Acting · San Mateo, California, USA · Born August 8, 1949
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.
TVImperfect Women
2026
as R.L. Hennessey
MovieLet's Call the Whole Thing Off
2025
as Dr. Wagner
MovieThe Devil and the Daylong Brothers
2025
as Nehemiah Daylong
MovieLaws of Man
2025
as Galen Armstrong
TVHigh Potential
2024
as Douglas Newmeyer
MovieAfraid
2024
as Marcus
TVBlue Ridge: The Series
2024
as Brother Rusty
MovieSallywood
2024
as George Corrigan
TVPretty Baby: Brooke Shields
2023
as Self (archive footage)
TVAccused
2023
as Billy Carlson
MovieA Nashville Country Christmas
2022
as Keaton
MovieThe Power of the Dog
2021
as The Governor
TVRugrats
2021
as Bob Brine (voice)
TVLaw & Order: Organized Crime
2021
as Judge Clayton 'Clay' Bonner
MovieDeadwood: The Movie
2019
as Wild Bill Hickok (archive footage)
MovieThe Old Man & the Gun
2018
as Captain Calder
MovieRay Meets Helen
2018
as Ray
MovieWay Out on a Limb
2016
as Self
MovieWay Out on a Limb
2016
MovieA Quiet Passion
2016
as Edward Dickinson
TVFear the Walking Dead
2015
as John Dorie
MovieBereave
2015
as Victor
TVMadam Secretary
2014
as Conrad Dalton
MovieTerroir
2014
as Jonathan Bragg
MovieAltman
2014
as Self
MovieDakota's Summer
2014
as Austin Rose
TVFargo
2014
as Lou Solverson
MovieAfter the Fall
2014
as Charles
MovieThe Making of 'Nashville'
2013
as Self
MovieAin't Them Bodies Saints
2013
as Skerritt
TVThe Following
2013
as Barry
TVMissing
2012
as Martin Newman
MovieThe Family Tree
2011
as Reverend Diggs
MovieCowboys & Aliens
2011
as Sheriff John Taggart
Halves of a Dream: Making Trouble in Mind
2010
as Self
TVRaising Hope
2010
as Coly Palomino
MoviePeacock
2010
as Ray Crill
MovieWinter of Frozen Dreams
2009
as Detective Lulling
TVDollhouse
2009
as Matthew Harding
TVCrash
2008
as Owen
MovieLake City
2008
as Roy
TVThe Big Bang Theory
2007
as Wyatt Teller
MovieAll Hat
2007
as Pete Culpepper
TVDamages
2007
as Julian Decker
MovieThe Death and Life of Bobby Z
2007
as Johnson
MovieElvis & Anabelle
2007
as Jimmy
TVDexter
2006
as Frank Lundy
MovieWhere There's a Will
2006
as Sherriff Clifford Laws
MovieThe Californians
2005
as Elton Tripp
TVCriminal Minds
2005
as Frank Breitkopf
MovieOur Very Own
2005
as Billy Whitfield
TVInto the West
2005
as Captain Richard H. Pratt
TVNumb3rs
2005
as Carl McGowan
TVComplete Savages
2004
as Nick Savage
MovieAFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004
as Self
MovieHair High
2004
as JoJo (voice)
MovieBalto III: Wings of Change
2004
as Duke (voice)
TVGettysburg and Stories of Valor
2004
as Narrator
TVDeadwood
2004
as Wild Bill Hickock
MovieThe Adventures of Ociee Nash
2004
as Papa Nash
MovieCoyote Waits
2003
as John McGinnis
TVNCIS
2003
as Mannheim Gold
TVWild West Tech
2003
as Self - Host
TVSpider-Man: The New Animated Series
2003
as J. Jonah Jameson (voice)
MovieMonte Walsh
2003
as Chester 'Chet' Rollins
MovieDuelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds
2002
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Outsider
2002
as Noah Weaver
MovieFalcons
2002
as Simon
MovieThe Angel Doll
2002
as Adult Jerry Barlow
TVStreet Time
2002
as Frank Dugan
Public Enemy #1
2002
as Narrator (voice)
MovieThe Diamond of Jeru
2001
as John Lacklan
TVStar Trek: Enterprise
2001
as A.G. Robinson
MovieCahoots
2001
as Matt
MovieWooly Boys
2001
as Sheriff Hank Dawson
MovieBaby
2000
as John Malone
MovieEnslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble
2000
as Pierce Butler
MovieAltman on His Own Terms
2000
as Self
MovieHard Time: Hostage Hotel
1999
as Cpl. Arlin Flynn
MovieThe Hunter's Moon
1999
as Turner
MovieSirens
1999
as Officer Dan Wexler
MovieA Song from the Heart
1999
as Oliver Comstock
MovieOut of the Cold
1999
as Dan Scott
MovieNight Ride Home
1999
as Neal Mahler
MovieStandoff
1998
as Agent Zeke Clayton
MovieA Thousand Acres
1997
as Ty Smith
TVThe View
1997
as Self
TVFast Track
1997
as Dr. Richard Beckett
TVPerversions of Science
1997
as Arthur Bristol
MovieLast Stand at Saber River
1997
as Vern Kidston
MovieKeeping the Promise
1997
as William (Will) Hallowell
TVThe West
1996
as Self
Movie2 Days in the Valley
1996
as Detective Creighton
TVE! True Hollywood Story
1996
TVArli$$
1996
as Lamar Scott
TVDead Man's Walk
1996
as Bigfoot Wallace
MovieSpecial Report: Journey to Mars
1996
as Capt. Eugene T. Slader
MovieWild Bill
1995
as Buffalo Bill Cody
MovieTrial by Fire
1995
as Owen Turner
MovieThe Tie That Binds
1995
as John Netherwood
MovieSome Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
1995
as Self
MovieIs There Life Out There?
