Keith Ian Carradine (born August , ) is an American actor, singer, and
songwriter who has had success on stage, film, and television. He 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, and US President Conrad Dalton in Madam Secretary. In
addition, he is a Golden Globeâ€" and Academy Awardâ€"winning
songwriter. As a member of the Carradine family, he is part of an
acting dynasty that began with his father, John Carradine.Carradine
was born in San Mateo, California. He is the son of actress and artist
Sonia Sorel (née Henius), and actor John Carradine. His paternal
half-brothers are Bruce and David Carradine, his maternal half-brother
is Michael Bowen, and his full brothers are Christopher and Robert
Carradine, all of whom are actors. His maternal great-grandfather was
biochemist Max Henius, and his maternal great-grandmother was the
sister of historian Johan Ludvig Heiberg.Carradine's childhood was
troubled; he has said that his father drank and his mother "was a
manic depressive paranoid schizophrenic catatonicâ€"she had it all."
His parents were divorced in , when he was eight years old. A bitter
custody battle led to his father gaining custody of him and his
brothers, Christopher and Robert, after the children had spent three
months in a home for abused children as wards of the court. Keith said
of the experience, "It was like being in jail. There were bars on the
windows, and we were only allowed to see our parents through glass
doors. It was very sad. We would stand there on either side of the
glass door crying." He was raised in San Mateo primarily by his
maternal grandmother, and he rarely saw either of his parents. His
mother was not permitted to see him for eight years following the
custody settlement.
songwriter who has had success on stage, film, and television. He 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, and US President Conrad Dalton in Madam Secretary. In
addition, he is a Golden Globeâ€" and Academy Awardâ€"winning
songwriter. As a member of the Carradine family, he is part of an
acting dynasty that began with his father, John Carradine.Carradine
was born in San Mateo, California. He is the son of actress and artist
Sonia Sorel (née Henius), and actor John Carradine. His paternal
half-brothers are Bruce and David Carradine, his maternal half-brother
is Michael Bowen, and his full brothers are Christopher and Robert
Carradine, all of whom are actors. His maternal great-grandfather was
biochemist Max Henius, and his maternal great-grandmother was the
sister of historian Johan Ludvig Heiberg.Carradine's childhood was
troubled; he has said that his father drank and his mother "was a
manic depressive paranoid schizophrenic catatonicâ€"she had it all."
His parents were divorced in , when he was eight years old. A bitter
custody battle led to his father gaining custody of him and his
brothers, Christopher and Robert, after the children had spent three
months in a home for abused children as wards of the court. Keith said
of the experience, "It was like being in jail. There were bars on the
windows, and we were only allowed to see our parents through glass
doors. It was very sad. We would stand there on either side of the
glass door crying." He was raised in San Mateo primarily by his
maternal grandmother, and he rarely saw either of his parents. His
mother was not permitted to see him for eight years following the
custody settlement.
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