Keith Carradine
Born: 1949-08-08 in San Mateo, California, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- Laws of Man as Galen Armstrong
- The Devil and the Daylong Brothers as Nehemiah Daylong
- Let's Call the Whole Thing Off as Dr. Wagner
2023
- Accused as Billy Carlson
- Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields as Self (archive footage)
2022
- A Nashville Country Christmas as Keaton
2021
- Law & Order: Organized Crime as Judge Clayton 'Clay' Bonner
- Rugrats as Bob Brine (voice)
- The Power of the Dog as The Governor
2019
- Deadwood: The Movie as Wild Bill Hickok (archive footage)
2018
- The Old Man & the Gun as Captain Calder
- Ray Meets Helen as Ray
2016
- A Quiet Passion as Edward Dickinson
- Way Out on a Limb as Self
2015
- Fear the Walking Dead as John Dorie
- Bereave as Victor
2014
- Fargo as Lou Solverson
- Madam Secretary as Conrad Dalton
- After the Fall as Charles
- Terroir as Jonathan Bragg
- Altman as Self
- Dakota's Summer as Austin Rose
2013
- The Following as Barry
- Ain't Them Bodies Saints as Skerritt
- The Making of 'Nashville' as Self
2012
- Missing as Martin Newman
2011
- Cowboys & Aliens as Sheriff John Taggart
- The Family Tree as Reverend Diggs
2010
- Raising Hope as Coly Palomino
- Peacock as Ray Crill
- Halves of a Dream: Making Trouble in Mind as Self
2009
- Dollhouse as Matthew Harding
- Winter of Frozen Dreams as Detective Lulling
2007
- The Big Bang Theory as Wyatt Teller
- All Hat as Pete Culpepper
- Elvis & Anabelle as Jimmy
- The Death and Life of Bobby Z as Johnson
2006
- Dexter as Frank Lundy
- Where There's a Will as Sherriff Clifford Laws
2005
- Criminal Minds as Frank Breitkopf
- Numb3rs as Carl McGowan
- The Californians as Elton Tripp
- Into the West as Captain Richard H. Pratt
- Our Very Own as Billy Whitfield
2004
- Deadwood as Wild Bill Hickock
- The Adventures of Ociee Nash as Papa Nash
- Balto III: Wings of Change as Duke (voice)
- Complete Savages as Nick Savage
- Hair High as JoJo (voice)
- AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies as Self
- Gettysburg and Stories of Valor as Narrator
2003
- NCIS as Mannheim Gold
- Spider-Man: The New Animated Series as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
- Monte Walsh as Chester 'Chet' Rollins
- Coyote Waits as John McGinnis
- Wild West Tech as Self - Host
2002
- The Outsider as Noah Weaver
- Street Time as Frank Dugan
- The Angel Doll as Adult Jerry Barlow
- Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds as Self (archive footage)
- Falcons as Simon
2001
- Star Trek: Enterprise as A.G. Robinson
- Wooly Boys as Sheriff Hank Dawson
- Cahoots as Matt
- The Diamond of Jeru as John Lacklan
2000
- Baby as John Malone
- Altman on His Own Terms as Self
- Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble as Pierce Butler
1999
- Hard Time: Hostage Hotel as Cpl. Arlin Flynn
- The Hunter's Moon as Turner
- A Song from the Heart as Oliver Comstock
- Sirens as Officer Dan Wexler
- Out of the Cold as Dan Scott
- Night Ride Home as Neal Mahler
1998
- Standoff as Agent Zeke Clayton
1997
- The View as Self
- Last Stand at Saber River as Vern Kidston
- A Thousand Acres as Ty Smith
- Perversions of Science as Arthur Bristol
- Keeping the Promise as William (Will) Hallowell
- Fast Track as Dr. Richard Beckett
1996
- Arli$$
- 2 Days in the Valley as Detective Creighton
- Special Report: Journey to Mars as Capt. Eugene T. Slader
- The West as Self
- Dead Man's Walk as Bigfoot Wallace
- E! True Hollywood Story
1995
- Wild Bill as Buffalo Bill Cody
- The Tie That Binds as John Netherwood
- Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II as Self
- Trial by Fire as Owen Turner
1994
- Baseball as Various (voice)
- Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle as Will Rogers
- In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness as Tom Lynch
- Is There Life Out There? as Brad
- Andre as Harry Whitney
1993
- Frasier as Carl (voice)
- The Will Rogers Follies: A Life In Revue as Will Rogers
1992
- CrissCross as John Cross
- Lincoln as William Herndon (voice)
- Rabbit Ears - Annie Oakley as Narrator - Will Rogers (voice)
1991
- Payoff as Peter "Mac" McAllister
- The Ballad of the Sad Cafe as Marvin Macy
1990
- Law & Order as Martin Garvik
- Judgment as Pete Guitry
- The Bachelor as Dr. Emil Gräsler
- Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will? as Clarence
- Madonna: The Immaculate Collection as Boyfriend (segment "Material Girl")
1989
- The Forgotten as Cap. Tom Watkins
- Cold Feet as Monte
- The Revenge of Al Capone as Michael Rourke
- Street of No Return as Michael
- Confessional as Liam Devlin
1988
- American Experience as Narrator (voice)
- Backfire as Reed
- The Moderns as Nick Hart
- My Father, My Son as Lt. Elmo Zumwalt III
- Stones for Ibarra as Richard Everton
1987
- Murder Ordained as Trooper John Rule
- Eye on the Sparrow as James Lee
- Murder Ordained as Trooper John Rule
1986
- The Inquiry as Tito Valerio Tauro
- Half a Lifetime as J.J.
- A Winner Never Quits as Pete Grey
1985
- Blackout as Allen Devlin
- Trouble in Mind as Coop
1984
- Maria's Lovers as Clarence Butts
- Choose Me as Mickey
- Scorned and Swindled as John Boslett
1983
- Chiefs as 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 as Lt. Murph McCoy
1979
- Willa ... (Songs)
- Old Boyfriends as Wayne
- An Almost Perfect Affair as Hal
1978
- Pretty Baby as Bellocq
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band as Our Guests at Heartland
1977
- The Duellists as Armand d'Hubert
1976
- Lumière as David
- Welcome to L.A. as Carroll Barber
- The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1976 as Self
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self (uncredited)
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
- Nashville as Tom Frank
- You and Me as Death Guy
1974
- Run, Run, Joe! as Joe
- Thieves Like Us as Bowie
- The Godchild as Lt. Lewis
- Antoine and Sebastian as John
1973
- Hex as Whizzer
- Idaho Transfer as Arthur
- Emperor of the North as Cigaret
1972
- Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon as Teen Caine (uncredited)
- Man on a String as Danny Brown
- Kung Fu as Teenage Caine (uncredited)
1971
- Great Performances as Self
- A Gunfight as The Young Gunfighter
- McCabe & Mrs. Miller as Cowboy
1969
- Love, American Style as George Pomerantz
1962
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
1959
- Bonanza as Ern
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Nominee/Performer
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Richard Everton
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self