
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

Pretty Baby (1978)
as Bellocq

The Power of the Dog (2021)
as The Governor

Maria's Lovers (1984)
as Clarence Butts

Afraid (2024)
as Marcus

Monte Walsh (2003)
as Chester 'Chet' Rollins
Lincoln (1992)
as William Herndon (voice)

Last Stand at Saber River (1997)
as Vern Kidston

The Moderns (1988)
as Nick Hart

Nashville (1975)
as Tom Frank

Wild Bill (1995)
as Buffalo Bill Cody

2 Days in the Valley (1996)
as Detective Creighton

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

Southern Comfort (1981)
as Spencer

Hair High (2004)
as JoJo (voice)

McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
as Cowboy

The Long Riders (1980)
as Jim Younger

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

The Duellists (1977)
as Armand d'Hubert

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

Peacock (2010)
as Ray Crill

The Outsider (2002)
as Noah Weaver

Andre (1994)
as Harry Whitney

Emperor of the North (1973)
as Cigaret

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

Cold Feet (1989)
as Monte

Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013)
as Skerritt

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

Lake City (2008)
as Roy

A Thousand Acres (1997)
as Ty Smith

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

Altman (2014)
as Self

Trouble in Mind (1985)
as Coop

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

Old Boyfriends (1979)
as Wayne

Laws of Man (2025)
as Galen Armstrong

Our Very Own (2005)
as Billy Whitfield

Trial by Fire (1995)
as Owen Turner

Thieves Like Us (1974)
as Bowie

Choose Me (1984)
as Mickey

Elvis & Anabelle (2007)
as Jimmy

A Gunfight (1971)
as The Young Gunfighter

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

Wooly Boys (2001)
as Sheriff Hank Dawson

Coyote Waits (2003)
as John McGinnis

The Forgotten (1989)
as Cap. Tom Watkins

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

All Hat (2007)
as Pete Culpepper

The Family Tree (2011)
as Reverend Diggs

The Godchild (1974)
as Lt. Lewis

Ray Meets Helen (2018)
as Ray

You and Me (1975)
as Death Guy

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

CrissCross (1992)
as John Cross

Baby (2000)
as John Malone

The Tie That Binds (1995)
as John Netherwood

A Quiet Passion (2016)
as Edward Dickinson

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

The Angel Doll (2002)
as Adult Jerry Barlow

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

Judgment (1990)
as Pete Guitry

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

Idaho Transfer (1973)
as Arthur

After the Fall (2014)
as Charles

The Inquiry (1986)
as Tito Valerio Tauro

The Californians (2005)
as Elton Tripp

An Almost Perfect Affair (1979)
as Hal

Dakota's Summer (2014)
as Austin Rose

Backfire (1988)
as Reed

Night Ride Home (1999)
as Neal Mahler

Murder Ordained (1987)
as Trooper John Rule

Cahoots (2001)
as Matt

Standoff (1998)
as Agent Zeke Clayton

Altman on His Own Terms (2000)
as Self

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

Stones for Ibarra (1988)
as Richard Everton

Blackout (1985)
as Allen Devlin
Kill Me Now (—)
Actor

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

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

The Bachelor (1990)
as Dr. Emil Gräsler

Man on a String (1972)
as Danny Brown

Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds (2002)
as Self (archive footage)

Street of No Return (1989)
as Michael

Bereave (2015)
as Victor

A Song from the Heart (1999)
as Oliver Comstock

Sirens (1999)
as Officer Dan Wexler

A Winner Never Quits (1986)
as Pete Grey

Hex (1973)
as Whizzer

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

Payoff (1991)
as Peter "Mac" McAllister

Winter of Frozen Dreams (2009)
as Detective Lulling

Lumière (1976)
as David

The Diamond of Jeru (2001)
as John Lacklan

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

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

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

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

Eye on the Sparrow (1987)
as James Lee

Sallywood (2024)
as George Corrigan

The Hunter's Moon (1999)
as Turner
Halves of a Dream: Making Trouble in Mind (2010)
as Self

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

Is There Life Out There? (1994)
as Brad

Half a Lifetime (1986)
as J.J.

Out of the Cold (1999)
as Dan Scott

The Revenge of Al Capone (1989)
as Michael Rourke

Falcons (2002)
as Simon

Way Out on a Limb (2016)
as Self

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

The Adventures of Ociee Nash (2004)
as Papa Nash

Run, Run, Joe! (1974)
as Joe

Scorned and Swindled (1984)
as John Boslett

Terroir (2014)
as Jonathan Bragg
Rabbit Ears - Annie Oakley (1992)
as Narrator - Will Rogers (voice)

Way Out on a Limb (2016)
Actor

Antoine and Sebastian (1974)
as John

A Nashville Country Christmas (2022)
as Keaton

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

The Making of 'Nashville' (2013)
as Self

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





