
Keith Carradine
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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

Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
as Sheriff John Taggart

Maria's Lovers (1984)
as Clarence Butts

Pretty Baby (1978)
as Bellocq

The Power of the Dog (2021)
as The Governor

Afraid (2024)
as Marcus

2 Days in the Valley (1996)
as Detective Creighton

Nashville (1975)
as Tom Frank

The Death and Life of Bobby Z (2007)
as Johnson

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

Last Stand at Saber River (1997)
as Vern Kidston

The Old Man & the Gun (2018)
as Captain Calder

Falcons (2002)
as Simon

McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
as Cowboy

Southern Comfort (1981)
as Spencer

The Duellists (1977)
as Armand d'Hubert
Skeletons (2027)
Actor

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

Emperor of the North (1973)
as Cigaret

A Thousand Acres (1997)
as Ty Smith

The Outsider (2002)
as Noah Weaver

Wild Bill (1995)
as Buffalo Bill Cody

Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013)
as Skerritt

The Long Riders (1980)
as Jim Younger

Peacock (2010)
as Ray Crill

Andre (1994)
as Harry Whitney

Altman (2014)
as Self

Old Boyfriends (1979)
as Wayne

Monte Walsh (2003)
as Chester 'Chet' Rollins

An Almost Perfect Affair (1979)
as Hal

The Tie That Binds (1995)
as John Netherwood

The Family Tree (2011)
as Reverend Diggs

Lake City (2008)
as Roy

The Bachelor (1990)
as Dr. Emil Gräsler

Where There's a Will (2006)
as Sherriff Clifford Laws

Welcome to L.A. (1976)
as Carroll Barber

Elvis & Anabelle (2007)
as Jimmy

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

Laws of Man (2025)
as Galen Armstrong

Winter of Frozen Dreams (2009)
as Detective Lulling

Out of the Cold (1999)
as Dan Scott

The Californians (2005)
as Elton Tripp

A Gunfight (1971)
as The Young Gunfighter

CrissCross (1992)
as John Cross

The Revenge of Al Capone (1989)
as Michael Rourke

Dakota's Summer (2014)
as Austin Rose

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994)
as Will Rogers

Trouble in Mind (1985)
as Coop

Our Very Own (2005)
as Billy Whitfield

A Song from the Heart (1999)
as Oliver Comstock

Baby (2000)
as John Malone

Murder Ordained (1987)
as Trooper John Rule

Coyote Waits (2003)
as John McGinnis

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

A Quiet Passion (2016)
as Edward Dickinson

Hair High (2004)
as JoJo (voice)

The Diamond of Jeru (2001)
as John Lacklan

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

Let's Call the Whole Thing Off (2025)
as Dr. Wagner

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe (1991)
as Marvin Macy

Man on a String (1972)
as Danny Brown
Kill Me Now (—)
Actor

Hard Time: Hostage Hotel (1999)
as Cpl. Arlin Flynn

Cahoots (2001)
as Matt

Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II (1995)
as Self

The Moderns (1988)
as Nick Hart

The Making of 'Nashville' (2013)
as Self
Lincoln (1992)
as William Herndon (voice)

Sirens (1999)
as Officer Dan Wexler

Judgment (1990)
as Pete Guitry

The Hunter's Moon (1999)
as Turner

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

The Adventures of Ociee Nash (2004)
as Papa Nash

Keeping the Promise (1997)
as William (Will) Hallowell

Cold Feet (1989)
as Monte

Scorned and Swindled (1984)
as John Boslett

Street of No Return (1989)
as Michael

After the Fall (2014)
as Charles

Trial by Fire (1995)
as Owen Turner

Ray Meets Helen (2018)
as Ray

Backfire (1988)
as Reed

All Hat (2007)
as Pete Culpepper

Idaho Transfer (1973)
as Arthur

Altman on His Own Terms (2000)
as Self

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

The Inquiry (1986)
as Tito Valerio Tauro

Is There Life Out There? (1994)
as Brad

The Forgotten (1989)
as Cap. Tom Watkins

Run, Run, Joe! (1974)
as Joe

A Winner Never Quits (1986)
as Pete Grey

Standoff (1998)
as Agent Zeke Clayton

The Devil and the Daylong Brothers (2025)
as Nehemiah Daylong

Night Ride Home (1999)
as Neal Mahler

The Will Rogers Follies: A Life In Revue (1993)
as Will Rogers

Stones for Ibarra (1988)
as Richard Everton

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

Thieves Like Us (1974)
as Bowie

Antoine and Sebastian (1974)
as John

Sallywood (2024)
as George Corrigan

The Angel Doll (2002)
as Adult Jerry Barlow

Wooly Boys (2001)
as Sheriff Hank Dawson

Way Out on a Limb (2016)
Actor

Choose Me (1984)
as Mickey

Lumière (1976)
as David

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

Eye on the Sparrow (1987)
as James Lee

You and Me (1975)
as Death Guy

Blackout (1985)
as Allen Devlin

Payoff (1991)
as Peter "Mac" McAllister

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

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

The Godchild (1974)
as Lt. Lewis

Way Out on a Limb (2016)
as Self

Hex (1973)
as Whizzer

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

Half a Lifetime (1986)
as J.J.

Terroir (2014)
as Jonathan Bragg

Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Rabbit Ears - Annie Oakley (1992)
as Narrator - Will Rogers (voice)

Bereave (2015)
as Victor
Halves of a Dream: Making Trouble in Mind (2010)
as Self

The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1976 (1976)
as Self
Public Enemy #1 (2002)
as Narrator (voice)

A Nashville Country Christmas (2022)
as Keaton





