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.
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Acting History
2025
Let's Call the Whole Thing Off as Dr. Wagner
2025The Devil and the Daylong Brothers as Nehemiah Daylong
2025Laws of Man as Galen Armstrong
2024Afraid as Marcus
2024Sallywood as George Corrigan
2023Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields as Self (archive footage)
2023Accused as Billy Carlson
2022A Nashville Country Christmas as Keaton
2021The Power of the Dog as The Governor
2021Rugrats as Bob Brine (voice)
2021Law & Order: Organized Crime as Judge Clayton 'Clay' Bonner
2019Deadwood: The Movie as Wild Bill Hickok (archive footage)
2018The Old Man & the Gun as Captain Calder
2018Ray Meets Helen as Ray
2016Way Out on a Limb as Self
2016A Quiet Passion as Edward Dickinson
2015Fear the Walking Dead as John Dorie
2015Bereave as Victor
2014Madam Secretary as Conrad Dalton
2014Terroir as Jonathan Bragg
2014Altman as Self
2014Dakota's Summer as Austin Rose
2014Fargo as Lou Solverson
2014After the Fall as Charles
2013The Making of 'Nashville' as Self
2013Ain't Them Bodies Saints as Skerritt
2013The Following as Barry
2012Missing as Martin Newman
2011The Family Tree as Reverend Diggs
2011Cowboys & Aliens as Sheriff John Taggart
2010Halves of a Dream: Making Trouble in Mind as Self
2010Raising Hope as Coly Palomino
2010Peacock as Ray Crill
2009Winter of Frozen Dreams as Detective Lulling
2009Dollhouse as Matthew Harding
2008Crash as Owen
2008Lake City as Roy
2007The Big Bang Theory as Wyatt Teller
2007All Hat as Pete Culpepper
2007Damages as Julian Decker
2007The Death and Life of Bobby Z as Johnson
2007Elvis & Anabelle as Jimmy
2006Dexter as Frank Lundy
2006Dexter as Special Agent Frank Lundy
2006Where There's a Will as Sherriff Clifford Laws
2005The Californians as Elton Tripp
2005Criminal Minds as Frank Breitkopf
2005Our Very Own as Billy Whitfield
2005Into the West as Captain Richard H. Pratt
2005Numb3rs as Carl McGowan
2004Complete Savages as Nick Savage
2004AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies as Self
2004Hair High as JoJo (voice)
2004Balto III: Wings of Change as Duke (voice)
2004Gettysburg and Stories of Valor as Narrator
2004Deadwood as Wild Bill Hickock
2004The Adventures of Ociee Nash as Papa Nash
2003Coyote Waits as John McGinnis
2003NCIS as Mannheim Gold
2003Wild West Tech as Self - Host
2003Spider-Man: The New Animated Series as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
2003Monte Walsh as Chester 'Chet' Rollins
2002Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds as Self (archive footage)
2002The Outsider as Noah Weaver
2002Falcons as Simon
2002The Angel Doll as Adult Jerry Barlow
2002Street Time as Frank Dugan
2001The Diamond of Jeru as John Lacklan
2001Star Trek: Enterprise as A.G. Robinson
2001Cahoots as Matt
2001Wooly Boys as Sheriff Hank Dawson
2000Baby as John Malone
2000Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble as Pierce Butler
2000Altman on His Own Terms as Self
1999Hard Time: Hostage Hotel as Cpl. Arlin Flynn
1999The Hunter's Moon as Turner
1999A Song from the Heart as Oliver Comstock
1999Sirens as Officer Dan Wexler
1999Out of the Cold as Dan Scott
1999Night Ride Home as Neal Mahler
1998Standoff as Agent Zeke Clayton
1997A Thousand Acres as Ty Smith
1997The View as Self
1997Fast Track as Dr. Richard Beckett
1997Perversions of Science as Arthur Bristol
1997Last Stand at Saber River as Vern Kidston
1997Keeping the Promise as William (Will) Hallowell
1996The West as Self
1996The West as Self (voice)
19962 Days in the Valley as Detective Creighton
1996E! True Hollywood Story
1996Arli$$
