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My Take
Keith Carradine is the kind of actor people respect more than they recognize, and that's exactly why I admire him. Winning the 1976 Academy Award for Best Original Song as a working actor is a flex most leading men can only dream of, yet he never chased the spotlight. He built a half-century career as a singer and character actor who disappears into the work rather than dominating it. That quiet, craftsman-like consistency from Nashville onward is what earns my real respect. He's a Hollywood lifer who proves longevity and versatility beat flash, and I think that's a legacy worth preserving.
Overview
Keith Ian Carradine ( KARR-ə-deen; born August 8, 1949) is an American actor. In film, he is known for his roles as Tom Frank in Robert Altman's Nashville, E. J. Bellocq in Louis Malle's Pretty Baby, and Mickey in Alan Rudolph's Choose Me.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Keith Carradine
- Name (Japanese)
- キース・キャラダイン
- Reading
- きーす・きゃらだいん
- Born
- August 8, 1949 (age 76)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Ox
- Origin
- San Mateo, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / singer / character actor / television actor / stage actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Hollywood High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Ellis Island Medal of Honor
- 1976 Academy Award for Best Original Song
- 1976 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.