Keith Carradine
Biography
Keith Ian Carradine (/ˈkærədiːn/ KARR-ə-deen; born August 8, 1949) is an American actor. 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, which began with his father, John Carradine. Description above from the Wikipedia article Keith Carradine, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Law & Order
1990
NCIS
2003
Criminal Minds
2005
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Saturday Night Live
1975
The View
1997
Dexter
2006
Dexter
2006
Frasier
1993
Fargo
2014
Bonanza
1959
Filmography
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self · 1962
Law & Order
as Martin Garvik · 1990
NCIS
as Mannheim Gold · 2003
Criminal Minds
as Frank Breitkopf · 2005
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host · 1961
Saturday Night Live
as Self (uncredited) · 1975
The View
as Self · 1997
Dexter
as Frank Lundy · 2006
Dexter
as Special Agent Frank Lundy · 2006
Frasier
as Carl (voice) · 1993
Fargo
as Lou Solverson · 2014
Bonanza
as Ern · 1959
Great Performances
as Self · 1971
Star Trek: Enterprise
as A.G. Robinson · 2001
High Potential
as Douglas Newmeyer · 2024
Numb3rs
as Carl McGowan · 2005
Golden Globe Awards
as Self · 1944
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee · 1944
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee / Performer · 1956
Tony Awards
as Self - Audience Member · 1956
The Big Bang Theory
as Wyatt Teller · 2007
American Experience
as Narrator (voice) · 1988
Love, American Style
as George Pomerantz · 1969
Madam Secretary
as Conrad Dalton · 2014
Madam Secretary
as President Conrad Dalton · 2014
Fear the Walking Dead
as John Dorie · 2015
Law & Order: Organized Crime
as Clayton Bonner · 2021
Arli$$
as Lamar Scott · 1996
Damages
as Julian Decker · 2007
The Following
as Barry · 2013
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self · 1975
Raising Hope
as Coly Palomino · 2010
Deadwood
as Wild Bill Hickok · 2004
The Oscars
as Self · 1953
Dollhouse
as Matthew Harding · 2009
Rugrats
as Bob Brine (voice) · 2021
Street Time
as Frank Dugan · 2002
Accused
as Billy Carlson · 2023
Imperfect Women
as R.L. Hennessey · 2026
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice) · 2003
Pretty Baby
as Bellocq · 1978
Cowboys & Aliens
as Sheriff John Taggart · 2011
Baseball
as Various (voice) · 1994
Baseball
as (voice) · 1994
Complete Savages
as Nick Savage · 2004
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
as Self (archive footage) · 2023
Into the West
as Captain Richard H. Pratt · 2005
Blue Ridge: The Series
as Brother Rusty · 2024
Afraid
as Marcus · 2024
The Power of the Dog
as The Governor · 2021
Perversions of Science
as Arthur Bristol · 1997
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
· 1948
Crash
as Owen · 2008
Missing
as Martin Newman · 2012
Fast Track
as Dr. Richard Beckett · 1997
The West
as Self · 1996
The West
as Self (voice) · 1996
2 Days in the Valley
as Detective Creighton · 1996
The Old Man & the Gun
as Captain Calder · 2018
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Richard Everton · 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Neal · 1951
Balto III: Wings of Change
as Duke (voice) · 2004
Deadwood: The Movie
as Wild Bill Hickok (archive footage) · 2019
Chiefs
as Foxy Funderburke · 1983
A Rumor of War
as Lt. Murph McCoy · 1980
Dead Man's Walk
as Bigfoot Wallace · 1996
Nashville
as Tom Frank · 1975
The Long Riders
as Jim Younger · 1980
The Duellists
as Armand d'Hubert · 1977
E! True Hollywood Story
· 1996
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
as Johnson · 2007
Maria's Lovers
as Clarence Butts · 1984
Southern Comfort
as Spencer · 1981
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
as Cowboy · 1971
Emperor of the North
as Cigaret · 1973
Ain't Them Bodies Saints
as Skerritt · 2013
Murder Ordained
as Trooper John Rule · 1987
A Thousand Acres
as Ty Smith · 1997
Last Stand at Saber River
as Vern Kidston · 1997
Wild Bill
as Buffalo Bill Cody · 1995
Monte Walsh
as Chester 'Chet' Rollins · 2003
Old Friends... New Friends
as Self · 1978
Peacock
as Ray Crill · 2010
The Tie That Binds
as John Netherwood · 1995
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
as Our Guests at Heartland · 1978
Skeletons
· 2027
Laws of Man
as Galen Armstrong · 2025
A Quiet Passion
as Edward Dickinson · 2016
The Will Rogers Follies: A Life In Revue
as Will Rogers · 1993
Confessional
as Liam Devlin · 1989
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
as Will Rogers · 1994
The Outsider
as Noah Weaver · 2002
The Forgotten
as Cap. Tom Watkins · 1989
Welcome to L.A.
as Carroll Barber · 1976
Wild West Tech
as Self - Host · 2003
Altman
as Self · 2014
Andre
as Harry Whitney · 1994
Lake City
as Roy · 2008
Old Boyfriends
as Wayne · 1979
A Gunfight
as The Young Gunfighter · 1971
Choose Me
as Mickey · 1984
The Diamond of Jeru
as John Lacklan · 2001
Hair High
as JoJo (voice) · 2004
Dakota's Summer
as Austin Rose · 2014
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
as Boyfriend (segment "Material Girl") · 1990
The Moderns
as Nick Hart · 1988
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
as Cpl. Arlin Flynn · 1999
A Very Merry Breakup
as Dr. Wagner · 2025
Thieves Like Us
as Bowie · 1974
Trouble in Mind
as Coop · 1985
An Almost Perfect Affair
as Hal · 1979
CrissCross
as John Cross · 1992
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
as Marvin Macy · 1991
Man on a String
as Danny Brown · 1972
Altman on His Own Terms
as Self · 2000
The Family Tree
as Reverend Diggs · 2011
The Revenge of Al Capone
as Michael Rourke · 1989
Gettysburg and Stories of Valor
as Narrator · 2004
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
as Self · 2004
Winter of Frozen Dreams
as Detective Lulling · 2009
Ray Meets Helen
as Ray · 2018
Backfire
as Reed · 1988
The Californians
as Elton Tripp · 2005
Murder Ordained
as Trooper John Rule · 1987
The Hunter's Moon
as Turner · 1999
Sirens
as Officer Dan Wexler · 1999
Street of No Return
as Michael · 1989
Elvis & Anabelle
as Jimmy · 2007
Our Very Own
as Billy Whitfield · 2005
Where There's a Will
as Sherriff Clifford Laws · 2006
Kung Fu
as Teenage Caine (uncredited) · 1972
Kung Fu
as Middle Caine (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1972
Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?
as Clarence · 1990
The Best of Sex and Violence
as Self - Cameo Appearance · 1982
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon
as Teen Caine (uncredited) · 1972
After the Fall
as Charles · 2014
Special Report: Journey to Mars
as Capt. Eugene T. Slader · 1996
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
as Self · 1995
Cahoots
as Matt · 2001
Falcons
as Simon · 2002
The Bachelor
as Dr. Emil Gräsler · 1990
A Winner Never Quits
as Pete Grey · 1986
Is There Life Out There?
as Brad · 1994
A Nashville Country Christmas
as Keaton · 2022
The Devil and the Daylong Brothers
as Nehemiah Daylong · 2025
Way Out on a Limb
as Self · 2016
Out of the Cold
as Dan Scott · 1999
The Adventures of Ociee Nash
as Papa Nash · 2004
Way Out on a Limb
· 2016
The Godchild
as Lt. Lewis · 1974
Trial by Fire
as Owen Turner · 1995
A Song from the Heart
as Oliver Comstock · 1999
Run, Run, Joe!
as Joe · 1974
Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble
as Pierce Butler · 2000
Keeping the Promise
as William (Will) Hallowell · 1997
Judgment
as Pete Guitry · 1990
Payoff
as Peter "Mac" McAllister · 1991
Kill Me Now
· 2026
All Hat
as Pete Culpepper · 2007
Lumière
as David · 1976
Wooly Boys
as Sheriff Hank Dawson · 2001
Coyote Waits
as John McGinnis · 2003
You and Me
as Death Guy · 1975
Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds
as Self (archive footage) · 2002
The Angel Doll
as Adult Jerry Barlow · 2002
Night Ride Home
as Neal Mahler · 1999
My Father, My Son
as Lt. Elmo Zumwalt III · 1988
In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness
as Tom Lynch · 1994
Lincoln
as William Herndon (voice) · 1992
The Making of 'Nashville'
as Self · 2013
Idaho Transfer
as Arthur · 1973
Standoff
as Agent Zeke Clayton · 1998
The Inquiry
as Tito Valerio Tauro · 1986
Blackout
as Allen Devlin · 1985
Sallywood
as George Corrigan · 2024
Cold Feet
as Monte · 1989
Eye on the Sparrow
as James Lee · 1987
Halves of a Dream: Making Trouble in Mind
as Self · 2010
Stones for Ibarra
as Richard Everton · 1988
Hex
as Whizzer · 1973
Rabbit Ears - Annie Oakley
as Narrator - Will Rogers (voice) · 1992
Scorned and Swindled
as John Boslett · 1984
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1976
as Self · 1976
Antoine and Sebastian
as John · 1974
Baby
as John Malone · 2000
Half a Lifetime
as J.J. · 1986
Bereave
as Victor · 2015
Terroir
as Jonathan Bragg · 2014
Public Enemy #1
as Narrator (voice) · 2002