
Keith Carradine
Known for Acting · 179 credits
- Born
- 1949-08-08 (age 76)
- Place of birth
- San Mateo, California, USA
- Also known as
- Keith Ian 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
TV Shows (58)

Law & Order
1990
as Martin Garvik

NCIS
2003
as Mannheim Gold

Criminal Minds
2005
as Frank Breitkopf

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

Dexter
2006
as Frank Lundy / Special Agent Frank Lundy

Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self (uncredited)

Fargo
2014
as Lou Solverson

Frasier
1993
as Carl (voice)

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host

Bonanza
1959
as Ern

The View
1997
as Self

High Potential
2024
as Douglas Newmeyer

The Big Bang Theory
2007
as Wyatt Teller

Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self / Self - Nominee

Star Trek: Enterprise
2001
as A.G. Robinson

Love, American Style
1969
as George Pomerantz

Great Performances
1971
as Self

Fear the Walking Dead
2015
as John Dorie

Numb3rs
2005
as Carl McGowan

American Experience
1988
as Narrator (voice)

Madam Secretary
2014
as Conrad Dalton / President Conrad Dalton

Law & Order: Organized Crime
2021
as Judge Clayton 'Clay' Bonner

Damages
2007
as Julian Decker

Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee / Performer / Self - Audience Member

The Following
2013
as Barry

Deadwood
2004
as Wild Bill Hickock

Raising Hope
2010
as Coly Palomino

Arli$$
1996
as Lamar Scott

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self

The Oscars
1953
as Self

Dollhouse
2009
as Matthew Harding

Imperfect Women
2026
as R.L. Hennessey

Accused
2023
as Billy Carlson

Rugrats
2021
as Bob Brine (voice)

Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
2003
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)

Street Time
2002
as Frank Dugan

Baseball
1994
as Various (voice)

Crash
2008
as Owen

Into the West
2005
as Captain Richard H. Pratt

Complete Savages
2004
as Nick Savage

Perversions of Science
1997
as Arthur Bristol

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
2023
as Self (archive footage)

Missing
2012
as Martin Newman

Blue Ridge: The Series
2024
as Brother Rusty

The West
1996
as Self / Self (voice)

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Richard Everton / Neal

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
1948

Fast Track
1997
as Dr. Richard Beckett

Chiefs
1983
as Foxy Funderburke

Murder Ordained
1987
as Trooper John Rule

Dead Man's Walk
1996
as Bigfoot Wallace

E! True Hollywood Story
1996

A Rumor of War
1980
as Lt. Murph McCoy

Wild West Tech
2003
as Self - Host

Confessional
1989
as Liam Devlin

Gettysburg and Stories of Valor
2004
as Narrator

Kung Fu
1972
as Teenage Caine (uncredited) / Middle Caine (archive footage) (uncredited)

Old Friends... New Friends
1978
as Self
Movies (121)

Pretty Baby
1978
as Bellocq

Cowboys & Aliens
2011
as Sheriff John Taggart

Afraid
2024
as Marcus

The Power of the Dog
2021
as The Governor

Maria's Lovers
1984
as Clarence Butts

The Duellists
1977
as Armand d'Hubert

Andre
1994
as Harry Whitney

Southern Comfort
1981
as Spencer

The Long Riders
1980
as Jim Younger

Deadwood: The Movie
2019
as Wild Bill Hickok (archive footage)

2 Days in the Valley
1996
as Detective Creighton

Peacock
2010
as Ray Crill

Wild Bill
1995
as Buffalo Bill Cody

Nashville
1975
as Tom Frank

Monte Walsh
2003
as Chester 'Chet' Rollins

CrissCross
1992
as John Cross

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978
as Our Guests at Heartland

Balto III: Wings of Change
2004
as Duke (voice)

The Death and Life of Bobby Z
2007
as Johnson

Ain't Them Bodies Saints
2013
as Skerritt

The Old Man & the Gun
2018
as Captain Calder

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994
as Will Rogers

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004
as Self

All Hat
2007
as Pete Culpepper

Trouble in Mind
1985
as Coop

McCabe & Mrs. Miller
1971
as Cowboy

A Thousand Acres
1997
as Ty Smith

A Quiet Passion
2016
as Edward Dickinson

Elvis & Anabelle
2007
as Jimmy

The Outsider
2002
as Noah Weaver

Hair High
2004
as JoJo (voice)

Winter of Frozen Dreams
2009
as Detective Lulling

Altman
2014
as Self

Last Stand at Saber River
1997
as Vern Kidston

Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon
1972
as Teen Caine (uncredited)

