Robert Carradine has died at age 71. The actor is best known for his roles in The Long Riders, Revenge of the Nerds and Lizzie McGuire.
He was a member of one of Hollywood’s great acting dynasties, often appearing opposite his brothers David and Keith as well as his father John.
One of his first roles was in The Cowboys opposite John Wayne. His other films included Hal Ashby’s Coming Home and Sam Fuller’s The Big Red One.
Scroll through the gallery below to see a selection of images from Carradine’s film and TV work.
THE COWBOYS, 1972
John Wayne, Robert Carradine and John Carradine on-set
CANNONBALL!, 1976
Robert Carradine, Belinda Balaski
JOYRIDE, 1977
Melanie Griffith, Robert Carradine
COMING HOME, 1978
Image Credit: United Artists / Courtesy: Everett Collection
Penelope Milford, Robert Carradine
COMING HOME, 1978
Image Credit: United Artists/courtesy Everett Collection
Jon Voight hugging Robert Carradine
BLACKOUT, 1978
Image Credit: New World Pictures /courtesy Everett Collection
James Mitchum, Robert CarradineÂ
THE BIG RED ONE, 1980
Image Credit: United Artists/courtesy Everett Collection
Bobby Di Cicco, Robert Carradine, Kelly Ward
THE LONG RIDERS, 1980
Image Credit: United Artists/courtesy Everett Collection
Robert Carradine, David Carradine, Keith Carradine
THE LONG RIDERS, 1980
Image Credit: United Artists/courtesy Everett Collection
Randy Quaid, Kevin Brophy, Robert Carradine, Stacy Keach, Keith Carradine, David Carradine
REVENGE OF THE NERDS, 1984.
Anthony Edwards, Robert Carradine
THE FALL GUY, 1984
John Carradine (second from left) with sons (from left) Keith, David and Robert
THE SUN ALSO RISES, 1984
Image Credit: NBC/courtesy Everett Collection
Zeljko Ivanek, Jane Seymour, Hart Bochner, Robert Carradine
NUMBER ONE WITH A BULLET, 1987
Image Credit: Cannon Films/courtesy Everett Collection
Robert Carradine
REVENGE OF THE NERDS II, NERDS IN PARADISE, 1987
Image Credit: 20th Century Fox Film Corp. / Courtesy: Everett Collection.
Larry B. Scott, Andrew Cassese, Timothy Busfield, Robert Carradine, Curtis Armstrong
BODY BAGS, 1993
Image Credit: howtime/courtesy Everett Collection
 Robert Carradine
REVENGE OF THE NERDS III: THE NEXT GENERATION, 1992
Image Credit: 20th Century Fox Film Corp. / Courtesy Everett Collection.
Curtis Armstrong, James Cromwell, Bernie Casey, Ted McGinley, Robert Carradine, Julia Montgoery, Sean Whalen
THE TOMMYKNOCKERS, 1993
Robert Carradine
REVENGE OF THE NERDS IV: NERDS IN LOVE, 1994
Image Credit: 20th Century Fox Film Corp./Courtesy Everett Collection.
James Cromwell, Donald Gibb, middle: John Pinette, Robert Carradine, Curtis Armstrong, Marvin Kaplan, Larry B. Scott, Brian Tochi, Gregg Binkley
LIZZIE MCGUIRE, 2001
Image Credit: Walt Disney Enterprises / Courtesy: Everett Collection
Jake Thomas, Hallie Todd, Robert Carradine, Hilary Duff
GHOSTS OF MARS, 2001
Image Credit: Screen Gems / courtesy Everett Collection
Robert Carradine
KING OF THE NERDS, (from left): co-hosts Robert Carradine, Curtis Armstrong, ‘Do They Choose
KING OF THE NERDS, (from left): co-hosts Robert Carradine, Curtis Armstrong, ‘Do They Choose Wisely…or Poorly?’, (Season 3, ep. 304, aired Feb. 13, 2015). ph: Trae Patton / ©TBS / courtesy Everett Collection
A PART OF THE FAMILY, (from left): Robert Carradine, Ronny Cox, 1994. © Interscope Communications /
A PART OF THE FAMILY, (from left): Robert Carradine, Ronny Cox, 1994. © Interscope Communications / Courtesy: Everett Collection
NUMBER ONE WITH A BULLET, from left: Billy Dee Williams, Robert Carradine, 1987. ©Cannon Films/court
NUMBER ONE WITH A BULLET, from left: Billy Dee Williams, Robert Carradine, 1987. ©Cannon Films/courtesy Everett Collection
RUDE AWAKENING, from left: Robert Carradine, Eric Roberts, Julie Hagerty, Cheech Marin (rear), 1989,
RUDE AWAKENING, from left: Robert Carradine, Eric Roberts, Julie Hagerty, Cheech Marin (rear), 1989, © Orion/courtesy Everett Collection
THE KID WITH THE X-RAY EYES, Justin Berfield, Robert Carradine, 1999. ©New Horizons/courtesy Everett
THE KID WITH THE X-RAY EYES, Justin Berfield, Robert Carradine, 1999. ©New Horizons/courtesy Everett Collection
RUDE AWAKENING, Robert Carradine, Julie Hagerty, Eric Roberts, Cheech Marin, 1989. ©Orion Pictures/
RUDE AWAKENING, Robert Carradine, Julie Hagerty, Eric Roberts, Cheech Marin, 1989. ©Orion Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection
JUST THE WAY YOU ARE, Robert Carradine, Kristy McNichol, 1984, (c)MGM/courtesy Everett Collection
JUST THE WAY YOU ARE, Robert Carradine, Kristy McNichol, 1984, (c)MGM/courtesy Everett Collection
JUSTICE, 2017
Image Credit: Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection
 Robert Carradine
HUMAN ZOO, 2020
Image Credit: Wild Eye Releasing / Courtesy Everett Collection
Robert Carradine