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Keith Carradine has starred in over forty feature films-more than twenty cable television and network television movies — is an Academy-Award® winning singer and songwriter, with two albums and a Hit single to his credit. He is a star of the first magnitude on Broadway.
Born in San Mateo, California, the son of the late John Carradine (veteran actor and father of acting brothers David and Robert), Keith grew up in California. He began showing musical skills at 14 playing guitar in a bluegrass band made up of high school friends. He went on to Colorado State University in Fort Collins where he appeared in the University Production of Jean Anouilh's "Becket" before leaving school to pursue his career. After a brief period in San Francisco, he moved into an apartment at Venice Beach, California.
In March, 1969 Keith auditioned in Los Angeles and was cast in the Broadway Musical "Hair" and spent a year in New York playing the principal role of "Claude".
Soon after returning to Los Angeles in 1970, Keith landed the role of a young gunslinger in "A Gunfight," with Kirk Douglas and Johnny Cash. He followed this with an important role in Robert Altman's "McCabe and Mrs. Miller" with Warren Beatty and Julie Christie, and then went on to star in the Altman classics "Thieves Like Us" (1973) and "Nashville" (1975). During the filming of "Thieves Like Us" Altman became aware of Carradine's singing and songwriting talents and incorporated several of his compositions into the "Nashville" soundtrack. His song "I'm Easy," which he performed in the film, won an Academy Award® and a Golden Globe Award® for Best Song in a Motion Picture in 1975. His single recording (Asylum Records) of the song made the Top Ten on the national charts. He also released two LP albums on Asylum — "I'm Easy" and "Lost and Found."
Carradine has starred in a number of notable films, including a quartet directed by close friend and fellow Altman protege, Alan Rudolph. These were "Welcome to L.A.," "Choose Me," "Trouble in Mind" and "The Moderns." Another of Keith's talents was unveiled when he painted several canvases for "The Moderns," including one that became the film's poster.
Other memorable films include Ridley Scott's "The Duellists," Louis Malle's "Pretty Baby," and Walter Hill's "The Longriders" and "Southern Comfort.", as well as the more recent "A Thousand Acres" with Michelle Pfeiffer and Jessica Lange and "Two Days In The Valley". Major television roles were in the mini-series "Dead Man's Walk," "In The Best of Families," "A Rumor of War," "Chiefs," and "Murder Ordained," and the television movies "A Winner Never Quits," "My Father, My Son," "Stones for Ibarra," "Sirens" and "Baby."
In 1982 Keith appeared on Broadway with Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn in "Foxfire." For his performance as the couple's prodigal son — a country music star — Carradine received an Outer Critics Circle Award®. Earlier stage work included a production of "Tobacco Road" with his father, John Carradine, and "Detective Story" at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles with Charlton Heston.
Keith Carradine created the role of Will Rogers on Broadway in "The Will Rogers Follies," the smash hit musical that opened at the Palace Theatre May 1, 1991. He was nominated for a Tony Award® as Best Lead Actor in a Musical. The show won six Tonys® — including Best Musical — and a Grammy Award® for Best Musical Show album. After a year of performances on Broadway, Keith led the national touring company of "The Will Rogers Follies" across America, performing in 28 cities over the following twelve months.
Keith was most recently seen in "Monte Walsh" on TNT and "Coyote Waits" on PBS. He is also starring in "Falcons", an independent Icelandic film for which he composed and recorded the End Title song "Northern Light". He recently finished "The Adventures of Ociee Nash", an independent film shot in Atlanta, Georgia, and just completed principal photography on "The Californians", a new independent film form the creative team that recently produced the cult success "Bartleby." He will next re-team with Director Alan Rudolph ("The Secrets Of Dentists") on "The Best Lie", a film about the advertising business also starring Ryan Phillipe and Campbell Scott.
He is currently appearing on MTV as the voice of Editor J. Jonah Jameson in the animated "Spiderman" series, and on The History Channel as the host of "Wild West Tech".
Carradine has three children: son Cade and daughters Sorel and actress Martha Plimpton. He lives in Los Angeles with his long-time love, actress Hayley Du Mond.
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Deadwood Nuggets
It has been documented that in 1876, Deadwood's Gem Saloon was taking in $5,000 a night.
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