1994
as Brad
TVBaseball
1994
as Various (voice)
MovieMrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994
as Will Rogers
MovieAndre
1994
as Harry Whitney
MovieIn the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness
1994
as Tom Lynch
MovieThe Will Rogers Follies: A Life In Revue
1993
as Will Rogers
TVFrasier
1993
as Carl (voice)
Lincoln
1992
as William Herndon (voice)
Rabbit Ears - Annie Oakley
1992
as Narrator - Will Rogers (voice)
MovieCrissCross
1992
as John Cross
MovieThe Ballad of the Sad Cafe
1991
as Marvin Macy
MoviePayoff
1991
as Peter "Mac" McAllister
MovieMadonna: The Immaculate Collection
1990
as Boyfriend (segment "Material Girl")
MovieJudgment
1990
as Pete Guitry
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Martin Garvik
MovieDaddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?
1990
as Clarence
MovieThe Bachelor
1990
as Dr. Emil Gräsler
TVConfessional
1989
as Liam Devlin
MovieCold Feet
1989
as Monte
MovieStreet of No Return
1989
as Michael
MovieThe Forgotten
1989
as Cap. Tom Watkins
MovieThe Revenge of Al Capone
1989
as Michael Rourke
TVAmerican Experience
1988
as Narrator (voice)
MovieBackfire
1988
as Reed
MovieThe Moderns
1988
as Nick Hart
MovieMy Father, My Son
1988
as Lt. Elmo Zumwalt III
MovieStones for Ibarra
1988
as Richard Everton
MovieEye on the Sparrow
1987
as James Lee
MovieMurder Ordained
1987
as Trooper John Rule
TVMurder Ordained
1987
as Trooper John Rule
MovieThe Inquiry
1986
as Tito Valerio Tauro
MovieHalf a Lifetime
1986
as J.J.
MovieA Winner Never Quits
1986
as Pete Grey
MovieTrouble in Mind
1985
as Coop
MovieBlackout
1985
as Allen Devlin
MovieScorned and Swindled
1984
as John Boslett
MovieChoose Me
1984
as Mickey
MovieMaria's Lovers
1984
as Clarence Butts
TVChiefs
1983
as Foxy Funderburke
MovieThe Best of Sex and Violence
1982
as Self - Cameo Appearance
MovieSouthern Comfort
1981
as Spencer
TVA Rumor of War
1980
as Lt. Murph McCoy
MovieThe Long Riders
1980
as Jim Younger
MovieAn Almost Perfect Affair
1979
as Hal
MovieOld Boyfriends
1979
as Wayne
MovieSgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978
as Our Guests at Heartland
TVOld Friends... New Friends
1978
as Self
MoviePretty Baby
1978
as Bellocq
MovieThe Duellists
1977
as Armand d'Hubert
MovieThe Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1976
1976
as Self
MovieWelcome to L.A.
1976
as Carroll Barber
MovieLumière
1976
as David
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self (uncredited)
MovieNashville
1975
as Tom Frank
MovieYou and Me
1975
as Death Guy
TVLes Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
MovieThe Godchild
1974
as Lt. Lewis
MovieRun, Run, Joe!
1974
as Joe
MovieThieves Like Us
1974
as Bowie
MovieAntoine and Sebastian
1974
as John
MovieHex
1973
as Whizzer
MovieIdaho Transfer
1973
as Arthur
MovieEmperor of the North
1973
as Cigaret
TVKung Fu
1972
as Teenage Caine (uncredited)
MovieKung Fu: The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon
1972
as Teen Caine (uncredited)
MovieMan on a String
1972
as Danny Brown
MovieA Gunfight
1971
as The Young Gunfighter
MovieMcCabe & Mrs. Miller
1971
as Cowboy
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Self
TVLove, American Style
1969
as George Pomerantz
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
TVBonanza
1959
as Ern
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee / Performer
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Richard Everton
TVMacy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
1948
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self
Kill Me Now
Skeletons
