds with Joe Frazier in 1966 on national TV with Muhammad Ali doing the commentary and went toe to toe with Smokin Joe he mentioned in his post He concluded the post with Ill miss you dad I love you We love you No one told a story better than Ryan ONeal 42041 1282023View this post on InstagramA post shared by Patrick ONeal patrick_onealLater in his career ONeals acting skills frequently took a back seat to media coverage of his personal struggles which included his difficult relationship with longtime companion Farrah Fawcett who died of cancer in 2009 and with his children including Redmond ONeal and actress Tatum ONeal According to Variety in the 1970s he was a marquee draw In 1973 he ranked behind only Clint Eastwood in terms of box office draw and ahead of stars like Steve McQueen Burt Reynolds and Robert RedfordLove Story was the top film of 1970 making 106 million in the United States and Canada and was the sixth highestgrossing film of all time at the time The melodramatic romance based on Erich Segals blockbuster novel was also a cultural sensation with its signature line of dialogue Love means never having to say youre sorry spoken both by Ali MacGraw and ONeal at different times inspiring parody for decades Love Story received seven Academy Award nominations including one for ONeal as lead actor In 1978 ONeal returned to costar in the adaptation of Segals sequel Olivers Story with Candice BergenONeal began his career in television appearing on shows such as The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis The Untouchables Leave It to Beaver and My Three Sons before being cast as the second male lead in the modern Western series Empire starring Richard Egan at the age of 22 The actor made his featurefilm debut in 1969 with The Big Bounce an adaptation of Elmore Leonards novel in which he costarred with LeighTaylor Young who had been hired as Farrows successor on Peyton Place and married ONeal in 1967ONeals memoir Both of Us My Life With Farrah was published in May 2012 ONeal was married twice both times to actresses Joanna Moore who died in 1997 and Leigh TaylorYoung He is survived by daughter Tatum and son Griffin by Moore son Patrick an actor and sportscaster by TaylorYoung and son Redmond from his relationship with Fawcett reported VarietyThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever