The official cause of death has been publicly released for Ryan O’Neal, the actor who went from a TV soap opera to leading roles in a string of major Hollywood productions.
The actor died of “congestive heart failure” according to a death certificate obtained by The Blast this week.
Along with the cause of death, the certificate detailed the 82-year-old had suffered from “cardiomyopathy” for “years.”
O’Neal’s death certificate also recorded his place of death was Saint John’s Health Center and that he is buried at Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park & Mortuary, both in Los Angeles.
Ryan O’Neal “passed away peacefully” on Dec. 8 after a lifetime in the Hollywood spotlight (UPI)
As Breitbart News reported, O’Neal was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2012, a decade after he was first diagnosed with chronic leukemia.
Charles Patrick Ryan O’Neal was born on April 20, 1941 and was the son of screenwriter Charles O’Neal and actor Patricia Callaghan O’Neal.
O’Neal spent time as a lifeguard and an amateur boxer before finding his calling as a performer.
