Keith Carradine

Acting

Keith Carradine

Born August 8, 1949San Mateo, California, USA178 credits

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

Imperfect Women
5.9

Imperfect Women

TV

2026

Let's Call the Whole Thing Off

Let's Call the Whole Thing Off

Movie

2025

The Devil and the Daylong Brothers
8.5

The Devil and the Daylong Brothers

Movie

2025

Laws of Man
5.7

Laws of Man

Movie

2025

High Potential
8.0

High Potential

TV

2024

Afraid
5.9

Afraid

Movie

2024

Filmography

Imperfect Women
2026Imperfect Womenas R.L. HennesseyTV
Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
2025Let's Call the Whole Thing Offas Dr. WagnerMovie
The Devil and the Daylong Brothers
2025The Devil and the Daylong Brothersas Nehemiah DaylongMovie
Laws of Man
2025Laws of Manas Galen ArmstrongMovie
High Potential
2024High Potentialas Douglas NewmeyerTV
Afraid
2024Afraidas MarcusMovie
Blue Ridge
2024Blue Ridgeas Brother RustyTV
Sallywood
2024Sallywoodas George CorriganMovie
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
2023Pretty Baby: Brooke Shieldsas Self (archive footage)TV
Accused
2023Accusedas Billy CarlsonTV
A Nashville Country Christmas
2022A Nashville Country Christmasas KeatonMovie
The Power of the Dog
2021The Power of the Dogas The GovernorMovie
Rugrats
2021Rugratsas Bob Brine (voice)TV
Law & Order: Organized Crime
2021Law & Order: Organized Crimeas Judge Clayton 'Clay' BonnerTV
Deadwood: The Movie
2019Deadwood: The Movieas Wild Bill Hickok (archive footage)Movie
The Old Man & the Gun
2018The Old Man & the Gunas Captain CalderMovie
Ray Meets Helen
2018Ray Meets Helenas RayMovie
Way Out on a Limb
2016Way Out on a Limbas SelfMovie
Way Out on a Limb
2016Way Out on a LimbMovie
A Quiet Passion
2016A Quiet Passionas Edward DickinsonMovie
Fear the Walking Dead
2015Fear the Walking Deadas John DorieTV
Bereave
2015Bereaveas VictorMovie
Madam Secretary
2014Madam Secretaryas Conrad DaltonTV
Terroir
2014Terroiras Jonathan BraggMovie
Altman
2014Altmanas SelfMovie
Dakota's Summer
2014Dakota's Summeras Austin RoseMovie
Fargo
2014Fargoas Lou SolversonTV
After the Fall
2014After the Fallas CharlesMovie
The Making of 'Nashville'
2013The Making of 'Nashville'as SelfMovie
Ain't Them Bodies Saints
2013Ain't Them Bodies Saintsas SkerrittMovie
The Following
2013The Followingas BarryTV
Missing
2012Missingas Martin NewmanTV
The Family Tree
2011The Family Treeas Reverend DiggsMovie
Cowboys & Aliens
2011Cowboys & Aliensas Sheriff John TaggartMovie
H
2010Halves of a Dream: Making Trouble in Mindas SelfMovie
Raising Hope
2010Raising Hopeas Coly PalominoTV
Peacock
2010Peacockas Ray CrillMovie
Winter of Frozen Dreams
2009Winter of Frozen Dreamsas Detective LullingMovie
Dollhouse
2009Dollhouseas Matthew HardingTV
Crash
2008Crashas OwenTV
Lake City
2008Lake Cityas RoyMovie
The Big Bang Theory
2007The Big Bang Theoryas Wyatt TellerTV
All Hat
2007All Hatas Pete CulpepperMovie
Damages
2007Damagesas Julian DeckerTV
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
2007The Death and Life of Bobby Zas JohnsonMovie
Elvis & Anabelle
2007Elvis & Anabelleas JimmyMovie
Dexter
2006Dexteras Frank LundyTV
Where There's a Will
2006Where There's a Willas Sherriff Clifford LawsMovie
The Californians
2005The Californiansas Elton TrippMovie
Criminal Minds
2005Criminal Mindsas Frank BreitkopfTV
Our Very Own
2005Our Very Ownas Billy WhitfieldMovie
Into the West
2005Into the Westas Captain Richard H. PrattTV
Numb3rs
2005Numb3rsas Carl McGowanTV
Complete Savages
2004Complete Savagesas Nick SavageTV
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Moviesas SelfMovie
Hair High
2004Hair Highas JoJo (voice)Movie
Balto III: Wings of Change
2004Balto III: Wings of Changeas Duke (voice)Movie
Gettysburg and Stories of Valor
2004Gettysburg and Stories of Valoras NarratorTV
Deadwood
2004Deadwoodas Wild Bill HickockTV
The Adventures of Ociee Nash
2004The Adventures of Ociee Nashas Papa NashMovie
Coyote Waits
2003Coyote Waitsas John McGinnisMovie
NCIS
2003NCISas Mannheim GoldTV
Wild West Tech
2003Wild West Techas Self - HostTV
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
2003Spider-Man: The New Animated Seriesas J. Jonah Jameson (voice)TV
Monte Walsh
2003Monte Walshas Chester 'Chet' RollinsMovie
Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds
2002Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynoldsas Self (archive footage)Movie
The Outsider
2002The Outsideras Noah WeaverMovie
Falcons
2002Falconsas SimonMovie
The Angel Doll
2002The Angel Dollas Adult Jerry BarlowMovie
Street Time
2002Street Timeas Frank DuganTV
The Diamond of Jeru
2001The Diamond of Jeruas John LacklanMovie
Star Trek: Enterprise
2001Star Trek: Enterpriseas A.G. RobinsonTV
Cahoots
2001Cahootsas MattMovie
Wooly Boys
2001Wooly Boysas Sheriff Hank DawsonMovie
Baby
2000Babyas John MaloneMovie
Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble
2000Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kembleas Pierce ButlerMovie
Altman on His Own Terms
2000Altman on His Own Termsas SelfMovie
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
1999Hard Time: Hostage Hotelas Cpl. Arlin FlynnMovie
The Hunter's Moon
1999The Hunter's Moonas TurnerMovie
Sirens
1999Sirensas Officer Dan WexlerMovie
A Song from the Heart
1999A Song from the Heartas Oliver ComstockMovie
Out of the Cold
1999Out of the Coldas Dan ScottMovie
Night Ride Home
1999Night Ride Homeas Neal MahlerMovie
Standoff
1998Standoffas Agent Zeke ClaytonMovie
A Thousand Acres
1997A Thousand Acresas Ty SmithMovie
The View
1997The Viewas SelfTV
Fast Track
1997Fast Trackas Dr. Richard BeckettTV
Perversions of Science
1997Perversions of Scienceas Arthur BristolTV
Last Stand at Saber River
1997Last Stand at Saber Riveras Vern KidstonMovie
Keeping the Promise
1997Keeping the Promiseas William (Will) HallowellMovie
The West
1996The Westas SelfTV
2 Days in the Valley
19962 Days in the Valleyas Detective CreightonMovie
E! True Hollywood Story
1996E! True Hollywood StoryTV
Arli$$
1996Arli$$as Lamar ScottTV
Dead Man's Walk
1996Dead Man's Walkas Bigfoot WallaceTV
Special Report: Journey to Mars
1996Special Report: Journey to Marsas Capt. Eugene T. SladerMovie
Wild Bill
1995Wild Billas Buffalo Bill CodyMovie
Trial by Fire
1995Trial by Fireas Owen TurnerMovie
The Tie That Binds
1995The Tie That Bindsas John NetherwoodMovie
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
1995Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein IIas SelfMovie
Is There Life Out There?
1994Is There Life Out There?as BradMovie
Baseball
1994Baseballas Various (voice)TV
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circleas Will RogersMovie
Andre
1994Andreas Harry WhitneyMovie
In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness
1994In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madnessas Tom LynchMovie
The Will Rogers Follies: A Life In Revue
1993The Will Rogers Follies: A Life In Revueas Will RogersMovie
Frasier
1993Frasieras Carl (voice)TV
L
1992Lincolnas William Herndon (voice)Movie
R
1992Rabbit Ears - Annie Oakleyas Narrator - Will Rogers (voice)Movie
CrissCross
1992CrissCrossas John CrossMovie
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
1991The Ballad of the Sad Cafeas Marvin MacyMovie
Payoff
1991Payoffas Peter "Mac" McAllisterMovie
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
1990Madonna: The Immaculate Collectionas Boyfriend (segment "Material Girl")Movie
Judgment
1990Judgmentas Pete GuitryMovie
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas Martin GarvikTV
Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?
1990Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?as ClarenceMovie
The Bachelor
1990The Bacheloras Dr. Emil GräslerMovie
Confessional
1989Confessionalas Liam DevlinTV
Cold Feet
1989Cold Feetas MonteMovie
Street of No Return
1989Street of No Returnas MichaelMovie
The Forgotten
1989The Forgottenas Cap. Tom WatkinsMovie
The Revenge of Al Capone
1989The Revenge of Al Caponeas Michael RourkeMovie
American Experience
1988American Experienceas Narrator (voice)TV
Backfire
1988Backfireas ReedMovie
The Moderns
1988The Modernsas Nick HartMovie
My Father, My Son
1988My Father, My Sonas Lt. Elmo Zumwalt IIIMovie
Stones for Ibarra
1988Stones for Ibarraas Richard EvertonMovie
Eye on the Sparrow
1987Eye on the Sparrowas James LeeMovie
Murder Ordained
1987Murder Ordainedas Trooper John RuleMovie
Murder Ordained
1987Murder Ordainedas Trooper John RuleTV
The Inquiry
1986The Inquiryas Tito Valerio TauroMovie
Half a Lifetime
1986Half a Lifetimeas J.J.Movie
A Winner Never Quits
1986A Winner Never Quitsas Pete GreyMovie
Trouble in Mind
1985Trouble in Mindas CoopMovie
Blackout
1985Blackoutas Allen DevlinMovie
Scorned and Swindled
1984Scorned and Swindledas John BoslettMovie
Choose Me
1984Choose Meas MickeyMovie
Maria's Lovers
1984Maria's Loversas Clarence ButtsMovie
Chiefs
1983Chiefsas Foxy FunderburkeTV
The Best of Sex and Violence
1982The Best of Sex and Violenceas Self - Cameo AppearanceMovie
Southern Comfort
1981Southern Comfortas SpencerMovie
A Rumor of War
1980A Rumor of Waras Lt. Murph McCoyTV
The Long Riders
1980The Long Ridersas Jim YoungerMovie
An Almost Perfect Affair
1979An Almost Perfect Affairas HalMovie
Old Boyfriends
1979Old Boyfriendsas WayneMovie
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Bandas Our Guests at HeartlandMovie
Pretty Baby
1978Pretty Babyas BellocqMovie
The Duellists
1977The Duellistsas Armand d'HubertMovie
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1976
1976The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1976as SelfMovie
Welcome to L.A.
1976Welcome to L.A.as Carroll BarberMovie
Lumière
1976Lumièreas DavidMovie
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self (uncredited)TV
Nashville
1975Nashvilleas Tom FrankMovie
You and Me
1975You and Meas Death GuyMovie
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheas SelfTV
The Godchild
1974The Godchildas Lt. LewisMovie
Run, Run, Joe!
1974Run, Run, Joe!as JoeMovie
Thieves Like Us
1974Thieves Like Usas BowieMovie
Antoine and Sebastian
1974Antoine and Sebastianas JohnMovie
Hex
1973Hexas WhizzerMovie
Idaho Transfer
1973Idaho Transferas ArthurMovie
Emperor of the North
1973Emperor of the Northas CigaretMovie
Kung Fu
1972Kung Fuas Teenage Caine (uncredited)TV
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon
1972Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragonas Teen Caine (uncredited)Movie
Man on a String
1972Man on a Stringas Danny BrownMovie
A Gunfight
1971A Gunfightas The Young GunfighterMovie
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
1971McCabe & Mrs. Milleras CowboyMovie
Great Performances
1971Great Performancesas SelfTV
Love, American Style
1969Love, American Styleas George PomerantzTV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas SelfTV
The Mike Douglas Show
1961The Mike Douglas Showas Self - Co-HostTV
Bonanza
1959Bonanzaas ErnTV
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awardsas Self - Nominee / PerformerTV
The Oscars
1953The Oscarsas SelfTV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas Richard EvertonTV
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
1948Macy's Thanksgiving Day ParadeTV
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awardsas SelfTV
K
—Kill Me NowMovie