The Godchild
1974
as Lt. Lewis

The Moderns
1988
as Nick Hart

The Tie That Binds
1995
as John Netherwood

A Gunfight
1971
as The Young Gunfighter

Backfire
1988
as Reed

Welcome to L.A.
1976
as Carroll Barber

Dakota's Summer
2014
as Austin Rose

Emperor of the North
1973
as Cigaret

Bereave
2015
as Victor

The Revenge of Al Capone
1989
as Michael Rourke

Trial by Fire
1995
as Owen Turner

Lake City
2008
as Roy

Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
1999
as Cpl. Arlin Flynn

In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness
1994
as Tom Lynch

Standoff
1998
as Agent Zeke Clayton

Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?
1990
as Clarence

Judgment
1990
as Pete Guitry

Choose Me
1984
as Mickey

An Almost Perfect Affair
1979
as Hal

Payoff
1991
as Peter "Mac" McAllister

Coyote Waits
2003
as John McGinnis

Idaho Transfer
1973
as Arthur

Altman on His Own Terms
2000
as Self

Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
1995
as Self

Murder Ordained
1987
as Trooper John Rule

Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
1990
as Boyfriend (segment "Material Girl")

Blackout
1985
as Allen Devlin

Cold Feet
1989
as Monte

Ray Meets Helen
2018
as Ray

Laws of Man
2025
as Galen Armstrong

The Forgotten
1989
as Cap. Tom Watkins

Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble
2000
as Pierce Butler

The Hunter's Moon
1999
as Turner

Wooly Boys
2001
as Sheriff Hank Dawson

The Family Tree
2011
as Reverend Diggs

My Father, My Son
1988
as Lt. Elmo Zumwalt III

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
1991
as Marvin Macy

Old Boyfriends
1979
as Wayne

Cahoots
2001
as Matt

After the Fall
2014
as Charles

Special Report: Journey to Mars
1996
as Capt. Eugene T. Slader

Run, Run, Joe!
1974
as Joe
Halves of a Dream: Making Trouble in Mind
2010
as Self

The Best of Sex and Violence
1982
as Self - Cameo Appearance

The Will Rogers Follies: A Life In Revue
1993
as Will Rogers
Lincoln
1992
as William Herndon (voice)

Baby
2000
as John Malone

The Diamond of Jeru
2001
as John Lacklan

The Inquiry
1986
as Tito Valerio Tauro

The Californians
2005
as Elton Tripp

The Bachelor
1990
as Dr. Emil Gräsler

Falcons
2002
as Simon

Out of the Cold
1999
as Dan Scott

Thieves Like Us
1974
as Bowie

Our Very Own
2005
as Billy Whitfield

Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds
2002
as Self (archive footage)

Hex
1973
as Whizzer

You and Me
1975
as Death Guy

Sirens
1999
as Officer Dan Wexler

Is There Life Out There?
1994
as Brad

Keeping the Promise
1997
as William (Will) Hallowell

A Winner Never Quits
1986
as Pete Grey

Lumière
1976
as David

A Song from the Heart
1999
as Oliver Comstock

Sallywood
2024
as George Corrigan

Stones for Ibarra
1988
as Richard Everton

Scorned and Swindled
1984
as John Boslett

Man on a String
1972
as Danny Brown

Street of No Return
1989
as Michael

Night Ride Home
1999
as Neal Mahler

Where There's a Will
2006
as Sherriff Clifford Laws

The Angel Doll
2002
as Adult Jerry Barlow

A Nashville Country Christmas
2022
as Keaton
Kill Me Now

The Devil and the Daylong Brothers
2025
as Nehemiah Daylong

Way Out on a Limb
2016
as Self
Rabbit Ears - Annie Oakley
1992
as Narrator - Will Rogers (voice)

Eye on the Sparrow
1987
as James Lee

The Adventures of Ociee Nash
2004
as Papa Nash

Antoine and Sebastian
1974
as John

Terroir
2014
as Jonathan Bragg

The Making of 'Nashville'
2013
as Self

The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1976
1976
as Self

Half a Lifetime
1986
as J.J.

Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
2025
as Dr. Wagner
About Keith Carradine
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 politica… With 179 credits spanning from 1944 to 2026, Keith Carradine has appeared in 121 films and 58 TV shows.
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Most Popular Keith Carradine Movies
- Pretty Baby (1978) — as Bellocq
- Cowboys & Aliens (2011) — as Sheriff John Taggart
- Afraid (2024) — as Marcus
- The Power of the Dog (2021) — as The Governor
- Maria's Lovers (1984) — as Clarence Butts
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