{"id":307567,"date":"2026-02-24T10:51:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T10:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/307567\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T10:51:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T10:51:28","slug":"from-nerds-to-coming-home-to-lizzie-mcguire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/307567\/","title":{"rendered":"From ‘Nerds’ To ‘Coming Home’ To ‘Lizzie McGuire’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Robert Carradine has died<\/a> at age 71. The actor is best known for his roles in The Long Riders, Revenge of the Nerds and Lizzie McGuire.<\/p>\n

He was a member of one of Hollywood\u2019s great acting dynasties, often appearing opposite his brothers David and Keith as well as his father John. <\/p>\n

One of his first roles was in The Cowboys opposite John Wayne. His other films included Hal Ashby\u2019s Coming Home and Sam Fuller\u2019s The Big Red One.<\/p>\n

Scroll through the gallery below to see a selection of images from Carradine\u2019s film and TV work.<\/p>\n

\tTHE COWBOYS, 1972<\/p>\n

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John Wayne, Robert Carradine and John Carradine on-set<\/p>\n

\tCANNONBALL!, 1976<\/p>\n

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Robert Carradine, Belinda Balaski<\/p>\n

\tJOYRIDE, 1977<\/p>\n

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Melanie Griffith, Robert Carradine<\/p>\n

\tCOMING HOME, 1978<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\tImage Credit: United Artists \/ Courtesy: Everett Collection\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Penelope Milford, Robert Carradine<\/p>\n

\tCOMING HOME, 1978<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\tImage Credit: United Artists\/courtesy Everett Collection\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Jon Voight hugging Robert Carradine<\/p>\n

\tBLACKOUT, 1978<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\tImage Credit: New World Pictures \/courtesy Everett Collection\t\t\t<\/p>\n

James Mitchum, Robert Carradine\u00a0<\/p>\n

\tTHE BIG RED ONE, 1980<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\tImage Credit: United Artists\/courtesy Everett Collection\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Bobby Di Cicco, Robert Carradine, Kelly Ward<\/p>\n

\tTHE LONG RIDERS, 1980<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\tImage Credit: United Artists\/courtesy Everett Collection\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Robert Carradine, David Carradine, Keith Carradine<\/p>\n

\tTHE LONG RIDERS, 1980<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\tImage Credit: United Artists\/courtesy Everett Collection\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Randy Quaid, Kevin Brophy, Robert Carradine, Stacy Keach, Keith Carradine, David Carradine<\/p>\n

\tREVENGE OF THE NERDS, 1984.<\/p>\n

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Anthony Edwards, Robert Carradine<\/p>\n

\tTHE FALL GUY, 1984<\/p>\n

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John Carradine (second from left) with sons (from left) Keith, David and Robert<\/p>\n

\tTHE SUN ALSO RISES, 1984<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\tImage Credit: NBC\/courtesy Everett Collection\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Zeljko Ivanek, Jane Seymour, Hart Bochner, Robert Carradine<\/p>\n

\tNUMBER ONE WITH A BULLET, 1987<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Cannon Films\/courtesy Everett Collection\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Robert Carradine<\/p>\n

\tREVENGE OF THE NERDS II, NERDS IN PARADISE, 1987<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\tImage Credit: 20th Century Fox Film Corp. \/ Courtesy: Everett Collection.\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Larry B. Scott, Andrew Cassese, Timothy Busfield, Robert Carradine, Curtis Armstrong<\/p>\n

\tBODY BAGS, 1993<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\tImage Credit: howtime\/courtesy Everett Collection\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\u00a0Robert Carradine<\/p>\n

\tREVENGE OF THE NERDS III: THE NEXT GENERATION, 1992<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\tImage Credit: 20th Century Fox Film Corp. \/ Courtesy Everett Collection.\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Curtis Armstrong, James Cromwell, Bernie Casey, Ted McGinley, Robert Carradine, Julia Montgoery, Sean Whalen<\/p>\n