1996Dead Man's Walk as Bigfoot Wallace
1996Special Report: Journey to Mars as Capt. Eugene T. Slader
1995Wild Bill as Buffalo Bill Cody
1995Trial by Fire as Owen Turner
1995The Tie That Binds as John Netherwood
1995Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II as Self
1994Is There Life Out There? as Brad
1994Baseball as Various (voice)
1994Baseball as (voice)
1994Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle as Will Rogers
1994Andre as Harry Whitney
1994In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness as Tom Lynch
1993The Will Rogers Follies: A Life In Revue as Will Rogers
1993Frasier as Carl (voice)
1992Lincoln as William Herndon (voice)
1992Rabbit Ears - Annie Oakley as Narrator - Will Rogers (voice)
1992CrissCross as John Cross
1991The Ballad of the Sad Cafe as Marvin Macy
1991Payoff as Peter "Mac" McAllister
1990Madonna: The Immaculate Collection as Boyfriend (segment "Material Girl")
1990Judgment as Pete Guitry
1990Law & Order as Martin Garvik
1990Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will? as Clarence
1990The Bachelor as Dr. Emil Gräsler
1989Confessional as Liam Devlin
1989Cold Feet as Monte
1989Street of No Return as Michael
1989The Forgotten as Cap. Tom Watkins
1989The Revenge of Al Capone as Michael Rourke
1988American Experience as Narrator (voice)
1988Backfire as Reed
1988The Moderns as Nick Hart
1988My Father, My Son as Lt. Elmo Zumwalt III
1988Stones for Ibarra as Richard Everton
1987Eye on the Sparrow as James Lee
1987Murder Ordained as Trooper John Rule
1987Murder Ordained as Trooper John Rule
1986The Inquiry as Tito Valerio Tauro
1986Half a Lifetime as J.J.
1986A Winner Never Quits as Pete Grey
1985Trouble in Mind as Coop
1985Blackout as Allen Devlin
1984Scorned and Swindled as John Boslett
1984Choose Me as Mickey
1984Maria's Lovers as Clarence Butts
1983Chiefs as Foxy Funderburke
1982The Best of Sex and Violence as Self - Cameo Appearance
1981Southern Comfort as Spencer
1980A Rumor of War as Lt. Murph McCoy
1980The Long Riders as Jim Younger
1979An Almost Perfect Affair as Hal
1979Old Boyfriends as Wayne
1978Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band as Our Guests at Heartland
1978Pretty Baby as Bellocq
1977The Duellists as Armand d'Hubert
1976The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1976 as Self
1976Welcome to L.A. as Carroll Barber
1976Lumière as David
1975Saturday Night Live as Self (uncredited)
1975Nashville as Tom Frank
1975You and Me as Death Guy
1975Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
1974The Godchild as Lt. Lewis
1974Run, Run, Joe! as Joe
1974Thieves Like Us as Bowie
1974Antoine and Sebastian as John
1973Hex as Whizzer
1973Idaho Transfer as Arthur
1973Emperor of the North as Cigaret
1972Kung Fu as Teenage Caine (uncredited)
1972Kung Fu as Middle Caine (archive footage) (uncredited)
1972Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon as Teen Caine (uncredited)
1972Man on a String as Danny Brown
1971A Gunfight as The Young Gunfighter
1971McCabe & Mrs. Miller as Cowboy
1971Great Performances as Self
1969Love, American Style as George Pomerantz
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
1961The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
1959Bonanza as Ern
1956Tony Awards as Self - Nominee/Performer
1956Tony Awards as Self - Audience Member
1953The Oscars as Self
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame as Richard Everton
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame as Neal
1948Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
1944Golden Globe Awards as Self
1944Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee
—Imperfect Women as RL Hennessy