Keith Carradine
Acting1949San Mateo, California, USA
Biography
Keith Ian Carradine (born August 8, 1949) is an American actor and singer-songwriter. In film he is known for his roles as Tom Frank in Robert Altman's Nashville, E. J. Bellocq in Louis Malle's Pretty Baby, and Mickey in Alan Rudolph's Choose Me. On television he is known for his roles as Wild Bill Hickok on the HBO series Deadwood, FBI agent Frank Lundy on the Showtime series Dexter, Lou Solverson in the first season of FX's Fargo, Penny's father Wyatt on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory, and U.S. President Conrad Dalton on the CBS political drama Madam Secretary. He is a member of the Carradine family of actors, including father John Carradine, brothers Robert and David Carradine, and daughter Martha Plimpton.
Known For
Acting History
Future
2026
High Potential
TVas Douglas Newmeyer• 1 eps
2025
The Devil and the Daylong Brothers
as Nehemiah Daylong
Laws of Man
as Galen Armstrong
Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
as Dr. Wagner
2024
Afraid
as Marcus
Sallywood
as George Corrigan
Law & Order: Organized Crime
TVas Judge Clayton 'Clay' Bonner• 3 eps
2023
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
TVas Self (archive footage)• 1 eps
Accused
TVas Billy Carlson• 1 eps
2022
A Nashville Country Christmas
as Keaton
2021
The Power of the Dog
as The Governor
Rugrats
TVas Bob Brine (voice)• 1 eps
Fear the Walking Dead
TVas John Dorie• 19 eps
2019
Deadwood: The Movie
as Wild Bill Hickok (archive footage)
2018
2016
2015
Bereave
as Victor
2014
After the Fall
as Charles
Altman
as Self
Dakota's Summer
as Austin Rose
Terroir
as Jonathan Bragg
Madam Secretary
TVas Conrad Dalton• 78 eps
Raising Hope
TVas Coly Palomino• 1 eps
The Following
TVas Barry• 1 eps
NCIS
TVas Mannheim Gold• 1 eps
Fargo
TVas Lou Solverson• 2 eps
Terroir
Executive Producer
2013
Ain t Them Bodies Saints
as Skerritt
The Making of 'Nashville'
as Self
2012
Missing
TVas Martin Newman
2011
Cowboys & Aliens
as Sheriff John Taggart
The Family Tree
as Reverend Diggs
2010
2009
Winter of Frozen Dreams
as Detective Lulling
Law & Order
TVas Martin Garvik• 1 eps
Dollhouse
TVas Matthew Harding• 3 eps
2008
Lake City
as Roy
Numb3rs
TVas Carl McGowan• 3 eps
Crash
TVas Owen
Tony Awards
TVas Self - Nominee/Performer / Self - Audience Member• 1 eps
2007
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
as Johnson
Elvis & Anabelle
as Jimmy
All Hat
as Pete Culpepper
Criminal Minds
TVas Frank Breitkopf• 2 eps
2006
Where There's a Will
as Sherriff Clifford Laws
Dexter
TVas Frank Lundy
2005
Our Very Own
as Billy Whitfield
The Californians
as Elton Tripp
Into the West
TVas Captain Richard H. Pratt• 6 eps
2004
Hair High
as JoJo (voice)
Balto III: Wings of Change
as Duke (voice)
The Adventures of Ociee Nash
as Papa Nash
Deadwood
TVas Wild Bill Hickock• 1 eps
Complete Savages
TVas Nick Savage• 19 eps
Gettysburg and Stories of Valor
TVas Narrator
2003
Monte Walsh
as Chester 'Chet' Rollins
Coyote Waits
as John McGinnis
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
TVas J. Jonah Jameson (voice)• 5 eps
Wild West Tech
TVas Self - Host
Star Trek: Enterprise
TVas A.G. Robinson• 1 eps
2002
The Angel Doll
as Adult Jerry Barlow
Falcons
as Simon
Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds
as Self (archive footage)
The Outsider
as Noah Weaver
Street Time
TVas Frank Dugan• 3 eps
American Experience
TVas Narrator (voice)• 1 eps
Frasier
TVas Carl (voice)• 1 eps
2001
2000
Baby
as John Malone
Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble
as Pierce Butler
Altman on His Own Terms
as Self
1999
The Hunter's Moon
as Turner
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
as Cpl. Arlin Flynn
Out of the Cold
as Dan Scott
A Song from the Heart
as Oliver Comstock
Night Ride Home
as Neal Mahler
Sirens
as Officer Dan Wexler
1998
Standoff
as Agent Zeke Clayton
1997
A Thousand Acres
as Ty Smith
Last Stand at Saber River
as Vern Kidston
Keeping the Promise
as William (Will) Hallowell
Perversions of Science
TVas Arthur Bristol• 1 eps
Fast Track
TVas Dr. Richard Beckett
The View
TVas Self
1996
2 Days in the Valley
as Detective Creighton
Special Report: Journey to Mars
as Capt. Eugene T. Slader
Dead Man's Walk
TVas Bigfoot Wallace
The West
TVas Self / Self (voice)
1995
Wild Bill
as Buffalo Bill Cody
The Tie That Binds
as John Netherwood
Trial by Fire
as Owen Turner
Great Performances
TVas Self• 1 eps
1994
Andre
as Harry Whitney
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
as Will Rogers
Is There Life Out There?
as Brad
Baseball
TVas (voice)• 5 eps
The Oscars
TVas Self• 1 eps
1993
The Will Rogers Follies: A Life In Revue
as Will Rogers
1992
CrissCross
as John Cross
Rabbit Ears - Annie Oakley
as Narrator - Will Rogers (voice)
Lincoln
as William Herndon (voice)
1991
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
as Marvin Macy
Payoff
as Peter "Mac" McAllister
1990
Judgment
as Pete Guitry
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
as Boyfriend (segment "Material Girl")
Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?
as Clarence
The Bachelor
as Dr. Emil Gräsler
1989
The Forgotten
as Cap. Tom Watkins
Cold Feet
as Monte
Street of No Return
as Michael
The Revenge of Al Capone
as Michael Rourke
Confessional
TVas Liam Devlin
The Forgotten
Executive Producer
1988
Backfire
as Reed
The Moderns
as Nick Hart
My Father, My Son
as Lt. Elmo Zumwalt III
Stones for Ibarra
as Richard Everton
1987
Eye on the Sparrow
as James Lee
Murder Ordained
as Trooper John Rule
Murder Ordained
TVas Trooper John Rule
1986
1985
Blackout
as Allen Devlin
Trouble in Mind
as Coop
1984
1983
Chiefs
TVas Foxy Funderburke
1982
The Best of Sex and Violence
as Self - Cameo Appearance
1981
Southern Comfort
as Spencer
1980
The Long Riders
as Jim Younger
A Rumor of War
TVas Lt. Murph McCoy• 2 eps
1979
1978
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
as Our Guests at Heartland
Pretty Baby
as Bellocq
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
TVas Self• 1 eps
1977
The Duellists
as Armand d'Hubert
1976
1975
You and Me
as Death Guy
Nashville
as Tom Frank
Saturday Night Live
TVas Self (uncredited)
You and Me
Original Music Composer
1974
1973
Hex
as Whizzer
Idaho Transfer
as Arthur
Emperor of the North
as Cigaret
Love, American Style
TVas George Pomerantz• 1 eps
1972
Man on a String
as Danny Brown
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon
as Teen Caine (uncredited)
Kung Fu
TVas Middle Caine (archive footage) (uncredited)• 1 eps
1971
1962
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
TVas Self - Co-Host
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TVas Neal / Richard Everton