\tTHE TOMMYKNOCKERS, 1993<\/p>\n

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Robert Carradine<\/p>\n

\tREVENGE OF THE NERDS IV: NERDS IN LOVE, 1994<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\tImage Credit: 20th Century Fox Film Corp.\/Courtesy Everett Collection.\t\t\t<\/p>\n

James Cromwell, Donald Gibb, middle: John Pinette, Robert Carradine, Curtis Armstrong, Marvin Kaplan, Larry B. Scott, Brian Tochi, Gregg Binkley<\/p>\n

\tLIZZIE MCGUIRE, 2001<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Walt Disney Enterprises \/ Courtesy: Everett Collection\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Jake Thomas, Hallie Todd, Robert Carradine, Hilary Duff<\/p>\n

\tGHOSTS OF MARS, 2001<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Screen Gems \/ courtesy Everett Collection\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Robert Carradine<\/p>\n

\tKING OF THE NERDS, (from left): co-hosts Robert Carradine, Curtis Armstrong, \u2018Do They Choose<\/p>\n

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KING OF THE NERDS, (from left): co-hosts Robert Carradine, Curtis Armstrong, \u2018Do They Choose Wisely\u2026or Poorly?\u2019, (Season 3, ep. 304, aired Feb. 13, 2015). ph: Trae Patton \/ \u00a9TBS \/ courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n

\tA PART OF THE FAMILY, (from left): Robert Carradine, Ronny Cox, 1994. \u00a9 Interscope Communications \/<\/p>\n

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A PART OF THE FAMILY, (from left): Robert Carradine, Ronny Cox, 1994. \u00a9 Interscope Communications \/ Courtesy: Everett Collection<\/p>\n

\tNUMBER ONE WITH A BULLET, from left: Billy Dee Williams, Robert Carradine, 1987. \u00a9Cannon Films\/court<\/p>\n

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NUMBER ONE WITH A BULLET, from left: Billy Dee Williams, Robert Carradine, 1987. \u00a9Cannon Films\/courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n

\tRUDE AWAKENING, from left: Robert Carradine, Eric Roberts, Julie Hagerty, Cheech Marin (rear), 1989,<\/p>\n

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RUDE AWAKENING, from left: Robert Carradine, Eric Roberts, Julie Hagerty, Cheech Marin (rear), 1989, \u00a9 Orion\/courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n

\tTHE KID WITH THE X-RAY EYES, Justin Berfield, Robert Carradine, 1999. \u00a9New Horizons\/courtesy Everett<\/p>\n

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THE KID WITH THE X-RAY EYES, Justin Berfield, Robert Carradine, 1999. \u00a9New Horizons\/courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n

\tRUDE AWAKENING, Robert Carradine, Julie Hagerty, Eric Roberts, Cheech Marin, 1989. \u00a9Orion Pictures\/<\/p>\n

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RUDE AWAKENING, Robert Carradine, Julie Hagerty, Eric Roberts, Cheech Marin, 1989. \u00a9Orion Pictures\/courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n

\tJUST THE WAY YOU ARE, Robert Carradine, Kristy McNichol, 1984, (c)MGM\/courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n

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JUST THE WAY YOU ARE, Robert Carradine, Kristy McNichol, 1984, (c)MGM\/courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n

\tJUSTICE, 2017<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Universal\/Courtesy Everett Collection\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\u00a0Robert Carradine<\/p>\n

\tHUMAN ZOO, 2020<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Wild Eye Releasing \/ Courtesy Everett Collection\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Robert Carradine<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Robert Carradine has died at age 71. The actor is best known for his roles in The Long…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":307568,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[458,146,85,46,5033,154544,154545],"class_list":["post-307567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-obituaries","tag-revenge-of-the-nerds","tag-robert-carradine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=307567"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307567\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/307568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=307567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=307567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=307567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}