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Robert Carradine

Robert Reed Carradine ( KARR-ə-deen; March 24, 1954 – February 23, 2026) was an American actor. A member of the Carradine family, he made his first appearances on television Western series such as Bonanza and his brother David's TV series, Kung Fu. Carradine also starred as Lewis Skolnick in the Revenge of the Nerds films and Sam McGuire in the Disney Channel series Lizzie McGuire.

Infobox

Born
Robert Reed Carradine (1954-03-24)March 24, 1954 Los Angeles, California, U .
Died
February 23, 2026(2026-02-23) (aged 71) Los Angeles, California, U .
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1971–2026
Spouse
Edie Mani (m. 1990; div. 2018)
Children
3, including Ever Carradine
Father
John Carradine
Family
Carradine

Tables

Key · Filmography
Denotes films that have not yet been released
· Filmography › Film
1972
Role(s)
Slim Honeycutt – Cowboy
1973
Role(s)
Boy with Gun
1974
Role(s)
Gas Station attendant
Notes
Credited as Bob Carradine
1975
Role(s)
Moxey
1976
Role(s)
Student in Cafeteria
Notes
Uncredited
Role(s)
Bobby Ray
Role(s)
Johnnie
Role(s)
Jim Crandell
Role(s)
Spoony
1977
Role(s)
John
Role(s)
Ken
1978
Role(s)
Bill Munson
Role(s)
Christie
1980
Role(s)
Bob Younger
Role(s)
Private Zab – 1st Squad
1981
Role(s)
Stanley Howard
1982
Role(s)
Alex Marsh
1983
Role(s)
Bobby Sinclair
1984
Role(s)
Lewis
Role(s)
Sam Carpenter
1987
1988
Role(s)
Herbie Altman
1989
Role(s)
Mark
Role(s)
Sammy Margolin
1992
Role(s)
Robert Carradine
1993
Role(s)
Bryant Brown
1995
Bird of Prey
Role(s)
Eric Parker
The Killers Within
Role(s)
Ben Wallace
1996
Role(s)
Skinhead
1997
Firestorm
Role(s)
Tarmac
1998
Scorpio One
Role(s)
Carter
The Effects of Magic
Role(s)
Roody
Breakout
Role(s)
Zack Hadley
Notes
Direct-to-video
1999
Palmer's Pick-Up
Role(s)
Bruce Palmer
Gunfighter
Role(s)
The Kid
Lycanthrope
Role(s)
Bill Parker
Notes
Also producer
The Kid with X-ray Eyes
Role(s)
Chuck Taylor
Notes
Direct-to-video
Role(s)
John Burnside
The Vegas Connection
Role(s)
Matt Chance
2000
Dangerous Curves
Role(s)
John Burnside
2001
Role(s)
Rodale
Role(s)
Don Keeble
2002
Role(s)
Bus Driver
Notes
Uncredited
2003
Role(s)
Sam McGuire
Timecop: The Berlin Decision
Role(s)
Big Jim
Notes
Direct-to-video
2005
Role(s)
Clay Sparks
2006
Role(s)
Thad Simmons
Monster Night
Role(s)
George Ackerman
Notes
Direct-to-video
2007
7-10 Split
Role(s)
Mr. Bailey
Role(s)
Darwin
Role(s)
Angry Driver
2008
Role(s)
Hal
Deep Winter
Role(s)
Coach Dando
2010
The Terror Experiment
Role(s)
Dr. Wexler
2011
Final Sale
Role(s)
Bownman
Role(s)
Allen
Cross
Role(s)
Dr. Zyal
Notes
Direct-to-video
Role(s)
Professor Jerry Meinhardt
Notes
Direct-to-video
2012
Slumber Party Slaughter
Role(s)
Dave
Bikini Spring Break
Role(s)
Gill
Notes
Direct-to-video
Role(s)
Tracker
The Collector
Role(s)
Johnny
Notes
Short film
2017
A Fish Tale
Role(s)
Anthony
Role(s)
Stratton Collins
2019
The Marshal
Role(s)
Frank James
Nearly Departed
Role(s)
Marv
American Christmas
Role(s)
Danny
2020
Human Zoo
Role(s)
Producer
2021
High Holiday
Role(s)
Hunter Pearson
2024
2026
Sorority Shark Attack †
Role(s)
Professor Marvin
Notes
Post-production; posthumous release
Year
Title
Role
Notes
Ref.
1972
The Cowboys
Slim Honeycutt – Cowboy
1973
Mean Streets
Boy with Gun
1974
You and Me
Gas Station attendant
Credited as Bob Carradine
1975
Aloha Bobby and Rose
Moxey
1976
Revenge of the Cheerleaders
Student in Cafeteria
Uncredited
Jackson County Jail
Bobby Ray
The Pom Pom Girls
Johnnie
Cannonball!
Jim Crandell
Massacre at Central High
Spoony
1977
Joyride
John
Orca
Ken
1978
Coming Home
Bill Munson
Blackout
Christie
1980
The Long Riders
Bob Younger
The Big Red One
Private Zab – 1st Squad
1981
Heartaches
Stanley Howard
1982
Tag: The Assassination Game
Alex Marsh
1983
Wavelength
Bobby Sinclair
1984
Revenge of the Nerds
Lewis
Just the Way You Are
Sam Carpenter
1987
Number One with a Bullet
Detective Barzak
Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise
Lewis
1988
Buy & Cell
