31 Facts About Keith Carradine

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Keith Ian Carradine is an American actor who has had success on stage, film, and television.

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Keith Carradine is known for his roles as Tom Frank in Robert Altman's film Nashville, Wild Bill Hickok in the HBO series Deadwood, FBI agent Frank Lundy in Dexter, Lou Solverson in the first season of Fargo, and US president Conrad Dalton in Madam Secretary.

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Keith Carradine had a recurring role as Penny's father Wyatt in the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory.

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Keith Carradine is the son of actress and artist Sonia Sorel, and actor John Carradine.

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Keith Carradine's mother was not permitted to see him for eight years following the custody settlement.

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Keith Carradine attended the Ojai Valley School, where he was active in the school's theater department, performing in productions of Aria da Capo and The Madwoman of Chaillot.

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Keith Carradine won the Outer Critics Circle Award for Foxfire with Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy, and appeared as Lawrence in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels at the Imperial Theater.

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Keith Carradine was nominated for the Tony Award and the Drama Desk Award for his work.

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Keith Carradine then starred in Altman's film Thieves Like Us, then played a principal character, a callow, womanizing folk singer, Tom Frank, in Altman's critically acclaimed film Nashville.

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Keith Carradine had difficulty shaking the image of Tom Frank following the popularity of the film.

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In 1977, Keith Carradine starred opposite Harvey Keitel in Ridley Scott's The Duellists.

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Keith Carradine appeared with brothers David and Robert as the Younger brothers in Walter Hill's film The Long Riders.

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Keith Carradine co-starred with Daryl Hannah as homicidal sociopath John Netherwood in the thriller The Tie That Binds.

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Keith Carradine traveled to Tuscany in 2012 to executive produce and star in John Jopson's Edgar Allan Poe inspired film Terroir.

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In 2016 Keith Carradine played Edward Dickinson, father of Emily Dickinson, in A Quiet Passion, a biographical film directed and written by Terence Davies about the life of the American poet.

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In 2016 Keith Carradine returned to star in his fourth Alan Rudolph film Ray Meets Helen, which was the final screen appearance of Sondra Locke.

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In 1972, Keith Carradine appeared briefly in the first season of the hit television series, Kung Fu, which starred his brother, David.

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Keith Carradine played a younger version of David's character, Kwai Chang Caine.

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Keith Carradine starred in the ABC sitcom Complete Savages, and he played Wild Bill Hickok in the HBO series Deadwood.

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Keith Carradine is credited with guest starring twice on the suspense-drama Criminal Minds, as the psychopathic serial killer Frank Breitkopf.

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Keith Carradine was promoted to series regular starting with the show's second season.

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In July 2016, Keith Carradine hosted a month-long series of Western films on Turner Classic Movies.

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Keith Carradine appeared in dozens of wraparounds on the channel, discussing such films as Stagecoach, featuring his father, and McCabe and Mrs Miller, in which he himself appears in a small role.

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In 2012, Keith Carradine lent his voice to the video game Hitman: Absolution, voicing the primary antagonist Blake Dexter.

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Keith Carradine met actress Shelley Plimpton in the Broadway musical Hair.

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Keith Carradine was married to actor Steve Curry, although they were separated; she and Carradine became romantically involved.

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Keith Carradine met his daughter, Martha Plimpton, when she was four years old, after Shelley and Steve Curry had divorced.

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Keith Carradine just took that in, and then she welcomed me into Martha's life when I was ready.

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Keith Carradine hired and then became romantically involved with Pellicano after her divorce from Carradine.

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Keith Carradine filed a civil lawsuit against Will and Pellicano which was settled in 2013 before it went to trial.

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On November 18,2006, Keith Carradine married actress Hayley DuMond, in Turin, Italy.