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Robert Carradine

Robert Carradine

Actor, also producer · Died February 23, 2026, aged 71 · Hollywood, California, USA

Robert Reed Carradine (March 24, 1954 – February 23, 2026) was an American actor. He was a member of the Carradine family, with David Carradine and Keith Carradine being his siblings. He was best known for portraying Lewis Skolnick in the successful Revenge of the Nerds series of comedy films and Sam McGuire on the Disney Channel sitcom Lizzie McGuire. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Carradine, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 24, 1954
Died
February 23, 2026 (aged 71)
From
Hollywood, California, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
85 on MovieCove · 133 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 14% in 30 days

What are Robert Carradine's films like?

Across their 64 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy18 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 13th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 8th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Sci-Fi2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Sci-Fi movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
22%
Bonds
22%
Survival
20%
Self
18%
Power
9%
Society
6%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds15 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice15 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival14 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 62 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 28 · Serious 16 · Dark 18

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 40 · Stylized 18 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 19 · Charged 29 · Intense 14

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 33 · Shifting 25 · Whiplash 4

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 30 · Some laughs 17 · Funny 15

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 25 · Even-paced 34 · Relentless 3

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 41 · Engaged 20 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 32 · Affecting 17 · Heavy 13

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 48 · Open-ended 13 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

33 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 12 of 33 analyzed roles.

Hero
12 of 33
Shadow
6 of 33
Mentor
6 of 33
Ally
5 of 33
Shapeshifter
2 of 33
Trickster
1 of 33
Herald
1 of 33
Show the 33 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
43
Absurd
17
Thrilling
16
Melancholic
14
Dread
10
Other
58

How their films linger

Fun22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy26
  • Bittersweet25
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous9

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Robert Carradine's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 45 of their 85 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (26).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Robert Carradine's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

133 credits, 85 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Desert Fiends 2(2026)

    as Officer Don

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Cowboy Killer(2026)

    as Detective Flannery

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Based on the Original Night of the Living Dead(2026)

    as Bill

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Skate to Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Virgil

  • A Very Merry Breakup(2025)

    as Bill

  • Was Once a Hero(2024)

    as Doc Jennings

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Night They Came Home(2024)

    as Bart

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • MEDINAH (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 7 episodes · Actor

  • High Holiday(2021)

    as Hunter Pearson

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Human Zoo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Producer

  • American Christmas(2019)

    as Danny

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Nearly Departed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Marv

  • The Marshal(2019)

    as Frank James

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Justice(2017)

    as Stratton Collins

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • A Fish Tale(2017)

    as Anthony

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Doomsday Device(2017)

    as Alexander Baird

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Mommy, I Didn't Do It(2017)

    as Judge Polk

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda(2014)

    as Dr. Rico Symes

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • King of the Nerds(2013)

    Show 24 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · as Self - Host

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Django Unchained(2012)

    as Tracker

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Bikini Spring Break (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Gill

  • Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt(2012)

    as Arthur Gallery

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Slumber Party Slaughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Dave

  • My Dog's Christmas Miracle(2011)

    as Professor Jerry Meinhardt

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Cross(2011)

    as Dr. Zyal

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Fancypants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Allen

  • Final Sale(2011)

    as Bowman

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Fight or Flight(2010)

    as Dr. Wexler

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Deep Winter(2008)

    as Coach Dando

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The 13th Alley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Hal

  • Tooth and Nail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Darwin

  • Jane Doe: Ties That Bind(2007)

    as Everett / Gary / David

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • 7-10 Split(2007)

    as Mr. Bailey

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Monster Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as George Ackerman

  • Hoboken Hollow(2006)

    as Thad Simmons

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Supercross(2005)

    as Clay Sparks

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Attack of the Sabertooth(2005)

    as Grant

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • The Big Red One: The Reconstruction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Zab

  • Robot Chicken(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Lewis skolnick/man

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Sex and Breakfast(2005)

    as Angry Driver

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Timecop: The Berlin Decision(2003)

    as Big Jim

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Lizzie McGuire Movie(2003)

    as Sam McGuire

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Monte Walsh(2003)

    as Sunfish Perkins

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller(2002)

    as Pvt. Sam Zab (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Max Keeble's Big Move(2001)

    as Don Keeble

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as David Blake / Roger Withers

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Ghosts of Mars(2001)

    as Rodale

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Lizzie McGuire(2001)

    Show 65 episodes · Director · as Sam McGuire

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire(2000)

    as Malachi Van Helsing

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Dangerous Curves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as John Burnside

  • The Kid with X-ray Eyes(1999)

    as Chuck

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Lycanthrope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Producer · as Bill Parker

  • Gunfighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as The Kid

  • Palmer's Pick-Up(1999)

    as Bruce Palmer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Stray Bullet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as John Burnside

  • The Vegas Connection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Matt Chance

  • Young Hearts Unlimited (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Eddie

  • Breakout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Zack Hadley

  • The Effects of Magic(1998)

    as Roody

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Scorpio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Carter