Herbie Altman
1989
All's Fair
Mark
Rude Awakening
Sammy Margolin
1992
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation
Lewis
The Player
Robert Carradine
1993
The Tommyknockers
Bryant Brown
1994
Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love
Lewis
1995
Bird of Prey
Eric Parker
The Killers Within
Ben Wallace
1996
Escape from L .
Skinhead
1997
Firestorm
Tarmac
1998
Scorpio One
Carter
The Effects of Magic
Roody
Breakout
Zack Hadley
Direct-to-video
1999
Palmer's Pick-Up
Bruce Palmer
Gunfighter
The Kid
Lycanthrope
Bill Parker
Also producer
The Kid with X-ray Eyes
Chuck Taylor
Direct-to-video
Stray Bullet
John Burnside
The Vegas Connection
Matt Chance
2000
Dangerous Curves
John Burnside
2001
Ghosts of Mars
Rodale
Max Keeble's Big Move
Don Keeble
2002
Three Days of Rain
Bus Driver
Uncredited
2003
The Lizzie McGuire Movie
Sam McGuire
Timecop: The Berlin Decision
Big Jim
Direct-to-video
2005
Supercross
Clay Sparks
· Filmography › Television
1971
Role(s)
Phinney McLean
Notes
Episode: "A Home for Jamie"
1972
Footsteps
Role(s)
Gas Station Attendant
Notes
TV movie
Role(s)
Sonny Jim
Notes
Episode: "Dark Angel"
1973
Go Ask Alice
Role(s)
Bill
Notes
TV movie
1974
The Cowboys
Role(s)
Slim
Notes
series regular (12 episodes)
1975
Role(s)
Bob Hatfield
Notes
TV movie
Role(s)
Flip
Notes
Episode: "The Runaway"
1976
Role(s)
Clifford
Notes
2 episodes
1979
Role(s)
Donny Davis
Notes
TV movie
1981
Role(s)
Percy Cuthfert III
Notes
Miniseries; episode: "In a Far Country"
1984
Role(s)
Gardner
Notes
Episode: "October the 31st"
The Sun Also Rises
Role(s)
Robert Cohn
Notes
Miniseries
Role(s)
Aladdin
Notes
Episode: "Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp"
1985
Role(s)
Jerry
Notes
Episode: "Night Fever"
1986
Role(s)
Daniel Arnold (segment "Still Life")
Notes
"Still Life / The Little People of Killany Woods / The Misfortune Cookie"
Role(s)
Rich
Notes
TV movie
Monte Carlo
Role(s)
Bobby Morgan
Notes
2 episodes
1987
Role(s)
John Fairfield
Notes
Episode: "The Liberators"
Role(s)
Rennie Davis
Notes
TV documentary
1988
Role(s)
Maxwell Dwebb
Notes
TV movie
Role(s)
Adrian Lancer
1989
Role(s)
Frank
Notes
Episode: "Garter Belt"
1990
Role(s)
Domsczek
Notes
TV movie
Role(s)
Police Sergeant Jerry Brown
Role(s)
Clarence Odbody
1991
K-9
Role(s)
Jack Bergin
Role(s)
Dave Booker
1992
Role(s)
Lewis "Lew" Skolnick
Illusions
Role(s)
Greg – Husband
1993
Role(s)
Bryant Brown
Notes
Miniseries (2 episodes)
Role(s)
Bill (segment "The Gas Station)
Notes
TV movie
Role(s)
Michael Croft
1994
Role(s)
Lewis Skolnick
Notes
TV movie; also co-producer
A Part of the Family
Role(s)
Ted
Notes
TV movie
1995
Role(s)
Detective Marty Manger
Notes
Episode: "Angel Falling"
ER
Role(s)
John Koch
Notes
Episode: "Sleepless in Chicago"
Role(s)
Joey Bermuda / The Handyman
Notes
Episode: "Home Is Where the Hurt Is"
1995–96
Role(s)
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Notes
Taige / Paulson
1996
Role(s)
Wade Parker
Notes
TV movie
Role(s)
Lonnie Zamora
Notes
Episode: "Hostile Convergence"
1997
Role(s)
Sheriff Dwight Kunkle
Notes
Episode: "Mirage"
Role(s)
Gerard Salter
Notes
Episode: "What a Dump!"
Role(s)
Dr. Red Manheim
Notes
Episode: "Dog Bite"
1997–98
Role(s)
Fast Track
Notes
unknown role
1997–2000
Role(s)
Nash Bridges
Notes
Dr. Bruce Hartman / Dr. Hartman, D .
1998
Young Hearts Unlimited
Role(s)
Eddie
Notes
TV movie
Martian Law
Role(s)
unknown role
1999
Role(s)
Darin Carter
Notes
Episode: "Friends"
2000
Role(s)
Malachi Van Helsing
Notes
TV movie
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
Episode: "David Carradine"
2001–04
Role(s)
Lizzie McGuire
Notes
Sam McGuire
2003
Role(s)
Sunfish Perkins
Notes
TV movie
2005
Role(s)
David Blake / Roger Withers
Notes
Episode: "Gone"
Attack of the Sabertooth
Role(s)
Grant
Notes
TV movie
2006
Dreamweaver
Role(s)
The Interpreter
2007
Jane Doe: Ties That Bind
Role(s)
Everett / Gary / David
2008
Role(s)
Lewis Skolnick / Man / Chef
Notes
Voice; episode: "Boo Cocky"
2011
Workers' Comp
Role(s)
Kevin
Notes
