1. Robert Carradine portrayed fraternity president Lewis Skolnick in the Revenge of the Nerds series of comedy films.
25 Facts About Robert Carradine
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Robert Carradine is the son of actress and artist Sonia Sorel and actor John Robert Carradine.
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Robert Carradine is one of many actors in the Carradine family.
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Robert Carradine is the brother of Christopher and Keith Carradine, paternal half-brother of Bruce and the late David Carradine, and maternal half-brother of Michael Bowen.
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Robert Carradine was raised primarily by his stepmother, his father's third wife, Doris Grimshaw, and believed her to be his mother until he was introduced to Sonia Sorel at a Christmas party when he was 14 years old.
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Robert Carradine made his film debut in 1972 in The Cowboys with John Wayne.
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Robert Carradine was featured in a short-lived television series, of the same name, based on the movie.
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Robert Carradine made an appearance as a killer in the Martin Scorsese film Mean Streets shooting to death the character played by his brother, David.
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Robert Carradine did camera work for David's cult classic Vietnam War-inspired Americana which was not released until 1983.
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In 1976, Robert Carradine had the opportunity to demonstrate on screen what he considered to be his "first ambition", car racing, when he played Jim Cantrell in Paul Bartel's Cannonball.
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In 1977, Robert Carradine became a snack for the vengeful killer whale in the Jaws imitation film Orca.
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Robert Carradine played with other Hollywood offspring in the 1977 film Joyride, where he starred with Desi Arnaz, Jr.
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In 1978, Robert Carradine landed a demanding role in Hal Ashby's Oscar-winning Vietnam War drama, Coming Home, which starred Jane Fonda and Jon Voight.
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Robert Carradine's performance caused some speculation that he might be the best actor in his family.
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Robert Carradine was instrumental in securing his brothers David and Keith to perform with him in one of the most unusual casting arrangements in movie history.
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Also in 1980, Robert Carradine co-starred with Mark Hamill and Lee Marvin in Samuel Fuller's The Big Red One recounting Fuller's World War II experience.
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In 2018, Robert Carradine joined Andrew Cassese and Don Gibb in an interview at the Niagara Falls Comic Con.
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Robert Carradine reprised his role as Sam McGuire in The Lizzie McGuire Movie in 2003.
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Robert Carradine appeared on his brother David's series Kung Fu as Sunny Jim, the mute companion of Serenity Johnson, played by his father John Carradine, in an episode titled Dark Angel.
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Robert Carradine appeared in the 1987 HBO mini-series Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8.
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Robert Carradine appeared in Jane Doe, a TV series directed by James A Contner, in 2007.
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Robert Carradine played father Sam McGuire on Lizzie McGuire from 2001 to 2004.
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Robert Carradine appeared in the ER episode "Sleepless in Chicago" alongside Nerds co-star Anthony Edwards.
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Robert Carradine is the uncle of actress Martha Plimpton.
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Robert Carradine participated in the Rolex 24 race at Daytona in 2000, finishing 29th in the GTU class and 61st overall.