Keith Carradine
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
All Movies (122)
- Let's Call the Whole Thing Off2025 · as Dr. Wagner
- The Devil and the Daylong Brothers2025 · as Nehemiah Daylong
- Laws of Man2025 · as Galen Armstrong
- Afraid2024 · as Marcus
- Sallywood2024 · as George Corrigan
- A Nashville Country Christmas2022 · as Keaton
- The Power of the Dog2021 · as The Governor
- Deadwood: The Movie2019 · as Wild Bill Hickok (archive footage)
- The Old Man & the Gun2018 · as Captain Calder
- Ray Meets Helen2018 · as Ray
- Way Out on a Limb2016 · as Self
- Way Out on a Limb2016
- A Quiet Passion2016 · as Edward Dickinson
- Bereave2015 · as Victor
- Terroir2014 · as Jonathan Bragg
- Altman2014 · as Self
- Dakota's Summer2014 · as Austin Rose
- After the Fall2014 · as Charles
- The Making of 'Nashville'2013 · as Self
- Ain't Them Bodies Saints2013 · as Skerritt
- The Family Tree2011 · as Reverend Diggs
- Cowboys & Aliens2011 · as Sheriff John Taggart
- Halves of a Dream: Making Trouble in Mind2010 · as Self
- Peacock2010 · as Ray Crill
- Winter of Frozen Dreams2009 · as Detective Lulling
- Lake City2008 · as Roy
- All Hat2007 · as Pete Culpepper
- The Death and Life of Bobby Z2007 · as Johnson
- Elvis & Anabelle2007 · as Jimmy
- Where There's a Will2006 · as Sherriff Clifford Laws
- The Californians2005 · as Elton Tripp
- Our Very Own2005 · as Billy Whitfield
- AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies2004 · as Self
- Hair High2004 · as JoJo (voice)
- Balto III: Wings of Change2004 · as Duke (voice)
- The Adventures of Ociee Nash2004 · as Papa Nash
- Coyote Waits2003 · as John McGinnis
- Monte Walsh2003 · as Chester 'Chet' Rollins
- Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds2002 · as Self (archive footage)
- The Outsider2002 · as Noah Weaver
- Falcons2002 · as Simon
- The Angel Doll2002 · as Adult Jerry Barlow
- Public Enemy #12002 · as Narrator (voice)
- The Diamond of Jeru2001 · as John Lacklan
- Cahoots2001 · as Matt
- Wooly Boys2001 · as Sheriff Hank Dawson
- Baby2000 · as John Malone
- Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble2000 · as Pierce Butler
- Altman on His Own Terms2000 · as Self
- Hard Time: Hostage Hotel1999 · as Cpl. Arlin Flynn
- The Hunter's Moon1999 · as Turner
- Sirens1999 · as Officer Dan Wexler
- A Song from the Heart1999 · as Oliver Comstock
- Out of the Cold1999 · as Dan Scott
- Night Ride Home1999 · as Neal Mahler
- Standoff1998 · as Agent Zeke Clayton
- A Thousand Acres1997 · as Ty Smith
- Last Stand at Saber River1997 · as Vern Kidston
- Keeping the Promise1997 · as William (Will) Hallowell
- 2 Days in the Valley1996 · as Detective Creighton
- Special Report: Journey to Mars1996 · as Capt. Eugene T. Slader
- Wild Bill1995 · as Buffalo Bill Cody
- Trial by Fire1995 · as Owen Turner
- The Tie That Binds1995 · as John Netherwood
- Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II1995 · as Self
- Is There Life Out There?1994 · as Brad
- Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle1994 · as Will Rogers
- Andre1994 · as Harry Whitney
- In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness1994 · as Tom Lynch
- The Will Rogers Follies: A Life In Revue1993 · as Will Rogers
- Lincoln1992 · as William Herndon (voice)
- Rabbit Ears - Annie Oakley1992 · as Narrator - Will Rogers (voice)
- CrissCross1992 · as John Cross
- The Ballad of the Sad Cafe1991 · as Marvin Macy
- Payoff1991 · as Peter "Mac" McAllister
- Madonna: The Immaculate Collection1990 · as Boyfriend (segment "Material Girl")
- Judgment1990 · as Pete Guitry
- Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?1990 · as Clarence
- The Bachelor1990 · as Dr. Emil Gräsler
- Cold Feet1989 · as Monte
- Street of No Return1989 · as Michael
- The Forgotten1989 · as Cap. Tom Watkins
- The Revenge of Al Capone1989 · as Michael Rourke
- Backfire1988 · as Reed
- The Moderns1988 · as Nick Hart
- My Father, My Son1988 · as Lt. Elmo Zumwalt III
- Stones for Ibarra1988 · as Richard Everton
- Eye on the Sparrow1987 · as James Lee
- Murder Ordained1987 · as Trooper John Rule
- The Inquiry1986 · as Tito Valerio Tauro
- Half a Lifetime1986 · as J.J.