TV movie
2012
Role(s)
Arthur Gallery
2013–15
Role(s)
King of the Nerds
Notes
Himself / host
2013
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
Episode: "Marlee Matlin / Kim Carnes / Robert Carradine"
2014
Role(s)
Dr. Rico Symes
Notes
TV movie
2015
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
Episode: "Robert Carradine / Terrell Owens"
2016
Medinah
Role(s)
Russo
Notes
Episode: "Problem with the World"
2017
Mommy, I Didn't Do It
Role(s)
Judge Roth
Notes
TV movie
Role(s)
Walter Costello
Notes
Episode: "Finally"
Doomsday
Role(s)
Alexander Baird
Notes
TV movie
2018
James Blondes
Role(s)
Jungle Whisper
Notes
Episode: "Blondes in the Jungle"
2019
Tales of the Wild West
Role(s)
Robert Carradine / Frank James
Notes
2 episodes
Year
Title
Role
Notes
Ref.
1971
Bonanza
Phinney McLean
Episode: "A Home for Jamie"
1972
Footsteps
Gas Station Attendant
TV movie
1972
Kung Fu
Sonny Jim
Episode: "Dark Angel"
1973
Go Ask Alice
Bill
TV movie
1974
The Cowboys
Slim
series regular (12 episodes)
1975
The Hatfields and McCoys
Bob Hatfield
TV movie
Run, Joe, Run
Flip
Episode: "The Runaway"
1976
Police Story
Clifford
2 episodes
1979
Survival of Dana
Donny Davis
TV movie
1981
Jack London's Tales of the Klondike
Percy Cuthfert III
Miniseries; episode: "In a Far Country"
1984
The Fall Guy
Gardner
Episode: "October the 31st"
The Sun Also Rises
Robert Cohn
Miniseries
1985
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Jerry
Episode: "Night Fever"
1986
The Twilight Zone
Daniel Arnold (segment "Still Life")
"Still Life / The Little People of Killany Woods / The Misfortune Cookie"
1984
Faerie Tale Theatre
Aladdin
Episode: "Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp"
1986
As Is
Rich
TV movie
Monte Carlo
Bobby Morgan
2 episodes
1987
The Magical World of Disney
John Fairfield
Episode: "The Liberators"
Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8
Rennie Davis
TV documentary
1988
Totally Minnie
Maxwell Dwebb
TV movie
I Saw What You Did
Adrian Lancer
1989
The Hitchhiker
Frank
Episode: "Garter Belt"
1990
The Incident
Domsczek
TV movie
Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture
Police Sergeant Jerry Brown
Clarence
Clarence Odbody
1991
K-9
Jack Bergin
Doublecrossed
Dave Booker
1992
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation
Lewis "Lew" Skolnick
Illusions
Greg – Husband
1993
The Tommyknockers
Bryant Brown
Miniseries (2 episodes)
Body Bags
Bill (segment "The Gas Station)
TV movie
The Disappearance of Christina
Michael Croft
1994
Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love
Lewis Skolnick
TV movie; also co-producer
A Part of the Family
Ted
TV movie
1995
Sirens
Detective Marty Manger
Episode: "Angel Falling"
ER
John Koch
Episode: "Sleepless in Chicago"
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Joey Bermuda / The Handyman
Episode: "Home Is Where the Hurt Is"
1995–96
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Taige / Paulson
2 episodes
1996
Humanoids from the Deep
Wade Parker
TV movie
Dark Skies
Lonnie Zamora
Episode: "Hostile Convergence"
1997
The Pretender
Sheriff Dwight Kunkle
Episode: "Mirage"
NYPD Blue
Gerard Salter
Episode: "What a Dump!"
The Practice
Dr. Red Manheim
Episode: "Dog Bite"
1997–98
Fast Track
unknown role
2 episodes
1997–2000
Nash Bridges
Dr. Bruce Hartman / Dr. Hartman, D .
2 episodes
1998
Young Hearts Unlimited
Eddie
TV movie
Martian Law
unknown role
1999
Vengeance Unlimited
Darin Carter
Episode: "Friends"
2000
Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire
Malachi Van Helsing
TV movie
· Awards and nominations
1982
Role(s)
Best Performance by a Foreign Actor
Notes
Heartaches
1987
Role(s)
Best Actor in a Theatrical or Dramatic Special
Notes
As Is
1998
Role(s)
—N/a
Notes
—N/a
Year
Award
Category
Nominated work
Result
1982
3rd Genie Awards
Best Performance by a Foreign Actor
Heartaches
Nominated
1987
8th CableACE Awards
Best Actor in a Theatrical or Dramatic Special
As Is
Nominated
1998
16th Golden Boot Awards
—N/a
—N/a
Honored

References

  1. The Modesto Bee
  2. "Robert Reed Carradine, Born 03/24/1954 in California"
    https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/robert_reed_carradine_born_1954_5163517
  3. Kleiner, Dick. Carradines: 8 Sons, 2 Dads, 3 Moms. The Sumter Daily Item. June 1, 1982, p. 10.
  4. Deadline Hollywood
    https://deadline.com/2026/02/robert-carradine-dead-age-71-1236734055
  5. The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography: Being the History of the United States as Illustrated in the Lives of the Founders, Builders, and Defenders of the Republic, and of the Men and Women who are Doing the Work and Moulding the Thought of the Present Time
    https://books.google.com/books?id=_JEbAQAAMAAJ&q=henry+henius+carradine
  6. Rader, Dotson. I Didn't Want to Fail Magazine. September 29, 1991. Page 14
  7. Deihl, Digby, Getting Personal With Keith Carradine. Boca Raton News. November 4, 1984, g. 99.
  8. Scott, Vernon. Young Robert May Top All Carradines. Sarasota Herald. February 22, 1978, p. 7B.
  9. Carradine, David. Endless Highway. (1995) Journey Editions
  10. Anderson, Nancy. Hollywood Hotline. Kingsport Post. February 3, 1972, p. 8.
  11. Anderson, George, "Old Soldier, A Killer Whale". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. August 25, 1977, p. 24.
  12. "'Joyride' stars talk of parents"
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-joyride-stars-talk-of-parent/155272847/
  13. Scott, Vernon Love. The Bryan Times. November 10, 1979, p. 24.
  14. Canby, Vincent Big Red One,' 5 G .'s in World War II; Three Years of War. The New York Times. July 18, 1980, p. C6.
  15. Loohaulis, Jackie. "Wavelength" Delightful. The Milwaukee Journal. September 30, 1983, p. 36.
  16. Newsmakers. Ottawa Citizen. July 30, 1984, p. 44.
  17. Robert Carradine: Proud to Play a Nerd
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/san-francisco-chronicle-robert-carradine/192130879/
  18. 'Lizzie' works well as short escape
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/sun-news-lizzie-works-well-as-short-es/192131043/
  19. Clark, Kenneth. Hemingway's Classic "Sun" Rises Again as Mini-series. The Montreal Gazette. December 7, 1984, p. 16.
  20. Reading Eagle. May 1, 1987, p. 40.
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