Paper Moon and Love Story star Ryan O’Neal dies aged 82

Actor Ryan O’Neal was described as a Hollywood legend (AP)

Hollywood star Ryan O’Neal has died “peacefully” at the age of 82, his son Patrick O’Neal announced.

The US actor starred in drama Peyton Place before rising to international stardom after his Oscar-nominated turn as Oliver in the romantic 1971 film Love Story, opposite Ali MacGraw.