Part of Dialogues & Film Retrospectives

Nashville, 1995. Photo courtesy Paramount/Photofest.

Keith Carradine, an actor with two decades already under his belt, has evolved to create his own legacy—one out of the shadow of his also-famous family members. Carradine made his film-acting debut in Robert Altman’s McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971) and has since established himself as a versatile artist. His acting chops go beyond Hollywood and have intermittently graced the stages of Broadway, including being part of the original cast of Hair, and, more recently, starring in The Will Rogers Follies. Carradine and City Pages film critic Phil Anderson take a fascinating look at the actor’s career thus far. Recorded in 1991.

• The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
• Nashville
• Welcome to L.A.
• The Duelists
• The Long Riders

Born in San Mateo, California, American actor and musician Keith Carradine comes from a long line of entertainers. He is the son of John Carradine, a well-known character actor prolific from the 1930s through the 1980s. The younger Carradine briefly attended Colorado State University before leaving to pursue an acting career. He has had many roles in both film and television since he began his career in the early ‘70s. In 1975, he starred in the Robert Altman drama Nashville and received an Academy Award for “Best Original Song” and a Golden Globe Award for “Best Original Song.” Carradine played recurring character Special Agent Frank Lundy on the successful crime drama Dexter (2006-2013). He appeared in 92 episodes of political drama Madam Secretary (2014-2019) as fiction U.S. President Conrad Dalton.