Rest in Peace, Robert Carradine.  The veteran character actor and son of John Carradine (as well as brother of Keith and half-brother of David) has passed away at the age of 71.

Most of the articles about his death describe him as being “Lizzie Maguire star Robert Carradine.”  Robert Carradine, however, had a long career and it started long before Lizzie Maguire.  Eternally youthful, he was still playing teenagers when he was in his 30s.  (Let’s just say that he was a bit old to be a college freshman in Revenge of the Nerds.)  Robert appeared in his share of 70s exploitation films but he also appeared in films directed by Hal Ashby, Walter Hill, and Martin Scorsese.

In fact, one of Carradine’s first roles was in Scorseses’s 1973 masterpiece, Mean Streets.  Here he is, sharing an unforgettable scene with his brother David.