Robert Carradine

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Robert Carradine
Carradine holding a producer credit for The 1 Second Film in October 2004
Born	Robert Reed Carradine March 24, 1954 (1954-03-24) (age 55) Hollywood, California
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1972–present
Spouse(s)	Edie Mani (1990–present)

Robert Reed Carradine (born March 24, 1954) is an American actor. He may be best known for portraying Lewis Skolnick in the successful Revenge of the Nerds series of comedy film and Sam McGuire on the Disney Channel sitcom Lizzie McGuire.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Personal life 1.2 Career 2 Filmography 3 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] Personal life

Carradine was born in Hollywood, California, the son of actress and artist Sonia Sorel (née Henius) and actor John Carradine. He is the brother of Christopher and Keith Carradine, paternal half-brother of Bruce and David Carradine and maternal half-brother of Michael Bowen. Carradine and his wife Edie Mani have two daughters, actress Ever Carradine and Marica Reed Carradine, and a son, Ian Alexander Carradine. He is also the uncle of actress Martha Plimpton.

[edit] Career

Carradine made his film debut in 1972 in The Cowboys with John Wayne. He made an appearance as a killer in the Martin Scorsese film Mean Streets alongside his brother David; Was with this same brother again in The Long Riders, about the Jesse James Gang, and was in Massacre at Central High in 1976. He was in the successful Revenge of the Nerds series of films as the nerd named Lewis Skolnick. He also played Lizzie's (Hilary Duff) father, Sam McGuire, on the Disney TV series Lizzie McGuire. Carradine will star with Miko Hughes, Ruth Buzzi, Nick Turturro, and David Proval in the epic dark comedy/mystery, City of Shoulders and Noses, scheduled for release in 2009.

[edit] Filmography

• The Cowboys - 1972
• Mean Streets - 1973
• Go Ask Alice - 1973
• The Pom-Pom Girls - 1976
• Cannonball (film) - 1976
• Massacre at Central High - 1976
• Orca - 1977
• Blackout - 1978
• Coming Home - 1978
• The Long Riders - 1980
• The Big Red One - 1980
• Tag: The Assassination Game - 1982
• Wavelength - 1983
• Revenge of the Nerds - 1984
• Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise - 1987
• Totally Minnie - 1987
• Rude Awakening - 1989
• Buy & Cell - 1989 (As Herbie Altman)
• The Incident - 1990
• Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation - 1992
• Body Bags - 1993
• Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love - 1994
• Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman - 1994
• ER: Sleepless in Chicago - 1995
• Escape From L.A. - 1996
• Mom's Got a Date With a Vampire - 2000 (As Vampire hunter Van Helsing)
• Ghosts of Mars - 2001
• Max Keeble's Big Move - 2001 (as Max's Father)
• The Lizzie McGuire Movie - 2003
• Attack of the Sabretooth - 2005 (TV)
• Comanche Stallion (2005).
• Supercross - 2005 (movie)
• Deep Winter (film)" - 2008 (movie)
• Tooth and Nail (film) - 2008 (movie)
• The 13th Alley - 2008 (movie)
• The 1 Second Film - 2009 (movie) (producer)
• Fancypants - 2009

[edit] External links

• Robert Carradine at the Internet Movie Database
• Robert Carradine Producer Profile for The 1 Second Film
• Unofficial club
• Carradine Family group

v • d • e Revenge of the Nerds Series Films Revenge of the Nerds (1984) • II: Nerds in Paradise (1987) • III: The Next Generation (1992) • IV: Nerds in Love (1994) ΛΛΛ/ΩΜ Robert Carradine (Lewis Skolnick) • Anthony Edwards (Gilbert Lowell) • Michelle Meyrink (Judy) • Timothy Busfield (Arnold Poindexter) • Curtis Armstrong (Dudley "Booger" Dawson) • Brian Tochi (Toshiro Takashi) • Larry B. Scott (Lamar Latrell) • Andrew Cassese (Harold Wormser) • Bernie Casey (U.N. Jefferson) • James Cromwell (Mr. Skolnick) ΑΒ/ΠΔΠ Ted McGinley (Stan Gable) • Donald Gibb (Fred "The Ogre" Palowakski) • Julia Montgomery (Betty Childs) • Matt Salinger (Burke) • John Goodman (Coach Harris)