Actor Robert Carradine dies at 71

LOS ANGELES — Robert Carradine, known for his roles in “The Long Riders,” “Revenge of the Nerds” and the television series “Lizzie McGuire,” has died at 71.

“It is with profound sadness that we must share that our beloved father, grandfather, uncle, and brother Robert Carradine has passed away,” his family said in a statement.

The Carradine family said the actor took his own life after living with bipolar disorder for nearly two decades, adding that they wanted to announce his cause of death to raise awareness of “the stigma that attaches to mental illness”.

“We want people to know it, and there is no shame in it,” his…