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Keith Carradine
ACTOR

Keith Carradine

Known for The Big Bang Theory · Dexter · Fear the Walking Dead

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…

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Born
Aug 8, 1949
Birthplace
San Mateo, California, USA
Known For
Acting

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.

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Known For

TVThe Big Bang Theory
The Big Bang TheoryWyatt Teller · 2007
★ 7.9
TVDexter
DexterFrank Lundy · 2006
★ 8.2
TVFear the Walking Dead
Fear the Walking DeadJohn Dorie · 2015
★ 7.6
TVCriminal Minds
Criminal MindsFrank Breitkopf · 2005
★ 8.3
TVFargo
FargoLou Solverson · 2014
★ 8.3
TVNCIS
NCISMannheim Gold · 2003
★ 7.6
TVStar Trek: Enterprise
Star Trek: EnterpriseA.G. Robinson · 2001
★ 7.5
TVFrasier
FrasierCarl (voice) · 1993
★ 7.7

Filmography

Movies

A GunfightThe Young Gunfighter
1971
McCabe & Mrs. MillerCowboy
1971
Kung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the DragonTeen Caine (uncredited)
1972
Man on a StringDanny Brown
1972
Emperor of the NorthCigaret
1973
HexWhizzer
1973
Idaho TransferArthur
1973
Antoine and SebastianJohn
1974
Run, Run, Joe!Joe
1974
The GodchildLt. Lewis
1974
Thieves Like UsBowie
1974
NashvilleTom Frank
1975
You and MeDeath Guy
1975
You and MeOriginal Music Composer
1975
LumièreDavid
1976
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1976Self
1976
Welcome to L.A.Carroll Barber
1976
The DuellistsArmand d'Hubert
1977
Pretty BabyBellocq
1978
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandOur Guests at Heartland
1978
An Almost Perfect AffairHal
1979
Old BoyfriendsWayne
1979
WillaSongs
1979
The Long RidersJim Younger
1980
Southern ComfortSpencer
1981
The Best of Sex and ViolenceSelf - Cameo Appearance
1982
Choose MeMickey
1984
Maria's LoversClarence Butts
1984
Scorned and SwindledJohn Boslett
1984
BlackoutAllen Devlin
1985
Trouble in MindCoop
1985
A Winner Never QuitsPete Grey
1986
Half a LifetimeJ.J.
1986
The InquiryTito Valerio Tauro
1986
Eye on the SparrowJames Lee
1987
Murder OrdainedTrooper John Rule
1987
BackfireReed
1988
My Father, My SonLt. Elmo Zumwalt III
1988
Stones for IbarraRichard Everton
1988
The ModernsNick Hart
1988
Cold FeetMonte
1989
Street of No ReturnMichael
1989
The ForgottenCap. Tom Watkins
1989
The ForgottenExecutive Producer
1989
The Revenge of Al CaponeMichael Rourke
1989
Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?Clarence
1990
JudgmentPete Guitry
1990
Madonna: The Immaculate CollectionBoyfriend (segment "Material Girl")
1990
The BachelorDr. Emil Gräsler
1990
PayoffPeter "Mac" McAllister
1991
The Ballad of the Sad CafeMarvin Macy
1991
CrissCrossJohn Cross
1992
L
LincolnWilliam Herndon (voice)
1992
RE
Rabbit Ears - Annie OakleyNarrator - Will Rogers (voice)
1992
The Will Rogers Follies: A Life In RevueWill Rogers
1993
AndreHarry Whitney
1994
In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & MadnessTom Lynch
1994
Is There Life Out There?Brad
1994
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious CircleWill Rogers
1994
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein IISelf
1995
The Tie That BindsJohn Netherwood
1995
Trial by FireOwen Turner
1995
Wild BillBuffalo Bill Cody
1995
2 Days in the ValleyDetective Creighton
1996
Special Report: Journey to MarsCapt. Eugene T. Slader
1996
A Thousand AcresTy Smith
1997
Keeping the PromiseWilliam (Will) Hallowell
1997
Last Stand at Saber RiverVern Kidston
1997
StandoffAgent Zeke Clayton
1998
A Song from the HeartOliver Comstock
1999
Hard Time: Hostage HotelCpl. Arlin Flynn
1999
Night Ride HomeNeal Mahler
1999
Out of the ColdDan Scott
1999
SirensOfficer Dan Wexler
1999
The Hunter's MoonTurner
1999
Altman on His Own TermsSelf
2000
BabyJohn Malone
2000
Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny KemblePierce Butler
2000
CahootsMatt
2001
The Diamond of JeruJohn Lacklan
2001
Wooly BoysSheriff Hank Dawson
2001
Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin ReynoldsSelf (archive footage)
2002
FalconsSimon
2002
PE
Public Enemy #1Narrator (voice)
2002
The Angel DollAdult Jerry Barlow
2002
The OutsiderNoah Weaver
2002
Coyote WaitsJohn McGinnis
2003
Monte WalshChester 'Chet' Rollins
2003
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the MoviesSelf
2004
Balto III: Wings of ChangeDuke (voice)
2004
Hair HighJoJo (voice)
2004
The Adventures of Ociee NashPapa Nash
2004
Our Very OwnBilly Whitfield
2005
The CaliforniansElton Tripp
2005
Where There's a WillSherriff Clifford Laws
2006
All HatPete Culpepper
2007
Elvis & AnabelleJimmy
2007
The Death and Life of Bobby ZJohnson
2007
Lake CityRoy
2008
Winter of Frozen DreamsDetective Lulling
2009
HO
Halves of a Dream: Making Trouble in MindSelf
2010
PeacockRay Crill
2010
Cowboys & AliensSheriff John Taggart
2011
The Family TreeReverend Diggs
2011
Ain't Them Bodies SaintsSkerritt
2013
The Making of 'Nashville'Self
2013
After the FallCharles
2014
AltmanSelf
2014
Dakota's SummerAustin Rose
2014
TerroirJonathan Bragg
2014
TerroirExecutive Producer
2014
BereaveVictor
2015
A Quiet PassionEdward Dickinson
2016
Way Out on a LimbSelf
2016
Way Out on a Limb
2016
Ray Meets HelenRay
2018
Ray Meets HelenExecutive Producer
2018
The Old Man & the GunCaptain Calder
2018
Deadwood: The MovieWild Bill Hickok (archive footage)
2019
The Power of the DogThe Governor
2021
A Nashville Country ChristmasKeaton
2022
AfraidMarcus
2024
SallywoodGeorge Corrigan
2024
A Very Merry BreakupDr. Wagner
2025
Laws of ManGalen Armstrong
2025
The Devil and the Daylong BrothersNehemiah Daylong
2025
Kill Me Now
2026
S
Skeletons
2027