  • Fast Track (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Practice(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Fred Manheim

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Bird of Prey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Eric Parker

  • Dark Skies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Pretender(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Sheriff Dwight Kunkle

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Humanoids from the Deep(1996)

    as Wade Parker

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • E! True Hollywood Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Escape from L.A.(1996)

    as Skinhead

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Firestorm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Tarmac

  • Nash Bridges(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Bruce Hartman

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • The Killers Within (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Ben Wallace

  • ER(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as John Koch

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • A Part of the Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Ted

  • Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love(1994)

    Co-Producer · as Lewis Skolnick

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • NYPD Blue(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Gerard Salter

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Joey Bermuda / The Handyman

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Body Bags(1993)

    as Bill

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Tommyknockers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bryant Brown

  • Kung Fu: The Legend Continues(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Paulson (uncredited) · as Taige

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • The Disappearance of Christina(1993)

    as Michael Kroft

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Illusions(1992)

    as Greg Sanderson

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation(1992)

    Co-Producer · as Lewis Skolnick

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Player(1992)

    as Robert Carradine

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Doublecrossed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Dave Booker

  • Clarence(1990)

    as Clarence Odbody

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture(1990)

    as Police Sgt. Jerry Brown

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Incident(1990)

    as Domsczek

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Rude Awakening (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Sammy Margolin

  • All's Fair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Mark

  • Buy & Cell(1988)

    as Herbie Altman

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • I Saw What You Did(1988)

    as Adrian Lancer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Totally Minnie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Maxwell Dwebb

  • Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise(1987)

    as Lewis Skolnick

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8(1987)

    as Rennie Davis

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Number One with a Bullet(1987)

    as Det. Barzak

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Liberators (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as John Fairfield

  • Monte Carlo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bobby Morgan

  • As Is (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Rich

  • Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Aladdin

  • The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Jerry

  • The Twilight Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as (segment "Still Life")

  • The Sun Also Rises (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 2 episodes · as Robert Cohn

  • Just the Way You Are(1984)

    as Sam Carpenter

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Revenge of the Nerds(1984)

    as Lewis Skolnick

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Hitchhiker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Frank

  • Wavelength(1983)

    as Bobby Sinclair

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Faerie Tale Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Aladdin

  • Tag: The Assassination Game(1982)

    as Alex Marsh

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Heartaches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Stanley Howard

  • Americana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Second Assistant Camera

  • The Big Red One(1980)

    as Zab

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Long Riders(1980)

    as Bob Younger

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Survival of Dana(1979)

    as Donny Davis

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Blackout(1978)

    as Christie

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Coming Home(1978)

    as Bill Munson

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Orca(1977)

    as Ken

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Joyride(1977)

    as John

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Massacre at Central High(1976)

    as Spoony

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Cannonball!(1976)

    as Jim Crandell

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Pom Pom Girls(1976)

    as Johnnie

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Jackson County Jail(1976)

    as Bobby Ray

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Timothy and the Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • You and Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Composer · as Gas Station Attendant

  • Aloha Bobby and Rose(1975)

    as Moxey

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Hatfields and the McCoys(1975)

    as Bob Hatfield

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Run, Joe, Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Cowboys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 12 episodes · as Slim

  • Mean Streets(1973)

    as Boy With Gun

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Go Ask Alice(1973)

    as Bill

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Kung Fu(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Sonny Jim

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Footsteps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Gas Station Attendant

  • The Cowboys(1972)

    as Cowboy Slim Honeycutt

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The 3 Killer Pigs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 132 titles, 131 of them dated from 1972 to 2026; peak year 1993.

Biggest box office

Revenge of the Nerds (1984)

$41M worldwide

Highest rated

The Cowboys (1972)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

Lizzie McGuire (2001)

Film career

19722026

Peak 1993 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 17 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting130 of 132: 125 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score36thDirecting1 of 132: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing4 of 132: 0 only producing, 4 with another roleMusic1 of 132: 0 only music, 1 with another roleOther crew2 of 132: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

132 titles, 6 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1970s20 · 20 acting · 1 crew1980s25 · 24 acting · 1 crew1990s37 · 37 acting · 3 crew2000s21 · 21 acting · 1 crew2010s18 · 17 acting · 1 crew2020s10 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 25% of 40 roles
727787970717

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Robert Carradine's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 28th percentile, the median of the 72 of 73 with a score; across their 61 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 61

Approval · how many liked their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 61

Reach · how many have seen their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 61

Midcredits score across 84 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th27
  • Below 25th34

Shape of the crowd

48 of their 84 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive6
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed48

Most divisive · actor

A Fish Tale (2017)

95th percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Django Unchained (2012)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 53/100 in their films, across 55 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 33. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Robert Carradine's work okay for kids?

Across up to 16 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles27–73 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity16 titles22–64 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles24–60 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles16–62 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles17–67 · median 47 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Robert Carradine work with?

People who share at least 2 of Robert Carradine's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Curtis Armstrong shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles