Known For
Acting
Known Credits
188
Gender
Male
Birthday
August 8, 1949 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
San Mateo, California, USA
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.
| 2026 | Imperfect Womenas R.L. Hennessey | |
| 2025 | Let's Call the Whole Thing Offas Dr. Wagner | |
| 2025 | The Devil and the Daylong Brothersas Nehemiah Daylong | |
| 2025 | Laws of Manas Galen Armstrong | |
| 2024 | High Potentialas Douglas Newmeyer | |
| 2024 | Afraidas Marcus | |
| 2024 | Blue Ridge: The Seriesas Brother Rusty | |
| 2024 | Sallywoodas George Corrigan | |
| 2023 | Pretty Baby: Brooke Shieldsas Self (archive footage) | |
| 2023 | Accusedas Billy Carlson | |
| 2022 | A Nashville Country Christmasas Keaton | |
| 2021 | The Power of the Dogas The Governor | |
| 2021 | Rugratsas Bob Brine (voice) | |
| 2021 | Law & Order: Organized Crimeas Judge Clayton 'Clay' Bonner | |
| 2019 | Deadwood: The Movieas Wild Bill Hickok (archive footage) | |
| 2018 | The Old Man & the Gunas Captain Calder | |
| 2018 | Ray Meets Helenas Ray | |
| 2016 | Way Out on a Limbas Self | |
| 2016 | Way Out on a Limbas | |
| 2016 | A Quiet Passionas Edward Dickinson | |
| 2015 | Fear the Walking Deadas John Dorie | |
| 2015 | Bereaveas Victor | |
| 2014 | Madam Secretaryas Conrad Dalton | |
| 2014 | Madam Secretaryas President Conrad Dalton | |
| 2014 | Terroiras Jonathan Bragg | |
| 2014 | Altmanas Self | |
| 2014 | Dakota's Summeras Austin Rose | |
| 2014 | Fargoas Lou Solverson | |
| 2014 | After the Fallas Charles | |
| 2013 | The Making of 'Nashville'as Self | |
| 2013 | Ain't Them Bodies Saintsas Skerritt | |
| 2013 | The Followingas Barry | |
| 2012 | Missingas Martin Newman | |
| 2011 | The Family Treeas Reverend Diggs | |
| 2011 | Cowboys & Aliensas Sheriff John Taggart | |
| 2010 | Halves of a Dream: Making Trouble in Mindas Self | |
| 2010 | Raising Hopeas Coly Palomino | |
| 2010 | Peacockas Ray Crill | |
| 2009 | Winter of Frozen Dreamsas Detective Lulling | |
| 2009 | Dollhouseas Matthew Harding | |
| 2008 | Crashas Owen | |
| 2008 | Lake Cityas Roy | |
| 2007 | The Big Bang Theoryas Wyatt Teller | |
| 2007 | All Hatas Pete Culpepper | |
| 2007 | Damagesas Julian Decker | |
| 2007 | The Death and Life of Bobby Zas Johnson | |
| 2007 | Elvis & Anabelleas Jimmy | |
| 2006 | Dexteras Frank Lundy | |
| 2006 | Dexteras Special Agent Frank Lundy | |
| 2006 | Where There's a Willas Sherriff Clifford Laws | |
| 2005 | The Californiansas Elton Tripp | |
| 2005 | Criminal Mindsas Frank Breitkopf | |
| 2005 | Our Very Ownas Billy Whitfield | |
| 2005 | Into the Westas Captain Richard H. Pratt | |
| 2005 | Numb3rsas Carl McGowan | |
| 2004 | Complete Savagesas Nick Savage | |
| 2004 | AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Moviesas Self | |
| 2004 | Hair Highas JoJo (voice) | |
| 2004 | Balto III: Wings of Changeas Duke (voice) | |
| 2004 | Gettysburg and Stories of Valoras Narrator | |
| 2004 | Deadwoodas Wild Bill Hickock | |
| 2004 | The Adventures of Ociee Nashas Papa Nash | |
| 2003 | Coyote Waitsas John McGinnis | |
| 2003 | NCISas Mannheim Gold | |
| 2003 | Wild West Techas Self - Host | |
| 2003 | Spider-Man: The New Animated Seriesas J. Jonah Jameson (voice) | |
| 2003 | Monte Walshas Chester 'Chet' Rollins | |
| 2002 | Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynoldsas Self (archive footage) | |
| 2002 | The Outsideras Noah Weaver | |
| 2002 | Falconsas Simon | |
| 2002 | The Angel Dollas Adult Jerry Barlow | |
| 2002 | Street Timeas Frank Dugan | |
| 2002 | Public Enemy #1as Narrator (voice) | |
| 2001 | The Diamond of Jeruas John Lacklan | |
| 2001 | Star Trek: Enterpriseas A.G. Robinson | |
| 2001 | Cahootsas Matt | |
| 2001 | Wooly Boysas Sheriff Hank Dawson | |
| 2000 | Babyas John Malone | |
| 2000 | Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kembleas Pierce Butler | |
| 2000 | Altman on His Own Termsas Self | |
| 1999 | Hard Time: Hostage Hotelas Cpl. Arlin Flynn | |
| 1999 | The Hunter's Moonas Turner | |
| 1999 | Sirensas Officer Dan Wexler | |
| 1999 | A Song from the Heartas Oliver Comstock | |
| 1999 | Out of the Coldas Dan Scott | |
| 1999 | Night Ride Homeas Neal Mahler | |
| 1998 | Standoffas Agent Zeke Clayton | |
| 1997 | A Thousand Acresas Ty Smith | |
| 1997 | The Viewas Self | |
| 1997 | Fast Trackas Dr. Richard Beckett | |
| 1997 | Perversions of Scienceas Arthur Bristol | |
| 1997 | Last Stand at Saber Riveras Vern Kidston | |
| 1997 | Keeping the Promiseas William (Will) Hallowell | |
| 1996 | The Westas Self | |
| 1996 | The Westas Self (voice) | |
| 1996 | 2 Days in the Valleyas Detective Creighton | |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Storyas | |
| 1996 | Arli$$as Lamar Scott | |
| 1996 | Dead Man's Walkas Bigfoot Wallace | |
| 1996 | Special Report: Journey to Marsas Capt. Eugene T. Slader | |
| 1995 | Wild Billas Buffalo Bill Cody | |
| 1995 | Trial by Fireas Owen Turner | |
| 1995 | The Tie That Bindsas John Netherwood | |
| 1995 | Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein IIas Self | |
| 1994 | Is There Life Out There?as Brad | |
| 1994 | Baseballas (voice) | |
| 1994 | Baseballas Various (voice) | |
| 1994 | Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circleas Will Rogers | |
| 1994 | Andreas Harry Whitney | |
| 1994 | In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madnessas Tom Lynch | |
| 1993 | The Will Rogers Follies: A Life In Revueas Will Rogers | |
| 1993 | Frasieras Carl (voice) | |
| 1992 | Lincolnas William Herndon (voice) | |
| 1992 | Rabbit Ears - Annie Oakleyas Narrator - Will Rogers (voice) | |
| 1992 | CrissCrossas John Cross | |
| 1991 | The Ballad of the Sad Cafeas Marvin Macy | |
| 1991 | Payoffas Peter "Mac" McAllister | |
| 1990 | Madonna: The Immaculate Collectionas Boyfriend (segment "Material Girl") | |
| 1990 | Judgmentas Pete Guitry | |
| 1990 | Law & Orderas Martin Garvik | |
| 1990 | Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?as Clarence | |
| 1990 | The Bacheloras Dr. Emil Gräsler | |
| 1989 | Confessionalas Liam Devlin | |
| 1989 | Cold Feetas Monte | |
| 1989 | Street of No Returnas Michael | |
| 1989 | The Forgottenas Cap. Tom Watkins | |
| 1989 | The Revenge of Al Caponeas Michael Rourke | |
| 1988 | American Experienceas Narrator (voice) | |
| 1988 | Backfireas Reed | |
| 1988 | The Modernsas Nick Hart | |
| 1988 | My Father, My Sonas Lt. Elmo Zumwalt III | |
| 1988 | Stones for Ibarraas Richard Everton | |
| 1987 | Eye on the Sparrowas James Lee | |
| 1987 | Murder Ordainedas Trooper John Rule | |
| 1987 | Murder Ordainedas Trooper John Rule | |
| 1986 | The Inquiryas Tito Valerio Tauro | |
| 1986 | Half a Lifetimeas J.J. | |
| 1986 | A Winner Never Quitsas Pete Grey | |
| 1985 | Trouble in Mindas Coop | |
| 1985 | Blackoutas Allen Devlin | |
| 1984 | Scorned and Swindledas John Boslett | |
| 1984 | Choose Meas Mickey | |
| 1984 | Maria's Loversas Clarence Butts | |
| 1983 | Chiefsas Foxy Funderburke | |
| 1982 | The Best of Sex and Violenceas Self - Cameo Appearance | |
| 1981 | Southern Comfortas Spencer | |
| 1980 | A Rumor of Waras Lt. Murph McCoy | |
| 1980 | The Long Ridersas Jim Younger | |
| 1979 | An Almost Perfect Affairas Hal | |
| 1979 | Old Boyfriendsas Wayne | |
| 1978 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Bandas Our Guests at Heartland | |
| 1978 | Old Friends... New Friendsas Self | |
| 1978 | Pretty Babyas Bellocq | |
| 1977 | The Duellistsas Armand d'Hubert | |
| 1976 | The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1976as Self | |
| 1976 | Welcome to L.A.as Carroll Barber | |
| 1976 | Lumièreas David | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Liveas Self (uncredited) | |
| 1975 | Nashvilleas Tom Frank | |
| 1975 | You and Meas Death Guy | |
| 1975 | Les Rendez-vous du dimancheas Self | |
| 1974 | The Godchildas Lt. Lewis | |
| 1974 | Run, Run, Joe!as Joe | |
| 1974 | Thieves Like Usas Bowie | |
| 1974 | Antoine and Sebastianas John | |
| 1973 | Hexas Whizzer | |
| 1973 | Idaho Transferas Arthur | |
| 1973 | Emperor of the Northas Cigaret | |
| 1972 | Kung Fuas Middle Caine (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1972 | Kung Fuas Teenage Caine (uncredited) | |
| 1972 | Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragonas Teen Caine (uncredited) | |
| 1972 | Man on a Stringas Danny Brown | |
| 1971 | A Gunfightas The Young Gunfighter | |
| 1971 | McCabe & Mrs. Milleras Cowboy | |
| 1971 | Great Performancesas Self | |
| 1969 | Love, American Styleas George Pomerantz | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Self | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Showas Self - Co-Host | |
| 1959 | Bonanzaas Ern | |
| 1956 | Tony Awardsas Self - Audience Member | |
| 1956 | Tony Awardsas Self - Nominee / Performer | |
| 1953 | The Oscarsas Self | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fameas Neal | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fameas Richard Everton | |
| 1948 | Macy's Thanksgiving Day Paradeas | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awardsas Self | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Nominee | |
| Kill Me Nowas |
| 2018 | Ray Meets Helen...Executive Producer | |
| 2014 | Terroir...Executive Producer | |
| 1989 | The Forgotten...Executive Producer | |
| 1979 | Willa...Songs | |
| 1975 | You and Me...Original Music Composer |
