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Keith Carradine

Born 1949-08-08

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

Cowboys & Aliens 2011 · 6.0 The Power of the Dog 2021 · 7.2 Afraid 2024 · 3.9 Nashville 1975 · 7.6 McCabe & Mrs. Miller 1971 · 7.6 The Duellists 1977 · 7.4 Ain't Them Bodies Saints 2013 · 6.4 Southern Comfort 1981 · 7.1 2 Days in the Valley 1996 · 6.5 Bobby Z 2007 · 5.8 The Long Riders 1980 · 6.9 Pretty Baby 1978 · 6.5 Peacock 2010 · 6.2 Into the West 2005 · 8.0 Emperor of the North 1973 · 7.2 A Quiet Passion 2016 · 6.4 Elvis and Anabelle 2007 · 7.1 A Thousand Acres 1997 · 6.1 Thieves Like Us 1974 · 6.9 Choose Me 1984 · 6.7 Maria's Lovers 1984 · 6.5 Balto III: Wings of Change 2004 · 6.2 The Outsider 2002 · 6.7 Last Stand at Saber River 1997 · 6.8 CrissCross 1992 · 5.8 The Family Tree 2011 · 5.4 The Moderns 1988 · 6.6 Altman 2014 · 6.8 Hair High 2004 · 6.7 After the Fall 2014 · 5.1 The Ballad of the Sad Cafe 1991 · 5.9 All Hat 2007 · 5.1 Standoff 1998 · 5.1 Judgment 1990 · 6.5 Hard Time: Hostage Hotel 1999 · 5.0 The Californians 2005 · 4.7 Keeping the Promise 1997 · 6.3 Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble 2000 · 6.5 Where There's a Will 2006 · 6.2 The Devil and the Daylong Brothers 2025 · 5.1 Ray Meets Helen 2018 · 5.3