
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
- 2025 · The Devil and the Daylong Brothers as Nehemiah Daylong
- 2025 · Laws of Man as Galen Armstrong
- 2024 · Afraid as Marcus
- 2024 · Sallywood as George Corrigan
- 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 · Altman as Self
- 2014 · Dakota's Summer as Austin Rose
- 2014 · Fargo as Lou Solverson
- 2014 · After the Fall as Charles
- 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 · Halves of a Dream: Making Trouble in Mind as Self
- 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 · Lake City as Roy
- 2007 · The Big Bang Theory as Wyatt Teller
- 2007 · All Hat as Pete Culpepper
- 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 · Into the West as Captain Richard H. Pratt
- 2005 · Numb3rs as Carl McGowan
- 2004 · Complete Savages as Nick Savage
- 2004 · Balto III: Wings of Change as Duke (voice)
- 2004 · Deadwood as Wild Bill Hickock
- 2004 · The Adventures of Ociee Nash as Papa Nash
- 2003 · Coyote Waits as John McGinnis
- 2003 · NCIS as Mannheim Gold
- 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 · Falcons as Simon
- 2002 · The Angel Doll as Adult Jerry Barlow
- 2002 · Street Time as Frank Dugan
- 2001 · Star Trek: Enterprise as A.G. Robinson
- 2001 · Wooly Boys as Sheriff Hank Dawson
- 2000 · Baby as John Malone
- 2000 · Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble as Pierce Butler
- 1999 · Hard Time: Hostage Hotel as Cpl. Arlin Flynn
- 1999 · The Hunter's Moon as Turner
- 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
- 1997 · Perversions of Science as Arthur Bristol
- 1997 · Last Stand at Saber River as Vern Kidston
- 1997 · Keeping the Promise as William (Will) Hallowell
- 1996 · The West as Self
- 1996 · The West as Self (voice)
- 1996 · 2 Days in the Valley as Detective Creighton
- 1996 · Arli$$ as
- 1996 · Dead Man's Walk as Bigfoot Wallace
- 1996 · Special Report: Journey to Mars as Capt. Eugene T. Slader
- 1995 · Wild Bill as Buffalo Bill Cody
- 1995 · The Tie That Binds as John Netherwood
- 1994 · Is There Life Out There? as Brad
- 1994 · Baseball as Various (voice)
- 1994 · Baseball as (voice)
- 1994 · Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle as Will Rogers
- 1993 · Frasier as Carl (voice)
- 1992 · Lincoln as William Herndon (voice)
- 1991 · The Ballad of the Sad Cafe as Marvin Macy
- 1991 · Payoff as Peter "Mac" McAllister
- 1990 · Judgment as Pete Guitry
- 1990 · Law & Order as Martin Garvik
- 1989 · Cold Feet as Monte
- 1989 · The Forgotten as Cap. Tom Watkins
- 1989 · The Revenge of Al Capone as Michael Rourke
- 1988 · American Experience as Narrator (voice)
- 1988 · Backfire as Reed
- 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
- 1987 · Murder Ordained as Trooper John Rule
- 1986 · The Inquiry as Tito Valerio Tauro
- 1986 · Half a Lifetime as J.J.
- 1986 · A Winner Never Quits as Pete Grey
- 1985 · Trouble in Mind as Coop
- 1985 · Blackout as Allen Devlin
- 1984 · Maria's Lovers as Clarence Butts
- 1984 · Choose Me as Mickey
- 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
- 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 · 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 · Idaho Transfer as Arthur
- 1973 · Emperor of the North as Cigaret
- 1972 · Man On A String as Danny Brown
- 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
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee
- Future · Imperfect Women as RL Hennessy
- 2022 · A Nashville Country Christmas as Keaton
- 2016 · Way Out on a Limb as Self
- 2014 · Terroir as Jonathan Bragg
- 2013 · The Making of 'Nashville' as Self
- 2011 · The Family Tree as Reverend Diggs
- 2006 · Where There's a Will as Sherriff Clifford Laws
- 2005 · Our Very Own as Billy Whitfield
- 2004 · AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies as Self
- 2004 · Hair High as JoJo (voice)
- 2004 · Gettysburg and Stories of Valor as Narrator
- 2003 · Wild West Tech as Self - Host
- 2002 · Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds as Self (archive footage)
- 2001 · The Diamond of Jeru as John Lacklan
- 2001 · Cahoots as Matt
- 2000 · Altman on His Own Terms as Self
- 1999 · A Song from the Heart as Oliver Comstock
- 1999 · Sirens as Officer Dan Wexler
- 1999 · Night Ride Home as Neal Mahler
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as
- 1995 · Trial by Fire as Owen Turner
- 1995 · Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II as Self
- 1994 · Andre as Harry Whitney
- 1994 · In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness as Tom Lynch
- 1993 · The Will Rogers Follies: A Life In Revue as Will Rogers
- 1992 · Rabbit Ears - Annie Oakley as Narrator - Will Rogers (voice)
- 1992 · CrissCross as John Cross
- 1990 · Madonna: The Immaculate Collection as Boyfriend (segment "Material Girl")
- 1990 · Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will? as Clarence
- 1990 · The Bachelor as Dr. Emil Gräsler
- 1989 · Confessional as Liam Devlin
- 1989 · Street of No Return as Michael
- 1988 · The Moderns as Nick Hart
- 1987 · Murder Ordained as Trooper John Rule
- 1984 · Scorned and Swindled as John Boslett
- 1982 · The Best of Sex and Violence as Self - Cameo Appearance
- 1979 · An Almost Perfect Affair as Hal
- 1979 · Old Boyfriends as Wayne
- 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
- 1972 · Kung Fu as Teenage Caine (uncredited)
- 1972 · Kung Fu as Middle Caine (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1972 · Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon as Teen Caine (uncredited)