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 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
Credits
- 2026 · Imperfect Women as R.L. Hennessey
- 2025 · Laws of Man as Galen Armstrong
- 2024 · High Potential as Douglas Newmeyer
- 2024 · Afraid as Marcus
- 2024 · Blue Ridge as Brother Rusty
- 2023 · Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields as Self (archive footage)
- 2023 · Accused as Billy Carlson
- 2021 · The Power of the Dog as The Governor
- 2021 · Rugrats as Bob Brine (voice)
- 2021 · Law & Order: Organized Crime as Judge Clayton 'Clay' Bonner
- 2019 · Deadwood: The Movie as Wild Bill Hickok (archive footage)
- 2018 · The Old Man & the Gun as Captain Calder
- 2018 · Ray Meets Helen as Ray
- 2016 · A Quiet Passion as Edward Dickinson
- 2015 · Fear the Walking Dead as John Dorie
- 2015 · Bereave as Victor
- 2014 · Madam Secretary as Conrad Dalton
- 2014 · Madam Secretary as President Conrad Dalton
- 2014 · Altman as Self
- 2014 · Fargo as Lou Solverson
- 2013 · Ain't Them Bodies Saints as Skerritt
- 2013 · The Following as Barry
- 2012 · Missing as Martin Newman
- 2011 · Cowboys & Aliens as Sheriff John Taggart
- 2010 · Raising Hope as Coly Palomino
- 2010 · Peacock as Ray Crill
- 2009 · Winter of Frozen Dreams as Detective Lulling
- 2009 · Dollhouse as Matthew Harding
- 2008 · Crash as Owen
- 2008 · Lake City as Roy
- 2007 · The Big Bang Theory as Wyatt Teller
- 2007 · All Hat as Pete Culpepper
- 2007 · Damages as Julian Decker
- 2007 · The Death and Life of Bobby Z as Johnson
- 2007 · Elvis & Anabelle as Jimmy
- 2006 · Dexter as Frank Lundy
- 2006 · Dexter as Special Agent Frank Lundy
- 2005 · The Californians as Elton Tripp
- 2005 · Criminal Minds as Frank Breitkopf
- 2005 · Our Very Own as Billy Whitfield
- 2005 · Into the West as Captain Richard H. Pratt
- 2005 · Numb3rs as Carl McGowan
- 2004 · Complete Savages as Nick Savage
- 2004 · AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies as Self
- 2004 · Hair High as JoJo (voice)
- 2004 · Balto III: Wings of Change as Duke (voice)
- 2004 · Gettysburg and Stories of Valor as Narrator
- 2004 · Deadwood as Wild Bill Hickock
- 2003 · NCIS as Mannheim Gold
- 2003 · Wild West Tech as Self - Host
- 2003 · Spider-Man: The New Animated Series as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
- 2003 · Monte Walsh as Chester 'Chet' Rollins
- 2002 · The Outsider as Noah Weaver
- 2002 · Street Time as Frank Dugan
- 2001 · The Diamond of Jeru as John Lacklan
- 2001 · Star Trek: Enterprise as A.G. Robinson
- 2001 · Cahoots as Matt
- 2001 · Wooly Boys as Sheriff Hank Dawson
- 2000 · Baby as John Malone
- 2000 · Altman on His Own Terms as Self
- 1999 · Hard Time: Hostage Hotel as Cpl. Arlin Flynn
- 1999 · Sirens as Officer Dan Wexler
- 1999 · Out of the Cold as Dan Scott
- 1998 · Standoff as Agent Zeke Clayton
- 1997 · A Thousand Acres as Ty Smith
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · Fast Track as Dr. Richard Beckett
- 1997 · Perversions of Science as Arthur Bristol
- 1997 · Last Stand at Saber River as Vern Kidston
- 1996 · The West as Self
- 1996 · The West as Self (voice)
- 1996 · 2 Days in the Valley as Detective Creighton
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as
- 1996 · Arli$$ as Lamar Scott
- 1996 · Dead Man's Walk as Bigfoot Wallace
- 1995 · Wild Bill as Buffalo Bill Cody
- 1995 · Trial by Fire as Owen Turner
- 1995 · The Tie That Binds as John Netherwood
- 1994 · Baseball as Various (voice)
- 1994 · Baseball as (voice)
- 1994 · Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle as Will Rogers
- 1994 · Andre as Harry Whitney
- 1994 · In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness as Tom Lynch
- 1993 · Frasier as Carl (voice)
- 1992 · Lincoln as William Herndon (voice)
- 1992 · CrissCross as John Cross
- 1990 · Madonna: The Immaculate Collection as Boyfriend (segment "Material Girl")
- 1990 · Judgment as Pete Guitry
- 1990 · Law & Order as Martin Garvik
- 1990 · The Bachelor as Dr. Emil Gräsler
- 1989 · Confessional as Liam Devlin
- 1989 · Cold Feet as Monte
- 1989 · Street of No Return as Michael
- 1989 · The Forgotten as Cap. Tom Watkins
- 1988 · American Experience as Narrator (voice)
- 1988 · Backfire as Reed
- 1988 · The Moderns as Nick Hart
- 1987 · Murder Ordained as Trooper John Rule
- 1987 · Murder Ordained as Trooper John Rule
- 1986 · The Inquiry as Tito Valerio Tauro
- 1985 · Trouble in Mind as Coop
- 1985 · Blackout as Allen Devlin
- 1984 · Choose Me as Mickey
- 1984 · Maria's Lovers as Clarence Butts
- 1983 · Chiefs as Foxy Funderburke
- 1981 · Southern Comfort as Spencer
- 1980 · A Rumor of War as Lt. Murph McCoy
- 1980 · The Long Riders as Jim Younger
- 1979 · An Almost Perfect Affair as Hal
- 1979 · Old Boyfriends as Wayne
- 1978 · Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band as Our Guests at Heartland
- 1978 · Pretty Baby as Bellocq
- 1977 · The Duellists as Armand d'Hubert
- 1976 · Welcome to L.A. as Carroll Barber
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self (uncredited)
- 1975 · Nashville as Tom Frank
- 1975 · Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
- 1974 · The Godchild as Lt. Lewis
- 1974 · Run, Run, Joe! as Joe
- 1974 · Thieves Like Us as Bowie
- 1973 · Hex as Whizzer
- 1973 · Emperor of the North as Cigaret
- 1972 · Kung Fu as Teenage Caine (uncredited)
- 1972 · Kung Fu as Middle Caine (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1971 · A Gunfight as The Young Gunfighter
- 1971 · McCabe & Mrs. Miller as Cowboy
- 1971 · Great Performances as Self
- 1969 · Love, American Style as George Pomerantz
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
- 1959 · Bonanza as Ern
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Nominee / Performer
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Audience Member
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Richard Everton
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Neal
- 1948 · Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee
- Future · Kill Me Now as
- 2025 · Let's Call the Whole Thing Off as Dr. Wagner
- 2025 · The Devil and the Daylong Brothers as Nehemiah Daylong
- 2024 · Sallywood as George Corrigan
- 2022 · A Nashville Country Christmas as Keaton
- 2016 · Way Out on a Limb as Self
- 2016 · Way Out on a Limb as
- 2014 · Terroir as Jonathan Bragg
- 2014 · Dakota's Summer as Austin Rose
- 2014 · After the Fall as Charles
- 2013 · The Making of 'Nashville' as Self
- 2011 · The Family Tree as Reverend Diggs
- 2010 · Halves of a Dream: Making Trouble in Mind as Self
- 2006 · Where There's a Will as Sherriff Clifford Laws
- 2004 · The Adventures of Ociee Nash as Papa Nash
- 2003 · Coyote Waits as John McGinnis
- 2002 · Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds as Self (archive footage)
- 2002 · Falcons as Simon
- 2002 · The Angel Doll as Adult Jerry Barlow
- 2000 · Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble as Pierce Butler
- 1999 · The Hunter's Moon as Turner
- 1999 · A Song from the Heart as Oliver Comstock
- 1999 · Night Ride Home as Neal Mahler
- 1997 · Keeping the Promise as William (Will) Hallowell
- 1996 · Special Report: Journey to Mars as Capt. Eugene T. Slader
- 1995 · Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II as Self
- 1994 · Is There Life Out There? as Brad
- 1993 · The Will Rogers Follies: A Life In Revue as Will Rogers
- 1992 · Rabbit Ears - Annie Oakley as Narrator - Will Rogers (voice)
- 1991 · The Ballad of the Sad Cafe as Marvin Macy
- 1991 · Payoff as Peter "Mac" McAllister
- 1990 · Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will? as Clarence
- 1989 · The Revenge of Al Capone as Michael Rourke
- 1988 · My Father, My Son as Lt. Elmo Zumwalt III
- 1988 · Stones for Ibarra as Richard Everton
- 1987 · Eye on the Sparrow as James Lee
- 1986 · Half a Lifetime as J.J.
- 1986 · A Winner Never Quits as Pete Grey
- 1984 · Scorned and Swindled as John Boslett
- 1982 · The Best of Sex and Violence as Self - Cameo Appearance
- 1978 · Old Friends... New Friends as Self
- 1976 · The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1976 as Self
- 1976 · Lumière as David
- 1975 · You and Me as Death Guy
- 1974 · Antoine and Sebastian as John
- 1973 · Idaho Transfer as Arthur
- 1972 · Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon as Teen Caine (uncredited)
- 1972 · Man on a String as Danny Brown