- A Winner Never Quits1986 · as Pete Grey
- Trouble in Mind1985 · as Coop
- Blackout1985 · as Allen Devlin
- Scorned and Swindled1984 · as John Boslett
- Choose Me1984 · as Mickey
- Maria's Lovers1984 · as Clarence Butts
- The Best of Sex and Violence1982 · as Self - Cameo Appearance
- Southern Comfort1981 · as Spencer
- The Long Riders1980 · as Jim Younger
- An Almost Perfect Affair1979 · as Hal
- Old Boyfriends1979 · as Wayne
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band1978 · as Our Guests at Heartland
- Pretty Baby1978 · as Bellocq
- The Duellists1977 · as Armand d'Hubert
- The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 19761976 · as Self
- Welcome to L.A.1976 · as Carroll Barber
- Lumière1976 · as David
- Nashville1975 · as Tom Frank
- You and Me1975 · as Death Guy
- The Godchild1974 · as Lt. Lewis
- Run, Run, Joe!1974 · as Joe
- Thieves Like Us1974 · as Bowie
- Antoine and Sebastian1974 · as John
- Hex1973 · as Whizzer
- Idaho Transfer1973 · as Arthur
- Emperor of the North1973 · as Cigaret
- Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon1972 · as Teen Caine (uncredited)
- Man on a String1972 · as Danny Brown
- A Gunfight1971 · as The Young Gunfighter
- McCabe & Mrs. Miller1971 · as Cowboy
- Kill Me Now—
All TV Shows (66)
- Imperfect Women2026 · as R.L. Hennessey
- High Potential2024 · as Douglas Newmeyer
- Blue Ridge: The Series2024 · as Brother Rusty
- Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields2023 · as Self (archive footage)
- Accused2023 · as Billy Carlson
- Rugrats2021 · as Bob Brine (voice)
- Law & Order: Organized Crime2021 · as Judge Clayton 'Clay' Bonner
- Fear the Walking Dead2015 · as John Dorie
- Madam Secretary2014 · as Conrad Dalton
- Madam Secretary2014 · as President Conrad Dalton
- Fargo2014 · as Lou Solverson
- The Following2013 · as Barry
- Missing2012 · as Martin Newman
- Raising Hope2010 · as Coly Palomino
- Dollhouse2009 · as Matthew Harding
- Crash2008 · as Owen
- The Big Bang Theory2007 · as Wyatt Teller
- Damages2007 · as Julian Decker
- Dexter2006 · as Frank Lundy
- Dexter2006 · as Special Agent Frank Lundy
- Criminal Minds2005 · as Frank Breitkopf
- Into the West2005 · as Captain Richard H. Pratt
- Numb3rs2005 · as Carl McGowan
- Complete Savages2004 · as Nick Savage
- Gettysburg and Stories of Valor2004 · as Narrator
- Deadwood2004 · as Wild Bill Hickock
- NCIS2003 · as Mannheim Gold
- Wild West Tech2003 · as Self - Host
- Spider-Man: The New Animated Series2003 · as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
- Street Time2002 · as Frank Dugan
- Star Trek: Enterprise2001 · as A.G. Robinson
- The View1997 · as Self
- Fast Track1997 · as Dr. Richard Beckett
- Perversions of Science1997 · as Arthur Bristol
- The West1996 · as Self
- The West1996 · as Self (voice)
- E! True Hollywood Story1996
- Arli$$1996 · as Lamar Scott
- Dead Man's Walk1996 · as Bigfoot Wallace
- Baseball1994 · as Various (voice)
- Baseball1994 · as (voice)
- Frasier1993 · as Carl (voice)
- Law & Order1990 · as Martin Garvik
- Confessional1989 · as Liam Devlin
- American Experience1988 · as Narrator (voice)
- Murder Ordained1987 · as Trooper John Rule
- Chiefs1983 · as Foxy Funderburke
- A Rumor of War1980 · as Lt. Murph McCoy
- Old Friends... New Friends1978 · as Self
- Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self (uncredited)
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche1975 · as Self
- Kung Fu1972 · as Teenage Caine (uncredited)
- Kung Fu1972 · as Middle Caine (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Great Performances1971 · as Self
- Love, American Style1969 · as George Pomerantz
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
- The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self - Co-Host
- Bonanza1959 · as Ern
- Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Nominee / Performer
- Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Audience Member
- The Oscars1953 · as Self
- Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Richard Everton
- Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Neal
- Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade1948
- Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self
- Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee