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Actor Robert Carradine dies at age 71

24 February 2026 11:53 (UTC +04:00)

Robert Carradine has died at age 71, APA reports, citing Deadline.

He took his own life. The actor is best known for his roles in The Long Riders, Revenge of the Nerds, and Lizzie McGuire.

A beloved member of the storied clan of actors, Robert was the bedrock of his family, according to surviving older brother Keith Carradine. But he struggled for two decades with Bipolar Disorder and ultimately it got the best of him.

Robert Carradine was born in 1954 and began his professional acting career as a teenager, with appearances on TV in series such as The Cowboys (1974) and the TV movie The Hatfields and the McCoys (1975). He was in movies including Coming Home, Mean Streets, and The Long Riders, which became a family affair because it also featured his brothers Keith and David.

He starred in the 1984 movie Revenge of the Nerds, which was such a hit that it spawned several sequels. Carradine portrayed Lewis Skolnick again throughout the '90s.