KEITH CARRADINE

Professional Summary

Keith Carradine is an acclaimed American actor, singer and songwriter with a career spanning film, television, theatre and music. Born in San Mateo, California, on 8 August 1949, he comes from the celebrated Carradine acting family. He first gained major attention through his work with director Robert Altman and went on to build a distinguished international career across cinema, television and the stage.

He is widely known for performances in McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Nashville, The Duellists, Pretty Baby, The Long Riders, Choose Me, Deadwood, Dexter, Fargo, Madam Secretary and The Power of the Dog. In music, he wrote and performed the song I'm Easy for Nashville, winning both the Academy Award and the Golden Globe for Best Original Song.

Selected Film & Television

• A Gunfight - 1971
• McCabe & Mrs. Miller - 1971
• Thieves Like Us - 1974
• Nashville - 1975
• Welcome to L.A. - 1976
• The Duellists - 1977
• Pretty Baby - 1978
• The Long Riders - 1980
• Choose Me - 1984
• Chiefs - 1983
• Complete Savages - 2004
• Deadwood - 2004-2006
• Dexter - 2007-2009
• Criminal Minds - 2009
• Cowboys & Aliens - 2011
• Fargo - 2014
• Madam Secretary - 2014-2019
• The Big Bang Theory - 2015-2016
• The Old Man & the Gun - 2018
• The Power of the Dog - 2021

Theatre

• Original Broadway company of Hair - role of Claude
• Foxfire - Outer Critics Circle Award-winning stage performance
• The Will Rogers Follies - Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical
• Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - Broadway
• Hands on a Hardbody - Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical

Awards & Recognition

• Academy Award - Best Original Song for I'm Easy from Nashville - Winner
• Golden Globe Award - Best Original Song for I'm Easy - Winner
• Grammy Award nomination - Nashville soundtrack contribution
• Tony Award nomination - Best Actor in a Musical for The Will Rogers Follies
• Tony Award nomination - Best Featured Actor in a Musical for Hands on a Hardbody
• Outer Critics Circle Award - Foxfire

Additional Skills

• Actor
• Singer
• Songwriter / Composer
• Stage Performer
• Narration / Voice Work

Languages

• English

Public-profile note: This curriculum summary has been prepared in the style of the other agency profile pages using publicly available biographical and career information.