Keith Carradine Biography

Fast Facts

• Received an Outer Critics Circle Award for his work in the 1982 Broadway production "Foxfire․"
• A member of the Carradine acting family, he is the son of John Carradine and actress Sonia Sorel, the brother of David and Robert Carradine, and the father of Martha Plimpton
• Is the grandson of Genevieve Winifried Richmond, who was one of the first female brain surgeons in America
• At a young age, he appeared alongside his father in various stage productions
• Briefly studied drama at Colorado State University before moving back to California, where his brother David encouraged him to pursue acting
• Quote: "The best advice I ever got was from Robert Altman, who said, 'Kid, I'm going to give you a piece of advice․ Don't take advice from anybody․'"
• Quote: "We all know that awards are a very smartly-designed marketing tool․ That's why they're there․ It's ostensibly to recognize excellence, but it's really there to sell product․ We actors all know this․ We played the game․"
• Best known for his role as Tom Frank in "Nashville" and as Wild Bill Hickok in "Deadwood․"
• Performed his song "I'm Easy" in the movie "Nashville," which became a hit and led to a brief singing career, during which he released two albums and appeared in the 1984 music video for Madonna's "Material Girl․"
• Played the piano for his brother David's audition for the 1969 Broadway musical "Hair," but he won the part instead