Television

Golden Globe AwardsSelf · 1 eps
1944
Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee · 1 eps
1944
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade1 eps
1948
Hallmark Hall of FameRichard Everton · 1 eps
1951
Hallmark Hall of FameNeal · 1 eps
1951
The OscarsSelf · 1 eps
1953
Tony AwardsSelf - Nominee / Performer · 1 eps
1956
Tony AwardsSelf - Audience Member · 1 eps
1956
BonanzaErn · 1 eps
1959
The Mike Douglas ShowSelf - Co-Host · 1 eps
1961
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 1 eps
1962
Love, American StyleGeorge Pomerantz · 1 eps
1969
Great PerformancesSelf · 1 eps
1971
Kung FuTeenage Caine (uncredited) · 1 eps
1972
Kung FuMiddle Caine (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1 eps
1972
Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSelf · 1 eps
1975
Saturday Night LiveSelf (uncredited) · 1 eps
1975
Old Friends... New FriendsSelf · 1 eps
1978
A Rumor of WarLt. Murph McCoy · 2 eps
1980
ChiefsFoxy Funderburke · 3 eps
1983
Murder OrdainedTrooper John Rule · 2 eps
1987
American ExperienceNarrator (voice) · 1 eps
1988
ConfessionalLiam Devlin · 2 eps
1989
Law & OrderMartin Garvik · 1 eps
1990
FrasierCarl (voice) · 1 eps
1993
BaseballVarious (voice)
1994
Baseball(voice) · 5 eps
1994
Arli$$Lamar Scott · 1 eps
1996
Dead Man's WalkBigfoot Wallace · 3 eps
1996
E! True Hollywood Story1 eps
1996
The WestSelf · 9 eps
1996
The WestSelf (voice) · 1 eps
1996
Fast TrackDr. Richard Beckett · 23 eps
1997
Perversions of ScienceArthur Bristol · 1 eps
1997
The ViewSelf · 1 eps
1997
Star Trek: EnterpriseA.G. Robinson · 1 eps
2001
Street TimeFrank Dugan · 3 eps
2002
NCISMannheim Gold · 1 eps
2003
Spider-Man: The New Animated SeriesJ. Jonah Jameson (voice) · 5 eps
2003
Wild West TechSelf - Host · 34 eps
2003
Complete SavagesNick Savage · 19 eps
2004
DeadwoodWild Bill Hickok · 5 eps
2004
Gettysburg and Stories of ValorNarrator · 14 eps
2004
Criminal MindsFrank Breitkopf · 2 eps
2005
Into the WestCaptain Richard H. Pratt · 6 eps
2005
Numb3rsCarl McGowan · 3 eps
2005
DexterFrank Lundy · 15 eps
2006
DexterSpecial Agent Frank Lundy
2006
DamagesJulian Decker · 5 eps
2007
The Big Bang TheoryWyatt Teller · 5 eps
2007
CrashOwen · 2 eps
2008
DollhouseMatthew Harding · 3 eps
2009
Raising HopeColy Palomino · 1 eps
2010
MissingMartin Newman · 7 eps
2012
The FollowingBarry · 1 eps
2013
FargoLou Solverson · 2 eps
2014
Madam SecretaryConrad Dalton · 78 eps
2014
Madam SecretaryPresident Conrad Dalton · 1 eps
2014
Fear the Walking DeadJohn Dorie · 19 eps
2015
Law & Order: Organized CrimeClayton Bonner · 3 eps
2021
RugratsBob Brine (voice) · 2 eps
2021
AccusedBilly Carlson · 1 eps
2023
Pretty Baby: Brooke ShieldsSelf (archive footage) · 1 eps
2023
Blue Ridge: The SeriesBrother Rusty · 1 eps
2024
High PotentialDouglas Newmeyer · 1 eps
2024
Imperfect WomenR.L. Hennessey · 4 eps
2026

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